Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15
MISS BOW PRESSES
EXTORT|ON CHARGE
Ex-SeCretary Tried to Get
SIPS, 900 for Love Letters,
Says Film Star.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, January 15.-Clara
Bow, the target c. examinations, chung
today to her role as prosecution wit
ness in the trial of her former secretary,
Daisy De Doe, on charges OF grand
theft.
Alternately sobbing and stamping a
foot while testifying the red-headed
actress yesterday sought to show Miss
De Doe stole $4,000 of her money and
attempted to obtain SIPS 900 from her
in an extortion scheme.
The flapper heroine of motion pic
lures seemed on the verge of hysteria
under searching questioning OF Miss De
Boe's counsel, Nathan Freedman.
she was my best friend" sobbed the
actress after an indignant outburst.
she was my best friend in the world.
I'm sorry to be crying, but I can't help
it," Then she daubed at her nose with
powder puff.
Recalled to Testify.
Miss Bow had been recalled to the
stand to testify concerning an alleged
attempt by Miss De Doe to obtain $685.
coo from her under pain of having let
ters and kilograms from the film flap
per's boy friends released to newspapers.
: Il asked Daisy, And you're not kid
ding me? Isn't it true that you're try
ing to shake me down for $l25,O0O? :
the actress testified.
On this point w. l. Gilbert. attorney
for the actress testified later Miss DE
Doe approached him In his Office last
November 3, stating she had some
papers of Clara's and no one could have
them unless the film actress paid
$125 900 and not cent less"
Miss Bow defended her latest "boy
f~fn nal
heated denials that he was at present
holding the position formerly held by
Miss De Doe.
Denies He Is Secretary.
HE didn't discharge Daisy" the
actress said with gathering anger when
questioned by Freedman.
Hes your secretary now, isn't hep"
asked Freedman.
He is not; it has been reported that
he is, but it is not the truth" snapped
Clara.
Bell, when called to the stand, ad-
mitted he was the author of kilograms
to Miss Bow containing endearing
phrases, and testified he had recovered
from Miss De Doe suit case filled with
similar kilograms and letters received
by the actress from admirers during a
period Of years.
wood bank, where Miss Bow kept ac
counts and safe deposit box, testified
Miss De Doe, a few days before her ar
rest on the grand theft charges, drew
$4,000 from Miss Bows. savings ac
count.
"She said Rex Bell wanted Miss Bow
to invest in some scheme she didn't
approve of and she was going to with
draw the money and place it in the safe
Nr11a Hloro
it," O'Dell stated.
Found Safety Box Empty.
ODell testified that when he exam
ined the safe deposit box at Miss
Bows request a few days later the
box was empty.
A 30-page statement of Miss De Doe
to a deputy prosecutor, made at the
time of her arrest, November 6, was
read into the records. In the state
ment Miss De Doe said she was en-
ployed by the actress some time in
January, 1929, and that some time
later, when ready to quit her position,
she was afraid to notify Miss Bow.
II didn't tell her." Miss De Boe's
statement read, because Miss Bow was
drunk. If 1 had gotten into an argu-
ment with her she would have tried to
kill me, because she tried it once be-
fore. wanted to get settled as quietly
as possible and keep Clara out of the
papers, because one more slam in the
papers and Clara is through in pic
lures"
In her statement Miss De Doe indi-
Gated an incinerator back of the Bow
residence became a tomb for ashes of
two dresser drawers full of love letters
and kilograms" She said she burned
the missives, because she didn't think
house"
Miss De Doe allegedly admitted in
the statement that she diverted $35 900
of Miss Bows money to her own use.