Evening star., 1930-12-15

Nntimated that the colored man may
have helped himself.
! Pitts had ready explanation for
the charge that he advised Howard to
Fheat it, when he learned that De-
nartment of Justice agents were after
him with a subpoena.
It remember the morning in question.
T. had slept late and was coming down
to the dining room to see If breakfast
vas ready. On my way, passed
through the servants pantry. where we
kept a private switchboard. One OF the
lights was flashing and tried to take
the call. I The thing was too comph-
Gated for me, however, and called Joe
to come and take the message. l may may
have said to him that they wanted him,
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4 Pitts then gave the jury dramatic
description of his relations with An
thony Senes, who testified for the Gov
eminent several days ago. Senes, ire
H1ently identified as Pitts bodyguard,
was described by the defendant as
nothing more than handy man.:
THE circumstances surrounding
Eenes' entry into my employ are dltn-
naIlt for me to recount. I took him in
At the request of one of my dearest
friends. who was on his death bed.
W"That was George A. Joseph, my
lawyer and old friend. He asked me to
look out for Senes and agreed to do It.
"Tried to Keep Promise"
Gas carried Senes along, no one
realized better than that he was not q
ut man to be in my employ. But ]
tried to keep my promise. Finally, how
ever, learned OF some things he had
done in New York and I had to dis
charge him."
Pitts denied that he had ever COM
PEELED Senes to sign statement absolv-
Ing him of any illegal acts. Senes testi
fed, while on the stand, that he been
forced to sign Pitts statement. A let
ter from Senes to Pitts, in which the
former denied ever signing such a state
ment, was read to the jury.
Pitts then admitted the Governments
contention that certain books and rec
ordS were removed from the of1ce OF
the Smith Co. one night in May, 1929.
They we're taken out at night, he said,
because they had to be carried through
the main banking room, and it was
feared this would interfere with the
daily business of the corporation II done
in the day time.
''Were any of these books of any
value to the Smith Cor" Lambert asked.
"They certainly were not"
Pitts then explained the second re-
naoval of books from the Smith offices,
concerning which O former employe
testified several days ago. The indict-
ment did not charge this ofense. He
stated, however. that in September or
October of 1929 he learned that
search warrant had been issued.
There were certain of my personal
papers in the Office which were no con-
Germ of the Governments" he said.
Therefore, I had them packed up and
moved oaft to my farm. That's what
the witness was talking about"
Recommended by Crissinger.
Pitts testified Crissinger was among
the men who recommended Edwards for
his original position with the Smith Co.
He added Edwards was employed at the
time as an assistant national bank ex-
a1niner.
phrasing his questions as he read a
stenographic report Of the testimony
Henry gave as Government witness,
lambert questioned Pitts concerning
each of the charges Henry had made.
Pitts denied every allegation.
He was thoroughly conversant with
everything that was going on" Pitts
declared when asked whether Henry
had been familiar with the activities Of
the company.
! Pitts asserted he had borrowed the
ledger sheets Of the Southern Maryland
Trust Co., containing a record OF his
bersonal accounts, from Henry In order
% prepare an, income tax return. He
Said he had returned the sheets to-
Henry the following day. Henry had
previously testified Pitts failed to send
fne records back.