Evening star., 1934-06-22
MYSTERY BLOND
| |NPODERJAY LOVE
Third Woman Enters Probe
in Disappearance of
Agnes Tufverson.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June ga myster-
ious blonde was mentioned by police
today in the chronicle Of Ivan Poder-
jays life and loves.
Capt. John H. Ayres Of the Missing
Persons Bureau said police here be-
lieve Miss Agnes Tufverson. the bril-
liant corporation lawyer who disap-
peared shortly after she was married
to Poderjay, was in this country-alive
or dead
OF the blond woman, police had
little t oSay. They did not identify
her, but she had visited Poderjay at
his Manhattan apartment, they said
representing herself as his sister-in-
law.
The blond is the third woman, In
addition to Miss Tufverson, which au-
thorities have mentioned in their
search for the complete story OF Pod
erjay's activities in this country.
Three letters written by Miss Tuf-
verson were brought forward today
like words from a tomb, to refute
Capt. PoderjayS defense that theirs
was a marriage of convenience.
The letters showed that Miss Tuf-
verson planned to abandon her career
in America and to spend the rest OF
her life abroad with the Yugoslavian
soldier of fortune.
Encouraged by this disclosure, po-
lice strengthened their case of circum-
stantial evidence against Poderjay-a
case lacking only the body to support
a murder charge.
Vienna Authorities Impatient.
From Vienna came protests against
the prolonged imprisonment of Poder-
Jay and the warning of Viennese au-
thorities that they must release the
man soon unless a specific charge Is
lodged.
In one letter. dated December 8
four days after her marriage and IL
days before she vanished-Miss Tuf-
verson wrote to Miss Helen Havener
of the Saturdays Children Club de-
clining an invitation to be a director
of the club, and saying:
II am leaving the latter part OF
next or the week thereafter for Lon
don, England, as I expect to live the
rest of my life there"-this in con-
trast to Poderjay's story that they
married only that she might not be
spinster and planned to part soon
On the same day Miss Tufverson
wrote to the board Of directors of the
New York County Lawyers Associa-
ton:
1T is with regret that present my
resignation as a member of the New
York County Lawyers Association, to
take effect December 81. 1888"
Urged to retain the membership
which she had held seven years, Miss
Tufverson wrote again December IL:
The only reason for my resignation
is that I am leaving very shortly for
London. where I expect to reside in
definitely"
Activities Pieced Together.
Capt. Ayres. weaving the net
tighter about Poderjay. completed a
chart of the activities of the self
styled officer and his bride from De-
cember 20 to 22-the vital days in the
investigation.
On December 20, Capt Ayres said
Poderjay bought sedative powders and
200 razors.
That evening. Poderjay and Miss
Tufverson went to a Hudson River
pier and then returned to their apart
ment, where Flora Miller-Miss Tuf-
VERSIONS maid and the last to see her
alive-found the couple sorting
papers.
Come back tomorrow" Miss Tuf-
verson told her. NO. come day after
tomorrow" interjected Poderjay. The
maid left-and Miss Tufverson has
never since been reported seen.
On December 81. Poderiay hurried
from the apartment, bought a trunk
large enough to hold a body" and
trundled it personally into the room
Poderjay Rides With Trunks.
On December % Poderjay called
for building attendants to come "at
once" for his luggage. He rode with
the trunks In a truck to the steam
ship, where one trunk was placed in
his cabin-a sea-level cabin with an
outside portfolio.
That day Poderjay sailed alone with
four trunks. Police are awaiting a
report from Scotland Yard as to the
number of trunks he had when he
landed in England.
Until the evidence warrants a mur-
der charge. the district attorneys Of
flee cast about for other means OF
holding Poderjay-of returning him to
American justice.
Assistant District Attorney James