The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
MARICNY MONEY
MATTERS TALKED
Statement OF Accused's
Spending Introduce
ed At Trial

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 2.-lR'-
A statement that Alfred de Marig-
nv spent more than 100000 of his
second wife's money was introduce
ed today at his trial for the muir
der of Sir Harry Cakes after an
earlier Crown witness drew a Sc
we're reprimand for changing his
testimony.
In Bahamas supreme court
session which started on a calm
note but soon developed one of the
most heated exchanges of the trial,
Banker John H. Anderson brought
out de Marigny's financial deal
ings with his former wife Ruth,
from whom he was, divorced short
ly before he wooed and won the
slain millionaire eldest daughter
Nancy.
Anderson, manager of the BAHIA
mas General Trust company, said
&c Marigny laid before him last
June-about month before Cakes
beaten and burned body as found
at his estate Westbourne-a finan-
cial statement showing his deal
ings with Ruth.
The statement showed, Anderson
said, that the defendant had receiv.
ed about $4,000 from Ruth since
1910. The banker said Marigny
told him that aside from some
property on Governors Harbor, he
had spent the last cent"
Anderson, friend of de Marig-
ny's, said the accused man asked
him OF try to comprise a SIPS, 0O(
suit threatened by Ruth. The sui
has not been filed, he added, anc
he has no knowledge of com
promise agreement.
The soft-spoken witness had tolc
Of learning of Sir Harry's deatf
about 10 a. m. July 8, and o.
seeking de Marigny to break the
news to him.
care you kidding?" he quoted
the good-looking sportsman as ask
ing, incredulously.
Anderson said he drove with de
Marigny to the cottage of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Newell Kelly, near West
bourne. While there, he said, DE-
Marigny left for about IS minutes
going in the direction of the Cakes
estate.
When de Marigny returned hi
said he thought he was going tt
be ill, and asked Anderson to drive
him to town. On the way, he tole
Anderson that Sir Harry had beer
beaten on the head and burned.
Both Crown and defense have
placed significance on de Marig
ny's 15-minute absence from the
Kelly cottage and of his descrip
ton of Sir Harry's wounds to An.
derson.
The prosecution's case rests
largely upon a fingerprint report
ed found on a bedscreen in the
death room, and defense question.
lg of Crown witnesses has sought
to suggest that de Marigny might
have touched the screen during
the period when he had left An
derson at the cottage.
1t he saw the body, the defense
has implied, he might we'll have
been upset and complained OF feel.
ing ill.
The description of the wounds,
the Crowns questioning suggested,
thoWed knowledge greater than
was possessed at the time by out
siders.
1t was testimony about the fin
serprint that touched off a sccId
ing by Chief Justice Sir Oscar
Bedford and shouted defense re
mlnder that more than one Crown
witness had told at the trial if
ferent stories from those they hac
given at a preliminary hearing.
While the testimony of Police
Corporal Cleophas Knowles, At.
torney General Eric Hallinan was
attempting to show that de Marig.
ny had no opportunity to touch
the screen once the body was
found. Knowles testified that while
ne was on guard July s and
de Marlgny did not get near the
screen. On cross-examination. he
admitted leaving his post for a
few mlnutes-While at the prelimi.
nary hearing he swore he remain.
ed constantly on guard.
Another error" shouted Asso-
clate Defense Counsel W. E. A.
Calender. 'The same as Cap.
tam Melchen and the other wit.
nesses."
Capt. E. W. Melchen of the M.
ami police and other witnesses
VINO testified at the preliminary
nearing that de Marigny was TAX
en- upstairs at Westbourne in mid.