Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-04

magazine yesterday when. the
snapped their denials while
testifying for the prosecution.
They were the FIRST. and per-
haps the last, celebrities to APP
pear In the trial Of Confiden-
tial and Whisper magazines and
their Hollywood agents. Fred
and Marjorie Meade. The pros
ecution expects to complete its
rehuttal testimony today.
Miss O'Hara testified that the
story entitled when Maureen
O'Hara Cuddled in Row IS" was
completely false.
No Offers Of Work
Outside the courtroom she
told newsmen that she has not
had an offer Of work since the
article appeared and that she
feels the story is to blame. She
has sued Confidential for IS
million.
The red-haired Miss OHara
came to court attired in q blue
and white striped dress and
white stitched hat. While on
the witness stand she told the
court that she was in Grau-
mans Chinese Theater in
Hollywood only twice during
1853 and 1854. both times to
attend premieres with her
brothers.
Those years include the dis
puted periods in which. de-
Tense witnesses have testified.
Miss O'Hara was seen in q rear
row of the theater, embracing
passionately with q Latin man.
Miss cambridge. Negro singer
md actress. said a story en-
titled what Dorothy Dand-
ridge Did in the Woods" was
absolutely not true" She tes-
titled she did not walk or make
love in the woods with white
band leader Daniel Terry while
playing an engagement at Lake
Tahoe. on the California NE
vada border, seven years ago.
Trim Miss Dandridge wore q
beige suit and white shoes and
gloves with q pearl choker and
pearl earrings.
Date in Dispute
The time Of Miss O'Hara's
supposed torrid love-making In
the theater had been set as
November. 1858. by a former
Grauman's employe, James
Craig. He said he supplied the
information for the Confiden-
tial story. Another defense wit
ness. Michael Casey. placed the
incident in February, 1854.
Miss O,Hara testified that
she was in Europe making q
picture from October 6. 1858,
to January IL. 1854, and pro-
duced her passport to prove it.
The name Of the man pur-
ported to be the Latin lover
in the Confidential story was
brought out by Defense At
torney Arthur j. Crowley on
cross-examination. He elected
from Miss O'Hara the state
ment that she was dating q
Mexican man in February,
1854, and then asked her the
mans name. Miss O'Hara
said 1t was Enrique PARA.
Mr.. PARA is q millionaire
Mexico City businessman.
Miss O'Hara's former husband,
television executive Will Price,
alleged in q child custody suit
that Miss O'Hara and Mr..
Para were living together but
later Withdrew the charges and
said they were not true.
Mr.. Crowley later asked:
Have you ever been to Grau-
mans Chinese Theater with
Mr.. Parra2"
Never" Miss OHara replied.
Denies Tv Offers
He asked If 1t were not true
that as a result Of some Of the
publicity you have gotten in
this trial" that Miss O'Hara
had received television offers.
II have not" she answered.
In her brief appearance on
the stand, Miss cambridge shot
an angry NO" to Deputy Dis
trict Attorney William Ritzi's
question as to whether she had
been intimate with band leader
Terry.
Defendant Fred Meade had
testified earlier tina Mr.. Terry
gave him an affidavit relating
his alleged tryst with Miss
cambridge on the shores Of
Lake Tahoe.
did you ever go for a ride
with Mr.. Terry" Mr.. Ritz
asked.
mo"
did you ever walk in the
woods with Mr.. Terry?"
mo"
Miss cambridge, hope you
will pardon me when ] say this,
but is Mr.. Terry a white man
or is he a colored mani"
"Mr. Terry is a white man."
on cross-examination. Mr..
Crowley asked Miss cambridge:
did you ever walk out into