Evening star., 1933-08-23
TYPEWRITER HEAD
FACES GRAND Jury
w. n. WoIoWitz Said to Have
Offered Bribe to Farm
Credit Official.

Trapped by Department Of Justice
agents As he allegedly offered $1,000
bribe to w. H. McReynolds, admins
trative assistant to Henry Morgenthau,
jr, governor Of the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, William H. Wolowitz,
president Of the United Typewriter &
Adding Machine Co.. Inc, 1923 New
York avenue, today faced grand jury
action under Federal bribery laws.
Wolowitz was taken last night by
special agents Of the United States Di-
vision of Investigation, who, after tip
off from McReynolds. hid themselves
in the farm executives ONCE In the
old Southern Railway Building and al
legedly heard Wolowitz repeat an
earlier offer to pay McReynolds $1,000
for proposed typewriter contract.
Held on Bond of $1,000.
Federal authorities said Wolowitz
made written confession last night
at headquarters of the Washington field
office Of the Division of Investigation.
The prisoner waived q hearing today
before United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage, who released him
under $1,000 bond pending grand jury
proceedings.
While Wolowitz was making his al
legged proposition" to McReynolds, Fed
eral agents were outside the room with
apparatus which recorded every detail
Of the conversation, and one was Sc
creted inside the room behind q screen,
where he could hear and observe the
whole proceedings. The elaborate trap
de nm
of McReynolds and Gov. Morgenthau.
Wolowitz was placed under arrest as
he emerged from the once. Surrounded
by the Justice operatives, assisted by
Deputy United States Marshal John
Clsrkson, the prisoner submitted quiet
ly, and is reported to have given q de-
tailed written statement when he
learned Of the trap that had been set.
According to McReynolds and the
Federal investigators Wolowitz first
came to Morsenthaus ONCE last Mon
day and wanted to sell the agency 500
used typewriters at $35 each. Discussing
the proposed sale with McReynoids,
Wolowitz is alleged to have offered an
''inducement" of 81 900 to the adminis-
trative assistant if he would swing
the DEAL
L was astonished and indignant, but
decided to carry the thing along until
1 could take the proper action" NC
Reynolds said today Il put him on on
various grounds and notified Director
Hoover Of the division Of investigation
and Gov. Morgenthau. The Govern
ment agents laid plans for the arrest.
Wolowitz tried to see me again twice
yesterday. before the agents were ready,
50 1 made an appointment to meet him
in my Office at $50 o'clock. He ap-
peared, repeated the proposition and
was arrested"
Check Held Offered First.
McReynolds said Wolowitz was so
anxious to see him about the matter
yesterday afternoon that he came back
while the Federal agents were in con-
ference with McReynolds about plans
for the arrest. McReynolds alleged that
Wolowitz offered to make him out a
check for 81 900, but later allegedly said
he would pay him the sum when the
contract for the typewriters was signed
Wolowitz also is accused Of offering to
lend McReynolds two automobiles rs
security" for the 81 900, pending con-
summation of the deal.
The arrest was made under a Fed
eral statute against the making of an
offer Of bribe to a Federal officer. the
penalty for which is three years In
prison or fine three times the amount
Of the attempted bribe, or both.