Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-05-26
MOTHER
GETS REAL SASSY
BEF0REU. u.s.. SOLONS
Says Her Son Has as Good
Chance as Any There to Be
President of United States.

G.. BergdOll, the American draft e.
vader has resumed his residence in
lIberbach, after vacation in various
German health resorts. He declares
he has no intention Of leaving Ger
many, altho friends assert Bergdoll
has "had offers to take up residence
in number of other countries"
A friend of his in Mosbach said to-
day:
1--WE have no fear of his arrest, for
the whole neighborhood would rise
up to defend him."
, No Help From Brother
Washington, May 24-Charles A.
Braun of Philadelphia, brother of
Grover G. Bergdoll, told the house
he never advanced one dollar to help
his brother evade the law.
Declaring he had changed his name
because Of the notoriety attracted to
his family as a result Of Growers es-
cape, Braun testified that he had
persuaded Erwin, another Stacker
brother, TO surrender and had tried
to get word to Grover at Governors
Island to make no effort to escape.
Braun said that until recently he
had not spoken to his mother or
other members of the family for four
years.
II know nothing about Growers es-
cape, and less about the buried gold
than this committee knows" he said.
1.-TWO weeks ago l received a letter
from Grover in Germany but it was
so antagonistic to this country that
T threw il aWay"
Asked about a check for $4,000
given him by his mother about the
time of Bergdoll's escape Braun. as
serted that it was the first payment
on his home, which he had sold to
Mrs. Bergdoll.
Mrs. Bcrgtloll Laughs at L. S.
Washington, May % Mrs. En-
ma c.. Bergdoll mother Of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, the Stacker, a.
gain went to bat today with the
house committee investigating his
escape.
At the end of two hour cross ex-
|amination, Mrs.. BergdOll came up
smiling for the committee refused to
send her before the bar of the house
of representatives for not answering
questions bearing on her buried gold.
There We're times when the, witness,
rising from her chair and slamming
the floor with a parasol, sharply de-
nounced the inquiry an another OF
long series of prosecutions.
It was while Representative John
son, Republican. Kentucky, had the
witness in hand that the clash oc-
Cured which caused him to offer a
motion charging her with contempt.
The committee, however thought
best to decide this question in eXecu-
tive session.
Gold on Bcrgdoll Farm
While making no attempt as he
explained to find where the woman
had buried $1O5,OOO obtained from
the treasury in 1919, Mr.. Johnson
drew from her the statement that 1t
was on the Bergdoll farm out on the
Westchester Pike leading into Phila-
delphia 1t was while he was trying
to learn who actually assisted in hid
ing it that Mrs. Bergdoll flew into
rage and declared it was sin and
shame for members of congress to
be nasty" Mr. Johnson replied that
he was trying to lay a foundation to
kee if she was telling the truth.
"I refuse to give you any other
about the gold" Mrs.
Bergdoll shouted. banging the table
with the parasol. II am sick and
tired of it, You ought not to be so
hoisy. Its waste of time and 1
don't propose to console you by an
swering."
Mrs. Bergdoll declared that all the
gold was placed in one hole, that
nobody knew where, and that If she
died, it never would be found.
Representative Luhring, Republi-
can, Indiana, wanted to know If she
would dig it up and let the commit
tee have look.
"No, I WON'T, she exclaimed, "nor
my children either. would not put
temptation in your way"
Laughs at SOlOns
81 don't believe you have it bur-
led" Mr.. Lurhing shouted.
"IIa ha," Mrs. Bergdoll replied
an dthe crowd roared.
Asked how Grover had been nam
ed for President Cleveland, Mrs.