Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-21

JuuBe DlcklnSOn Oruered the deIensiVe
counsel to give the witness all the time
necessary to answer the questions with
out interruption.
In the main Creedon stuck firmly to
his story and apparently little damage
was done the prosecution. Creedon
seemed to have the sympathy of the
court, the spectators and the jury be-
cause OF his difficulty in speech.
In the cross examination Mr.. Bean
pictured Romig as martyr by pointing
him out as a friend, who sacrificed him
surrender. i =
Paints Romig rs Martyr
In the cross examination it was
brought out that Erwin's automobile
was hidden Under haymow while
stored at his Broomall home and thus
escaped detection by the authorities.
Creedon mentioned that Erwin had
money to 60 to Canada and then to Ger
many while he was fugitive, but this
line was not followed out in the dues-
tioning.
During Creedon's recital the eyes of
Mrs. Bergdoll, Braun, Romig, Mitchell
and Schuh never left his face. but he
never hesitated other than that hest.
fancy caused by natural impediment
In his speech.
Crecdon Identifies Defendants
Before leaving the stand after his
cross examination, Creedon identified
Schuh,. Mitchell, Romig. Erwin Berg.
doll, all of whom stood up.
The next witness was Miss Alberta
Sweet, Of 312 Cricket avenue, Ardmore,
and had known Grover and Erwin for
the last nine years.
On May Is Of last year, she testified.
Creedon came to her and said that Mrs.
Bergdoll wanted to see her.
II went to see Mrs. Bergdoll," she
said, "and she said she wanted me to
collect some rents for her. on several
properties belonging to Grover, and that
! should also assist about the house a
bit. said I would"
She testified she had helped prepare
the sandwiches and coffee which the
party, composed Of Erwin, Grover,
Romig and Creedon. took with them
when they went to Hagerstown the sec
Mrs. Bergdolls employ until August of
last year.
The girl is a pretty blonde, about
twenty five years old. She wore blue
coat, blue straw hat TO match.
beTgdOl fOSod as BrOwn
She was followed by Mrs. II. o. Cost,
who gave her address as Hagerstown,
Md. She said that about April 30,
1910, she was clerk in the New Vivian
Hotel ut Hagerstown, and on that date
Edward Brown" whom she identified
as as Erwin !Bergdoll;; smes Carson, "
Smith, identified by her as Creedon,
and III. Watt" identified as Romig,
registered at the hotel and remained un :
til early in June.
Romig and Creedon, she said, occu :
pied the same room on the same floor,
and Grover and Erwin the same room
on the floor above. She testified that
the members of the party spent little
time in the lobby. Romig, she said, al :
ways took the elevator to his room, but
the young men walked upstairs.
During the second trip to Hagerstown.
in July, she identified Ralph Schroeder,
a chum of Growers, as the man who
signed himself "Richard Snyder" on the
hotel register. Snyder and James Car
son registered at the hotel on the second
trip.
After a brief cross examination she
was permitted to leave the stand and
her place was taken by John ii. joyce.
who said he was the proprietor OF
the Hotel Joyce, Baltimore. He pro-
duced register which showed that a
Harry Carter, of Philadelphia, had reg
istered there. He identified Garter
as Creedon.
The last witness of the morning ses .
sion was e. A. Ritter, who said he
was the proprietor Of the Maxwell
Apartments IN Baltimore. He, too, pro :
duced a hotel register showing that
Thomas p. Furey and George Brown
-yHbyurdletaohrd ahm amamanmantt
had registered there. Brown he said,
was Creedon.
The court then adjourned until
o'clock.
w. l.. Alexander, teller in the Treas
ury Department at Washington. was
the first witness when the case was re =
sumed after recess.
The only question asked him by Mr..
McAvoy was what position he held in
October, 1910. He answered he was a
teller in the Treasury Department.
There was then side bar conference
between Judge Dickinson, Mr.. McAvoy
and Mr.. Bean and the witness was
withdrawn temporarily.
Gibboney Absent When Called
Mr.. McAvoy then called for Glib
boney,, who was one of. the Bergdoll
counsel, but he was not present when
his nome was called. He could not be
found in the hall by court officers.
Colonel Il. Q. Donaldson, of the In
spector generals department, Washing
ton, was called while waiting for Glib
honey. On May 25 of this year, he
testified, he saw Romig In the district
attorneys Office while conducting an In :
guiry into the escape of Grover Berg
Ibid Romig tell you he had large
quantity OF currency exchanged for gold
at the Treasury Department at Wash :
ington?" Mr.. McAvoy asked.
II object" interposed Mr.. Bean.
unless the district attorney can prove
that Romig gave the gold to Grover per :
sonally. and furthermore unless Rolnig s
testimony was reduced to writing"
Judge Dickinson then inquired Of Mr..
McAvoy what be proposed to show by
this line Of testimony, and the district
attorney answered.:
~ propose to prove that Romig. in
company with Mrs. Bergdoll, got gold
on two occasions from the Treasury De-
partment In Washington. Mr.. Romig
said that the gold was for Grover.
cannot. prove, however, an actual de.
livery"
Colonel Donaldson then started to
read, as follows. from the notes taken
when Romig testified at the inquiry into
the escape:
''Pot Of Cold" Gibboney's Tale
Did you know that Grover buried
any money!
No
When did you first find out that
he did?'