OCR Text |
Show SLEUTHS SEND FACTS ABOUT FILMJEDDING Prosecutor Says He Was Asked to Drop Valentino Investigation LOS ANGELES. Calif.. May 20 A report that Rodolph Valentino, film actor and Winifred Hudnut, motion picture art director, known professionally profession-ally as Natacha Rambova, occupied a room at a hotel at Palm Springs. Calif after their marriage a week go at Mexican. Ixwor California. WOS In the district attorney's office hero today. . It was forwarded bv two Les ngel.-, detectives sent to gather evidence bearing on the case along the Mexican Mexi-can border, so that the authorities here could hetermine whether to prosecute pro-secute Valentino for bigamy because he remarried within less than a year after obtaining an Interlocutory decree of divorce January 10, last, from Jean Acker, screen actress. WITNLSM S FOl D , The detectives declared they had located lo-cated at Indlo. Calif., five witnesses who would testify to the appearance of Valentino and Miss Hudnut at tho Paim Springs hotel. It has boon previously stated that If sufficient evidence was obtained to prove that after the marriage in Mexico Mex-ico the film actor brought his bride back into California, bigamy proceedings proceed-ings would bo Instituted. The detectives were expected to visit El Centro, Calif., and Moxlcall. Iwor California, also in their inquiry and It was believed possible that they might make a further report today. VALENTINO TO TALK Valentino's attorneys have announced announ-ced ho was ready at any time to talk to tho district attorney. Miss Hudnut Is on the way to New York. Miss Acker made her third engagement engage-ment to appear at tho district attorney attor-ney m office today. Tom McClelland, deputy district attorney, at-torney, stated ho had had a visit from representatives of motion picture Interests, In-terests, who had attempted to discourage dis-courage prosecution of Valentino hut he had told them that if the law had been broken prosecution must follow He said he replied: "When you find damaged goods, you must take the hazard of the gain " He declined to name his visitors He said they made no "threats" but rather a "plea' because of the financial fi-nancial value of Valentino's contracts and the probable effect of prosecution prosecu-tion on the "box office." oo |