Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-14 | Page 10 | Movie Actress Gains a Point

MOVIE ACTRESS GAINS A POINT Judge Rules Gloria Swanson ' Did Not Conspire Against Relatives LOS ANGELES, July 14 Gloria Swanson motion picture actre&s, and Mr- Matthew Burns her mother, did not 1 '-inspire t.. yt Mr, Burns to make I a will In favor of his wife and against j the Interests of other relatives. Juds'o Rives of the probate department of 1 llio superior court, ruled Thursday. Judge Rives also held that Miss Swanson and her mother had not conspired to secure the marriage of the latter with Mr Burns. This d)s-posed d)s-posed of two of the ciintentions raisxi l3 relatives contesting Burns' will, and left only the question of the com-potency com-potency Of Mr Burns at the time he made his will, to be dotermlneri DOES NOT APPKAK. Miss Bwanson's name was mentioned men-tioned frequently in ths evidence, the witnesses for tho contestants presenting present-ing stories tending to Indicate she 1 Sd 1 N' rclsed her personal charm to1 Influence Mr. Burns In her own and her mother's behalf. lt had been announced that she probably would appear and testify on these points but the rulings Just be-fore be-fore adjournment whereby those '1'iestlons were taken out of the case were said by attorneys to make her appearance less probable. They said there remained nothing for her to '"niN.it anil no reason to testify unless un-less she was In a position to testify about Mr. Burns' mental condition. Miss Swanson was not In court 10-'li. 10-'li. Although the room was filled with those aaxlous to get a glimpse )t her. nr.