Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-16


Blond Lynne Boyer, another
guest at the Bel-Air party al which
17-year-old Betty Hansen charged
she was attacked by Enrol Flynn.
took the witness stand today at
the film stars trial in superior
court
Clad in a bright yellow dress,
Miss Boyer was called after chief
defense counsel Jerry Giesler had
completed a cross examination
which had Miss Hansen stammer-
ing and bluShing.
Giesler clashed with the prose-
cution when he asked Miss Hansen
whether she had not admitted acts
before the grand jury for which
she might be prosecuted.
QUESTIONING o. KID
When the state objected, Giesler
declared:
II want To show whether she's
testifying with rope around
her neck"
Judge Leslie F.. Still ruled the
questioning was permissible.
do you understand the acts
YOU committed are crime?"
GeiSler asked Miss Hasen.
II do" she said in low voice.
"You hope not 10 he prose-
cuted by the district attorney"
'I hone uOt.o
Giesler resumed his cross exam
ination today after the afternoon
session was momentarily disrupted
yesterday by an attempt TO evalu-
ate the fervor Of Flynn's kisses.
Authenticated Miss Hansen tes-
tilted that after the asserted at
tack, she and Flynn rejoined the
party in the living room.
I'VE were sitting on the di-
van" she recalled. II asked
Flynn when could see him
again and he said, Tomorrow at
seven
WHAT KIND OF KISS?
81 said, DO you promise %
''He promised. Then he kissed
me goodnight. i never saw him
again"
what kind OF kiss was
thate- Defense Counsel Jerry
Giesler asked. "Just smack:
a quickie? Or was IL a linger-
ing kiss ?"
The capacity courtroom crowd
and the jury Uttered as Deputy
District Attorney Thomas w,
Cochrane objected TO the query.
what Is a lingering kiss?"
Cochrane demanded.
Even Superior Judge Leslie F.
Still could not restrain his merri-
ment.
do you mean" he demanded
OF the states attorney, with
your gray hair, you don't know
what a lingering kiss is?"
Judge Still then attempted 10
stipulate meaning for the phrase,
but found himself al a loss for
words. Cochrane solved the situa-
ton by Withdrawing his objection.
Giesler. resumed his questioning.
did Flynn hold you In his
arms tightly"
SHE signs AND SAYS
Miss Hansen. first of two teen
age accusers Of the slender actor
to testify, relaxed from her stern
mien for the first time. With al
most a sigh, she answered:
"Oh, yes"
"DO you remember saying to
the people you worked with In
drug store that you thought
Flynn was good looking ."
Miss Hansen glanced sharply at
the actor
NO, sir" she replied emphati-
cally.
The audience chuckled and
Flynn blushed.
In earlier cross-examination
Giesler led the Lincoln, Neb., girl
again through her story of how
she became i'll at the palatial
home of Fred McEvoy and that
Flynn then suggested she 60 up
stairs with him and let him put
her TO bed.
She insisted that she had no
idea Of his intentions
you Just thought this friendly
man was undressing ySu and
putting you to bed because you
were sick to your stomach"
That's right" Miss Hansen
said.
NO DIRECTIONS
Asked whether she resisted. the
girl said she had no objections. y
Giesler then read from a trans
cript of Miss Hansen's testimony
before the grand Jury, which re-
fused 10 indict Flynn.
did you testify" Giesler
J asked, that Knapp told you to