Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Judge Shoulders
Blame for Plight.
OF Editor Griffin
Special 10 TINE DETROIT TINES


span. founder and president OF the
Wall Street Synagogue, today
testified before United States
Commissioner Cotter that he was
responsible for the current pre-
dicament" of William Griffin,
editor and publisher of the New
York Enquirer.
There IL what you call .
Holy Jewish Scroll" said Judge
Greenspan from the witness
stand.
Bring It here and I'll place
my hand on IL and swear that i.
Ben Greenspan, suggested that
Bill Griffin 20 TO Sylvester
Viercck. and until I'm dead and
the breath passes out Of mo i
will say II because I feel that
i am responsible for his pre-
dicament."
LONG TIME FRIEND
Judge Greenspan. long friend
of Griffin, testified at the last Of
the series Of hearings in which
Griffin has opposed removal TO
Washington to face trial with ~
others, including Viereck. on
charges of conspiracy TO violate
the Espionage Act and TO under
mine the morale OF the armed
forces.
Shortly after Judge Greenspan
sides rested and Commissioner
Cotter granted two weeks for de-
Tense counsel. James ID. C. Muir
ray, 10 submit affidavits and
memorandum on law.
FIGHTS REMOVAL
Griffin opposes removal 10
Washington for trial on grounds
that the indictment, as il per-
tains to him, is not founded on
fact.
Judge Greenspan. taking the
witness stand, testified he is a.
member OF the Jewish Big
Brothers and a former head of
the Washington Heights section of
the American Jewish Congress.
He was interrupted by Special As
sistant Attorney General William
Power Maloney, who obtained the
Washington indictment against
Griffin with the charge that Judge
Greenspan had been fired" from
his post with the Jewish Congress. /
81 was not hred." Judge
Greenspan said. THAT IL a de-
iiberate and malicious lie. I
was attacked by many people
for my defense OF William =
Griffin. You. Mr.. Maioney, know
me. You come from my neigh
borhood."
Greenspan then testified he has
known Griffin for IS years.
PROUD OF FRIENDSHIP
1--WE are very good friends"
he said. 81 visit his home and
he visits mine and 1 arm proud
OF the friendship"
@ by Murray)-Did YOU
ever discuss with him any
plans for the alienation OF the
persecution OF Jews In Ger
many
A-Yes, and Bill GrifnP tried
tn help my people.
Odd you ever hear OF
George Sylvester Viereck?
Al had heard about Viereck
as far back as 1888 that he had
an Gin" with the Nazis and also
that he had Jewish blood In his
veins. 1 heard that he had .
Jewish mother.
Again Maloney interrupted to
ask Judge Greenspan If he were
related TO Herschel Grynspan,
Polish Jew who was executed by
the Nazis for the assassination
OF German consul Vom Rath in
France.
NOT A RELATIVE
'T am not related To him."
the Judge answered. "but n I
were I would not he ashamed
Of IT,"
Then. again directing his re-
marks 10 the court, the witness
testified:
"Bill Griffin IL one OF the
greatest friends the Jews ever
had and he always spoke n hind
word for my people. had
some conferences with Bill on
how to get Hitler to let up on
the Jews.
81 asked him II he knew any
body that can do 10 and Bill
said ne didn't. said I had been
reading u lot about this Viereck
and understand that no has got