Evening star., 1927-12-04
REMUS MAY NOT
GIVE TESTIMONY
81:
Appearance of Former Rum
King on Stand Now
Seen Doubtful.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, December 3.-Doubt
that George Remus would testify
crept into his murder trial for the
fsrst time today
1t appeared when George Connors
closest ally in the gigantic syndicate
which won Remus the title OF king
Of bootleggers," concluded four-hour
recital covering a two-year period
when into his former leaders ear was
poured steady stream of calumny
against the wife he slew Elm Eden
Park here last October 6.
Connors testified he first made
Remus aware of many OF the attacks
upon Mrs. Remus' fidelity, heard
others tell him tales new and old,
and, after each bit of tattling, saw
Remus give way to "outbursts OF
rage" which finally convinced him
his old leader was insane.
Tells of Plots.
Connors' testimony today concerned
alleged plots by Mrs. Remus and
Franklin l.. Dodge, jr., to slay Remus,
to have Remds deported, and to mulct
him of his Illicit liquor fortune.
There were other reports of Mrs.
Remus and Dodge together here and
there aboIt the country, and OF two
occasions when Remus. housed in the
same hotel sought to slay them.
Less than 10 minutes OF the court
session was left when direct examira-
tion of Connors was concluded with
his statement that "all these things
made me form the opinion that Mr..
RemuS was insane"
The prosecution seized upon the
brief interval with avidity. Hurting
questions at Connors in an accusing
tone and in a voice which at its best
rivals Remus' roar, Walter K. Sib-
bald, assistant prosecutor, hurriedly
built up a picture of Connors as
former bootlegger, an ex-convict, a
man still in the whisky business who
haa resorted to the subterfuge of legal
possession to get whisky into the H.
legal market, and the associate of
bootleggers.
Sibbald fought strenuously to send
the jury away TO its day and half of
inffnurement with something fresh in
Its mind other than the doloriouS. mis-
treated and insane love slayer Remus
had been pictured by Connors.
Appearance i'm Doubt.
eat least all of Monday" replied
Prosecutor Charles P. Taft. I'd, when
asked how much longer cross exam
ination of Connors would require.
@We shall make 1t very thorough
upon the assumption that Remus will
not appear as witness"
II cannot say for sure now" Charles
H. Elston, co-counsel with Remus.
said about Remus' appearance as a
witness. 1t was the first time he had
watered from a positive statement
that Remus would follow Connors,
after which the defense soon would
rest fits case.
I'VE could have rested two or three
days ago" he said. II am not In full
charge of this case"
he recalled that he was called upon
to make the defense's opening state
ment upon 10 seconds notice." and
added that anything can happen at
any time"
Taft today expressed conviction that
Remus would not be a witness. It
was HIS plan to use Dodge, he said,
only In the event the trend of the
defense's case made it necessary.
Dodge Worked on Case.
Dodge, former Department of Justice
worked up the case which sent crash.
ing Remus' bootleg kingdom. After
the dethroned king of Bootleggers"
was sent to the penitentiary. Dodge
was alleged in the defense's opening
statement to have begun an association
with Mrs. Remus which drove Remus
insane.
Cross examination Of Connors
brought out that while Remus de.
serted the law to turn bootlegger,
Connors left the internal revenue serv-
Ice Tor the same purpose. Connors
denied Blanche Watson had been or
was in the bootlegging business.
Connors, Miss Watson, Remus and
George Klug. who drove the death car
the morning Mrs. Remus was slain,
were alleged by the State to have
conspired to kill Mrs. Remus and to
nave appointed Remus executioner.