Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-13
BERGDOLL STUDIES
EGYPTIAN HISTORY
Rich Stacker Develops Interest
in Sphinx When Court
Martial Nears End
SEES SOLDIERS AS RULERS
Ru q sinn corresnouaeu,

By n star Correspondent
New York, March 13.---Grovrr Clcyp
land Bergdoll, wealthy draft cvadcr and
highbrow bookworm. is hard at work
trying to solve the age old mystery of
the sphinx.
The study. IL is said. is based on
desire to get up creditablc copy of
the expression of the sphinx when Berg
doll hears the result Of his court mar
tial for desertion
Brrgdoll's courY martial began in
Corbin Hall. Governors island East
crn Department Headquarters, Thurs.
day of last week. He is represented by
Harry Wcinbcrger. counsel in chief
and Captain Bruce II. Campbell. his
military lawyer. u. Clarence Gibboncy.
the Bcrgdoll lawyer from Philadelphia
acts AS adviser and ''pnch hitter. ("
Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Crcs-
son heads the judge advocates doing
their best to convict the Stacker. He
is assisted by Captain Robert II. Han
nay and Lieutenant Thomas H. Heffer-
nan. The court martial is not sitting
today.
ROmig Fetches Literature
Former Magistrate James II. Romig.
of Philadelphia, who is in the case as n
witness for both the defense and the
prosecution and who acted as go
between for Grover and his mother,
has been commissioned to satisfy Berg
dolls suddenly acquired Unsuitable de
sire to study the history Of Egypt
lhocnicia. Rome and other ancient en-
pires.
Several great stacks of big league"
literature have been taken to Berg
doll bY Romig. The report that Growers
apparent nervousness is due to interest
in the six day race now taking place
here is apparently unfouudcd. Cleo
patro and her gang are now coming in
for the blame.
No matter what records of ancient
deeds Grover turns to he finds war and
rumors of wars playing II leading part.
He reads Of long forced marches over
parched plains. of the clash of spears,
and the crcak of stone hurling cata-
pultS.
Bcrgdol reads with interest descrip-
tions Of the Roman lrgions and the
Greek phaIanXcs and of the battle for
nations employed by the ancicnts. One
of his fnvOritcs is said to be the cam
naigu of Julian the Apostatp against the
Pcrsians. which ended in the death of
that Roman emperor.
Cleopatra Chorus
When Grover turns to the history of
ancient Egypt he Is again confronted
with the prominence given the military
rastc in those days, but Cleo and Sphinx
are said to be his main items of study.
81 expect him to break out in the
Iu nT bn ,.niIe
like that every time we pass
'soapsuds row one of his armed
guards said.
"SOnpsuds row is the name given b.
The soldiers toa long row of small
houses on the island. Grover passes
hem on his way from his cell in Castle
to Corbin Hail.
"Rnmcsos. CLEOPATRA. Julius Cacsacr
md others like them may interest him"
he guard continued, but they don't all
axe his time. lie reads every bit of
icws in the paper except the theatri-
al advertisements.
Reads at Trial
Romg is also ncwSboy for Grover.
each day he carries to him the Phila
lelphia papers and their accounts of the
military trial Sometimes Grover gets
in their contents even during
he court martial
Generally. however. he is on the alert
o help his counsel in the event of n
lip-up in the prosecution. Bergdoll
makes copious notes of the proceedings. |
81 guess he's going to write book"
ne whisper in the court room reached |
is ears and caused him to smile.
Colonel CryssOn said the prosecution
viii end its case Monday without a
oubt. The defense will go to bat on
tuesday and Weinberger promises many |
ensatonS in the line Of alleged graft |
" those in charge of the draft.
SO far the prosecution apparently has
nailed down" a case showing that
'ergdoll was inducted' into the army
nd then deserted.