Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-21 | Page 1 | Extorts $200 by Threat in Stokes Affair

EXTORTS BY THREAT IN STOKES AffAIR Former Taxicab Driver Will Reveal More Details on Activities as Agent for Hotel Man CHICAGO Feb 21 Robert Robert L. L Corbett 56 Chicago was arrested today on a charge of attempting to extort from Mrs Helen Elwood El- El Elwood Elwood wood Stokes who charges her husband husband hus hus- band W. W B E. E D. D Stokes New York millionaire with conspiring to de defame defame defame de- de fame her her- character When the man approached her with a threat to expose her as a aCola aCora Cora Cola Stewart who fa wag as involved in a questionable affair some year ago Mrs Stokes Stokes' told him to see her hei at attorney orne Roy West When West est turned the money over to Corbett Corbett Corbett Cor Cor- bett two detectives In hiding stepped out and made the arrest Police believe the man Is in in- in sane CHICAGO Feb Feb 21 By U U. P. P P.- P. A A. recess of the Stokes defamation I of character trial today gave ga Joe Bruner star witness for the state a R respite from the crossfire from prosecution tion and defense Bruner taxicab driver said he acted as one of the principal agents of W. W E. E D. D Stokes in the alleged conspiracy to show that Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes has been an inmate of an Underworld resort Monday l when the case is re resumed resumed resumed re- re Bruner will continue revelations revelations revelations reve reve- lations of the activities of Stokes and Daniel Nugent New v York at attorney attorney at- at torne torney in their hunt for pers persons ns to swear that Helen Elwood Stokes I and a red-haired red woman known as Helen Underwood inmate of the resort re resort re- re sort Eort were the same Bruner has been buffeted about by both sides bec because use of ot alleged conflicting statements including one that he was thrown into a cell ceU when he told the prosecution he did not want to testify tE against the de de- de- de ts May Ia Willetta VUletta Hyde negro business business busi- busi busi busi- ness iless manager for Western Vestern university university sity of Kansas City told of ot taking affidavits at the dictation of ot Nugent Nugent Nu Nu- gent She took shorthand notes and typed eight ight affidavits May fled For or this work she received t t These affidavits ts were signed b bj- bj underworld characters characters characters char char- char char- who were fix fixed d by Bruner the state charges