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after all, they might not be used i'm
properly. When I got home I tele-
phoned Frank G. Raichle of New York,
one of Pitts attorneys, and told him
under no circumstances to introduce
in evidence at the trial any of the
papers I had signed without consulting
me He promised that he would not do
SO without talking to me first.
Warned Attorney.
ION November Is, just week or sc
before the trial, went back to Florida
and asked Raichle If either of the build
ings on which the authorizations were
drawn we're involved in Pitts alleged
populations. When he replied in the
affirmative, warned him not to in
troduce any of them in evidence.
"Raichle then called in Pitts and,
think, another attorney, George D
Horning, to discuss the matter. Pitts
was reluctant not to use the papers
had signed, but he finally gave in and
said he would not use them. He ex-
planned that he had found the original
authorization"
Edwards Tells Of Fraud.
The story of the preparation OF the
allegedly fraudulent defense offered in
the conspiracy case, hidden for nearly
a year behind secret grand jury pro-
ceedings, was publicly disclosed today,
knowing that his testimony tended to
incriminate himself, Edwards told in
detail of the preparation of nearly 100
alleged spurious authorizations and re-
ceipts, which were introduced in evil
dence at the trial of three officers OF
the company last November.
Edwards testimony linked Coblent2
with the preparation Of the alleged
spurious papers.
Used Different Pens.
He said Coblentz came to Pitts home
in Palm Beach in September, 1880,
when he signed considerable number
Of authorizations drawn on the Beverly
Building Corporation. In signing these
papers at that time, Edwards said, Cob
lentz used three or four different pens
and several different kinds of ink.
Justice Let's asked the witness II
Coblentz was in court. Edwards scanned
Maryland banker, who was sitting in a
front row.
Justice Let's asked Coblentz to stand
for purposes Of identification, and the
latter complied with this request. Ed
wards said the authorizations, although
signed a month Or two before the open
ing of the trial. we're dated back as far
as 1927 in some cases.
He said Pitts Was present part Of the
time in September while Coblentz was
signing the authorizations.
CoblentZ, he said, spent most of that
afternoon in oatio at Pitts home con-
ferring with Pitts and two attorneys
One of the lawys, he said, was Raichle
and the other, he believed, was Horning
Thomas Signatures Destroyed.
Edwards testified that John Thomas
brother-in-law of Pitts, had signed
some of the authorizations. He said
these were destroyed, however. after
Thomas talked to Raichle and the lat
ter told him not to sign any documents
for anybody. He said Pitts then affixed
his own signature to a set of authori-
cations duplicating those Thomas had
signed.
Edwards testified that the bill of par
ticularS granted in the case was trans
mitted from Washington by telephone
to Raichle in Florida He said he pre-
pared the authorizations to coincide
with the items set forth in the bill
The third Smith Co. official convicted
at the trial, c. Ebert Anadale, is also
expected to appear as a witness for the
Government.
When court opened today Justice
Let's passed favorably upon a request
by Assistant United States Attorney
william Gallagher to release to the Gov.
ernment four typewriters belonging tt
Pitts which had been impounded BY
order Of the court.
Denies Motion to Quash.
A motion to quash the contempt pc
tition was denied by Justice Let's yes
terday. Counsel for Pitts pointed out
he is under indictment for perjury in
connection with the same matters and
that to compel him TO disclose his de-
tense to that charge in a contempt pro-
ceeding would be highly prejudicial.