Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-23 | Page 4 | Hold Bergdoll Bribed Guards

HOLD BERGDOLL BRIBEDGUARDS Flight of Draft Evader Described De-scribed By Witness in Conspiracy Trial PHILADEI l 1 1 1 A. Sept 12 1 ov er Bergdoll, while confined to the mll-lltkry mll-lltkry prison on Governor s Island, brlb Sd his guards and plotted to escape In a motor boat, according to testimony testi-mony given by Thomas K. Fuiey. a 1 laltlmore automobile salesman, today in th trial of Mrs. Emma Bergdoll Orover'l mother, and four other defendants de-fendants who are charged m the Unit-Jed Unit-Jed Stairs fhtrlct court with conspiring to asslr.t Rrwln and Giover Bergdoll ti evade 'he drafl Fure d-iared that Orover hnfl summoned him to Governor's Island, told him 'hat he had ived tWO guarrls anl asked him to ge s motor bot and assist him to escape. I he vvitnes described how he had COms to Mm flt with Frwln HerKdoll land how the latter had hidden In ? sti no quarry near the home of Charles l.raun. brother of the draft evaders and a defendant m the present pro- ceedlngs, while a new nutonjoblls was boughl for him In this cltv. Lleutenanl Colonel Cresson testified thai Mi- Hergdoll had demanded Qrover's effects after the latter es-- es-- r ped from his guards In this ctv and bad lold him that she sent mone.v ami other articles to her son regularly. regu-larly. Frey and i hnrles Kraure, another v.itness. described an automobile trip with the BergdollS While they wre he-,111c. he-,111c. sought by the authorities Agents of the department of justice and po- I He o told of the rahl on Mm Herg-d Herg-d Oil's home when Orover was captured and how Ihey had missed Ki win. who; ihey sav, they have slnre discovered, was hiding In Braun's home