Evening star., 1936-07-03

newspaper and was setting out on an
assignment)
A. Yes, he was known He had the
fame. All he didn't have was the
money.
@. You say he suggested reconcilia-
ton?
A. He may not have used the word
@. You said yesterday he suggested
reconciliation?
A. All right. then, he did
@. He was willing to go ahead and
you weren't. wasn't that it?
A. 1t hadn't caused him to suffer,
like it did me-
Called suddenly into conference after
Miss Frink took the stand today, the
principals and their attorneys engaged
in earnest conversation for nearly half
an hour, while a crowded court room
peered, giggled and waited for a re-
sumption of the testimony that has
brought out the s. r. o. sign since the
trial opened Wednesday.
Smart in a tailored white sharkskin
suit. Miss Frink resumed the stand TO
conclude her case in the court room
OF Circuit Judge Walter J. Labuy, who
is hearing the case without jury.
Miss Frink interrupted her own tes-
timony and signaled to her attorney,
Sam Golan. A recess was declared.
They went into conference.
;rly
Hayes. Macarthur and their attorney,
Jay Fred Reeve. joined Miss Frink's
lawyer.
Both the attorneys declined to an
nounce their purpose.
At the opening of the session At
torney Golan asked Miss Frink, a
week movie and stage reviewer
for the Chicago Herald Examiner
whether Miss Hayes performances
came under her professional scrutiny.
@. Do you have occasion to review
her plays?
A. Yes.
@. How did you treat them?
A. With the praise they deserved.
@. Did you review her movies?
A. All except one-when I was on
vacation.
@. What did you think about
them?
A thought she was very good
one of the best.
Q. Did you say so, in your column?
A. Yes.
Miss Hayes, demure in the same
blue taffeta suit she wore TO court
Yesterday, for the second day OF the
civil trial, listened with grave, visit
full expression.
Macarthur Looks Thoughtful.
Macarthur, a tanned, lean figure
sitting beside his second wife, looked
thoughtful.
It was magazine articles she read
about the Hayes Ma cArthur romance,
Miss Frink testified, which first i'm
pelled her to bring suit charging the
actress with stealing MacArthur's
love.
Golan asked:
@. When did you first see Mac
Arthur and Miss Hayes together?
A. In New York, in 1925. He came
in on a boat and she was down to
meet him.
That was the year Miss Frink's dl-
vorce from Macarthur was granted
and the year his first play. Lulu
Belle" went on the stage.
Brought Three Suits.
Miss Frink brought two suits, she
has testified. one in 1928, !hree years
after she married Macarthur, asking
separate maintenance, and then a Sec
ond in 1926, asking divorce.
But il was not until 1882, six years
later, that Miss Frink brought her suit
against Miss Hayes. Golan asked:
@. When did you first decide to bring
action against Miss Hayes?
A. When I read movie magazines ir
1892 and saw dates and looked up anc
realized what my attitude had been al
the time. and was very hurt.
| After she filed her suit for separate
maintenance, ending three years Of 6
nomadic married life which took then
to Cuba, California, New York, Chi.
cago and Boston, Macarthur tried te
make up," his former wife testified
Says Macarthur Called.
"He came to see me-" she said, land
offered the olive branch.
He came to my room and made
love to me-"
Nothing came of this wooing, how
ever. and in 1926 Macarthur himself
replied to her divorce suit with cross
bill. She had charged him with
cruelty. He charged her with deser-
ton.
@. Did you talk to him about it?
A. Yes. He said he was sorry he
made me angry, but he said Hell hath
no fury like a woman cross billed"
Failing to win her back, Miss Frink
said. Macarthur offered to give her
some memento of their married days.
He said I'D like to give you some
thing" she testified.
"I said, You can't give me an en-
sagement ring; it's too late for that "
Miss Frink testified yesterday that
Macarthur never gave her one.
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