The Washington times., 1938-04-20

: The papers, according to vii
liam Rains, one Of Coogan'S
attorneys in the actors fight fol
an accounting from his mother
and stepfather of the $4,000, ,00C
estate, purport to show thai
guardianship papers acquired BY
Mrs. Coogan, now Mrs. Arthur L
Bernstein, in June, 1922, were
later voided.
She and Jackie's father, the
late John H. Coogan, sr., appeared
| in superior court six months
afterward and declared they in.
tended to establish a trust fund
for the preservation of Jackie's
money.
!. WILL FILE AFFIDAVIT
An affidavit was to be filed
today, Rains said, in which he
will recount answers made in the
deposition given by Mrs. Bern
stein Monday wherein she denied
that she and Coogan, ST., ever in
tended to establish the trust fund
for their son.
Meanwhile Jackie issued stout
denials Of his mothers charges
that he was a bad, bad boy"
He recounted an incident
wherein he drank too much, which
he said apparently led his mother
to describe him as a bad, bad
boy" but pointed out that he and
his father laughed it off, and
that he never took a drink since
FAILED IN STUDIES
while was at school, Santa
Clara University" he said, II
failed in my studies. felt
pretty bad about that, and
came home one night a little
drunk. Is that such a sin? Dad
didn't say anything about it
that night, but the next day we
got together and he scolded me.
"Afterward, he laughed about
1t and it was just a huge joke
to him and myself. resolved
not to drink any more and a
few days later went to a priest
and took the pledge. I haven't
had a drop since"
AS the six-foot young man, who
as a child of four became world
famous when he appeared with
Charley Chaplin in 1.-THE Kid,
made these denials, his mothe,
filed an answer to her sons de
mand for an accounting of the
81, 100000 he earned in film work
PENNILESS NOW
Coogan alleges that his mother
and Stepfather, Arthur Bernstein
refused to give him any of tn,
fortune, most of which had beer
promised to him by his late father
John H. Coogan, ST., who wa
killed in an automobile accident IL
1885. He declares he is pennies
as result.
In answering Coogan's demand
for an accounting, Mrs. Bernstein
claimed that because the elder
Coogan died leaving his entire eS
tate to her, Jackie has no claim OF
the money.
The will Of Coogan, ST., be
queathed all of his property tt
his wife, with the provision that
should she die before him the
estate would be liquidated and set
in trust funds for Jackie, and an
other son, Robert.
DENIES TRUST FUND
When informed that his mothe,
denied a trust fund had beer
promised him, Coogan snortec
and said:
"she certainly did promise
it, and I have evidence to prove
it. And we have had many talks
about my financial affairs since
I became 81"
Betty Cradle, pretty blonde film
Starlet and wife Of Jackie, ha.
pledged complete support of "Tht
Kid"
II am standing by Jackie in
everything he does. think he
is right in this action" she de-
clared.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
Unlucky in Love So She Turned CrooI
to Rob Bachelors. The Police of Man
chester. England. Had a Hard Tim,
Catching the Thief, and the Quiet BE
spectacled Landlady They FINAL!
Nabbed Didn't Look Like q Criminal
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