Evening star., 1932-05-16
M'LEAN SUIT TRIAL
DEFERRED FOR DAY
Completion of Another Case
Delays Action Against Wash
ington Post Publisher.

Justice Jennings Bailey of District
Supreme Court today deferred until to-
morrow the opening of the trial of the
suit of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean to
GUST her husband, Edward Beale Nc
Lean, publisher of the Washington Post,
as co-trustee of the estate of his father,
John r. Mclean, which includes the
Post.
The court continued hearing a vet
erans war risk insurance claim, which
has been on trial since Friday. and
which, the court announced, would con-
sumo the rest of the day.
Mclean Ill In Paris.
Neither Mrs. Mclean nor her hus-
band was in court this morning. Nc
Lean is reported i'll in Paris hospital,
but has assured his attorney, Julius 1.
Peyser, he will appear in the case if
his doctors will allow him; this in spite
of the fact that he has been adjudged
in contempt of the District Supreme
Court as the result of his efforts to
secure divorce in the courts of Riga,
Latvia, after having been enjoined
against doing so by the local court.
Arthur D. Marks, business manager
called for the plaintiff tomorrow. it was
toddJ Ny 1NCloOu 11dl IoOii
of Mrs. McLean's counsel.
Rose Davies, sister of Marion Davies,
famous screen star, who has been sub
poenaed by Mrs. Mclean, was not
among the plaintiffs witnesses who ap-
peared this morning as the trial was
scheduled to open. There were, how
ever, a large number of employees of
the Post, who, according to Mrs. Nc
Leans counsel, are to be the first wit
nesses.
The case Is expected to consume at
least a month in trial
In addition to Mr. Harrison, Mrs. Nc
Lean is represented by Frank J. Hogan
and Albert w. Fox.
Ransom Deal to Be Aired.
The Lindbergh ransom dealings be-
tween CASTOR B. Means and Mrs.
Mclean, in which the former is alleged
to have swindled Mrs Mclean out OF
more than 100000, and for which he
has been indicted by the District
Supreme Court, are to be aired In the
/ trial, Peyser announced today.
Peyser said he intends. through a
jeweler who is supposed to know about
additional money which was to have
been raised In the Means negotiations,
to bring out some details of Mrs. Nc
Leans dealings with Means.
Means probably will not testify for
at least a week, as Mrs. McLean's attcr-
neys expected it would take at least a
week to present the plaintiffs side OF
the case
The suit was entered into by Mrs.
Mclean in behalf Of her three children,
John R.. I'd; Edward B., jr., and Emily,
for whom she seeks to retain the Wash
ington Post property.
EmpIoye Sues Mclean.
Peter J. Reynolds, watchman and
caretaker at Friendship, who headed
the list of witnesses in behalf of
Mclean, summoned for the hearing of
the custer suit scheduled for tomorrow,
filed suit today in the District Supreme
Court against his employer to recover
81 300 for wages said to be due him.
Reynolds, who was described on the
subpoena as formerly of Scotland
Yard" tells the court that he worked
for Mclean from August /, $780, until
April /. 1882, at $l00 per month and
is entitled to have 81 300 from his en-
ployer. but has received only $500, he
says, leaving a balance due him of
81 800.
He is represented by Attorney Mat
thew J. O'Callaghan, jr.