Evening star., 1939-04-19
Directed Acquitta|
Denied Mrs. Rand|e;
Defense Goes Ahead
Two Doctors Testify
For Government in
Fuise Pretense Cuse

Mrs. Rosalyn Randle, on trial on
an indictment charging her with
false pretenSes, failed today in an
effort to have the case thrown out
of court.
Justice Jesse C. Adkins denied a
motion for a directed verdict made
at the close of the Governments
case, and the defense was prepared
to go ahead this afternoon.
Mrs. Randle is accused of taking
$500 from Mrs. Catherine H. Reed,
1881 California street NV, on the
alleged representation that she could
improve the mental and physical
health of the Woman's 19-year -old
son, Rufus Reed, then q student at
the University of Pennsylvania.
Doctors on Stand.
Testifying today for the Govern
ment was DR.. John E. Lind, senior
medical officer at St. Elizabeth's
Hospital, who told the court and
jury that he had made an examina-
ton Of Rufus and found him all
right" mentally and had no sui
eide complex" The Government
contends Mrs. Randle had claimed
the youth had such complex.
DR.. Watson Eldridge, X-ray spe-
cialist at st. EliZabeth's, testified it
was not possible for one to obtain
an X-ray photograph of the brain
without surgical operation. The
Government contends Mrs. Randle
advised Mrs. Reed that the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania authorities had
informed her about having a picture
of the young mans brain, showing
alleged malformation.
Mrs. Mary Nichols, 1868 Euclid
etreet NV, who formerly worked
for Mrs. Randle, testified that there
was no fight or argument when Mrs.
Reed asked for her $500 back from
Mrs. Randle.
John Drury of the State Depart
ment Passport Division said that he
had made a complete search of the
records to ascertain if Mrs. Randle
had been granted passport to
Europe, but was unable to find any.
The indictment charges that M. 5.
Randle told Mrs. Reed she had been
retained by wealthy family in
North Carolina to take an heir to
the island of Crete for treatment
proposed for the Reed boy. Mr..
Drury said that passport was nee
eSsary for the island of Crete, but
none was issued to Mrs. Randle.
J. P. Foley, assistant secretary of
the Commission on Licensure of the
District of Columbia, testified that
Mrs. Randle has not been licensed
to practice the healing art in this
jurisdiction.
Young Reed on the stand yester-
day declared that he did not know
that his mother had parted with any
sum OF money and was under the
impression that Mrs. Randle was
helping him in diet and to increase
his height.
TestifieS on Job Promise,
Further, he said, Mrs. Randle held
out the promise to him of getting a
job IN big brokerage firm in New
York City.
At the beginning of the cross
examination yesterday afternoon
Defense Attorney Robert H. McNeill
said that Mr.. Reed had conceded
that he had an inferiority complex
and needed treatment from any one
who could lift him out of his dejec:
ton and depression.
DR.. Robert A. Brotemarkle, In
charge of the psychological clinic
at the University of PENNSYLVANIA,
testified that he had never met Mrs.
Randle at scientific gatherings over
the Nation, although the Govern
ment says that she represented
herself as one of the leaders in
psychology in America.