The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-24

uSIlleu giving 70 HeT. MATS. OhHii
said the bund leader placed 1t OF
her finger In August, 1888.
Mrs. Camp vigorously denied ties.
timoEy given earlier by Kuhn's as.
sociates that she was q "bund sym.
pathizer."
II knew nothing about IT," she
said.
Defense Attorney Peter L. r. Sab
batino took the witness under cross
examination.
She told Sabbatino that she had
visited Camp Nordland, operated by
the bund, with Kuhn IN May, 1898
and that she had visited other bund
camps. Kuhn once took her to the
German house" In Los Angeles, she
said.
Under Sabbatino's further ques-
tioning, Mrs. Camp said that she
had $500 to 5000 with her when she
went to Reno and that Kuhn had
given her $3.50 Of 1t TO 60 toward
moving her furniture 10 New York
later.
Other Addresses
Among her previous addresses
during the year and q half she was
separated from her husband, were
Westwood and Long Beach, Cal,
Mrs. Camp said.
She had an independent income
which made 1t unnecessary for her
to work, Mrs. Camp testified, but
denied she ever had given 5000 to q
bund member In Los Angeles, as
Sabbatino's question limited.
Mrs. Camp said she met Arthur
Robertson. member of District At
torney Thomas e. Dewey's STAFF, So
cially In Miami, Fla, and went
swimming and dining with him. She
knew him over period Of eight
weeks, she said but II was six days
after they met before she learned
Of his connection with Dewey.
Then. she said, he asked her ques-
tons about Kuhn and subsequently
Assistant District Attorney Herman
J. Mccarthy. prosecutor OF the case
visited and talked with her In Mi
ami.
Sabbatino demanded to know
whether she associated with McCar-
thy socially and General Sessions
Judge James @. Wallace snapped:
what difference does that make?
This trial isn't being held to crafty
your curiosity"
Not Socially
The defense attorney insisted,
however, and Mrs. Camp said she
did not go out" with Mccarthy So
cially but drove him places In her
automobile. with Robertson along.
She testified Robertson was about
49," and sabbatino asked:
WAS he there with his wife?"
He wasn't married." Mrs. Camp
replied.
Mccarthy visited Miami q second
time In September, staying several
days Mrs. Camp said. On his first
visit she gave him a letter from
Kuhn and after she came to New
Work in October turned over "all
the letters I had" she said.
Robertson accompanied her TO New
York, Mrs. Camp testified, and he
and Mccarthy took her to the Bre-
WORT hotel where she registered I'M
der q false name she could not re-
call.
She went TO the Berkshire hotel
next day, signing the register Betty
Lee" Mrs. Camp said, and later
moved to an apartment In Great
Neck, l.. l.. where she now resides.
Mrs. Camp said the state was pay
ing her living expenses but denied
Sabbatino's suggestion that she also
was receiving pocket money.
Sabbatino concluded his cross-ex-
animation at 1888 a. m. and a re-
cess was taken.
Defense Surprise
Sabbatino's announcement that
his case was concluded came as a
surprise after General Sessions
Judge James G. Wallace had re-
called the 42-year old "Bundesfueh-
rer" to the stand to answer a few
questions l have on my mind"
The judges questioning was brief.
He asked Kuhn. accused by the
state Of Incorporating Bund
money, whether the organization IN
1887 had adopted a resolution per-
hitting the leader TO sign checks.
Kuhn replied IN the affirmative
and said the resolution gave him
full authority TO write checks on
the Bund's account. He then left
the stand and Sabbatino announced
"the defense rests.
Sabbatino had been expected TO
call several minor witnesses. includ-
ing Bund accountants. in an effor.
to get the testimony back On Q sta
tisticai plane after q Thanksgiving
recess during which the jurors had
a full day In which to null over the
contents OF passionate love letters