San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11

Where does Fraira get paid; here or
in Washington? She answered: IN
Washington, ID. c. But she also said
that she remembered that there was
check endorsed by Fraina in the
New Yorw files. She showed a check
drawn by G.. +. Lamb on the Lawyers
and Attorneys Guarantee Trust Com
pany to the order of bearer for, as
rember. $40. The check was dated
September 10. 1t was endorsed by
Louis Fraina. &C.. f. Lamb is chief
of the New York office of the d. j.
Later / saw in the files two other
checks drawn on the same bank TO
bearer and both endorsed by Louis
Fraina. One was dated November 10
and was for S110. The other, dated
October Z. was for $50. The check fo-
S11O had two endorsements before
Fraina's name and also bore the en-
dorsement stamp of the Pennsylvania
Hotel.
with these checks in the files was
a thick bunch of reports written in
the same handwriting as Fraina's sig
nature on the check signed BY Fraina-
The reports dealt with the activi-
ties Of other agents working under
Fraina. designated By numbers No. l
operating in Boston. No. 2 in Philadel-
phia and No. 3 in Washington. d. G.
The reports were dated November II,
10. IA. Is. 1919. Fraina. explained
that No. L busy in Boston, was in
good favor with the leaders OF the
Garment Workers Union and that
No. o in Philadelphia was in connec.
ton with the leaders of the steel
strike.
REGARDING "No. 3" Fraina stated
he was in Washington and that his
report, which should be in by this
time, would show him TO be an abso-
lutely reliable man.
A great mystery was made as TO the
identity Of the witness against Fraina'
Nuorteva finally admitted that the
man. who later proved to be Peter
son. had been manager Of a New York
Finnish newspaper.
Fraina anG / then heckled Nuorteva
to make him admit that he had ad'
vised Peterson to join the Depart
ment Of Justice. He would make nc
such admission. II would have been
very damaging to-him in the party, be-
cause of the violation of party rules
involved. He said that Peterson had
come TO hirs and told him he was
thinking of going to work for the De
partment Of Justice. he also said thai
Peterson had been drafted into thu
American army and had come out dis
satisfied. In fact, he had been jailed.
Nuorteva would have no right I,
advise Peterson to take the Depart;
ment Of Justice job. That would b.
IN 10 the executive council and Ger
tain formalities were involved, so TIA
it was important for Nuorteya not T.
let me get any admission that he ha'
advised against such action.
At this time I had gottne Nuortev;
pretty well on record and then other
| took him in hand. 1t was reasonable
clear that Peterson was not secretl'
in the Department OF Justice within
the meaning prescribed by the CON
munist party.
The trial was full Of petty squabblei
and every few moments somebody
flared up.
Finally Peterson was brought int
the room after there had been figb
over the method of procedure-that Is
as TO whose witness he should be cor
sidered and which side should examine
him first. The report reads:
PETERSON REPEATS CHARGES
Peterson then went on at length {,
reepat his charges. He told Of having
seen the supposed Fraina on three or'