New Britain herald., 1925-08-13
SCOTT SCANDAL
 NEARING AN END
Testimony Likely to
 End Divorce Trial

fN l'Nht'' ''lNiln .A NS' 10 W. tlt names of Andrew Nolstead, author of the prohibition law. and his daughter, Laura. were brought into the records of the divorce case of Congressman Frank D. Scott against his wife, Edna James Scott, today. Scott testified neither had ever taken d drink Of liquor as far as he knew.
 Miss Nolstead's name was found on a menu card of the Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, which was in Scott's scrapbook. Ward,H. Peck, counsel for Mrs. Scott, directed uucs- tionins toward it in an apparent ef- fort to learn whether there was drinking aboard the steamer Chris tobal on the congressional cruise 10 Panama in 1923.
 Defends Nolstcads.
 Written on the card were several names including Miss NoIstead's and Congressman Scott's. Opposite the congressman's name was written Planters Punch" and because of the notation inc witness made the statement concerning Miss Nolstead.
 ''l do not believe Miss Nolstead ever had d drink of intoXicainE H. Guor in her lifc," Scott said. T want that made clear and it also goes for her father"
 Gilbert Bensingcr of Washington denied in a deposition eIcr having conducted himself improperly with Mrs. Scott. He characterized Fred erick Sikes. hotel detective whose deposition alleged improprietics seen through d keyhole. as a musical comedy detective" and denied all Of Sikcs' testimony.
 Ii three depositions Of Washington police officers the crcdibility of Sik@s was attacked.
 Miss Jane Kennedy, secretary 10 Congressman Scott, was called to tho stand shortly before the noon recess. The case may bc ended today.
 Few Sensations
 Many of the sensations that had been promised during the recess that begun in January failed to material ize. Testimony concerning the ul- lCged activities of several congress- men aboard the steamer Cristobal, which carried congressional party to Panama in 1923, did not develop.
 The flow of charges and counter charges by both Mir. and Mrs. Scott. which were poured into the record last December, continued with wit ncsses testitying by dcpositions con- corning alleged improper conduct by both. The honors today appeared to be even as far as witnesses who gained their information through keyhoIes was concerned.
 kcyholc Peppers
 Florcn Dalaw, Filipino serving boy for the Scotts, said he tried 10 look through the keyhole of Scott's office at the house office building in Washington, but saw nothing be- cause Of the nature of the lock. DalIaw had said she found Mir. Scott alone in his office one morning with Miss Jane Kennedy. his secretary. but Frederick Sikes. one-time Wash ington policeman and hotel detec- tive, outstripped Dallaw in kcyhoe peeping. for in his deposition, read yesterday, Sikcs said he had Hooked through a lot of keyholes" and at one time saw Mrs. Scott with a man named Gilbert Bensinger. described by Sikes as hootlegger.
 Berries in Bed
 Among Sikes' keyhole revelations at Lee house in Washington while Mrs. Scott and Bensinger were guests there were views of a con- gressman (unnamed in the testi- mony) eating strawberries in bed with his secretary and Of Bensinger sitting &lose to Mrs. Scott in her apartment with liquor bottles and glasses conveniently near.
 Sikes' deposition took up a large part of yesterdays session. Both Mir, and Mrs. Scott, however. were on inc stand during tue day mostly making fresh denials of charges made in the several depostons read at the present sitting of the court
 Women litter
 When Congressman Scott took the stand, his handling of dressing gown of Mrs. Scott's evoked a litter from the overwhelming feminine audience that iamned the court room whereupon Judge Emerick threatened 10 send all women home to "get supper"
 Mir. Scott denied statement credited to him by Mrs Scott who quoted him as saying to her at one time: "As long as you are having men in your apartment l wish you would pick a Rockefeller ora Gould, or somebody with some money"
 "1 never made any such state ment," Mir. Scott said.
 T certainly would not make choice of 8 home wrecker."
 Mir Scott was vehement in deny ing Mrs. Scott's statement that for mer Congressman Allan Moore of Illinois had given him a seat on the Chicago stock exchange.
 The congressman fired several broadsidcs at the testimony of Floren Dallaw, the Filipino who at one time was a servant of the Scotts.
 Judge Emerick refused to admit evidence that Scott's attorney offer, ed tending to show that Mrs. ScottN and her attorney had intimidated Mrs. Frederick Zihlman, wife of a Maryland coneressu,an from, +.stIf,,