The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-09
EX-'WWES' OF
JEAN HARLOW
MATE SOUGHT
Probe Past Life of Bern as
Blond Star Prepares
for Funeral.
MYSTERY IS DEEPENING
Complications Admitted by
Younger Brother of
Dead Man.
MYSTERY is DEEPENING
BY RONALD WAGNER
United Press staff COrrespondent

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 9.-As Jean
Harlow, glamorouS platinum blond
screen star, prepared today to at
tend the funeral of her husband,
Paul Bern, the mystery of his sui
eide was overshadowed by the even
deeper mystery of his past life-and
of the woman, or women, who were
part of it.
III be seeing you, DEAR" the
Silvery-haired actress told her movie
executive husband as she kissed
him goodby last Sunday nig;lt, less
than twelve hours before his nude
body was found before a mirror in
his palatial home.
Today she was to keep this rem
dezvous-She was to 'see him. in
the chancel of a cemetery chapel
her famous hair hidden beneath
dark wells, her languorous body clad
in widows weeds.
Mystery Is Deepening
She was to bid farewell to the
man nobody knew" though he was
her husband and the little confess
Sor of Hollywood"
The mystery of his past life
deepened today. Hollywood was
tense with rumorS concerning his
life, and the women who were re-
ported to have been his before the
ceremony which united him with
Miss Harlow
Coupled with this was the sud-
den, unexplained silence of Henry
Bern, younger brother of the bril-
liant film executive, who had flown
here to tear the veil of mystery
from his brothers death.
Although Bern had promised a
statement Wednesday night, Ger
tain complications" came to the fore
today to enforce his silence.
please don't ask me what these
complications are he said. Lets
just say that when they are
Strengthened out, will tell all"
Ex-"Wives' Are Sought
A report that more than one
woman figured in the life of Bern
before his marriage brought an en-
phatic denial today from Miss Irene
Harrison, his secretary.
The woman who was his business
conf1dant, who admitted she made
out the checks which supported an
other woman before his marriage
declared she knew this to be true
Current reports that Bern was
associated with two or more women
are wrong" she declared. MY po-
sition with Mr.. Bern prevents my
saying more than this, but I know
it to be true"
The secretary refused to disclose
the name of the "one woman" ano
said she did not know where she
is at present.
The reports of women in Bern's
life concerned one who his brother
Henry said had become "deranged'
and was supported in an asylum
and another who was said to have
lived in the Hotel Algonquin, New
York, as Mrs. Paul Bern" and tc
have received checks from the mo-
ton picture executive.
Bern was reported to have pro-
vided for one wife" in a will, and
for another" with insurance poll
cies. These reports came from an
eastern attorney and insurance
company official.
Motive Is Not Found
The New York woman of mys-
terry" was described as a blond, re-
firing, beautiful woman. The other
said to have been in Bern's life was
said to have been a gorgeous red
head.
AS the mystery of Bern's life and
romances began to unfold, authori-
ties made one final effort to dis
cover why he chose death to life
with his young bride. But after his
friends and servants, policemen and
doctors hads testified for two hours
q coroner's jury decided the mo
| tive uyaS undetermined 4"