Evening star., 1928-01-27

Nuu worth OF leWelry from Mrs. Rose
BurSen in 1928. The Jury deliberated
less than an hour He will be sem
fenced February s.
SPECIAL Dlspstch To The Star.
NEW YORK. January 27.--Mrs Vir-
ginia Cameron Martin of WASHINGTON
returned 10 the witness stand III Gen.
eral Sessions Yesterday and finished
tellins her part of the story of Baron
Beaverhrook" and his quick courtSh,ps.
II was on Mrs. Martin. apparently
that Robert Whitman. on trial for
grand larceny, used his most Winning
ways Also he employed his most hieh-
sounding alias" Baron Beaverbrook. ''
He won her hand III marriage in 90 days
the witness said. and then vanished on
the wedding night with S3Sooo of her
savings.
He gave me diamond bracelets and
ciearet cases studded with diamonds. "
said Mrs. Martin They were marked
with the initial B / insisted on his
telIins me Just who he WAS and finally
ne told me he was Baron Rocverbrook.
travelling incognito. The B he told
me. mean; that the Jewels were his
mothers given 10 him when she died
thought he must think lot OF me
giving me his mothers iewelry"
Saws She Gave $1,000.
She then told how she had drawn
nine 81 600 bills from her bank and
had given them to him as her share
OK 100000 home he told her he
would buy. Then she gave him 5000
II bonds. which he said he would in
vest for her in something more 10 her
advantage
I never saw him again after the
Wedding" she said.
The jewels given to Mrs Martin are
some Of the 100000 worth which the
prosecution charged the defendant took
from Mrs. Rose Burkin of this city
after courtship which did not. how
ever. end in marriage Mrs Martin re-
turned them 10 Mrs Burkin when she
learned this after Whitman's arrest in
81. Louis. She has since had her mar
rage TO Baron Beaverbrook" annulled
Mrs. Burkin, who was on the stand
the cay before. was croSs-eXamined yes
teroay morning. She objected 10 the
questions put by John P Booth. de-
fense attorney. and furnished severaI
gigsles py her tactics She even re-
fused 10 tell how many children she
had hao- She is divorce. and is said
70 oe grandmother.
Mrs Martin, in her turn. followed
Mrs BuTkin's lead when Mr.. Booth
tried 20 find out where she was born
and how many times she had been
married
Just pardon me i. / don't answer
these questions" the woman said. Go
ahead with your other questions. please
Il oont have 10 answer these"
Judge Allen ruled that she did have
%. however. and the facts came out
one by one-that she had been born
IN Tennessee and had been married
three times before she met Whitman
Prosecution Rests Case.
After testimony By a detective who
ngured technically in the case Murray
Brant, son-in-lav Of Mrs Burkin. was
recalled for few more questions. and
then the prosecution rested
Two witnesses were called By the de-
fense before adjournment One was
Miss Anna c. Lyons. sienographer,
who took down testimony OF Mrs
Burkin when she appeared before the
Gcense commissioner in a proceeding
concerning her Jewels and their in
si1rance The testimony was introduced
through Miss Lyons. Chiefly II showed
that Mrs. Burk;n had told a story
different IN some respects from the
one she told from the stand None Of
the varying points is believed material.
however
The second witness vas Patrolna n
Joseph Daily. who had interviewed Mrs.
Burkin shortly after Whitmar's dis
appearance. He sai6 she had told him
she had planned TO 20 round the world
with Whitman.
The defense may be completed today
and possibly the jury viii retire late in
the afternoon.