Evening star., 1934-06-19


bloodstains had been found in a
trunk in the apartment Of Ivan
Poderjay. held for questioning in
the disappearance Of Miss Agnes
Tufverson of the United States,
but the police did not Immediately
comment on the report.
BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, June 19.-Another woman
emerged today from the past Of Van
Poderjay, international Don Juan. as
police sought to draw from him q
solution of the strange disappearance
Of Agnes Tufverson, American lawyer
Nine. Zhivka, q slender blond,
brought forth documents in Belgrade
to show that she was divorced from
the Yugoslavian officer November 16,
l933-one month before his New
York marriage to Miss Tlfverson.
Eager for news of Poderjay, Nine.
Zhivka described him as unreliable
but charming" with women. She
said $4,000 disappeared from her
safety deposit box about the time
Poderjay left the country.
Six months after their marriage in
1926, she said, she discovered Poder-
jay was preparing to marry in Copen-
hagen. She prevented that marriage,
she said, by sending copy Of her
marriage certificate TO Poderjay's
Copenhagen fiancee.
Abandons Bigamy Story.
After q trunk and other property
belonging to the missing American
woman were found yesterday in
Poderjay's apartment here, he aban-
doned his story that his marrige to
Miss Tufverson was bigamous.
Police called for further explana-
tions of Poderjay's claim that he has
not seen Miss Tufverson since shortly
after their wedding. They expressed
belief she was dead.
(Authorities In England said the
finding of woman's torso and legs
in q trunk there apparently had no
connection with Miss Tufversons
disappearance, although they were
investigating the possibility
Two books belonging to the New
York and Detroit woman were founc
in the apartment. One was on the
art of love, the other on birth control
When first detained Poderjay saio
he and Miss Tufverson parted wher
she insisted that she accompany him
to England as a bride, although he
told her he had a wife there.
This was Susanne Ferran, the
woman he has been living with here
and who was arrested when the prop
erty was found.
Marriage" Not Legal.
Retracting his first story, Poderjay
said his marriage" to Miss Ferran ir
London was not registered and there
fore illegal, thus his wedding to Miss
Tufverson In New Yorks Little
Church Around the Corner was moi
q bigamous one.
Nine. Zhivka, In Belgrade, asserted
Poderjay was incapable Of committing
a serious crime, and blamed Miss
Ferran for his present trouble.
Vienna police awaited instructions
from New York as to what to do with
Poderjay. They said they could moi
hold him indefinitely unless he is
wanted in another country on def
mite criminal charge.
Miss Ferran told police poderjay
had assured her he had not married
Miss Tufverson but was merely a
good friend"
Books and Jewelry in Trunk.
Along with the trunk and books,
several articles of wearing apparel
and some jewelry identified as Miss
Tufverson's were found in Poderjay's
apartment.
Miss Ferran admitted she knew the
property belonged to Miss Tufverson.
It included a fur coat and half a
dozen dresses.
Police plan to question Miss Ferran
further in an effort to determine
whether she knew anything about
Miss Tufverson's disappearance.
Miss Tufverson's relatives last
neard from her in January when she
cabled she was going to India.
The trunk had been sought for
weeks, following reports it was in
Poderjay's possession when he left
New York and that he guarded it
jealousy on the passage to South
ampton.
Poderjay, said by Vienna police to
be wanted in connection with a
swindltng charge In Yugoslavis. ex-
pressed confidence Miss Tufverson
would appear when she learns that
he Is under arrest.
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