Show Princes Face Grand Theft heft Charges I n 4 j t l x 1 47 Lr Hl C tT Y I p i i'S S 'S I D h S1 v 5 4 f N l ly y r R g gF F L LL L L 4 a Serge and David 1 Much Married Georgians Agree to Surrender to Authorities By Ba United Press LOS ANGELES Dec 13 13 David David and Serge multiple married Georgian princes announced they would surrender today on an nn indictment indictment indict indict- ment charging them with the theft of ot from the Pacific Shore Oil company which they head The Indictment containing 14 counts of or grand theft was returned by bythe bythe bythe the county grand jury after a two- two day investigation of the company which went into receivership last spring I The true bills alleged the withdrew sums ranging from to dating back to February 13 1931 Several withdrawals were made on cabled instructions while they were visiting in Paris last spring the indictment charged The money was said to have been withdrawn from froma a trust fund which had been established established I as a stockholders' stockholders depository pending outcome of a civil suit with another petroleum company Their attorney Edna Covert Plummer Plum Plum- mer raer promised they would be exonerated exon exon- crated when company records showed the charges were groundless The two brothers brothers' are well well known known figures in the film colony Serge as the former husband of Mary McCormic McCormic McCormic mic opera singer and David as the estranged husband of Mae Murray Miss McCormic recently won an uncontested un un- contested decree Miss Murrays Murray's suit Is pending Witnesses who testified at the grand jury inquiry included Robert Vignola director actor-director and Pat actor ac ac- ac- ac tor Vignola testified to Investing 54 in the company and said his investments totaled Both claimed they were promised large profits when the promoted the venture in 1931 E. E G G. Starr company receiver joined Miss Plummer in asserting the brothers were not guilty of or wrong doing |