Evening star., 1943-10-24
Nancy de Marigny
Shows Strain Of Trial
As Mother Arrives
BY the Associated Press.

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Marigny still grinned confidently
while his attorneys spared expertly
with witnesses summoned to connect
him with the Staying last July of Sir
Harry Oakes, who owned one of the
worlds greatest fortunes.
Barred from the courtroom be-
cause she will testify later for the
husband in whose innocence she has
faith, Nancy has had to wait outside
while the trial proceeded through
the first week OF sensations.
Heart-breaking Disappointment.
Then came heart-breaking dis
appointment today, when she hur-
ried to the airport to meet her
mother, Lady Eunice Cakes. who
flew from the United States to
testify next week against the SON.
in-law she blames for the family's
troubles.
Not knowing that Nancy was COM
ing to greet her, Lady Oakes hurried
through customs and left by side
door while her red-haired daughter
watched for her in the waiting
room. Tears were in Nancy's eyes
when she learned that her mother
already had gone
Nancy has been distressed by wide
spread rumors of an estrangement
between her and Lady Oakes, and
with solemn face she told of a great
love for her mother.
The young wife went to bed be-
fore dark last night, feeling unable
to join her friends at a planned
gathering at the home of Baron
and Baroness George of Trolle. She
has foregone daily luncheons at
hotel when she received a report
OF the mornings court events from
Raymond c. Shindler, private de-
tective employed to help try to free
her husband.
Criticism Hurts.
1T caused criticism for me to
lunch there" she said, "and criticism
| hurts"
In the sixth session of the biz
courtroom drama, the Crowns pros
ecutor drove home his main point of
the day with the testimony Of
police lieutenant.
1t. John Douglas told of guarding
De Marigny last July 9 while the
investigation was in progress, and
quoted the accused man as saying
at the time:
Sir Harry, the old -, should
nave been killed, anyhow"
But to the obvious enjoyment of
De Marigny, Defense Counsel w. Z.
A. Calender made 1t. Douglas ad-
NIT that some of the other remarks
he attributed to the defendant might
not have been as damaging as they
were first pictured.
In telling about the conversation.
which took place about eight hours
about De Marigny was arrested, 1t,
Douglas had quoted the accused
man as asking whether a man
could be convicted in an English
court if the murder weapon was
not found" and whether a man
could be convicted on circumstantial
evidence"
ASSiS SAOSCly 0ucSLlOneQ,
Mr.. Calender inquired whether
the questions did not follow a dis
cussion of another criminal case.
I don't remember" said 1t.
Douglas, but 1 don't deny it,"
Under the circumstances, was il
unusual for Mr. De Marigny to ask
those questions?" Mr.. Calender
asked, pointedly.
There was nothing unusual"
came the reply.
Mr.. Calender pressed forward
with his questions:
Wasn't it you, and not Mr.. De
Marigny, who remarked that Sir
Harry Should have been killed, any,
way?"
Il deny that retorted 1t. Douglas.
The accused said it,"
1t. Douglas said De Marigny told
OF strained relations with Sir Harry.
and laid the blame on his divorced
wife, Ruth who, he declared, was
telling tales"
The jury heard for the first time
about the missing shirt-one of the
points in the prosecutions case.
Failed to Produce Shirt.
Witnesses at a preliminary hear
ing testified that de Marigny failed
to produce the shirt he told Of
wearing the night Sir Harry was
killed. His other clothes have been
introduced in evidence
The crown has intimated that the
person who attacked Sir Harry
likely would have bloodstains and
burned spots on his clothing.
Maj. Herbert Pemberton, hand
some chief of the colony's inves-
tigation forces, reported today that
a search of de Marigny's chicken
farm and his other Nassau proper
ties had been fruitless.
Under cross-examination, Mai.
Pemberton said the airplane bear
ing Sir Harry's body to Miami was
recalled after it was we'll on the
way because I had certain instruc-
tions for new photographs.
Again the name of Harold G.
Christie, who testified that he slept
all night at Sir Harry's home the
night of the Staying and found the
body when he went to summon
his host to breakfast, came into the
proceedings.
Sheets Barely Disturbed
Maj. Pemberton had said yester-
day that there was an indentation
in the pillow on the bed in Mrs.
Christie's room, but that the sheets
were barely disturbed.
Attorney General Eric Hallinan
asked today:
Gould Mr.. Christie's bed have
been slept in?"
Eyes, sir" replied Maj. Pemberton,
1T could have"
Both Crown and defense have
referred to statement by Capt.
Edward Sears of the police who
told Of seeing man he took to be
Mr.. Christie downtown in a station