Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
FINAL CONFERENCE
!. ON BERCD0lL CASE
Daniel to Return From New
York for Hearing Of petec-
r tives This Afternoon
rs WITNESSES TO REPORT


Grover C. Bergdoll. drsft evader aud
deserter, were formulated at confer
ence at Fort Jay. Governors island, N.
Y. today.
Todd Daniel. chief investigator here
for the Department Of Justice, left for
New York early this morning to take
part in the conference Of the army Of
ficials in charge Of the prosecution.
He is expected to return this after
noon ia time to appear at the hear
ing of the two Burns detectives arrested
on charges Of tampcring with govern
ment witnesses in the Bergdoll case.
The final preliminary to the, actual
court martial Of Bergdoll takes place
at Governors island tomorrow when the
seventy i've or more government wit
nesscs from this city have been ordered
10 report for final going over OF tes-
timoDy.
Detectives In Custody
The private detectives who will ap-
pear for hearing this afternoon are in
CUSTODY as n result of the clcvcrness OF
the Misses Gertrude and Margaret
Ruspe, 1922 North Sixticth street, en-
ployes of the overbrook draft board.
The detectives, Herman Fox Davis
and Edward Dyer, were assigned the
part of male vamps" to gain the con =
6dence Of the girls and then, either by
threats or affection, to get them to
testify in favor Of Bergdoll at the court =
martial.
But the twin sisters were lin on the
lob" and played the detectives on until
they committed themselves. Then the
arrests were made. At times the sisters
got great fun out of impersonating each
other without the detectives being any
Davis is under $4,000 bail and Dyer
under $4,000. They face penalties OF
three years in Jail or fines Of $1,000, OF
both, according to Major Samuel O.
Wynne. head of the county detective
force.
The court martial of Bergdoll. sched
uled to begin at II o'clock Thursda,
morning. will not be delayed by habeas
corpus proceedings brought in his be
half by Harry Weinberger. New York
attorney.
Colonel G. e. Cresson. judge advocate
of the court martial. says the applica
tion for a writ il another attempt tC
delay the military trial and will bt
unsuccessful.
Doctor Kirby VIII Testify
1t was made known today that DR.
Ellwood r. Kirby, noted Philadelphis
surgeon, would be added to the stat
of experts retained by the army tC
testify at Bprgdoll's court martial.
Colonel Elmer A. Dean. chairman
and his fellow members of the arm,
lunacy board Colonel James Draper
and Major 4. A. Draper, completed
their work this morning. but refused t.
divulge their findings in advance of thu
sitting Of the court.
1t is rumored that the board founc
Bergdol sane. Their report will b,
turned over to Lieutenant General Bull
lard. commanding the department o
the east.
DR.. NJ. Gregory and DR.. Smith Fl!
; Jellisse. alicnists employed by Mrs
: Bergdoll to investigate Growers menta
condition, will report direct to her to
morrow.
Todd Daniel said today that but TO
= the statement made public Sunday b.
John p. Dwyer, Of the Overlook Draf
Board. Herman Fox Davis would hGv
led Department of Justice operative
to the hiding place Of Erwin Bergdol
last Sunday.
'Mr Dryers statement forced ou
hand. warrants had to be issued TO
Davis and Dyer, and the whole thin
was querred. " Daniel asserted.
He said that Davis had been fire
from the Burns Detective Agency 70
padding" expense accounts, and ha
then betrayed to the Department q
Justice confidence reposed in him b
Mrs Bergdoll. He was to have be
trayed Erwin Sunday. but was pre-
vented by his arrest Saturday night.
Mr.. Dwyer would make no commen
on the Daniel statement. He left thi
afternoon for New York, where he wi
confer with the United States distric
attorney.