The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-29
Trio AWAITS
movie DUEL
l Death TRIAL
Note of
Dying Victim Is
Grim Evidence
in Murder Case
BY non DoRNi.AN

BACkENsACk. n. J.. Sept. "a
MON the fingers OF dying Jack Der.
~. daredevil OF the movies. fell a
uumplcd piece Of paper.
On Il was scrawlcd: George Cline
f1llcd me"
WIN that torn and wrinkled piece
Z paper send the man TO the electric
c>Air-
&will the manifestations Of the tale
q which those scrawlcd words were
oak the beginning put a is-yearold
~ and q Si-ycar-oid boy behind the
61b walls OF states prison for the
~ Of their days.
#~Finis" will be written 70 this trax.
~ when George Cine. Charles
Gsiison and Alice Thornton face
ny In the courthouse here. charged
18th murder.
hi. Is the story OF the killing Of
lex Bergen;
CHAPTER I
Qn the night OF Aug. IS, taxi
liver. called 10 the Cline home In
E1xewassr. ~. j. heard two shots.
0czrsd. he drove off and returned
With policeman. On the sidewalk
hy Bergen bleeding from bullet
thru his body. Ho was taken 10 the
seaxion house There no pulled cut a
crusupled piece Of paper from his
ppckct-and died
On that paper was scriobied:
George Cline killed me"
Cline. Immediately taken into Gus.
to<hy. stated that during an arxu.
rnent In which he accused Bergen Of
attacking his wife. the movie dare
evil started TO fight. Cline says he
shot In self.defcnse.
CHAPTER II
The day following hts arrest. Cline
eAanxed his story.
II became n movie thriller.
He said that no had challenged
Uargcn 10 q duel gave him revcl.
YER with which 10 defend himself
ana then drove him upstairs to fight
n cut. While turning out the light
- THAT the duel would take place In
the dark. Cline said Bergen tried 20
~ 1T him. Tn. men grappied- Dur
nG the struggle. according 70 Ciine's
dopry, the revolver was discharged.
"a Bergen was shot
he said that the challenge to the
<nel had been made after Bergen
kad declared hls love for Mrs. Cline
4 her presence and that OF her two
Mothers. Charles and Lawrence
CHAPTER III
The prosecutors office continued
~ Investigation and found that Miss
Alice Thornton. an attractive blond.
= years old. had been in the Cline
me during the night OF tho shoot
ings She was an acquaintance OF
EerEen.
She admitted that n was she who
~ talked 10 Cline Of his wife and
msgen.
Peeved az the signs OF affection
t11ween the movie actor and Mrs
CIlae which sho had witnessed. the
III had broken with Bergen. Cline
~ tried to bring them together.
Al a dance she told him OF his
frjend's perfidy.
You can't trust your friend Jack.
shs said. The explanation followed.
Cline took II calmly. He made no
move until that fatal night.
On cllne's invitation she visited
The Cline home 10 confront Bergen
Win her story OF his dupiicity.
CHAPTER Nv
Detectives found that y was
CHARLES scuIiIon who handed Cline
NJ gun with which no drove Ber-
oon upstairs.
GcuIlion's indictment and arrest
quickly followed.
Then came tho arrest Of Miss
Thornton. charged with murder.
CHAPTER "
On Sept. ~. Cline. Sculllon and
Mas Thornton were arraigned before
Justice Parker In the supreme court
AZ Hackensack. They all pleaded
1T guilty"
George Cline is accused OF the ac
tuai shooting. Miss Thornton with
having lured Bergen TO the homo OF