New Britain herald., 1927-05-12
MAID TESTIHlES
 IN KELLY TRIAL
&ys Dorothy nackaye Was
 Often With Him

Los Angeles. May 12 R-Dorothy Mackaye, actress. became the center of renewed interest today in the trial of her admirer. Paul Kelly. screen actor, for tho murder of her hus- band, Ray Raymond. musical com- edy star. Miss Mackaye faced the prospect of taking the witness stand not only to testify against Kelly, but also to defend her own name.
 The new turn in the story of tho bare knuckle battle in Hollywood which culminated in death. came when it was made known that Miss Mackaye would be called to the stand immediately after the question ing of Charlotte Ethel Lee. negro maid in the Raymond home. who witnessed the fight, Is completed The maid turned out to be the un- willing witness against Miss Mack aye.
 From the witness stand yesterday the maid told the jury that Kelly, in Raymond's absence from the city during tour of the musical comedy in which he was starred. brought Miss Mackaye home almost nightly from the theater where she was ap- bearing in "The Dove" There were many times" the maid hesitatingly admitted that the actress did not re- turn home at night.
 Throughout the investigation of her husbands death following a battle with Kelly, which the screen juvenile has admitted was over the affections of the actress. Miss Mack aye has staunchly declared her friendship for Kelly was "clean and noble" and that she had refused the demands of Raymond that she give up this friendship.
 The maid still was under cross ex- animation at the adjournment of the court. but attorneys said her testi- mony probably would be completed soon after court opens this after noon.
 Miss Lee gave the jury an almost low-by-blow account of the battle, during the recital of what she des. cribed as one-sided fight between the film actor and the 50 pound lighted musical comedy star. Kelly sat with his head bowed. Her &C., count was similar to that which she previously had given the police. tell ing how Kelly held Raymond with ono hand while he beat him in the face with the' other.
 Raymond. she said, was knocked down several times and once Kelly pounded his face while he held the smaller man on the floor. She told of pleading with Kelly not to hit Raymond because he was i'll and of helping the stage actor to his feet after repeated knockdowns. A
 After the fight she bathed Ray mond's head and face which she said was swollen on the left side. The left eye was almost shut and his mouth was cut and bleeding.
 The nexts morning she saw him again. unconscious and laying on the bedroom floor. having fallen from his bed. A doctor was called and Ray mond was taken to the hospital where he died three days later.
 Miss Mackaye was not in the court room while her maid testified. Early in;,the morning session the actress became i'll while Dr. A. F. Wagner. county autopsy surgeon was describ- ing in detail the injuries Raymond received in the bare knockle battle with Kelly and which the prosecu- tion contends caused his death. Wag- ner stuck to his previous story that Raymond had died as result of a hemorrhage caused by the beating.
 Kelly. however. seemed much af- feoted by the maids story. Ere quently he flushed or paled and when she told of telephoning to Mrs. Raymond at his apartment he wiped precipitation from his forehead.