Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-09 | Page 4 | Loss of Witnesses May Dismiss Dorsey Case

Loss of Witnesses May Dismiss Dorsey Case I HOLLYWOOD Nov 9 UP UP- UP Whether the sensational story of ot who hacked away at Actor Jon Halls Hall's nose during a bloody brawl at Bandleader Tommy Dorseys Dorsey's apartment will ever reach the courtroom depended Thursday on ona ona a minute last-minute decision by District Attorney Fred Howser Attorneys for Cor both sides flocked into Howser's o office Wednesday and asked him to call the whole thing off oU They pointed out he didn't have a legal leg to stand standon on with three of his key witnesses on the missing list Unless he dismisses assault charges Trombonist Dorsey his shapely wife Pat Dane and Cambier GambIer Gambler Gam Cam bIer bler Allen Smiley are scheduled for trial Nov 14 for attacking the bronzed film hero with a sharp instrument Howser admitted his case ease wa was slipping last week when he sent his process servers scurrying around town only to find three of his key witnesses had skipped the theata ata state te Actor Eddie Norris husband ex-husband of or Ann Sheridan and one of the battling guests at the party was in New York and said he Intended to stay there Jane Churchill statuesque blond singer also was In fn New York i Antonio Icaza Pan Panamanian acI actor ac actor ac- ac tor was in Panama Immigration officials shipped I him there two months ago for illegal illegal ille ille- gal bal entry Into this country