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no swelling. The places looked like
slight bruises or scratches, he said.
| DIR. Mason denied having given the
police report on the case. aitnougn the
police report today said he rendered
| treatment for shock" and that her con-
treatment was not serious"
| Speaking of his errand here as
defense witness in the contempt case,
Lantz. who said that he was Penn
sylvania State highway patrolman be-
| fore going TO Millbourne. declared that
| he had volunteered TO testify in favor
Of the defense.
Once Employed McMullin.
He said that he had employed Nc
Mullln for two months. ending last
March, as special traffic officer at
| Millbourne. using him on Saturdays,
| SUNDAYS and holidays On other days.
he said, the Government witness
! worked in an insurance agency ana ior
/ the keystone Automobile Club.
! Although admitting that his teSti-
monv is calculated TO attack the CHAR
acter OF the witness for the prosecu-
| ton. he would not discuss his sever
ance from the traffic force at Mill
bourne other than TO say. wen. he
wasn't needed any more"
| Lantz stated that the letter which
| he reported missing from his room con-
tains some information relative TO NC
| Mullins part in the oil case. written
| him by his wife while she was visiting
| in Huntington, Pa. They arrived mere
| Monday.
Id rka fad
Lantz's room shortly after he had called
the assistant manager was William J.
/! Burns. his son Sherman and Frank j.
OReiliy, an operative. Detectives r. II.
! Mansfield and Curtis l.. Trammell insti-
. tuted an investigation Of the case last
night. but were unable to do more than
receive report OF the incident.
Interviewed by Police.
Capt. Guy E. Burlingame OF the sec
ond precinct and Precinct Detective X.
B. Collins interviewed Mrs. Lantz this
morning
we could find no evidence G. an
assault" Capt Burlincane stated. but
the case Is still under investigation"
| When the contempt trial opened this
morning Mr. Douglas arose To address
/ the court He said he felt 1t his duty
| TO direct the courts attention at TINS
| time TO an attack made upon MRS.
Iantz, a witness in this case. He ex-
| planned briefly the fact set forth In a
morning newspaper report, and added
| that after having been tied and gagged
i she was beaten during the struggle and
suffered a conclusion, which neces-
sited her removal to hospital"
/ THE only thing stolen from the
| room" Mr. Douglas said, was COM
minication dealing with the witness
| McNulIin. which had been brought here
| for use In this case" Maj Gordon. who
/ replicd To Mr.. Douglas. stated 10 thr
| court he had not heard OF the incident
| until he read of IL this morning. III II
entirely inappropriate and reprehensible
that this matter be brought here In TINS
| case" he added. IF anybody was as
| saulted II should be matter to be
| handed by the police and not brought
| up here"
Police Case. Gordon Says.
| Mai. Gordon declared the incident
conveyed an insinustiOn against the dis
! trict attorneys ONCE and the proper
| course TO deal with 1t was through the
| police.
| II make no charges. but have simply
stated the facts we'll known 10 every
cody" Mr., Douglas replied. Mrs. Lant2
| herself is a witness under subpoena oi
this court. felt IL my duty 10 call this
| matter 10 the attention OF the court. ii
! ! had any charges to make against the
/ district attorneys ONCE ! would make
/ them
/ Justice Siddons remarked that he had
| not heard Of the incident until 1t had
I been directed 10 MS attention by his
secretary. II any attack had been made
/ on the wife Of a witness IN the court
he assured counsel that the police
would do thett duty. SO far as Tn
| court protecting witnesses, as suggested
by George r. Hoover counsel foi
Harry r. Sinclair. Justice Siddonh de-
clared that Wab matter which ne
could not deal with now. He assured
Mai. Gordon that Mr.. Douglas had not
intimated any connection between the
Government ana the assault and
characterized this incident AS "A re-
grettable occurrence"
If any one Is held on a charge ol
assault" Justice fsiddOns added thar he
! has no doubt bui That The courts oi
the District OF Columbia viii do lheii
duty"
McMuiiin Again on Stand,
MfNuiIin faced another DAY OF cross
examination In a quiet and unpertutbtG
manner. As yesterday, the tsamina
! lion was the center 81 frequent ieEh
argument,
Restricted by rulings Ia proceed VIII
his examination subject 10 The diaffs.
lion ot he court. Douglas hammered
away ~ The witness IN All effofL II
drive home his point that MeMhlili
s,,feptIliousiy impersoilated William V
| Long an sn~MaIlne. "a peipeirhte y
fraud on The Buns agency III applying
for "a position last 0rtober,
The defense attorney ified IN van
IN question the witness about The ioiine'
p0hliions he had held
Did you work tor the hew Jtfsr,
State Police once for period oi 81
years." he asked.
Mo" MeMullin replied
McMuiin could not recall Nhsthnf Ia
had 80 stated "a the Burns agency u
his apple alton WhsD douglas said h'
would like Ia refresh Tie Witness
memory from II paper IN his own hand
writing Haj GDfdon objected derlaiinl
IL 10 be the attorneys purpose IN la
4 foundation Ia impsaeh the .ilness %
cat Il tnE