New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
GENERAL DENIAL
 ENDS TUB TRIAL
CaTrOlTS Witnesses Brand Joyce
 HaWIey'S Story False
SAY SHE WANTED MONEY
Intimate That Girl Who sat Nude in Bath Tub On stage Made yelled Threats to Color Testimony Unless She Was Well Paid.
She Was Well Paid.

Threats to Color Testimony Unless
 She Was Well Paid.
 New York. May 2f-Testimouy in
 the perjury trial Of Earl Carroll in
 connection with grand jury inyesd-
 gation Of his bath tub party ended
 early this afternoon when the de- l fense rested. The government rested l it's case yesterday
 As counsel summing up it was believed possible that Judge Cod 1 dard might charge the jury at the 1 present session. leaving CarroiPs fate
 in it's hands tonight.
 As the defense rested Herbert c. | Smyth, chief counsel for Carroll. moved for a directed acouittal. This was denied, as were his renewals of | previous motions to dismiss the rc- 1laining indictments against Carroll. | Two or the six original indict- . ments were dismissed yesterday on
 motion of L, s Attorney Buckner. 1 They referred 10 CarroPs testimony concerning q list Of guests at the party at which Joyce Hawlev. q , show girl is alleged to have served 1. ! liquor from bath tub in which sine . was seated unclothed. The remain . ing indictments refer to Carrou's grand jury testimony that no liouor was served at the party and that no ore occupied the tub. !
 Thomas Is Witness
 August Thomas, playwright. vas the first witness. He testified that . Carroll's reputation for vcracity was excellent,
 At the opening of testimony today the court room had somewhat the appearance of theatcr green room. i Carroll appeared with his wife sur rounded by eight comcly members of the chorus of his current show who were expected 10 be called as de- fen5e witnesses. Herbert C. SmHh. chief defense counsel, announced that after questioning Mr Thomas he would call Al Jolson, biack-iace comedian.
 You are one of our most fore most pIaywrights?" Mr. Thomas was asked
 Well I'm bit more modest rEan ! Mt 'obb, .r answered t'I tAuk . perhaps I've oeen more fortunate than 1 deserve"
 This remark referred 10 testimony of Irwin <. Cobb yesterday when he was called as d government witness. Asked if he was not one Of our fore most humorists Cobb replied that he was. at least, in his own opinion.
 Custodian of The Bath" 1:
 Chris Scaite Carrors assistant, II Was called to the stand and revealed himself as "custodian of the bath" at the Carroll bath tub party. He denied the charge Of Joyce Hawley , reputcd bath tub girl, that he had 1 offered her $35O to tell the grand l jury that no liquor was served at the { party. i
 On the contrary he said, Miss Hawloy had come to him and of- fcrcd 10 give him testimony desired if she was paid for it. She threaten cd he said, to give testimony detri- mental to Carroll if she was not paid.
 Under cr1ss-cNumination by '. $. ' Attorney Ruckncr. Scaife testified that he had charge Of the bath tub and that he had filled it about six times during the evening. He said he had not taken d single drink of It himself. II
 Mention Yelled Threats q
 The treasurer and assistant treas h lrer of the Earl Carroll theater V testified that they had heard Miss | Hawley make what they considered i yelled threats that she would give c adverse grand jury testimony unless $ she was given what she wanted. f.
 Miss Haw,ey. thinking she was tn q be fourth instead Of first witness, I kept the court waiting an hour and " 6 half yesterday. Meantime Irwin $, a Cobb testified that he attended tho e party and saw nothing Broadway would consider improper. When N Miss HaWley appeared a man said , to be her attorney ran 10 meet her c and exclaimed. "Oh, what a mess n you've made Of this trial" r
 Blame me" she retorted. has !, the trial started" Il
 "It's stopped already because O. $ you" he answered. "
 At inc thcarcr. she said Toma O ieni gave her a couple Of drinks F from the tub before sho got into tt. b 'They made me drunk she de- < olarcd. "I had To he feeling pretty il good 10 do a thing like that.' it
 Wore Only Chcmisc.
 She said she w,nJ on tho stage a wearing only q chcmisc and a pair ., of shoes, which she removed behind \ ! cloak before she stepped into inc Il inch and a halr Of yellow liquid in n the tub When mon lined mp for st drinks she cried. and tub was rolled e. off the stage. She got out after hay- ng been in tt about five minutes, u dressed, and returned 10 the stage, W still crying. Carroll sworc at her for q irving, she said. ID
 Asked about q suit she brought i, against Carroll for her money, she fl said: "I told Scaife Ca member of Harrors staft) I would drop my suit \ or $500, and he told mo he would ! give me $S5Q if ] would deny every