Show HARDING HEARD SCANDAL STORY TURY I Mortimer Testifies Uncle Complained to Late President President Pres Pres- ident About Accused's pres-j pres Action With Woman j FEDERAL COURTROOM Chi Chi- cago cage Dec Dee 10 The The late bate President I herding Harding w was s appealed to In an effort ef Sf- Sf fort tort to curb Colonel Charles R. R Forbes Forbes' attentions to Mrs Mortimer I Elias Ellas H H. Mortimer her husband chief government witness In the I Thompson Forbes fraud trial testified tied fied toda today Mortimer did not relate the re result re- re suIt sult of the appeal mentioning the detail voluntarily when asked how often he called at the White house Twice the witness said once when Mr Williams my wife's uncle called on the president and protested protested protested pro pro- tested against Colonel Coonel Forbes lunning running run run- ning fling around with Mrs Mortimer They hey were living Jiving together In various various va Ya- va- va rious big hotels hotes Mortimer brought this out during J cross examination by Randolph Randoph I Laughlin attorney for J. J W. W Thompson Forbes' Forbes codefendant Mortimer admitted from the witness witness witness wit wit- ness stand today that he be was In Indicted Indicted indicted in- in by a New York grand Jury for conspiracy to violate the Vol Vol- stead law This admission was drawn from Mortimer by James Smith Easby-Smith attorney for Forbes former veterans veterans' vet vet- areas erans' bureau chief vet vet-I He was wao allowed to o question the I witness on the tho New York Indictment indictment indictment indict Indict- ment b by a a. court ruling which fo followed followed fol- fol lowed a y debate by opposing ing lag counsel in Judge George J. J Carpenters Carpenter's chambers Mortimer admitted that he be was placed under ball bail but insisted insist insist- I ed it was later paid back and the c case ase never went to trial Easby Smith then laid lad the foundation foundation foundation foun foun- dation for fOI Impeachment nt of of- Mortimer's Mortimers Mor Moe- timers timer's testimony by asking him re regarding regarding re- re garding certain statements he is isI I alleged to hay hav have made The rhe witness denied the statements and Easby- Easby Smith turned Mortimer over to Randolph RandoPh Laughlin attorney for J. J JI I W. W Thompson St. St Louis contractor I I and codefendant with l Forbes II III |