New-York tribune., 1921-04-12
Betty Inch, of
Cornely Ankles,
In Stokes Case
U. S. Agent, Doing Detective
Work for Plaintiff, Says
Employer Met Her at
Reisenweber's With Him
Jack de Saulles Brought In
Key Fitting Wallace Room
Tried on Door of Foot
ball Star Slain by Wife

Mrs. Betty Inch, she of the shapely
ankles, around which the court had
screen placed to divert the attention
of the jurors while they were hearing
the case against her on charge of
attempted extortion, figured yesterday
IN the trial of the Stokes divorce and
separation action in the Supreme Court
A few days after the hearing Of W.
H. u. Stokes's divorce suit against
Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes and her
counter claim for separation opened
MRS. Inch came into the courthouse
and had talk with Martin w. Little
ton, counsel for Mrs. Stokes. Yester-
day Mr. Littleton, after bringing out
by testimony that Mr.. Stokes had met
MRS. Inch, presented batch of letters
said to have been received by Mrs
Inch.
They were marked for Identification
The identity Of the writer of the mis-
slves and their contents were not re-
vealed.
U. S. Agent Stokes Detective
1t was through Harry j. Jentzer. an
agent of the Department of Justice
who acted as detective for Mr.
Stokes while on leave of absence. that
it became known that Mr.. Stokes and
Mrs. Inch had met.
Mr.. Littleton in cross-examininy Mr.
Jentzcr asked him whether he knew
Mrs Inch. The witness said he did.
Where did you see herr" asked the
lawyer.
"At Reisenweber's," was the reply.
Did you talk to her about the
Stokes case?"
"No"
WAS Mr.. Stokes with you when YOU
met Betty Inch at Reisenweber's ?"
Not the first time, but the second"
Inc name of Jack de Saulles, famous
Yale football player, who was killed
oy MS wife three years. also was
brought into the case yesterday. Jent-
zer had testified on direct examination
about finding two keys in desk at the
Stokes residence. One of these. he
sald' he had fitted in the door of an
apartment formerly occupied by Edgar
L. wallace, San Francisco oil and
mining man, who is one of the core
sponoents named by Mr.. Stokes. 1t is
quent caller at the Wallace apartment.
Henry A. Wise, appearing for Mr..
wallace in the case, asked the witness
whether he had tried the kew in the
apartment formerly occupied by Mr.. de
Saulles at Fifth Avenue and Fifty
seventh Street. Jentzer said he had
done So
Asked how he established the date
when ne tried to fit the key, the de
murder Of Joseph B. Elwell While he
was on the stand last week Mr.. Jentzer
was asked whether he tried the kew on
the door of Mr. Elwell's residence. He
answered in the negative. The witness
said he had shown the keys to District
Attorney Swami at the Manhattan Club.
Mf. WISE questioned Mr.. Jentzer
about the, reputation of certain ad
dresses where some of the witnesses
for Mr.. Stokes had lived. The witness
sald that they had bad name. Mrs.
Hattie johnson, a negrcss, was a wit
ness. She said she had done some Sc
cret service work for Mr. Stokes in
connection with seeking evidence
against Mrs: Stokes, and she volun-
teered the information that she had
acted as detective in connection with
the trial of Harry x. Thaw.
Did you work on the Elwell case ?"
asked Mr.. Littleton.
Il wish | had" replied the witness
II would have found the persons who
Kliied hlm. They closed the case too
quickly" wv
Questioned Wallace AMID
Mrs. johnson said she accompanied
JJentzer to Newport, R. l., to question
Mrs Martha Jones, formerly maid in
the apartment of Mr.. Wallace. Mrs
Jones has testified that Mrs. Stokes
never called at the Wallace apartment
The witness quoted Mrs. Jones as
saying: "Td go to hell and back before
would go back on Mr.. Wallace"
Mrs johnson testified that she had
been employed in the Stokes family
for many years, that during the last
year Mr.. Stokes had given her s25
week and also had made gift to her
of $1,000 to help her buy her present
home.
The witness said she saw Mr.. Jent-
ger fit the key into the door of the
Wallace apartment.