Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-12 | Page 1 | George Burns, Radio Comic, Pleads Guilty to Smuggling

George Burns Radio Co Comic In ie Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Gracie Grade Allens Allen's Partner Is Arraigned on Two Federal Counts NEW YORK Dec 12 II'S George Burns famed screen and andr r radio dio comic and a foil to to- the network network network net net- work inanities of his wife Gracie Grade Allen was trapped today In the network network network net net- work of the governments government's smuggling probe Indicted in the same federal in investigation investigation investigation in- in with Mrs Elma Lauer wife of a New NewYork York supreme court justice e the comedian stepped forward forward for for- ward glumly and pleaded guilty to to two indi indictments charging him with abetting betting a customs evasion A few minutes later he ne stood before before before be be- fore a United States marshal a harassed look in his eyes behind his dark glasses glass and reeled off for forthe forthe forthe the record the details of his life and career He was spared the ignominy of being fingerprinted The indictment charges misdemeanors Also named in the indictments s were Albert Chapereau called so-called man of l and intimate of I Hollywoods Hollywood's most most exclusive circles i oj 1 I l i- i GEORGE BURNS Was Spared Fingerprinting and Paula supposedly Chapereau's wife The indictment returned ed secretly last Friday was opened in federal federa court today by Judge William Bondy It contained no reference reference to to Mrs indicted l last k Lauer t e I r 4 a rf i