Evening star., 1953-01-25
Blond Acquaintance
0fFarouk Aide Held
In JeIke Vice Case
BY the Asseeiuted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. GA beau
tiful young platinum blond, de-
scribed as an acquaintance of
ex-Egyptian King Farouk's "of-
f1cial procurer." was arrested
today as a material witness in
the forthcoming trial of Million
aire playboy Minot Mickey
Jelke on compulsory prostitu-
ton charges.
Glittering with jewels and
garbed in mink, Diane Harris,
21. sobbed increasingly as she
was arraigned in General Ses-
sionS Court.
She wore a mink stole and a
silk and rayon suit adorned with
diamond clips as she was led
into the chambers of Judge
Louis j. Capozzoli for arraign-
ment. A gold bracelet adorned
with diamonds and pearls gilt
tered on her Wrist.
Held In $4,000 Bail.
The judge held her in $25, ZOO
bail as a material witness in
the case of Jelke, the oleomar-
garine heir who is scheduled to
go to trial February 2.
Assistant District Attorney
Anthony j. Liebler turned from
the sobbing blond to the Judge
and said Miss Harris "is the
golden girl of cafe society" He
went on to tell this story about
her:
I'm 1851 she was a prostitute
in New York County. In the
spring and early summer of
that year she met a wealthy
foreign tycoon who took her to
Europe and to France, where
she later met a wealthy man
and toured the continent with
him.
"She is the owner of an Alpha
Romeo car (of Italian manu-
facture) worth $4,000.
cat Deauville she met an
Egyptian by the name of Pulley
Bey. He was the official pro-
curer for King Farouk, now in
exile"
Mr.. Liebler said she had pass
port trouble in Egypt and final
ly got back to France.
Failed to Meet FarOuk.
Later Mr.. Liebler told news
men Miss Harris had gone to
Egypt to meet King Farouk.
However. he was deposed on
July 26, by Maj. Gen. Mohamed
Naguib, Egypt'S strong man, and
Miss Harris did not meet him.
Mr.. Liebler said Miss Harris is
q native American, but declined
to disclose where she is from or
the identity of her parents. He
said they are fine people" and
he did not want to hurt them"
"She got back to New York in
October and is again acting as a
prostitute. Mr.. Liebler said.
He said that Mickey Jelke's
brother. John. conferred with
her in Paris last summer after
Mickey's arrest here.
"She has a great deal Of in
formation and is of value" Mr..
Liebler said. "She turned over
proceeds of prostitution to Jelke
and she has other important in
formation to assist the people,"
At that point the sobbing girl
cried, "That's a lie! I never
gave that boy a cent. I am not
a prostitute and I had only one
wealthy boy friend"
Used Various Names.
When the judge asked her if
she had registered in various
hotels under various names she
said she had because I didn't
want to become involved in this
case"
Mr.. Liebler said that when ar
rested today she was registered
at a hotel as Mrs. Fogel."
Mr.. Liebler told the Judge, "I
want to give you an idea of the
wealth that surrounds this girl"
and went on to say:
She has a small fortune in
jewels in Zurich, Switzerland.
She has cash in Paris. She has
this Alpha Romeo auto in Rome
and she even had a chauffeur in
Rome at $500 a month"
AS she was led away, Miss
Harris cried:
I'm supposed to be married
next month, This will ruin the
rest Of my life. The statements
are all untrue"