The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-16
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TELL STORY Of
LIFE IN MOVIES
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change floor for him. i refused.
Then. on the day that Electric Boat
opened at $50 and closed at 500 a
share, / made $4,000 In n few
hours.
"A few days later I went into the
brokerage business for myself. I
ran forty.three branches throughout
the country. becime rich almost
overnight. Dunn and Bradstreet
rates me as q millionaire. Mad n
home at 2e4 Riverside drive, and an
other at Forest Hills. l.. I.
IT had married and was the happy
father of a baby. Then ] met Gloria
Foy. I was infatuated with her. My
wife divorced me. and then I married
Gloria. / had gone to Palm Beach for
a rest.
Then, while I was away from my
New York office, things went bad. 1
was double-crossed by Samuel Wheeler
and Harrison Kinnear, both of whom
I had taken into my business, despite
the fact that they had no money. They
sold me out. letting out the leak that
my firm was in bad financial straits.
Customers in many of my branch
offices withdrew their accounts, the
result being that my business went to
the rocks.
Wife Stood by Him.
"All this time Gloria stood by me.
Even when I was accused with Arm
stein and the others Of conspiring to
steal and TO negotiate bonds and stocks
stolen from Wall street messengers.
Gloria stood with me. 1t was not until
they framed me, prevented me from
getting out on bonds, that they in
fluenced Gloria to desert me.
"Ziegfeld Is responsible for more of
this, and intend to take legal steps
against him Just as soon as 1 get out
Of prison. Frank Hale also Is respon-
sible in a way for my wife deserving
Just when I need her. He is the man
who first brought Jazz to New York.
He is now, understand. frequently in
my wife's company.
Service Is Denied.
Despite the report that my wife
has sued me for divorce, no papars
to that effect have been served on me.
True while I was recently In New York
in connection with the bond theft
cases and while in the custody of two
United States marshals, attempts were
made to serve me with papers. Bur
was under guard-not particularly
because Of fear that court papers
would be served on me. but because It
was feared that some Of the gang
would knock me off,
They claimed that the divorce
papers were served on me In New York
by Dennis Doyle, whom / met in the
District Jail and who later was released
on bonds, going to New York where
he saw my wife. The fact is that
Doyle came to see me, but did not
succeed.
/ heard he had claimed to have
served the papers on me and believing
that he was a friend Of me, l wrote
him the following letter asking why
he made the statement:
Writes To Doyle.
Doyle: viii you please tell me why
you double crossed me in New York
and swore before a notary you served
me with divorce papers when you
know you did not see me. I always
thought befriended you in every way
possible during our short duration on
the South Wing District jaiD and to
have you do a dirty trick like that is
really beyond my conception. Kindly
answer this note and let me know the
influence that was used on you to do
such a thing.
Doyle wrote this answer:
Writes Note TO yesterday.
Friend Bill: I'm really surprised
to have you accuse me OF such q
rotten trick. Your common sense
should tell you that ! did not do such
thing, that l would be guilty OF a
perjury.
my only reason for looking up
Gloria was to find out where you were
situated, believing you had gotten out
on bonds. / have not signed any
paper that served divorce papers on
YOU"
yesterday claims that Ziegfeld is