Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-04-22 | Page 5 | Woman's Note Plea to Gable for Elopement Read in Court

Woman's Note Plea to Gable For Elopement Read in Court sersen at work how I have longed to talk to you. Tou are free. And so am I Why not renew our frlendabJpT Nobody need know. Let's go away together. I m a different woman to when you knew me. X am full of pep and romance. X don't have any Bands filled with-children." She pleaded they could understand under-stand each other and "no young woman would." As soon as Powell finished reading read-ing th letters, Judge Georgt Coe-grav Coe-grav abruptly denied motions for dismissal of th Indictments and a directed verdict f acquittal. Smith took th stand as th first defense witness. Mrs. Norton, to take the stand today, to-day, la sxpected to plead aha "made a miatak In Identity" when aha represented la letters t Gable that h I "Frank Billings." "My client has never had an opportunity op-portunity to view Mr. Gable In person per-son at cloeo range." Morris Lavlne, her attorney, said today. ICeeUeaeo freei Pete Oee It the thing that would bring the facts to ths front Gable, nattily attired In a gray suit appeared slightly amused at Assistant DUtrlet Attorney Jack L. Powell read tha letters In a stentorian sten-torian voice. Jack U Smith, private detective, Mrs. Norton's co-defendant stared at the floor. Immediately after the letters and other documentary evidence was given to th Jury, th state rested its case. The defense was Immediately overruled by th court after bitterly bitter-ly protesting against th Introduction Introduc-tion of th letters and th other exhibits. Birth Certificate On of these Included a certified copy of Gwendoline's birth oertlfl-ests. oertlfl-ests. In which Herbert J. Norton, ths defendsnt's husband, declared himself to ee th father of the child. Th court room was In complete silence ss Powell read th letter. Mrs. Norton baa claimed Gable was In reality "Fra-ik Bllllnga." with whom the had an affair In England. fine wrote Gable th had pleaded with th school Inspector "not to tell them at th school yst whs Is her fathsr." Speaking of Gwendoline's fussy habit! over food, Mrs. Norton said "I believe this Is en of your traits." Again ths ssld: "You wsnt to do the right thing but don't dare because of what people peo-ple would think. You are a good guy when you try to right the wrong to your child. Frank, I tell you ths would smother you with kisses for I am tailing you th truly loves you." Lend Fer Tears In th second letter Mrs. Norton made her moot fervid declaration: "I have loved yen all these years and sines I have seen you n th