The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
.BERGDOLL TREASURE IS BURIED
SOMEWHERE NEAR PHILADELPHIA
SLACKER'S MOTHER
ONLY KNOWS WHERE
Mrs. Bergdoll Denies Money
Was Grover S, and Never
Heard of Its Concealment
in the Maryland. Hills

Washin ston May 13.-Not one dollar
q the. $l05. 900 in gold obtained from the
treasury was put in pot for nurlal IN
the mountains. Mrs Emma G. Bcrgdou.
OF Philadelphia. testified today. oefore
a house committee investigating the cS-
cape Of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, her
stacker son.
Again picking up tho trail OF the
trea sure, the committee found ana thcn
;ost il. for Mrs. Bergdoll frankly de-
clared that she had buried II somewhere
around Philadelphia thar nobody else
knew the spot and II was just where
she placed it nearly two years ago. The
draft dodgers mother was positive III
the. statement that she never TOOK II
70 IIagrrstown, Maryland, where II was
opposed to be.
In trying u clear up some Of the
kinks In the testimony. tho Investigators
got into others one OF which concerned
the woman's declaration that Lieutenant
Bruce Campbell, who had taken part by
direction OF the military authorities IN
tho court martial Of Bergdoll, had SuS-
gestrd that former Judge John ". Nes'
cott. OF New jersey. be kept In the DacE
ground as one OF the defense lawyers.
AZ tho same time she testiiied that she
Gid not regard the judge as one OF
Growers counsel. who, with doctors ana
others. had cost her upwards OF $S0,0Vo
since his escape.
Answering an appeal for help, Mrs
Rergdoll declared that less than week
ago she had sent Grover who Is IN
Germany. $4,000.
What IL Growers intention aooutSta
ing in Germany" John II. Sherourne.
counsel for the committee asked ana
Mrs. Bcrgdolls eyes spanked.
AS soon as the armistice is signed. :
u. !. coming home" and the laughter
infuriated her.
Thousands Of Others.
Well there are thousands or other
siackerS and they never mention any
budy's boy but mine" she cried. Ihere
ar- plenty OF them in Phlladetphia-
nearer home than Germany.
Asked how much Grover was Wor'n'
Mrs. Bergloll made quick mental cal
rulation. and answered:
"IIalf u million" she said
There was some questioning as TO
whether she owned any liberty bonds
and on her answer in the negative d
member asked: DO you own any
yes, but 5 did not buy any. 1 got
couple of>fifties the other daytln trace
for a house.
In giving 4 detailed account OF TWO
trips TO Washington for the gold, and
returning with It to Philadelphta whlle
lanes f. Rornig, q former police waEiS-
trate drove the car. Mrs Bergdou de-
MED that she was acting for her son.
says Gold was Rsra-
"I, was mine, to do with as l pleased
she said. ,,.,,
Nobody can find it. and Grover oAun
rr, any of it--not nicklc.
She declared she never heard a "oro
about any buried treasure until after the
,,scape and that the late d. clarence
Gibboney. her attorney, hau tole heI
SON had been let out to pay her
friendly visit None of her money Mls'
BerKdoll testified. was turned over "
Grover for use In getting out oil inc
country.
Roruix II Drilled.
Mrs. Bergdoll was called atter i'oini6 D.
her confidential adviser. who IKE '"e
mother IS awaiting sentence lot CON
sjrucy TO aid Bergdon in eNadins 'he
draft. had been put through tou'
hour grl!ing. Romig stuck 70 MS Stols
thot y, never saw the gold after 1t was
duunrd on the Bergdoll Kitchen 1Ioo''
At times the committee became uheIy
with the Judge" rs lie was catleu' anu
wanted him TO be frank ana put "''
cards on the table.
After concluding the eNaminahon VI
Mrs. RergdUll and Romig the comm w
which has been working long houFS
since Monday, quit until Tuesday