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Lissa Revedls She Handled Drugs While In Jail Here

Ee : . By DONNA MIKELS « oii — ee = : .- z= a. ; i ith's “official” 1 Heiress Faces Barrage— - i » U ; Sheriff Dgn Smith's “official” version of the escape re g an > . 2 | yi 2 {iw ' ® $ > of favored prisoner, Lissa Hanson, today revealed jail ‘Said : She's Sister of 0 alon y 0 > inmates are allowed to handle and dispense powerful drugs. ’ 3 P g . - In her official statement prepared and issued, in an “iron By dinited Press The testimony was ‘given Ves- attendants at a sanitarium sor curtain”, * conference with the * - .LLOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 11 terday by Mrs: Knight's nurse, alcoholics where she is living

Oklahom#& heiress © Mrs, Hattie Mfs. Pauline Carlsen, who filad Once while they were watching Knight faced testimony im her the incompetent v petition on he television the nurse testified, Mrs. |incompetency trial’ today that she Nalf of -the widow's gocialitt Knight thought Gorgeous George identified wrestler Gorgeous daughter, Mrs. Lou Ann Zellers, was her husband and Hopalong

{Sheriff and his attorney, Lissa ‘Which. had been given her ‘to’. | Hanson-sajd she escaped Christ- administer to mental ‘patients.

{mas Day by saving up sodium and slipped it in a hot drink she {amytal tablets ‘given to her to

give to other prisoners. She said" ** taking to night matron Ber George as her late husband: and 2: Of Lake Placid, N, Y, ‘Cassidy was her brother. [she then used the tablets to drug tha Wencke. She said she then Hopalong Cassidy as her deceased Mrs. Zellers ‘and’the nurse con She said ‘she heard the mila matron. walked out, suitcase in hand aft- brother. tend Mrs. Knight's million ‘dollar konairess offer her Oklahoma~at=

tornevs, J. E, and W. J, Williams, 100000 to take ‘her back te Oklahoma.

The 45-year-old daughter of the, estate should be put under guar late OXlahoma cattleman Sher- dianship because the four-times man Joines also was accused of wed heiress might “fall prev to

Sodium amytal is ohe of the er Mrs. Wencke went to sleep. {most powerful of the barbiturate Federal Narcotics Agent Brig-

drugs and is guarded by prescrip- pam told The Times anyone given

tions, Federal Narcotic Agent qa i offering two ‘attorneys $100,000 artful and designing persoris “She told them that she wanted Paul Brigham today said it is not such a powerful dose of sodium to return her to Oklahoma and Mrs, Carlsen also teld the jury them to.obtain for all the sedaa type drug that institutions nor- amytal would have been uncon- ‘get her&»''all the sedatioW™ahd Mrs, Knight was in constant feat tion (drugs and liquor, that she mally would allow prisoners to scious for a long period. -How- liquor she wanted that she would be “poisoned” hy wanted,” Mrz. Carlsen =aid.

dispense. ever, the sheriff's version of the

Apparently Another Favor escape was that the matron STRAUSS. Appa y 4 awakened thinking she had dozed

SAYS: USUAL STORE HOUR 7:30 T 5 However, handling of the drug off. Mr. Brigham also said the AN AUTOGRAPH START. Sal : } : :

was apparently another favor be- taste of the drug is very notice- ED |T—Request for an auto{stowed on the buxom Lissa, able:and easily detected ‘like

, and pat.

iment on {Whom one former .matron putting quinine in a coke.” graph wil led fo marriage for the Men's . | charged was allowed “full sway” Sheriff Smith would ‘not permit pretty Patricia Anng Beech, 19, a.m. | because she “did crocheting” for a Times reporter to question Lissa ‘Galion, O. The gqirl will wed the sheriff. on discrepancies in the official Tony Bennett, up and coming SWANK RETIREMENT— "Bobbie," 12-year-old mongrel dog, i452 denied Among other statement” nor on any other crooner, on Feb. Il. She met ie fii hi . . things in her statement, that she charge she made against the him in Cleveland when she is living out his last days in swank retirement—the sole beneficiary had “crocheted” fof the sheriff sheriff ‘which has not vet been ted 4 ' h : of a $41,978 estate left by his owner, Garabed H. Chilengirien, 2nd said ihe, ooly sede Work printed. A3Ke0 Yor 31 auiograpn. 3 she did was “for theraupy pur- ' m ; 1 . > I'he state t als¢ rported t eevee 2d who died nearly three years ago, He left no will so the dog n- pose and not for the Sheriff.” relat. Salement sis Fumo er Mrs. -Wencke. She didn't know % herited a court-approved petition for $30, a month. When he dies, ~ Back in Indianapolis after a from The Times in the telephone what the Score was seness)b9 the remainder of the estate reverts to the government. Shown glosed Soop sonference oi the interview to “blast” Sherif Smith. : us Sateen! Was Deepa Ted hy . : se 0 " . . Sheri an is lega adviser, There were no such offers made. !-18sa, the sheri and his attor uding pampering the dog is "Butch" Freschi, Martinez, Cal. j Lissa denied statements that she|}jywever. no. mention was made Ney and was typed by the sheriff's Orig- . ys > age to both The Tiftes Ald aN- that The Times has withheld a Secrerary. Hut the fore] matron SL d. other newspaper that the true gerjgys charge she made. against Said the sheriff insisted it.was 259 y Ann Harding S story of her escape would "blast SE Shiorelt pending further inves- not true and that no such quote par the seat out fromr under Dan.” . io. > was contained in the statement. , fox, ; Home Looted However, in Louisville, Deputy igalion. baolved T Said « Mrs. Wencke: 1 wasn't 50 to HOLLYWOOD, Jan, 11 (UP) Frank Green confirmed that he Absoive vo fired. That's a lie and there have 0 to 19.29 Actress Ann Harding reported to was in the room during both of [Lissa absolved both Mrs been other lies told but I'm not . * police last might that burglars Lissa's telephone interviews and Wencke and Deputy Sheriff An: going into it. I quit myself more us 20%, tax : broke into her home and made off heard her statements, drew Noel of any complicity in than a week later and it didn’t with clothing and linen valued at a . eo ther escape, have anything to do with this or $4300. - j o Slipped Drug In Drink Ye=Mrs, Wencke again denied that affair.” Miss Harding said she and her The gist of the 35-year-old prik- she was ‘‘fired” and said Sheriff Former deputy Noel could not husband, Symphony Conducto¥ oner's statement in the Sheriff's Smith denied to her that such tm- be reached for comment, Werner Janssen discovered the | official release was that she de- formation was contained in the l.issa, who gave herself .up to loss after returning home late li ; cided the day before Christmas statement released by his office. face fraudulent check charges in apes yesterday. She listed as missing Some characters get two vaco- to leave and that she washed all The direct quote from the state- Louisville, was returned to Sher1.39 ] a mink coat valued at £1300 and a tions a year--their usual one ond her clothes and packed her bag ment, released to _.all three Indi- iff Smith's custody to face other , Se vd Belgium lace tablecloth and nap- another when the boss takes his. in readiness.’ anapolis papers, was: ‘1 can check charges here, az well as a .+ 5% yd, kins valued at $3000. | She said she took the drug understand why the sheriff fired sentence az a parole violator. 3 8 ' EL ————— - - — SE —-—— pe: | colJess. fo 1.49 yd, olors, 5 to . 1.98 yd, i .+«35¢ yd, r TTI S ~ ES The CLOTHING CLEARANCE is | : SE ' tcl going-on—and going! os And among the Clearance groups—are to 99.50 nl 1 5 | ‘ou outstanding Values and Selections to 59.50 ; : to 29.50 $ po00e 8, There are WARDROBERS—2-piece patch pocket suits— rem, Flannels and ‘Cheviots—plus an EXTRA PAIR of Chico blended Gabardine Slacks— The Jacket and trouser and Slacks— -p 1.15 : Rt There are DON RICHARDS WORSTED Suits—pure wool 3 worsted of great strength, hold their crease— good looking—clear face worsteds Sharkskins, also Mill finishes—stripes, overplaids, window pane checks, browns, blues and grays— uisettes” ; uiset There are DON RICHARDS GABARDINE Suits that are r 5 pair, . ‘ ealy Spectacular values at this sale price— ; wd 39.75. There are BLUE SUITS with hand stitched edges— ETT . . there are suits of other shades—soft shouldered straighter back Suits—for Men and Young Men— > 49.15 : : ; 3S There are TOPCOATS—particularly TWEEDS—incredibly. fine— oh at the price—Clear color-shot tweads—wonderful to take yh Wa = ee hold of—and to behold! rigi- ; Some news just has to be told— fast! What better way to give wings to your words Raglan Shouldered—or set-in sleeves than by telephone? 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