The Washington times., 1922-07-09

would say, now, she doesn't want me to
show this to Jack, but am going to take
1t over"
Q.-You said when you got to Elkton
you wrote on the blackboard?
A.-Yes, sir, l did.
Q.-Do you remember distinctly what
you wrote on the blackboard?
A.-Well, now, see, wrote John
U'Deil' right below it, Then looked
to see il there is an "E" in Jacks name.
There is. Well, then, ! crossed the "E"
out of Jacks name and my name, and
then there is an "R,' and so on. After
crossed all the letters out then we figure
out friendship, kiss, love, hate, marriage,
and out whether he loves you or not.
Q.-Is> that the way you determined
whether OR not you loved Jack?
'A.-No, I was trying to find out
whether he loved me or not.
Q.-Do you know how it came out?
A.-Well, II came out kiss.
Q.-But you changed it to marriage, is
that the idea!
Al made it suit myself, I added a
couple more letters.
Q.-Thats ring you spoke Of that was
used at the wedding, whose ring was that?
.A:-Jack's ring.
Q.-Have you it now!
A.-No.
Q.-What became Of it?
Alt was stolen. The night the war
rant was served on me had my jade
earrings, my jade beads, and the ring
lying on the dresser. When I was read
ing this warrant, naturally started in to
cry and all this and that, and that even
ing Just before went to the theatre ]
started to get dressed and looked for my
ring and I couldn't fnd my ring any
place.
Q.-Don't you know it was your own
ring?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-And that you didn't produce it in
court because Il had the word U'Dell
carved on it?
A.-No, sir.
That ended Peggy. testimony and
here 10 young Montgemsry's sworn
version Of what happened at the
wedding;
QUESTION BY LAWYER CROTHERS
(Attorney for young Montgomery)-Do
YOU know Peggy U'Dell7 If SO, how long
have you known her?
ANSWER BY JACK MONTGOMERY
Il can't say am acquainted with her,
but I'm married to her.. | met her on
January 18th In Philadelphia with Andrew
Bartlett and Robert Berger and two show
girls, Polly Nally and Adele Gordon. After
meeting the girls at the stage door of the
Qarrick Theatre we went to the Ritten-
house cafe, where we stayed awhile.
Well, Bob and, the rest suggested we
get some liquor. They took US to place
where they got three quarts. We went
to the Rittenhouse and started drinking.
Somebody in the party said Jack Is too
drunk to be in the party. We went from
there to Polly Nally's hotel, while | waited
in the lobby with John Sloan. rcmem-
Der going up in the elevator and there
was some argument with the man running
the elevator.
From there we went to the Walton, but
do not recollect what happened-exceIt
I remember we got TO n restaurant in
some town and got out Of the car to go
into the restaurant and l stumbled over
a mans legs In there and some Of the
fellows picked me up.
Then we started for some place and we
went to Wilmington, and ! remember
going to some place. thought It was'the
State Penitentiary. remember Berger
falling asleep in the bath room. l tried
to 20 to sleep, but they would not allow
me to stay there. The next thing re-
member went to telephone exchange
and that I had the telephone receivers
over my ears, like this (indicating).
Q.-Go ahead.
Ave started back to Philadelphia. I
guess I was asleep. We passed q place
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