Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
Enrol Flynn Called
Back 10 Stand in
Second Assault Case
Screen Actor Denies
Peggy Sotterlee's Charge
Film Fans Jam Court
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-Errol
Flynn was called back to the witness
stand today to deny that he was in
innate with l7-year-old Betty Han
sen-the stand where yesterday he
solemnly denied attacking 16-year-
old Peggy La Rue Satterlee.
The screen star yesterday told the
jury and a roomful of fans it was
not true that he was guilty of mis-
conduct with Miss Satterlee aboard
his yacht off Catalina Island one
night in August, l941. nor, was he
intimate with her the next day en-
route back to the mainland.
On the Saturday night when Miss
Satterlee alleges he entered her
stateroom and made love to her.
Flynn declares. he went to bed in
his own quarters soon after the
party of four had returned from
shore. He denied he went to her
cabin.
Defense Attorney Jerry Giesler
asked:
Denies Jail Bait Remark.
Did she say, I am j. Bail
bait and did you say you would be
willing to take your chances on
that?"
Il said no such thing then or any
other time
On the return trip next day
when, Miss Satterlee testified
Flynn invited her below deck to see
the moon through a portfolio, and
then violated her-Flynn said he
was away from the wheel only once
or twice. These absences, he said.
were for only about five minutes
each.
Miss Satterlee had been invited
on the cruise, Flynn said, to be
photographed with him in fishing
pictures for a national magazine.
Giving his version of the CONVEX
sation in which Miss Satterlee said
he invited her below deck, Flynn
testified:
Il went up to the shrouds where
Peggy Satterlee had been about 10
minutes. I could see she was crying.
Il said: Whats the matter?'
She said: I hate to 60 home. I
haven't job. We're alone, and
can't pay the rent
Tells of Encoura ging Her.
II said: Things could be worse
you'll probably get over those trou-
bles if that's all you're crying for.
Why don't you go back to your
mother and father?' She said: T
hate them-they've never done any
thing for me- I took her to the
cockpit, and took over the wheel"
Concerning what was said when
the vessel docked, Flynn went on:
During the saying OF a general
good-by, L told Miss Satterlee: I
hope you've had a good time She
said: I've never had better time
in my life-it's seemed like a
dream
Miss Satterlee had testified that
when Flynn asked her if she had a
good time on the cruise she replied,
No"
Flynn then related a telephone
conversation he said he had with
Miss Satterlee the day after the
cruise
Il said: Look, I might just as we'll
come to the point. Peggy, right away.
I have just been told by my business
manager in a roundabout way that
you have been down to the district
attorneys Office and made a COM
plant about me that you have been
mistreated. Why did you 60 down
there? You know you were treated
very decently aboard the boat"
Blond Dancer Testifies.
"She said: You will find out I
said: Let me talk to your mother.
She said: MY mother is not here
said: Let me talk to your father,
She said: He is not here, either
Il asked: Can't you tell me any
thing about this? What's the idea?
She said You will find out"
The actor denied he told any one
on the cruise this girl attacked
me last night or said she bit or
kicked me"
Earlier, Jean Longworth, 10, blond
dancer, was recalled to the stand
by the prosecution. She had testi-
fed Tuesday that Miss Satterlee
had told her about her mother TAX
ing her to court to charge Flynn
with immoral relations with her
and Of her reluctance to go because
she knew such charges were not
true.
Flynn's attorney then read
statement by Hayward Kingsley.
skipper of Flynns yacht, who said
he saw or heard nothing out of the
way on the moonlit excursion to