Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27

was describing from the witness stand? Few
OF those who had known her in the past
thought so. The news of her confession was
especially appreciated by those Of her Kansas
City contemporaries whose childhood had
been soured by her near-saintliness.
Marion finally succeeded in bringing her
elusive lover to the altar in New City, New
York just three weeks before her child was
born. The newlyweds travelled to st. Paul and
there, in the greatest secrecy, the bride pre-
pared for her confinement.
AS soon as she was up and about again,
there arose the question of whether she was
to stay with her baby Susan, or move on
to Hollywood to fulfill a movie contract.
She testified that it was Eckstrom who pre-
vailed upon her to go, assuring her that it
would benefit Susan to be left in the doctors
care. He, on the other hand claimed that
she had needed no urging had callously for
saken the child in order TO nurse her reviving
career and for the next three years had shown
practically no concern for her welfare
These charges called forth Marions great
est display of emotion, Time and again she
professed the depth of her mother-love Her
career meant nothing in comparison with her
daughter, she said. The only reason she-kad
failed to see her more often that Eckstrom
had prevented it. He had kept Susan with him
in New York, where his work Law insisting
that his wife remain busy in Hollywood One
day, when she had made enough money. they
would all be happily reunited
She believed in this goal and worked to-
ward 1t until 1888 when Mr. Scotto after an
Eastern trip on which. at Marion's request
he had stopped in to see Susan reported that
the child. whom the mother herself had not
seen since birth, was cross-eyed, i'll and living
with Eckstrom and foster-sister in a small
apartment.
Marion thereupon rushed East tried un-
successfully TO get possession of Susan simply
by Selling her and then embarked on a two
year effort to accomplish the same end by
legal means. 1t was during this litigation that
Eckstrom introduced the names of the men
who had allegedly enjoyed his wifes favors
They included: Eric Rhodes an actor;
Scotto; John S. Keith Marion's 6O-year-old
New York attorney; Jean Sablon French
singer; the late Rusty Heinz; Arthur Rosen-
stein, Hollywood musician; Edgar Bergen
radio entertainer and an unidentified Los
Angeles physician.
Neither the New York referee who recon-
mended that Marion be given Susan's custody
for rEne months Of the year nor Judge Ingall
Bull, who just the other day gave Marion both
her divorce and full-tfme custody, found any
merit in these charges
1T is unfortunate that such charges should
have been brought without evidence 10 sub
stantiate them" declared the Judge Their
net result has been only TO injure the child
and 20 besmirch the reputation of the plaintiff
and injure her in her profession
Possibly he is right although similar
charges did not have any osuch effect in the
case of Mary Aston. The public rallied 10 Miss
Astor after her equally sensational divorce
trial and they may do the same TO Marion
But whether they do not the dose Of
medicine. which Nine. Schumann-H eink pre-.
scrbed and Mr.. Eckstrom spooned out has
made her more determined than ever before
TO become one of the worlds greatest singers
question now IL whether the same Bit
ter portion also gave her the resources TO
realize her determination