New Britain herald., 1929-11-19
Principal In River Death Remains Mystery Woman

Pointc a La Hache, La, Nov. 19' (P)-A mystery novel in herself that's lone Orde.
 or women who lately have risen from oDscurity to pique the public curiosity, none has kept herself within shroud Of secrecy with more success than this ultra mod orn product, central figure in the investigation of Jack kraft's death.
 This black haired, green-cyed girl has Dafflcd experts on feminine psychology shrewd detectives and even her own mother.
 She landed here October II. riddle woman. A month later she still was that: as the curtain slowly lifted on her past, the enigma 6cepened.
 She has clunG 10 spoken lines with the skill ot a trained actress. Shc Uithstood, immoNable, the rig ols Of third degree, the pleadings of a priest Of her church and of her distyaught mother, and not once did she talter in those lines. Her prosecutors, who tried to break down her story, she drove to eN- asperation by boldly enactng her role on the witness stand with threat Of perjury dangling before her.
 From the witness stand she open ly smiled at John McGouldrick, ships officer, about-town type, indicted on a murder charge in connection with the death of young Kraft in what the prosecution con- tends was fight over the girl She was determined 10 defend him, then, she said, 10 marry him.
 That might well be the picture Of a woman of the world but in her antics out of court she has presented herself in quite another light
 She has been viewed romping in glec at tag" with youngsters in the iailyard and chasing baby chicks to the disgust of ruffled hen
 What is your name?" believed tAl' hIoAt Ut llAct l4'N III NO Obl ts Tone Marie Gloria Gay Powell Rouzcr Ordo" she replied sweetly
 She explained her maiden name was Marie Gloria Rouzer; that she became Gay Powell on her mar riago to British actor in France, and used lone Orde on sketches she made.
 Twenty years old now, lone was reared in France. She left New York early in Octo- Der with Jack Kraft, a press room employe with other ambitions and bent for travel. Aboard the ! steamship Creole, they found their 1 total capital was less than s25. They planned to tarry while in New Orleans, then hitch-hik to l the Pacific coast, sketching and writing, It was an idea they had.
 Aboard the ship the girl met John cGouldrick. suave second of { fCer.
 The night of October II. drama, full details of which have not been established, was enacted on the boat. The climax came when the lookout called:
 Man overheard"
 Rescue failed.
 When the Creole reached New Orleans the log told of Jack kraf' committing suicide. The story wa' accepted by authorities. A few days later Kraft's body was washed
 ashore. A bullet hole through hi
 heart was found.
 The girl was arrested with sam my Epstein, second steward Epsteil entered the jail here as it's first oc cupant since last spring.
 Both he and the girl maintained Kraft had jumped overheard. Then. the day the Creole started on the return voyage, the girl scrib blcd a note to McGouldrick, eNpres sing her love for him.
 McGouldrick was arrested wher the boat reached New York anC
 taken to the Pointe a la Hache jail , He said he had no intention of mar rying the girl.
 , For weeks Ione's identity wa
 sought She insisted her true nam
 was lone Ordc. Then someone founc