Evening star., 1944-12-22
Joan Berry 10. Return
To Stand tuesday
When Trial Resumes
By the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.-Joan
Berry, who wept copiously three
times on the witness stand yester-
day, has four-day court-free holi-
day In which to recover her COM
posure and celebrate Christmas
with the baby she is suing to estab-
lish as Charlie Chaplins.
The 24-year-old screen aspirant,
who will return to the witness chair
when the case resumes next Tues
day, fed from the stand to the arms
Of her attorney as the comedians
lawyer introduced a letter she had
written to Chaplin.
I'm so sick of life as it stands to-
day." the letter, which she said was
penned in November, 1912, from a
hotel in Tulsa, Okla, related in
part . why am I here having
to 60 through with a cheap intrigue
for few sinking dollars?
when was in school I felt things
stirring me that were fine"
Tulsa Incident Brought Up.
| Earlier in the day she had denied
she spent day and a night with
J. Paul Getty in a Tulsa hotel room.
She acknowledged that she saw
Getty. there and that she arranged
1 with him to pay a number of her
bills-she thought the sum involved
was $500.
At Chaplin's Mann Act trial last
spring, in which he was acquitted of
transporting Miss Berry to and from
New York for immoral purposes, .
J. Paul Getty-identified In news
paper clippings as a wealthy oil
man-testified he knew Miss Berry
and had seen her in Tulsa.
Other high lights of her testimony
included assertions:
That upon informing Chaplin she
was expectant, she did not ask him
to pay her $4,000 for herself and
her mother or establish a $75.0o0
, trust fund for the baby.
! That the reason she carried Q
gun into Chaplin'S bedroom Decem-
Der 23, 1912, was: "Of course, We
, went in for drama tic episodes.
had no intention to kill him or
myself. 1t was just another melo-
, dramatic thought"
Joan's first outburst of tears came
after introduction of a note which
she said she thought she wrote. It
, was the night of December 80
! Forgive me-" the note said. II
! cannot get him out of my system.
did care for you. If only Charles
v has provided means for me to live
would have wanted to know you
better. Forgive me"
n Another Letter introduced.
Chaplin's lawyer introduced .
letter written by Joan, she testified,
i to Chaplain from Tulsa hotel No.
vember 18, 1912, which said in part:
I'm so sorry for the unbalanced
and undisciplined way I've acted
know what I've done i,
past forgiving.
In this whole stupid mess therl
are only two things that remain per
feet. I never doubted-that I wal
to be Bridget" apparently ref
erence to a movie role) That
> knowledge compensated for the pair
2. felt when 1 knew that I was nevel
n really close TO you.
Il thought loving you. and know.
= ing that you never wanted, or would
y never allow me to become part OF
q your life, was torture. But nov
that know I am not to be Bridget,
+ my cup is full
Il must admit though, that after
the way I've acted, it's the only
thing you could do Thank you for
buying the play; thank you for giv-
g ing up your time to teach me. II
d was wonderful to have almost been
e Bridget.
= Greatest Genius Living"
l. And thank you, Charles, for let.
r ting me know you-you the creates,
a. genius and artist living-you nevel
l. really knew of the countless sleepless
nights and millions of unsent letter
ID (Sic) -
rs I'm going back to New York ant
Sc get married. tThere really is a bo,
lg who wants to marry me- ''' r
e, seems as If these past three year.
have been dream and I'm happ,
le and content in that dream. ".'
~ Il hope you personally will fins
ot continued happiness and forget al
those mean things I've done If 70,
IN can and remember instead tina
l. stupid girl who ruined the creates
tn chance the motion pictures has (sic
a ever offered.
q ALWAYS vo,,rs ,IOAN~