Evening star., 1942-05-08
Civil Service Files
Case Has No Soy
Issue, Judge Says
Times-HeroId Editor
Testifies Lists Bored
Doto on U. S. Employees

There is no spy issue before the
jury, Justice James w. Morris de-
clared from the bench In District
Court today ut the trial Of five de-
PENDANTS charged with illegally re-
moving personnel information sheets
of the Civil Service Commission.
Frank c. Waldrop, an editor OF
the Washington Times Herald, testi-
fied that the sheets, forming the
subject of the trial, contained GER
tain confidential information re-
garding employees in important
defense agencies, including workers
in the Panama Canal Zone and the
State, War, Navy and Justice De-
partments.
One of the defendants, Lawrence
L. Haynes. who allegedly brought a
large number of the personnel sheets
to the Washington Times Herald,
cross-examined Mr.. Waldrop today.
Mr.. Haynes indicated that he told
Mr.. Waldrop he and another de-
fendant, Harlin G. Crandall. planned
to 60 to the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, but the editor asserted
he has no recollection of such q
statement. Mr.. Waldrop said he
made certain suggestions to Mr..
Haynes but did not recall the de-
tails.
Conversation Recalled.
Mr.. Waldrop testified Mr.. Haynes
made no reference to the p. B. I.
until later in the inquiry and as
serted he did not have any conf
Dental understanding with the de-
fendant but had paid lin excess Of
$50" for the tip on the news story.
Mr.. Waldrop declared he had in
formed the defendant that he
thought the matter should be
brought to the attention Of the au-
thorities. Mr.. Haynes, he bald, was
to furnish the Times-Herald with
information on facts and persons
concerned.
Mr.. Waldrop asserted he had
stated to the Justice Department
that Mr.. Haynes had been . volun-
tary actor in the situation and the
editor said that at all times
Mr.. Haynes was cooperative with
the authorities.
In response to 4 question from
Defense Counsel James O'Shea, Mr..
Waldrop said that in addition to the
more than $50 given Mr.. Haynes,
coal was sent out to Mr.. Haynes
family and = general welfare pro-
gram" was undertaken by the men,
bers Of the stan of the Times
Herald.
Dressed in an Army uniform,
Corpl. Walter c. Jackson took the
witness stand and testified that the
idea OF getting Government lists
assembled came first from Mr..
Haynes father, now deceased, who
operated the Standard Business
Service, for mailing list purposes
Mr.. jackson was formerly employed
by the service.
Theodore Kincaid, Times Herald
reporter, testified that he met Mr..
Haynes at the Times Herald and
went with him to the defendants
house and there obtained personnel
information sheets Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. These were in
large cardboard container and were
taken to the newspaper where they
were examined by Mr.. Waldrop and
members of the stan. Twelve mall
bags full OF the sheets, Mr.. Kincaid
said, were secured from Mr.. Haynes
home and taken to the newspaper.
Names Crandan.
Called from an Army camp in
Louisiana, Corpl. Jackson made his
initial appearance on the witness
stand late yesterday and admitted
he drove an automobile which was
used to carry to the Standard Busi-
ness Service ONCE some Of the per-
sonnel records the Government
charges were stolen from the COM
mission files.
Corpl. Jackson named Mr. Gram
dali, former commission en-
ants, as the person who brought the
personnel sheets to the car he drove.
He testified that on each OF the
trips he made to an ONCE of the
commissions inter er-departmental
placement bureau at Eleventh and
G streets NV. from which the rec
ords are alleged to have been re-
moved, he was accompanied by
Mr.. Haynes, an associate in the
Standard Business Service and an
other of the five defendants.
Corpl jackson said he had driven