Flying Saucers Enliven ‘Doodle Bug’ Trial

Alien craft whisked into the “doodlebug” confidence sport trial underneath means in District Court docket.

Flader is the complaining witness towards Silas Newton and Leo GeBauer. They’re accused of bilking Flader of $50,000 by means of using electrical divining “doodlebugs” to find oil.

$250,000 INVOLVED

The 68-year-old rich complaining witness testified Monday the determine concerned within the alleged
swindle was roughly $250,000.

Flader stated the story of the Flying Saucers and little males was advised to him by GeBauer whereas the 2 had been driving to Carbon County Wyo., to look over oll websites owned by GeBauer.

In keeping with Flader, GeBauer advised of getting seen a flying saucer from outer house and the our bodies of little males three toes tall close to the machine.

UNKNOWN METAL

GeBauer aso sald he had some gears of an unknown sort of metallic which got here from the alien craft, Flader stated.

“GeBauer claimed the alien craft operated on the magnetic power across the earth which was the precept that operated the doodlebugs,” Flader stated.

The flying saucer testimony was admitted by District Choose Frank Hickey over sturdy objections of
Protection Attorneys Isaac and Gerald Mellman and Theodore Epstein.

300 CHECKS SUBMITTED

Dist. Atty. Bert Keating submitted roughly 300 cancelled” checks which he claimed Flader paid to GeBauer and Newton for oil lease pursuits and three “doodlebugs.”

Keating stated the checks represented $25,000 invested within the divining machines, $152,000 invested In Dove Creek, Wyo., oil fields, $47,000 in Mojave Desert fields, and $1500 In Newhall oil fields in California.

Keating requested Flader:

“Did you acquire any dividends on these investments? Curiosity? Refunds?

“Not one penny,” was Flader’s inventory reply.

Requested to open one of many “doodlebugs” within the courtroom, Flader pried off the lid on a machine, withdrew a small dry cell battery, waved it on the jury and declared, “That is the joker that …”

Keating stopped him from talking additional.

Protection attorneys will start cross-examination of Flader at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.