The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
CLARA BOW WEPT IN THE WITNESS
 BOX YESTERDAY
She Apologized to Her Friends for Those Tears, But Was Vehement in Her Testimony

Los Angeles, Jan 15.-UP)- Rex Bell, one of the men who wrote stirring love notes to Clara Bow. neither discharged nor succeeded Daisy De Voc as her secretary, Miss Bow wants the world to know.
 With tears for which sch apolo- sized to her fans in the crowded courtroom and vehemence for which she apologized to no one, Miss Bow testified late yesterday at the trial of Miss De Voc. the former secretary whom she charged with ''robbing her right and left"
 Attorneys for the defense planned to-day to recall Miss De Voc to the stand to hear more of the story of Miss Bows boy friends, of her love notes. of the $350.000 she spent in IS months, and of the money and articles which the secertary was charged with having appropriated to her own use.
 Miss Bows defense of Bell was given after Defense Attorney Nathan Freedman hinted that the cowboy actor not only visited the Bow home frequently but sort of took charge while there.
 As a matter of fact, Bell dis charged Miss De Voc, didn't he?" asked Freedman.
 He didn't" snapped Clara. "I fired her myself because she wasn't honest"
 Well, he's your secretary now isn't hep
 He is not, I know it has been printed that he is, but 1t is not the truth"
 Tlle actress burst itno tears as she was asked if Bell had been delegated 10 confer with represe entatives of an insurance company which had paid her $750 for a watch assertedly lost, but which she later found.
 She was my friend-the only friend I had in the world. I'm sor- ry I'm crying. I'm crying. I can't help it," she apologized. looking at her fans instead of at the judge or jury.
 Doesn't Bell live on Bedford Drive?" Freeman continued. Miss Bow lives on that street in Beverly Hills.
 How dare you!' exclaimed the witness, then she cried some more.
 Miss Bow said that when Miss De Voc asked for her job back she accused her of making a demand for $125,00O for telegrams and letters she said she possessed. and that Miss Le Voc admitted making the demand.
 "Yes, my best friend: that was the way she answered me-" and the red haired actress again was on the verge of tears. She dabbed at her nose with a powder puff and went on.
 'I said: Listen. Daisy, are you kidding me? After all the money you have stolen from me, and af- ter trying to get $125,O00 out of me for the return of my letters and telegrams, you want your job back'?"
 A 30-page statement assertedly made to Blayney Matthews. inves- tigator for the district attorneys of flee, was admitted to evidence. In it. Miss DeVoe revealed that her duties as secretary included burning letters to the star from male ac- quaintances.
 The letters and telegrams were from Harry Richman. night club owner. Dr Earl Pierson, Texas physician, Gary Cooper and Bell, 1t was revealed.
 "Clara didn't want me to burn them," the statement said. When l first went with her, l burned Gary Cooper's letters and the others. I didn't want them laying around the house."
 Miss Devoe later testified that she had burned only Cooper's letters and had kept those from Pierson, Richman and Bell.
 Questioning by Matthews. the statement showed. developed that Miss Devoe had assertedly taken more than $35, ,000 from the actress personal account.
 How much money have you drawn out of that account of Miss