Evening star., 1944-07-13
Mrs. DoImage
Held on Charge
Of Perjury
One-HoIf of Kent's
SCI 900 Gems Found
In Her Apartment

Approximately half the $sl 900
worth of antique jewelry stolen
from Otis Beall Kent, wealthy
bachelor lawyer, was in the hands OF
district attorney Investigators to-
day, following the bizarre climax to
the case yesterday when Mrs. Fran
els Dolmage, recently acquitted of
the theft, uncovered the valuables
for police.
Returning here yesterday by plane
from Mexico City in company with
1t. Joseph w. Shimon Of the dis
trict attorneys ofiice, Mrs. Dolmage
led authorities to her apartment at
1748 M street NV, where the ar
ticles, stored away in her clothes
closet and in an upstairs apartment
she formerly had rented, were
found.
The 38-year-old brunette had
been taken into custody Saturday by
Mexican officials and 1t. Shimon
flew down there to bring her back
to the District.
Booked on Perjury Charge.
After being questioned briefly by
Assistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius, Mrs. Dolmage
was booked last night on a charge
Of perjury growing out Of her recent
trial and acquittal. She will appear
before the grand jury today.
Meanwhile, she is being held at
women's headquarters in lieu Of
5000 bond.
Wan and shaken after the plane
trip, Mrs. Dolmage ,Teclined on a
couch in the back room of the in
vestigator's office and told reporters
that Mr.. Kent had given her that
bunch of junk" apparently refer
ring to the jewelry.
What were you doing in Mexico
City?" she was asked.
Il went there for a vacation" she
replied. las matter of fact, en-
route I stopped of at Fort Worth,
Tex. and visited Mr.. Kent's
brother"
IN never speak to him again"
said Mr.. Kent when informed of
the visit.
Worried" About Husband.
She smilingly answered all the
questions asked her by the reporters
in the room. The only thing I'm
worried about is my husband s
health" Mrs. Dolmage said Her 60
year-old dentist t-husband, DR.. M. M
Dolmage, remained in Mexico City
because of i'll health, she said.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Kent appeared In
1t. Simmons office and examined
the jewels which had been taken
from his Sixteenth street apartment
last July %.
"Of course, I'm glad to get them
back he said. But more than
that. I'm glad that my story at the
trial has finally been vindicated.'
Mr.. Kent said that certain detec-
tives" had made statements follow
ing the trial that they believed the
Jewels never existed"
I'm grateful for the materializa-
ton of this f1gment of my imagina-
tion," he added, smilingly.
1t. Shimon said he had worked
on the case since shortly after Mrs
IDolmage's acquittal last March
During the trial she steadfastly de-
MED the theft and a District Court
jury found her innocent.
Filed False Arrest Suit.
Following her acquittal Mrs. DOL
mage filed defamation Of charac-
ter suit against Mr.. Kent, alleging
false arrest and asking $400, ,00O
damages.
After learning that Mrs, Dolmage
was planning to 60 to Mexico City
1t. Shimon said he asked United
States customs officials to keep an
eye on her. Informed by them last
week that she was wearing two OF
the missing items. a watch and a
string of beads, 1t. Shimon few
down there
Soon after his arrival, 1t. Shimon
said, he talked with two American
tourists who told him they had met
Mrs. Dolmage on the bus en- route
to Mexico. They said they accom-
panied her to jewelry store in
Mexico City where she had the name
Kent" removed from a watch, &C
cord1ng to Mr.. Shimon.
After he had confronted Mrs. DOL
mage with this bit of information,
she readily agreed to return to The
District with him and turn over the
jewelry. 1t. Shimon related.
On their arrival here they went
to her apartment, where a topaz,
garnets and diamonds were found
Mrs. Dolmage also led Shimon to
a 2-foot-deep hole dug on Mr.. Kent's
farm near Gaithersburg, Md, and
revealed that it had been used as a
cache for the gems since last sum-
mer. 1t. Shimon quoted her as say
ing: Il buried the jewels there be-
cause was frightened of Mr.. Kent
he was prosecuting me. After the
trial I transferred them to nv
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