Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-14 | Page 1 | Girl Witness Fails to Describe Attack

GIRL WITNESS fAilS TO DESCRIBE ATTACK Former Utah School Student Wavers in Story in Pantages Pantages Pan- Pan Trial SAN DIEGO April 14 Associated Press Press MIss Miss Helen Livingston one of the states state's principal witnesses a against Jesse Shreve codefendant with Alexander Pantages and three others on charges of attacking young girls failed while on the stand today to accuse Shreve of a criminal attack She formerly Connerly resided in Salt Lake Miss Livingston took the witness stand after the defense had withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn a motion to argue the alleged participation of the Los Angeles district district dis dis- dis- dis attorneys attorney's office in the case cae testimony testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes regarding which the court re refused refused refused re- re fused to hear yesterday FORGETS FACTS Shortly after Miss Livingston had taken the witness stand at the preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- hearing she was asked to relate details of ot the alleged attack In a halting voice she tried to answer answer answer an an- the questions of Chief Prosecutor Prosecutor Prose Prose- cuter Frank Dunn regarding a party here hele last October 30 when Shreve a wealthy San Diego land promoter is is' alleged to have attacked her As Dunn led her to a description of ol the party her voice faltered and then apparently In sudden despair she cried I r dont don't know what happened I cant can't remember Finally after asking her to describe describe describe de de- de- de scribe her actions the day following the party the prosecutor turned her over to the def defense nse for cross nation In her earl early testimony she told of Continued on Pace Two To GIRL f FAILS TO DESCRIBE IBE ATTACK HUCK ContInued Iron from P Page Pace ce One drink drinking n heavily at the party parly with Shreve Pantages John P. P Mills Los Angeles real estate broker and dive Clive Clark Day alleged cooperator with William of a bureau in Los An Angeles for the supplying of young girls to wealthy men Much o of her story up to the scene of f the alleged attack corroborated the he testimony given i yesterday es by Miss Lydia who described an alleged ac act of immorality with Pantages Seek Record of Girl in Utah SAN DIEGO Cat Cal April 14 UP UP- UP Defense attorneys turned to Utah and Idaho today to determine the actual age of Helen Livingston whose accusations accusations accusations have brought juvenile ju law violations against Alexander Pantages Pantages Pan- Pan ages and four others Miss Livingston who claims she is only 17 years ears old told at today's hearIng hearing hear- hear Ing ng of ot her ber childhood in Idaho and Utah The girl said she the was born in Paris Idaho and moved to Logan Utah when just a baby She resided in the Chache t valley city U until tI 1 11 1 years of ot age and then moved with her mother to Ogden In 1925 Miss Livingston and her mother came to Salt Lake City where Ithe the girl Sirl first attended Oquirrh school and later worked as a waitress She could not recall the name of the restaurant restaurant restaurant res res- res- res I but said she thought it was near the Heron hotel The girl said she left Salt Lake City in October 1928 Defense attorneys frankly skeptical cal over her asserted age are planning planning planning plan plan- ning to check cheek up her story in Salt Lake Ogden Logan and Paris in an endeavor or to prove she is older than the state claims