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Show WOMWI CLUB OWNER TELLS OFJTRUGGLE By Tnternatioml News Service. ST. LOUIS, April 29. Clad I ti a close-liltini? close-liltini? black gown trimmed In white luce nrifi embroideries, with fantastic DgureB in Chinepe silk, Mrs Irlelene Hathaway Roblson Brltton, owner "f the St. Louis Cardinals, L"ii the witness stand toda) and told of her efforts to gain control of the stock in the club that she Inherited In-herited by the win if her dead uncle, Btanli y Roblson. Mrs. Brltton testified thai the stock whs originally put in her name to foil the efforts of the public administrator to go i control of the estate, it later was transferred i" President Stelnlnger of the Cardinals, she. said, merely as a precaution pre-caution "When t transferred the stock to his name Mr Bteininger gave me th ecrtiij-c;iics ecrtiij-c;iics and told ma tn take them to my h"ne iii Cleveland and take giiud care of them" Mis. Brltton raid "He never said anything aboui wjhiIhk the certificates certifi-cates hack until three weeks ago when he demanded them." George Priest, attorney for Stelnlnger, heeran his cross-examination of Mrs. Brit -ton bj asking where 8he lived She replied re-plied thai St, Ixiuis was her home, and he asked her where her husband, Schuvler P. Brltton, resided. "My husband lives in Cleveland," Mrs. Brifton replied. "Don't you live together''" "Yes," Mrs Brltton replied. "My hns-i hns-i n tn! recently established himself here In business. lie has an aKoncy fur a printing print-ing firm. |