Evening star., 1939-02-16

that we will be completely exoner-
ated and that the confidence re-
posed in us by hundreds of fellow
attorneys and prominent citizens,
as communicated to us in the past
few days, will have been completely
justified"
Ready to Answer Charges.
The attorneys indicated that 1t
would depend on the wishes Of
their counsel whether a continu-
ance will be asked when their case
is called, though they personally are
ready to answer the charges at any
time Justice Laws indicated he
would grant additional time If they
requested it.
Three other contempt citations
are to be taken up tomorrow, those
charging Carl T. Denekas, a juror
at the second Warning income tax
trial, and two of Emmitt Warning S
friends. Harry Fine and Thomas
Harrison Quinlan.
These three are under bond
They have not indicated what course
they will pursue in the contempt
matter.
Denekas, testifying for the Gov
ernment against Emmitt Warning,
admitted he allowed himself to be
approached by Fine before the trial
and asked II he would like to make
5000. The juror said he later talked
to Emmitt at a night club and
walked away when the numbers
banker tried to thrust sl00 on him
Denekas did not mention these mat
ters until he had been on the jury
several days and the Governments
testimony In the tax case was about
half completed. He finally decided
to talk" and he went to Deputy
Marshal John B. Upperman, who
sent for Chief Deputy Marshal
Michael Kearney, who took an af-
fidavit from the Juror, it was
brought out ut the hearing.
Testimony Differs.
Fine also testified to his part in
the contact, though he and Emmitt
differed on which Of them initiated
the plan to discuss the case with
Denekas and on whether Fine was
offered money for acting as 60
between or ."shook down" Emmitt
for $3.50, as the numbers man
declared.
Quinlan admitted he discussed
two prospective jurors with Emmitt,
denying he had been asked to "fix"
anybody. Another witness, how
ever. testified that Quinlan inquired
whether certain juror could be
fixed"
Upperman, custodian of the juries
at both Warning trials, and Emmitt
Warning pleaded guilty to all the
contempt charges. Upperman was
named on two counts and Warning
on four. They are not expected to
be sentenced until after Justice
Laws disposes OF the other cases.
Attorneys Whelan and O'Connell
were drawn into the case when
Upperman testified that Mr.. O'Con-
nell gave him $40 during the first
trial and Mr.. Whelan handed him
500 to pay on a $3.50 note after
the trial had ended in a hung jury.
This version, however, was not
corroborated at the hearings, and
Emmitt told q different story. The
gambler said 1t was he who gave
the deputy marshal $11O. Emmitt
also denied that he ever gave the
attorneys money for Upperman.
Warning Is in Jail.
Emmitt Warning is in the Dis
trict Jail. Upperman still is held
in secret custody. under guard, as
he has been since the scandal broke
10 days ago and he was relieved
of duty with the jury and a mis-
trial declared.
The four informations against
Warning and the two against Up
perman were filed by Mr.. Pine i'm
mediately after the mistrial. He
did not inform against the others.
however, until so directed by JUS
tice Laws. who acted on testimony
brought out at the Warring-Uppe
man proceeding. The informations
accIlSinp tho fuo o{forx,a,,. ~.