The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-27
HART
|SFATHER Of
HER CHILD
Woman Accuses Film Star and
Wins Agreement Of $50 a
Month SUPPORT.
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believe that such is the case, I
will prosecute her. will state to
you frankly, however, that be-
lieve her story, and il she wishes to
swear to a complaint against you,
will receive-it and make you the
defendant"
The woman was represented by
Jud Rush. OF the law firm OF
Davis & Rush, Of Los Angeles.
and Hart by his New York attor-
ney, the Los Angeles Examiner
states, and continues:
''Mr. Rush and Harris attorney
later agreed upon q trust fund. from
which should be paid $50 r. month
to the mother for her boy during
his minority. This trust is being
executed by the Security Trust and
Savings Bank OF Los Angeles"
The examination OF Miss M"
was conducted by William G.
Doran, chief deputy district attor-
ney, but now a judge in the SD
perior court OF Los Angeles county.
Born in Wilmington.
Miss NJ" gave her age as
tE1irty-five years and her birthplace
as Wilmington, DEL, at which place
her father practiced law. She was
graduated from Wellesley when
took up teaching as her
vocation, and for the past seven
years has been an instructor in
THE foremost" schools Of Massa.
chusetts.
A brother, Miss NJ" says, now
lives in Chicago, being an
engineer, and had been q major
during the world war. Her sister.
she said, was dean Of wolnan's
college in the Middle West.
Her interest in the screen actor
came about through "fan" letters.
In December, 1916, Miss NJ" left
Boston with her mother for Colo.
TO return East, and Miss M"
came to Los Angeles to visit with
q woman friend.
Visited His Apartments.
ct telephoned Bill Hart after I
arrived in Los Angeles and he
took me to dinner with his sister"
Miss Ms story relates. "A short
time later, one Sunday evening, Bill
telephoned to me and said hts sister
was out Of town, and asked me to
go to dinner with him. We ate in
an obscure cafe and afterward went
to his apartments4
4 II left for the East the second
week in February, 1918. 1t was
a desperate task to keep my friends
and my mother of knowing Of my
predicament.
afraid to be seen in Boston,
went to New York. There, In
a hospital, the baby was born,
September 8, 1917.
when the baby was two weeks
old took it to Boston and placed
him in charge Of woman. Upon
his death three years ago, my
father left mother a substantial
competence and from this she made
with my own funds, enabled me to
travel and enjoy life as might"
Needed Money for Baby.
But there was not sufficient to
bring up the baby in the comfort I
desire for him and believed he
should have had. It cost much to
employ a woman to look after him.
/ thought that Mr.. Hart should go
partners, at least, in this expense.
I did not know what to do. I
didn't know the law; was ashamed
to go to any lawyer, even though
my father had been one.
II came to Los Angeles a week
ago last Thursday and located Mr..
Hart at the Rex Arms. I phoned
to him. He answered. but said he
was too busy and couldn't be both
cred.
II said, 7 have brought both the
dog and the baby and wish you
would let me see you and you see
them He answered, I don't see
why should and hung up the
receiver.
Then I felt that my only hope
was to come to the district attor-
ney."