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These actors and actresses are "Stinginess-that's what it is. just C3 in generosity."-Sir Gerald du Maurier.
Miss Olds Cross-Examined. Miss Olds was cross-examined Sir Gerard Arthur Maxwell- at length by Mr. Roome. On the Willshire, Bt., of Rose House, way down to Maidstone, she sald, Hindhead, was charged on re- they had an ordinary conversa mand at Maidstone with having tion, and she did not think he had on May 10, at Thurnham, Kent, too much to drink. On leaving "Not guilty "The accused. indecently assaulted Jean Olds. Maidstone she thought the inten- He pleaded not guilty, and was tion was to go to Sittingbourne. charged with humbug and High-salaried theatrical stars committed for trial.
Mr. Roome: What time did you meanness by Sir Gerald du Mr. G. R. Paling appeared on want to be back in the morning? Maurier because they "won't give behalf of the Director of Public-I did not state any time.
a bean to their own charities— Prosecutions, and defendant was Were you prepared to spend the spoke for themselves in reply. represented by Mr. H. D. Roome. rest of the night at Sitting-
In union they said: "Why, In opening the case, Mr. bourne? No.
we're the most generous people Paling described how Sir Gerard, in the morning of going to
What was your object at 1.30 in London!" who now lived near Hindhead,
"It's the unkindest cut of all,"
that the
but formerly near Maidstone, Sittingbourne if you did not said Mr. Billy Merson to an called for Miss Olds, to whom he mean to spend the night there? "Evening News" representative. had been introduced the previous Sir Gerard appeared to be a "Everybody knows day, on the evening of May 9, gentleman, and I thought I would theatrical profession is the most and how they motored together to be safe with him.
generous of all and the most She denied that when they left charitable. Maidstone, where they arrived about one o'clock in the morning. the hotel at Maidstone he said it Shortly afttr leaving the town was no use going on, and that he
London,
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"As for Sir Gerald du Maurier well, I think his remarks are very much out of place. I'm
Hundreds Given Away, Price $1,600.00 Apply Box No. 487, || DODWELL & CO. LTD. || defendant pulled up at the road-did not feel fit enough to drive to dreds of pounds away without "There are stars who give hun- side and told Miss Olds that, he When you were at the clearing, best way to give it anonymous- boasting about it. That's the used to live. nearby and would show her where it was. They did he try to persuade you to goly. got out of the car and entered back to Maidstone and get a "Why should we 'boost' our some woods which abutted on the train in the morning?—No. gifts? I am not going to brag, You say you wanted to escape myself. But I will say this if roadway. Suddenly Sir Gerard seized the girl's arms just above and yet you were satisfied to sit were challenged I could produce the elbow from behind and tied beside him and drive back to figures that would surprise you. them with string. Miss Olds London? pleaded with him, struggled and got herself free. A and he promised to take me back. little later Sir Gerard said he was Asked why she did not shout, not feeling well, and sat down she replied: "I was probably on a bank at the side of the road.
frightened." Miss Olds sat beside him. Then, Were not you too frightened to Mr. Seymour Hicks, too, plead- without the slightest warning he get into the car and drive backed Not guilty in a firm voice. attempted and partly succeeded with him to London? No, I was £100?" he asked scornfully. 1 "What is a subscription of in forcing a piece of cotton wool not. into her mouth and tying a hand-
Do you suggest that any man able activities with a subscrip
wish I could end all my charit- kerchief across her mouth. He could take your clothes off if you tion of £100 rolled her over on her face and did not want to take them off? Benevolent Fund-and a
to the Actors' tied her hands behind her. Dur- Yes. ing this time Miss Olds was them off?-I did refuse
Why did you not refuse to take struggling, and she eventually managed to release herself and
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That was not a serious refusal
clothes of your own free will?
I suggest you took off your Oh, no, I did not.
Mr. Roome produced a suit of clothes which Miss Olds inspect-
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All the Time. much money away privately to "Personally I have to give 50
all. I have had three people actors that I don't subscribe at
round at my place only to-day, asking for help.
She was in such a the suit Sir Gerard was wearing, all the time. They give ten
She saw no signs of blacking in the pockets.
Police-sergeant
Reddick, of
stars who are giving away money "There are dozens of stage
pounds, or a fiver, or a pound. hand it out quietly, and nobody hears anything about it.
"We are simply bombarded
terrified state of mind-as .one might imagine that she obeyed him. Sir Gerard then proceeded to rub a black substance all over Hindhead, said that when charg with appeals from people down her, and after passing some re-ed Sir Gerard said, "My God! mark to her, released her. She That is what comes of talking too on their luck. ran away from him and wander- much to drink and taking a
"I will tell you this-and I ed, and eventually arrived at a woman for a ride round in a car." don't care what anybody saye: house about 4.30. The following Later he asked, "What is the Actors are the most generous day the police made a search in name of the girl?" When told people in the world I've never the woods, and found her clothes, "Jean Olds," he said, "That is the known a set of people who help and an oil mark at the side of the girl. This is blackmail.” road indicating that a motor-car
each other more. had stood there. There were dis-
Opposition to Bail.
"Foolishly Generous." tinct signs of a struggle. There
"Sir Gerald calls us 'stingy.'!| Defendant pleaded not guilty. I say we not only aren't stingy- were pieces of string cut into He was committed for trial to we are sometimes foolishly gen- lengths found on the bank, and a the Kent Assizes.. Mr.
Roome
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TH FORTY-SIXTH ORDIN- piece of cotton wool on some applied for bail.
ARY GENERAL MEETING empty tins of boot polish, or 7.03 of the Company will be held at the stove polish, which appeared as from the Director of Public Pro- we adopt the strangest way of "He says we must be hoarding Mr. Paling: My instructions 7.08 Offices of the General Managers, if their contents had been scrap-secutions are in this case to op-hoarding it that I've ever known." our money for our old age. Well, 7.07 Mesars, Jardine, Matheson & Co. ed out by someone's fingers. pose bail.
Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 25th July. 1927, at There were also found a pair of
Then there is Miss Florence Mr. Roome: My client is a Mills, of "Blackbirds," who might
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11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving wash-leather gloves, the fingers baronet, his address at Hindhead after night adventures along the 7.06 the Report of the Directors, pass. and palms of which were covered is known, he has been admitted to Embankment and gives money to ing the Accounts, and electing by a black substance. They had bail at an early stage in his own the "down-and-outs" crouching 7.06 Directors and Auditors.
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I met a woman at Maidenhead deny him bail would be an act of mine her telephone number, having regard to the circum-manager, writes to "The Evening on Sunday. She gave a friend which is almost inconceivable, Mr. Tom Walls, the actor- and, like a fool, I rang her up on stances in which this case has Monday and asked her to come been brought against him.
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in Maidstone. I have been tight lead one," he said, "to believe: practically all the week-end, and that this act, if it were committed that the figure mentioned as his "I can only say for myself do not know what has happened. by him, was done when he was contribution to the Actors' Bene-
On this particular night, added in such a condition that it volent Fund would not go very: Mr. Paling, there was no evid- amounted to, perhaps, almost far towards defraying the annual 12. Penetrated. ence that the defendant was insanity." drunk. He was certainly sober Mr. Roome protested against by a good many of us,
contribution made to individuak 14. U. T. E. (Actual).
15. Doctor (abb.) enough to drive a motor-car. It this "further pursuit of the case."
"I, personally, know of several 17. Perform
16. To look steadiantly. Mr. Paling: df his statement cases where certain stars, who 18. King (French). was somewhat difficult to believe the defendant did not contem is true, that he thought he had are reputed to be extremely 19. Prolongs. VESTOVER STEVENAGE. plate the act. It was
Within an hour from London. curious to believe how any me delusion. It would be in stiles to an extent which would 26. Positive.
rather left the girl behind in Maidstone, mean, consistently help lame 20. To oppose.
he must have been suffering from dogs of their own calling over 24. Provided that..
22. Girl's name. In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL man would carry for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A his
about in pocket ting of
his interests, as well as the in-create surprise if they cared to 27. Alternative, black few Boarders received in the House polish and pieces of cotton wool terests of others, that proper make their generosity public. of the Principal. Individual care and lengths of string, Miss Olds him.
observation should be kept upon- and attention. For Particulars might have acted somewhat in
"It is of course, possible to 30. A projecting wharf or landing apply to:
adopt the policy of subscribing a place. discreetly, driving about the Mr. Roome:It is perfectly mon- figure to the Actors' Benevolent. Rested. country in the early hours of the atrous to suggest that if he had Fund and referring all applicants 85. Towards. 33. Interiors. morning with a man whom she been drinking too much you have for assistance to that fund, but 88. A virgino!. hardly knew, but, of course, in to assume he committed this that, to my mind, is more in the 40. To make brown. these days there was more lati- offence and refuse him bail in nature of a conscience-salver." 41. Bear. tude in these matters than was order that his mental condition allowed some years ago.
should be examined. In my long Miss Olds, who described her-experience I have never heard an self as a woman's hairdresser, application made to a Bench in living at West Kensington, gave auch terms. This man is living. evidence bearing out the opening with his wife, and is perfectly statement. She identified a tin well looked after in his own
make the first cholee in-dividing
Joint inheritance, produced in court as the one she home. If he needs medical at- Speaking at the dinner of the In-
ground of aaw on the ground.
tention he will get it without any stitute of Chartered Accountants 56. Exclamation.
age. She asked defendant to take assistance from the Director of Eve, the senior Chancery Judge, 68. A contraction of "ald" or "alt"
at the Mansion House, Mr. Justice 6. A destructive fall. her back to London. He agreed, Public Prosecutions.
said that he did not want to see 60. Chinese musical instrument. and they went back to the car. tirement, decided to grant ball, melled by the salutary regulations. Printers u
The Bench, after a short re-tribunals sitting in private, untram 62. Prefix meaning before. Eventually defendant got into the car, started the engine, and which they fixed at £300 in his then shut it off again.
own recognisances and a surety Mr. Paling: What did he say of £300. next? He said, "Now you can take all your clothes off."
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What did you say?-I refused, but in the end I had to, I was so terrified. There was nothing else to do
What did he say He Just blacked me all over.
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