Evening star., 1942-01-10
Lundeen Aide Tells
OF Deal With Hill for
Mailing Reprints
Says Secretary Of Fish
Assisted in Sending Out
Senator'S Material

Mrs. Gordon Spielman, pretty
young secretary to the late Senator
Lundeen, electrified the last quarter
hour of what had been a dull day
In the trial Of George Hill. secretary
to Representative Hamilton Fish.
when she began testimony yester-
dey on contacts between the Sen
ator's Office and two men now In
dicted by the grand jury.
The first was George Sylvester
Viereck, registered German agent.
She testified he wrote at least three
speeches for Senator Lundeen.
The second was Mr.. Hill, who was
indicted and is being tried in Dis
trict Court on the charge that he
falsely told the grand jury-whiCh
was investigating Nah propaganda
that he did not know Viereck.
Defense Objects In Vain.
Despite loud and repeated objec.
tions by Defense Counsel John j.
O'Connor, former New York Repre-
sentative, she told Of telephone con-
versations with Mr.. Hill. Attorney
with an unknown voice
On one occasion Mr. Hill arranged
with her to take q Large shipment"
of isolationist material bearing Sem
ator Lundeen's frank into the ONCE
of Representative Fish and prepare
1t for mailing, she testified. This
consisted Of Government Printing
Office reprints of matter the Mime
sofa Senator had inserted into the
Congressional Record, she said.
There we're so many copies that
Mr.. Hill declared Senator Lundeen
could not take care Of them all, she
testified and Mr.. Lundeen author
lied her. to send big batch to the
Fish office.
Mrs. Spielman did not identify
this Lundeen material. The prose-
cutting attorneys declared they Will
question her on this point when the
trial continues Monday.
One Speech Not Delivered.
She testified she knew the ap-
proximate titles Of three Lundeen
speeches which were written by
Viereck-"Lord Lothian VS.. Lord
Lothian" six Men and War" and
German American Contributions to
the United States She said the
last was never delivered by the
Senator, who died in a plane crash.
The Government brought Mrs.
Spielman here from New York to
testify. When employed here she
was Miss Phyllis Posivio During
July and August. 1940-the same
months mentioned for her phone
talks with Mr. Hill-she saw Viereck
about four times" in Mr.. Lun-
deems Office, she testified.
Throughout the trial defense
counsel has objected that any ref
erence to Viereck's action was irrele-
want to Mr.. Hills case, and Mr..
O'Conor has expressed his resent
ment" whenever the prosecution has
attempted to link the two.
Testimony Record Read.
Special Assistant to the Attorney
General Edward J. Hickey, tr, was
questioning Mrs. Spielman about an
alleged phone conversation between
Senator Lundeen and Mr.. Hill when
the trial was recessed till Monday.
Earlier In the day a stenographic
record Of grand jury testimony was
read, in which Mr. Hill was quoted
as telling Of telegram he dis
patched in March. 1941.
1t was allegedly addressed to
Prescott bennett, at the Madison
Square Hotel. New York. and re-
portedly gave information that .
"Lindbergh article" had been In
serted In the Congressional Record
by Senator Nye Of North Dakota.
Mr.. bennett was secretary-treas-
urer of the Islands for War Debts
Committee here, which the prosecu-
ton contends received heavy con.
tributions from Viereck.