Evening star., 1933-02-05

huge sums of money and has a Whlte
wife who delights in talking back TO
Great White Father guardians VINO say Sic 10
. gold digger.
Jackson Barnett. 90-year-old Greek from tiie
Usage hills admits this in uncertain woios'
But in the same breath he hastens to add that
the old phrase 10, the poor Indian" mlght
apply to him if it hadn't been for his pale-lace
spouse who he says. has shown him how 10
enjoy money.
Jackson Barnett says this, and means il, IN
face of a United States Government charge
that his 5O-year-od wife, an old-tlmer at tIe
game of matrimony married him in 1920 just
to get hold of his fortune. But perhaps the
venerable Indian WHO received millions be-
cause black oil gushed out of his Oklahoma
land. doesn't comprehend the charges serious
ness.
For nearly l3 years now, ever since Anna
Laura SturgesS- Lowe, twice divorce, married
Barnett to climax what the Government as
serts was a "kidnaping" she, Barnett and his
money have been causing heap big trouble
Numerous court battles and even congress
sional investigation which threatened to be-
come capital expose. were staged Win Ilie
Barnetts in leading roles.
In one vigorous and probably last attempt
the Government, guardian OF the aged IN
dian last February in Los Angeles, Will seek
to prevent Mrs. barnett from participating IN
her husbands estate through her martial status.
Return to the estate of approximately $l.ooo'-
600, half of which Barnett gave to his WIFE,
also will be sought
The question of Barnett's mental capacity
to understand his marriage relations and his
ability to contract marriage, are to be deter
mined at this suit, also
While Government attorneys plan for prose-
cution of the action, Barnett and his white
wife living luxuriously in a palatial Los
Angeles mansion, emphatically state that they
resent the wrangling their finances and
attempts protect Barnett's fortune, estimated
to be in excess of $3, 900.
Barnett himself doesn't intend to be fool
He wants to spend as much wampum as he can
while he has his feet on solid ground because
he knows he can't take his millions to the
happy hunting grounds.
He wants to spend it while alive and enjoy
haircutS and ShaveS, smoke good cigars go to
motion picture shows and make daily visits to
his two saddle horses on his ranch in the Bev-
erly Hills district near Los Angeles, he says.
al WANT to spend all the money can now"
! says the aged Indian because can't do
anything with it after die. want to use 1t.
I want to spend it. And I'm going to spend
it,"
Despite the Federal charges, Mrs. Barnett,
peppery and attractive pictures herself
loving wife who takes her marriage seriously,
loving her husband for his own qualities and
caring little about his money except to keep 1t
out of the hands of "the same band that is
preying generally on the Indians who have
money"
I'm going to stick with Jackson SO long as
we both live and you can be sure that they're
not going to get anything away from either OF
US so long I am the job,' she says
'Why, they have even tried to kidnap and kill
U.s. but I have met them at every move"
Even if she did come from the fair-skinneo
race which made the redskins bite the dust,
Mrs. Barnett has made the aged Indian heap
good squaw, he indicates quite strongly.
my wife has my hair cut and keeps me
shaved" said Barnett, turning smiiingly around
to show that the iron-gray hair at the back OF
hts head was neatly clipped.
"She gives me plenty to eat, wear and smoke.
and like her fine" the Indian says.
aARNETT Is perfectly happy IN his 1sroom
~ home and heartily disapproves Of the Gov
esnnaents attempt to take care Of his affairs