Evening star., 1944-03-04
Blood Samples
Taken in Langan
Paternity Case
Results of Tests
Due to Be Given
To Judge Monday

to determine the paternity of To-
year-old Joan Langan were drawn
from the little girl, her mother
Joan Manners, and the man who
insists he is her father, John Lam
gan, in the Office of DR.. Oscar B.
Hunter at 1885 I street NV. at
10 am. today.
DR.. Hunter will analyZe the SAM
pies over the week end. His find-
ings will be delivered to Justice
T, Alan Goldsborough in District
Court in sealed envelope when the
court reconvenes to hear the custody
case revolving around little Joan
at LAS pm. Monday.
All three principals in the case
were required to be present in DR..
Hunters Office at the same time for
the purpose of identifying each
other. The samples were taken
quickly and without incident as the
three went into the physician S
private Office one at a time. Miss
Manners and Mr. Langan appeared
with their attorneys.
rests Ordered Thursday.
The tests were ordered by the
court Thursday after both parties
stipulated their willingness to par
ticipate. Although the at issue is
whether Mr.. Langan actually is
Joan's father, Miss Manners was re-
quired to give a blood sample to as
sist the physician in properly ar
ranging the specimens in groups.
Choice of DR.. Hunter as the phy-
sician to administer the tests was de-
cided on by Charles Walker, attor-
ney for Mr.. Langan, and Walter
Green and jeff Lichtenberg, counsel
for Miss Manners, after a consulta-
ton following yesterdays hearing.
Mr.. Langan, seeking to retain Gus
tody of Joan, whom he took from
the mother February Is, ended
his second day on the witness stand
yesterday after reluctantly telling
the court of his activities during the
last week. The child had been kept
IN hiding by Mr.. Langan after Joan
left the Ambassador Hotel with him
following custody order which had
been awarded to Miss Manners by
the Montgomery County Circuit
Court in Rockville, Md.
December Incident Recounted.
Mr.. Langan told of an at
tempt by Miss Manners last De-
cember to lure little Joan into an
automobile while the girl was play
ing in front of her Chevy Chase
home. Mr.. Langan said he was in
New York at the time, and that he
hurried home when his present wife,
Mrs. Florence Langan, informed him
of the incident.
Joan told me she had been play
Ing with little girl in front of the
house." he testified, when Lorna
(Miss Manners drove up in car
with some man. She said Lorna
wanted her to get into the car and
said she had something for her.
Joanie said nothing, but ran into
the house and bolted the door,"
The following morning, Mr.. Lam
gan said, he was served with the
habeas corpus papers which formed
the basis of the hearing in Rockville.
Meeting Is Described.
Telling of his meeting with Miss
Manners and Joan in the Ambas-
sador Hotel the day after the trial
in Rockville ended, Mr.. Langan said
he had gone to see his former wife
to make arrangements for trans
ferring Joan's clothes and possess
sions. He said the girl told him,
while they were in the dining room
waiting for breakfast, that she was
terribly frightened and nervous"
She asked him to take her with him.
1T was the way she said it, rather
than what she said, that decided
me-" he said.
After driving around in a taxicab
and stopping at restaurant for
lunch, he said, they went to the
home of friend.
What friend?" asked Walter
Green, attorney for Miss Manners.
"A very good friend" the witness
replied.
who is this very good friend?"
"a very fine fellow"
Justice Goldsborough instructed
the witness to answer the question.
Friend Revealed.
All right" he said. His name is
John O'Rourke."
And is Mr.. O'Rourke connected
with newspaper" Mr.. Green
asked.
yes, he's an editor"
"Of what paper?"
THE Washington Daily News"
Mr.. Langan said he was advised
by the editor not to go near Mr..
Walkers Office because it was full
OF newspapermen and photogra-
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