The Valentino Affair (67 page)

photo,
65

Rodolfo’s dance partner
, 64
, 66
, 68
, 70
, 74
, 76

Schmidt, Hans
, 220

Schneider, Nicholas
, 145

Schroeders, Dr. Van
, 113

Schwab, Charles M.
, 21
, 57

Sealey, Daniel E.
, 236

Seaman, Ellie
, 214

Seaman, Estella

Blanca and
, 99
, 101
, 108
, 114
, 122
, 125
, 127
, 137
, 140
, 198
, 228

response to verdict
, 238

Seaman, Ethel
, 214

Seaman, Sheriff Phineas A.

court activities
, 107
, 134
, 143
, 144
, 174
, 178
, 217–18
, 236

Lebaudy murder
, 251

opinions about Blanca
, 101
, 112
, 132

at scene of crime
, 93–96

testimony
, 163–64
, 172–73

Selden, William B. (Deputy County Clerk)
, 146

Shepley, Ruth
, 80–81
, 122

Shields, Patrick L.
, 165

Siles, George
, 146

Simmons, Tessa
, 84

Smith, Charles W.
, 142

Smith, Lewis J.,
106
, 134
, 137
, 175
, 217
, 218

Sniegoski, Frank
, 214

Steuer, Max D.
, 77
, 78
, 79
, 130

Stielow case
, 164–65

Stoddard, Louis
, 107

Stronger Than Death
(movie)
, 254

Swann, Edward
, 74

Sword, Dr. Bryan C.
, 92
, 165

T

Taafe, Alice
, 146

Taft, William
, 19

Tagliabue, Noe (Blanca’s butler)
, 88
, 95
, 109
, 136

Talbot, Right Rev. Bishop Ethelbert
, 118

tango
, 43
, 49
, 66

Tatum, Mary Jane
, 84

“taxi dancing
,” 43–44
, 49
, 64
, 76
, 100

Terry, Alice
, 146

Thaw, Harry K.
, 166
, 167
, 170
, 208
, 212

Thorne, Leonard

at crime scene
, 86
, 101
, 136
, 162
, 198

testimony
, 163
, 196
, 199
, 223

Thym, Georgia
, 73
, 75
, 255–56

Tierney, Justice John M.
, 71

Town Topics
(journal)
, 52
, 180

Tracy, Ernest B.
, 124

Tumulty, Joseph
, 29

Tuthill, Stephen S.
, 62
, 77
, 250

Tweed, William “Boss
,” 119

U

“unwritten law
,” 60
, 240–41
, 245
, 251
, 252
, 258

Uterhart, Henry A.
, 100–105

Charles de Saulles on
, 119–20

closing argument
, 228–32
, 243

cross-examinations of
, 159–60

defendant’s testimony
, 177–84

demeanor during prosecution testimony
, 151–52

at grand jury
, 137

Jack Jr., guardianship and
, 135–36
, 138–39
, 241

inquest
, 123–24
, 127

legal strategy
, 100
, 101
, 103–05
, 113
, 115
, 130
, 140
, 170
, 171

meetings with Blanca
, 108–09

opening statement
, 167–70
, 175
, 243

photo,
102

press and
, 127–29
, 137
, 138
, 176
, 216–17

promise to Blanca
, 103
, 104

Uterhart & Graham (law firm)
, 97
, 99
, 190
, 220

V

Valentino, Rudolph.
See
Guglielmi, Rodolfo

Vanderbilt, Mrs. Reginald C.
, 176

Vanderbilt, William
, 33

Vandiver, Almuth C.
, 176

Vergara, José Francisco
, 1–2

Vial, Daniel
, 4
, 5

Viña del Mar (Chile)
, 1–2
, 5
, 63
, 202
, 252
, 259

von Bernstorff, Count Johann
, 23

von Eckardt, Heinrich
, 81

W

Walsh, Rauol
, 250

Walton, Maurice and Florence
, 76

Ward, Marshall

credibility as witness
, 159–60
, 163

funeral arrangements
, 109

at hospital after shooting
, 95

at inquest
, 123

Jack and
, 31
, 87
, 122–23

press briefing during trial
, 122–23

at scene of crime
, 90–93
, 155–56
, 162–63
, 205

testimony
, 157–61
, 243

as witness
, 136
, 157–61
, 207
, 243