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ONCE in New York City, but he did
not know by whom.
Mr.. Cusick said Mr.. Hill prob
ably would pay the bond fee himself.
Inquired Into Mail Bags.
The additional grand jury in
vestigating alleged Nazi activities
in the country inquired into Mr..
Hills reputed part in directing that
mail bags, containing iSolationist
literature and congressional franked
matter, be removed from the resi-
dence of Prescott bennett, 1880
Rhode Island avenue NV, to the
New House Office Building.
Special Assistant to the Attorney
General William Power Maloney
told Justice Goldsborough at the ar
raignment that Mr. Hill had admit
ted receiving $4,000 in the past five
months from sources which the de-
fendant would not disclose Fur
ther, he said that Mr.. Hill was the
key man in a plot to disseminate
propaganda. under congressional
franking privileges, master minded
by foreign agents"
The Government is represented by
Mr.. Maloney and Edward j. Hickey,
jr., also a special assistant to the
Attorney General, under the direc-
ton of Assistant Attorney General
Wendell Berge and Special Assistant
to the Attorney General George A.
McNulty, who is in charge of the
trial section, Criminal Division, De-
partment of Justice.
Says Money Was Not Nazis'.
Answering Mr.. Maloneys charge
of money handled by Mr.. Hill that
came from foreign agents, Mr..
O'Connor told the court yesterday
that his client had informed him
that he told the jury where the
money came from-"and 1t never
came from the German govern
ment."
Il again say that is an attempt
to implicate Representative Fish"
asserted Mr.. O'Connor, who short
time earlier had told the court: Il
am here to plead Congressman Fish
not guilty.
This is aiming at the lion and
shooting the rabbit" asserted Mr..
O'Connor.
At his New York Office, Mr.. Fish
said that Mr.. O'Connor by that re-
mark probably meant that Mr..
Hills indictment was part Of the
smear campaign against me-"
Fish Backs Secretary.
Declaring he was not sufficiently
informed to comment on the indict-
ment, Mr. Fish asserted:
Il will say that George Hill is
100 per cent o. K, and I'll back
George Hill to the limit on any
thing"
The indictment against Mr.. Hill
is in two counts. The first charges
him with making false and perjured
statements under oath before the
grand jury as to a material matter
under investigation, in that he de-
MED he gave directions or instruc-
tions to certain persons named IN
the indictment concerning the re-
moval of mail sacks from Mr.. Den
netts residence and the storage OF
these in storage space No. 80, New
House OF Representatives Once
Building.
Second Count of Indictment.
The second count charges that Mr..
Hill falsely testified before the grand
jurors, claiming not to know George
Sylvester Viereck, reputed Nazl
propagandist, when in fact he does
know him.
Mr.. Viereck was indicted recently
by the District grand jury on
charges of failing to make a full dis
closure of his activities as a
registered Nazi propaganda IN
papers filed with the State Depart
ment under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act. Yesterday IN Dis
trict Court, Mr.. Viereck filed a de-
murrer to the indictment, contend
ing that the acts complained OF do
not fall under the ban Of the law
and that the true bill is worthless.