The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-09
q o N TIN u E n
Conspiracy Trial
May End Today

W0y 1NU AUOAy
legged visit to the ponselles In Ney
York"
"opera stars are guarded Il closel,
as the president. How did he knov
who the women were that introducet
themselves as the Ponselle sisters
Maybe they were Ponselles. Ther.
are probably 500 Ponselles in NAV
York"
Murray also whipped at the testi.
mony Of Mrs. dermaine Boehm o,
FARGO. former stenoerapher Of Wrirht
who testified she had taken the stste-
ment of Schultz and that It had been
repeated to Schultz pararranh by
paragraph and completely read 81 hin
after It was completed.
IT he (Wrieht) had asked her Ia
take 1 peanut and wheel It around the
block with 4 crowbar, she'd do it,
Murray said Is he told the Jury that
Mrs. Boehm was completely domin-
ated BY Wright"
Donald Murtha, assistant q. 8. dis
trict attorney, had opened areunents
for the government with . review and
analysis Of the indictments against the
four men, the testimony heard and
the evidence introduced. He called It
. perfect chain proving beyond "the
shadow Of doubt" that the indicted
quartet had conspired to defraud the
Ponselle sisters, Lucrexia Bori and
Lily Pons.
EmphaslDes Advice
Neil Cameron, counsel for Fowler,
in his argument emphasized Nowler,s
testimony that he had advised Larson
not to attempt anything illegal but to
place his claim against Clarence Alva
Anderson, purported foster son Of
Rosa Ponselle. In the hands Of an At
torney or collection agency. Genesis
Of the extortion plot, the government
had contended, was Lafson's desire to
collect 1900 he had loaned Anderson
10 procure his freedom from prison
on Andersons promise he would have
Rosa Ponselle pay the debt.
Koteros was called . "phystcal. men
tai, financial and social wreck" BY his
attorney. J. A. Hyland. Hyland as-
serted koteros could not poaaDly nave
had guilty knoWledee q the alleged
conspiracy 70 extort because he never
left Buffalo. never met any Of the
other defendants personally.
Hyland emphasized That Koteros was
not On T1el lof sendlne oneene mas-
Ter through the mails. tnat the Grip
pied New York man already has been
punished Tor that offense.
Scott Cameron, counsel Tor Larson,
alone remained 70 oe nearo N dHect
argument Delote ren0tte1 were scneo-
weo. Il
Only TWO OF the 1our man charged
wtsn consplfins 70 extort money rom
ROSA ana Catmela fonselle. Lly rons
ana Lcfe1a 6oei Of Mettopoitan
Opera company 3ame were placed on
the stand by theiF attorneys.
Schultx ana Fowler testnieo WnAe
Larson ana kotefos remained mute.
One Of the highAshts of the Gay
which passed virtually un.n0sced
was the attempt OF tho defense %
force the appearance o. the Foneene
sisters as witnesses. A demand naa
been served on =. ". lAnef. y. =.
district attorney, to produce the
eolden-voiced singers.
LAnier counter.attacked by VIM
ming admtssion - evidence o. pnoeo-
graphs Of the Ponselles obtained the
day before Thanksgiving ana den"
titled IN court Wednesoay oy . VIZ.
ness ~ exact likenesses q the ssers.
Ovof-kules Demana Il
Later Judge Donohoe over-r0leo
the defense demand and what had
the makings OF the most dramatic
incident Of the trial passed.
Vehemently and EN- phi hatically
Schultz under direct examination by
his counsel. ]. K. Murray, cAteRor1cally 1