ACTRESS' ILLNESS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21249, 1 August 1932, Page 10

ACTRESS' ILLNESS

ALLEGED POISONING DOCTORS DENY SUICIDE ATTEMPT (Received July SH, 5.5 p.m.) LOS ANGELES, July 30 'A former film actresii, Miss Lina Basijuette, 25 years old, biscamo seriously ill yesterday a few hours after she had announced her engagement, to 1 Teddy Hayes, tho former trainer of the ex-champion , heavy-weight boxer, Jack Dempsey, to stifle rumours that shts might marry ' Dempsey. The police reported that beside the actress they found a note addressed to Dempsey reading: "I love you and only ;you. I could not help it. I could not go on i without you." I'hysicians state that the woman's conclition is critical. She has been twice married. She is alleged to have taken Jjoison after spending the evening with Hayes. Hie girl had been so despondent, Hayes Raid, that he had telephoned her after lie had taken her home. "Arc you all right'!" Hayes said ho asked. " Sure I am all right. I have just taker, poison," was the fictress' reply. Hayes says ho then rushed to the n-jKirtment and administered fust aid until the police arrived in answer to an anonymous telephone call. The actress >vas writhing in agony on a divan. The Jiolice say it may be several days before the ia out of danger. Aliss Basrjuette is alleged to liave attempted to commit suicide in 1930, after an unsuccessful effort to obtain the custody of her child from Harry Warner, a brother of her husband, Sam Warner. The police report of the alleged attempted suicide by Miss Basquctte yesterday was contradicted to-day hy the police Burgeon and her personal physician. Dr. J. H. Sugarman, Miss Basquette's physician, said she had eaten some onion coup. He alleged that the ambulance call to her apartment and the suicide scare jwere perpetrated by her enemies. Dr. Ivo Lopizich, police surgeon, made li final report in which he said ho had found no traces of poison.