Evening star., 1934-02-03
AIRWAYS OFFICIAL
STATES HE BURNED
"PERSONAL PAPER,

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O'Clock Thursday, together with IN
spector Rittelmeyel.
He said he did not see Brittin dul
ing that time. The files were in sight
all day. he added
Bradley said he saw no files taken
out of tire oHice
Did yoU see G!ven?" Black asked
Il don't know Mr.. Given he sai5
Il didn't see any one take any
files"
MacCracken's arres- light night and
the Senate orccr that his files be selzeu
caused somewhat of a sensation III
the Capital. Not for years had tn
Senate ordered the arrest of an out
slider.
MacCracken himself took someWhG
Of different q itudo toward the 81
uation today He had told invest
gators be WIS standirg upon II
privilege OF lawyer in not disclos!:
the affairs of client.
Those clo-e to the former ofic'
said. however. that just about the til
he wes arrested he had received VIC
from the last of his aviation cl.el
releasing him from any pledge
privacy about their affairs. Hog
his attornev. said the files would
turned over to the Senate. But
the time he spoke. investigators
ready were poring through them
Despite the obvious ire of the s.
ate. the actual arrest of MacCrack.
by Chesley Jurney. Senate sergeant {
arms. was almost reminiscent of goC-.
fellows getting together.
Jurney read the Senate warrant to
MacCraCken in the latter's Office IN
the National Press Building as tn.
two faced cameramen and newsmen.
At one side stood Hogan, MacCrack-
ems counsel After the warrant was
read, Jurney handed a copy of the
warrant to MacCracken and then
MacCracken. Jurney and Hogan went
into a conference
When Jurney first reached Mac
Crackers office the former Assistant
Commerce Secretary was not present.
Jurney joked with Hogan saying, -
want your client"
Pose for Pictures.
Go upstairs and tell Bill q verv
impressive Western-lcoking gentlema.l
wants to see him" Hogan told one OF
his associates. At about that tim /
MacCracken appeared at the door
and. crowding his way in. shook hands
with Jurney. The two posed for pic
lures before Jurney produced the war
rant
Two Republican Senators Of the
investigating committee joined Blac ;
in calling for the arrest of Mac
Cracken. They were Senators Aus
tin of Vermont and White of Maine
They said they were not passing on
the question of whether a lawyer had
the right to withhold confidential
correspondence of a client. but that
they believed MacCracken was in
contempt of the Senate for allowing
some Of the papers to pass out of his
hands before the committee had a
chance to examine them. They
stressed, too. the Development that
some of the papers had been de-
stroyed.
Committee members voted unani-
mously against according privileged
status to the relations between Mac
Cracken and aviation concern clients.
MacCracken's aviation experience
began in 1917 when he abandoned
his legal practice in Chicago to enter
the Army Air Service.
Leaving the Army in 1919 as a
second lieutenant, he returned to his
old firm and devoted especial atten-
ton to aviation law. At one time he
was chairman Of the American Bar
Associations committee on this sub
ject.
Appointed to his Federal post in
August, 1926, he retained 1t until
October, 1929.