Word: markhams
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Divorced. Lauritz Melchior, 74, retired patriarch of Wagnerian tenors; by Mary Markham, 40, once his secretary, now a top Hollywood booking agent, whom he married last May, 15 months after the death of his second wife; on grounds of extreme mental cruelty; in Santa Monica, Calif. Settlement: $20,000 in cash, with another $80,000 to follow upon Melchior's death...
Married. Lauritz Melchior, 74, famed Wagnerian tenor now in retirement; and Mary Markham, 40, his onetime secretary, now a top Hollywood booking agent; he for the third time, she for the second; at Melchior's estate near Santa Monica, Calif...
...Markham arrived in court about 10 He was locked in the witness room with the Negroes, creating probably the first integrated witness room in the history of Baker County. (During the two hour recess for lunch, Markham remarked that someone had told him that the Sheriff had finished a whole bottle of liquor at his place the previous night...
Knowing that Markham's testimony would challenge the Sheriff's assertions and therefore possibly endanger his life, defense attorney Hollowell attempted to contact Burke Marshall in Washington to obtain Federal protection. As Marshall was unavailable, the Justice department referred Hollowell to the man assigned to southwest Georgia, who suggested Hollowell contact the state attorney. Hollowell dismissed this proposal as "naive" and was unable to get any Federal help. Two FBI men subpoenaed to testify refused to follow Markham back to Albany from the trial, even though they were going the same...
...Thursday and took the stand. He testified that the Sheriff had been drinking on the night of July 4th, and that, when he tried to push the Sheriff's car, the Sheriff kept putting on the brakes. To avoid cracking up his own car, Markham had to go back to the plantation to pick up a battery...