| Show Sleuths Seek Mystery Man ManIn ManIn ManIn In To Todd dd Death Investigation i f. 7 p j 47 I i p. p t 1 tr r J 1 I r 1 I Wyt v v h hf f J Tf t. t w A Ii i vu ShrI Sh J A I f S t t t J r i w- w Jy I I Heard o of IDA Marvelous f LUPINO C Romance I LOS ANGELES Dec 24 UP UP-A UP A grand jury investigating the death leath of Thelma Thclma Todd prepared today to question her most intimate intimate intimate inti inti- mate friends regarding her private life The most startling development of the inquiry was v the disclosure of Ida Lupino film star and hostess at Miss Todds Todd's last party that the he comedienne had confessed a marvelous romance with a gentleman gen- gen leman tieman from San Francisco the night before she died ZaSu Su Pitts film mm comedienne was was was' subpoenaed today after what was described as a hot tip as to possible possible pos- pos sible ible identity of a San Francisco man with whom Miss Todd reportedly reportedly re- re said she he was having a marvelous romance a few hOL hows hots s 's before her J Foreman George Rochester of the grand Irand jury said Ifo Jf had been informed informed in- in formed that Miss Pitts PiUs was v a member member mem- mem ber er of a tea party of four said four said to have lave included Miss Todd and the gentleman from San Francisco at t an exclusive cafe A Christmas tree salesman who claimed he saw Miss Todd Sunday December 15 hours after police believed be- be she died in a carbon monoxIde monoxide Ide de filled garage today informed police pollee po- po lice he was warned to forget havins haying hav- hav ins ing ng seen her J Jerry err Cummings owner of a Christmas Christmas' tree lot In the film mOl colony colony col- col ony ny informed police that Miss Todd and nd a dark and handsome stranger stran- stran get ger er came to his open air establish- establish establishment establishment ment nent at about 3 p. p m. m a week ago Sunday and ordered a tree Forget All You Know Inow Following the death of the acress actress ac- ac tress ress Cummings said he reported seeing her to police at an outlying branch ranch station Yesterday two men came to his lot ot Cummings said and told him Forget all you ou know about the Todd case or you'll have trouble Late last night Arthur San Juan at C Cum u m Christmas tree lot was awakened by y two men presumably the same two wo who warned Cummings and told old him ho he knew too much about Todd odd apparently having him confused confused con- con fused used with Cummings Watchman Beaten They reportedly beat him and threatened that he ho would receive more if he didn't forget every every- thing Investigators sought to link the unnamed San Francisco personality with ith the mystery man of Miss Todds Todd's purported telephone conversation conver- conver with Mrs Martha Ford Sunday Sunday Sun- Sun day ay afternoon Miss Todd said she was vas bringing an unexpected guest to Mrs Fords Ford's cocktail party a guest who ho would knock you OU dead when you ou see who Is with rae me Grand jurors ordered interrogation tion ion of Mrs Irs Ford today They hoped to o find out exactly what was said and nd Identify the unexpected guest Sleuths Theorize Investigators theorized that the gentleman from San Francisco might be 1 The man Thelma told Sid Grauman theater operator she intended meeting at 2 a. a m. m at her beach cafe cJe 2 The man she informed R R. H. H W. W Shaeffer her cafe manager she expected to meet early Sunday Sun Sun- day 3 The man with whom W. W F. F cI cigar ar store owner said he saw her at 9 a. a m. m Sunday 4 The Tho man she sho intended bringIng bringing bring bring- ing as a. a surprise guest to Mrs Fords Ford's cocktail party 5 i The man Mrs Roland West Vest said she saw driving with Thelma Thclma at 11 a a. a. a m. m on Hollywood boule boule- vard yard Miss Lupino daughter of Stanley Stanle Lupino host hot at the Trocadero cafe party said she and arid Miss Todd were chatting hatting during the tho party when Thelma Thclma asked her How is 15 your love ove life Marvelous Romance Oh Oli I haven't ha any just now no Im I'm too busy at the studio Miss Lupino replied Im Tm having ha a marvelous mar ro romance romance ro- ro mance with a gentleman from San Francisco Miss liss Todd informed her You know hat nhat gentlemen tho thou San Franciscans are arc He is just fust too grand for tor words Miss L ino said she flippantly remarked guess JUes Ill I'll have to JOto go JO goto goto to San Francisco to find a n real gentleman too Prominent Business Man Ian Miss Todd then added something about her gentleman from Irom San Francisco being a very prominent business man in that city Deputy district attorneys heard Miss Lupinos Lupino's stor story and had her make out a complete statement They said they would her herto herto herto to appear before the grand jury Another witness who had not testified testified testified tes tes- tes- tes to the tho grand jury was Roland West Vest close friend and business as associate associate associate as- as of the actress West Vest had admitted locking her out of her apartment when she returned from the Trocadero party an and it was in his garage that tha she was found dead Did Not Speak During the first days day's session Margaret Lindsay youthful screen actress informed the jurors she had been escorted to the tho Trocadero al although al a- though not to the Lupino party by Miss Todds Todd's husband ex-husband Pasquele De De Cicco Her escort she said as asfar asfar asfar far as she knew did not speak to his former wife ife owner of a cigar store said he believed th the woman who came to his store early Sunday accompanied ac ac- ac companied by a heavy set man was Miss Todd She looked dazed said and asked him to dial diala a a. telephone number for her Dr A A. F. F Wagner Vagner county autopsy surgeon testified that food tood found in the actress' actress stomach Indicated Indicate to him she had been dead since Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day morning and he believed she died before 6 a. a m. m |
