Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
MRS. CHAPLIN PUTS
lAL|MONYUP TOU.S.
income Tax Liens BaIk At
tempt to CoIIeCt--AskS
: Blair to Aid Her.
Ry the Associated Prnss-

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, January 21.-Lita
Grey Chaplin tugged in vain at the
purse strings of her screen star hus
band today in an effort to collect $14.-
600 temporary alimony and attorneys
fees, while the greater parts of the
Chaplin fortune to be uncovered since
her divorce petition was filed turned
up on the other side of the continent.
The scene of activity shifted to New
York last night when it became known
that the Government had filed income
tax liens against Chaplin for more
than $1,550,000 and that Chaplin
was reported to have withdrawn half
a million dollars from a New York
bank a few minutes before Federal
authorities tied up his accounts.
Mrs. Chaplin Baked.
So far Mrs. Chaplin, who alleged
her husband had a fortune of SIC 000,-
900, has been baked at every turn to
collect alimony. Although Superior
Judge Walter P. Guerin yesterday or
dered the receivers of Chaplin's prop
erty here to pay her the S14.4 400, in
come tax liens filed by the Govern
ment here tied up available funds
amounting to $1,000 and she was pre-
{ vented from collecting. Her attorneys
appealed to the commissioner of inter
nal revenue at Washington to lift the
lien here so the alimony might be
paid.
Informed that Chaplin had allegedly
! withdrawn 100000 from the Bowery
and East River National Bank in New
E York, the receivers here pointed out
that their information showed he had
only little more than $4,000 to Is
credit there-$3,0 13.99 in his own
name and SAFEST to the credit of the
Charles Chaplin Film Corporation.
Deposits in New York.
Only one of the bank balances, as
reported by the receivers, showed
anything near the half -million-dollar
mark. This was a balance of $479 .433
in the Guaranty Trust Co. of New
York deposited to the credit of the
Charles Chaplin Film Corporation.
The Regent Film Co.. another of
Chaplin's enterprises, had balance
of $284,61 in the Guaranty bank.
Accounts in other banks were reported
sto be small, but the aggregate as re-
ported by the receivers was $4,000.
Lyndol L. Young, chief counsel for
Mrs. Chaplin, said he expected the
internal revenue commissioner to act
favorably on the request to lift the
lien on the SIT 900 here so Mrs. Chap
Chaplin left Los Angeles for New
York shortly before the divorce petit
ton was filed.
Sees Temporary Setback.
In case the revenue department |
fails to act favorably, Young declared |
the setback in collecting the alimony |
would be only temporary, since Chap |
lin must post the required 81 000, 600 |
bond releasing the properties or pay |
the liens. Failure to do either would |
result in the properties being seized /
and sold to satisfy the Governments |
claim
In the meantime Chaplin's Difficult. |
ties with the Government over the
payment of income tax has increased |
A new blow was struck at him yes
terday when internal revenue officials /
here filed an additional tax lien
against the Charles Chaplin Film Cor
poration for 0,056.74 on corporation |
income returns for 1925. Liens total 1
Ing S1,133, 1921 previously were filed Il
against the actors estate on his per- /
sonal income returns for the years /
1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924.