The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-11
MAY HALT I
THE trial I
OF MISS
BRAINERD
Newspaperman Who
naped" Son Expected
Spring New Sensation \

Spring New Sensation
TACOMA. Dec. i1.-Sensationo: d.
velopments in the Stagg kidnaping
case arc expected here within the
next few days.
One persistent rumor Il that
George stagg. father. whose kidnap.
ing OF Bobby Stage on September
IL started nationwide search and
resulted in the arrest OF Miss Betty
Brainerd. Seattle society girl and
writer. Will appear In person and
give himself UP as the real culpFit
Stagg is known TO have . keen
sense OF the dramatic. Spe,tacuMr
stunts. such as parachute ieaps from
airplanes, are right In mis- line" Tho
belief Is strong here that Miss Brain
erd. aitho her trial is only three dAya
away. viii never face jury-UAk
Stage will come ints court. say II
am the man." and mako q fun con-
fession exonerating Miss Brainer4
MISS BRAINERD's
FOUR ALTERNATIVES
II stagg does not appear. and if
Miss Brainerd's plea for change a
venue Is refused. one OF four things
viii happen She may
4. VIA hex freedom thru . -
ci~icn Of superior Judgs Js6n ..
F1rt~hev. ON rrprrsrnfaassas = -
attorneys.
:. cs.yi.es ~ jury = ~ i.ns-
.-xA aAI
>. wis scs.e nemhsvs e The ~
asd fsecr . disAgrcensut.
:. Or BE- found gui1ey.
The maximum sentences ponnihle =
the case Of a conviction would ~
10 years In the penitcntiary ~ Wazla
walia- IL. (. \.
b. ~ is,uly shs Eisl - y
pear in court when the case b on11cG
for her attorneys. Scott Hen1eunon
and Frank IL. Carnahan. have e1eccs
ed to fight the first round On 8
straight out demand for a change e
venue. They have filed affidav11o
and petitions signed by numbers ck
Tacoma people declaring Il -
possible 10 give the girl a fair trtnl
here. William ID. Aslxren has obtain
ed counter-affidavits and will resist
strcnuously a removal OF the cnse =
another county.
Hearing on the motion for chanGo
of venue may take all Tuesday. an1
a decision may not be annomced{Y
Judge Fletcher at once. <
TACOMA NEWSPAPERS
ATTACKED
Attorneys Henderson and Csrna-
han bitterly attacked the Tacoma
newspapers in their petition Tor ;
change of venue. charging the paporD
We'd with each other in the publicar
tion of lurid stories.
II is believed the defense fayorn
holding the trial in Thurston county,
That every step in the trial win b
hard fought was indicated this week
when 1t was learned that the d.
fcnse attorneys have made a careful
study OF the life history OF each one
OF the probable jurors. There II =
feeling here that neither the defonGo
nor Prosecuting Attorney William d.
Aslsrcn has overlooked a single point
in the preparation OF their cases.
The kidnapping Of Bobby Stage the
night of september IA was The -.
SHINING OF one of the most sensa fio-l.
al ana romantic cases IN Northv,e-s
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mether's nome the evening OF sep
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