Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-03 | Page 3 | Woman Testifies in Charity Fraud Trial

WOMAN TESTIFIES IN CHARITY FRAUD TRIAL SAN" FRANCISCO, Or-.t. 2. Six wer-l.s HrtM- slio whr cmploypd hy J. J. Worth-nf-ton hre Mav M, 1!1, he became lus fianceo Mrs. lit Oprlli, knon-n also an Lulu Wprtphal. testified today at her trial as oodefendRnt with Wnrtliiiicton and jlrs'Rae Belmont, for use of the mails to further an alleged eounlry-vvide fraudulent fraudu-lent fhalllv scheme, faid to have netted jiorifiim Mrs. fapr.Ui leslified slie did not know then he had a wife in Chicago. Cnited Stales Distriei .fudse .M. T. Ijoline denied the defense (he rnzlit to question Miss Florence Pevnc of Chicago as to visitois at the home of Mrs. . .1. Chase, said by Miss I'evn to he orlh-li, orlh-li, (.-ton's wife,. Counsel for tlie de.ense gaid the questions were desipned to show Worihinjrton did not have Chuaco he-cause he-cause he was indicted there last April, a-, slated vestcroav hv Miss IVvny. (hlca-o office manaeer for Chase or Worihinjrton for mo -ears.