The Washington times., 1921-06-02
WIT NES5AT
CAPTAIN 5.
ARMY TRIAL
PAID s4O()
Amount Is Refunded on Alleged
UncoIIsotable Order Tender
cd at Atlantic City.

cd at Atlantic City.
NEW YORK, June 2.--The worth
less checks alleged to have been
passed by Capt. Beverly Grayson
Chew, the young Washington army
officer on trial at Governors Island
for forgery, impersonation fellow Of
hcers, and desertion. will be made
good by Marjorie Blanche Chew. his
wife. according to q statement to-
day by William e. Leahy, the Wash
ington attorney, who Is chief counsel
for the defendant.
TWO PAYMENTS MADN
| This intention was supported by
testimony at the rssumptioh OF the
trial. In which IL was stated that pay
mcnts on two Of the rnumerous bad
accounts charged agsip4t Chew laass
re ady had been made
II developed during this testimony
that ali witnesses thus far examined
do not agree "a TO the identity OF The
woman who registered with Captain
Chew at hotels where they are said
to have stopped.
Daniel J. Mclaughlin, an officiai of
Il
after testifying that a Captain and
Mrs. william f. Redfield" had stopped
| there for several days last October,
identified Chew, who was seated with
| In six feet OF the witness chair. as
! the Captain Redneld" who registered
| for the pair. When shown the photo
graph of Mrs. Chew. however. he
could not say positively that she was
the Mrs. Redfeld" in question.
j. j. sraell, of the millinery firm OF
SADLY g. Sraell. Atlantic City, from
whom the "Redfeids" had purchased
with another alleged bogus check an
evening gown, tan tailored suit a
|tricolette gown and other feminine
attire of the total cost OF s51o.so. tss-
|tshed that Mrs. Chew. Tuesday, in this
city. gave him $400 as part payment
on the check he had been unable TO
cash.
He added that he sfid not think the
woman who had come into his store
| at Atlantic City was cas- heavy or as
old" as Mrs. Chew.
Questioned as TO Mrs. Chew's motive
In paying him the $400 when she de-
nies that she was the woman with
Chew when the acts complained of
were committed. sraell said Mrs. Chew
told him she desired TO keep her hus-
wAsHSNGroNIANI IDENTIFIES HER
Frank d. Davies, cashier OF Wood
ward q LoNrop, large department
| store in Washington. another witness,
was able 70 identify the photograph
of Mrs. Chew as being that of the
Jean Chew" who last year cashed O
check at his wondow for s2S.
Edward j. Kelly and Arthur scrib-
| ner. washington detectives OF the
metropolitan force. who arrested the
couple in a washington hotel on Mo-
vember 1s, 1920. also identified the
| photograph of Mrs. Chew as that Of
| the woman whom they arrested along
with the defendant on charges of
grand larceny growing out Of thefts
| OF clothing in the District OF Column
bia valued at more than $1,000.
| Mrs. Mary ID. Brannon. the mother
of Mrs. Chew, who lives In Brooklyn.
wss another witness. She gave the
court no little amusement by an 90
casionsl sharp retort 10 questions
addressed her by the prosecution.
| Asked II shs remembered when her
daughter was married or how many
1 times, she replied crisply: II don't
know. then added:
That's her business. don't see
why you ask me such questions. IL
she had married dozen times that's
her affair"
The Judge advocate showed her Mrs.
Chsw's photograph.
'Is that her picture7" he asked.
MoTrrER IDENTIFIES PHOTO.
Yes. of course. what right have
you with TT" she demanded.
According 40 Chesv's counsel, he va~
under medical csre fn WASHINGTON
from june 10 October of last year be-
csuse OF extr~ns~ nervousness or reu-
rasthenfs. rs
Also, ~ was ~sid. that DIR. Thomas
w. sninscu, nsedfces director cs the
COMMITTEES for Mental Hygiene, had
examined the arffdavffs of the army
medical board watch had exsrsnes In
to Chew@s sanity ard suh~eomentiy ~x.
pressed the belief that the Defendant
was . wfefFm 81 acute reorwsth~nts
or rsswie-aepresssve psychesis
I'VE have commended all along that
he shouid be cent 40 hospital @ssa
Mr.. Lcshy. ss the a~<ense counsel.
"He sr far FROM being mentally re-
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