Evening star., 1946-08-15
Surplus
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Yesterday, but they found the door
to Fields office locked.
Fields, in earlier testimony. iden-
tilted John Doe" to whom he
said he paid S400 from the profits of
the screening wire deal as William
Howard Payne, a Washington at
torney.
Mr.. Wise introduced what he de-
scrlbed as notarized statement
from Mr.. Payne saying he received
S408.20 as fee in connection with
the deal but his figures listed is at
not a part of the s444280 profit
realized by Fields and his associates.
Mr.. Payne's version is this
He had met Glenn Dies. one of
Fields associates, and last spring
Mr.. Dies called him and asked if he
knew any one who wanted to buv
some bronze wire screening. Mr..
Payne gave Dies the name of c. B.
War; of War; Built Homes, Okla
homa and that Of an unidentified
Ohio contractor.
Check Inclosed.
On June II Mr.. PAYNE got a
letter from Mr.. War; saying MI.
Dies had offered him 538 rolls of
screening and inclosing a check for
S12,936. Mr.. War; instructed that
the check was to be delivered on
receipt of the bill of lading showing
the screening had been shipped.
At conferences in Fields office.
Mr.. Payne said, he was shown a
Government order which listed
S8,085 as due in payment for the
screening. Arrangements were made,
Mr.. Payne said, to have Fields in
, dorse Mr.. Wars check, which Mr..
Payne retained. Mr.. PAYNE said he
gave a bank draft for S8.085 to cover
the amount due the Government
and a check for s4,44280 to Fields.
Left to Mr.. Payne out of Mr. Wars
original check was S408 20 as his fee.
Fields has testified that Dies and
John Brunner, also former Fields
agent, each received sl,400 of the
commission.
Talked With Drummer.
Before dismissing Fields from the
stand, Chairman Slaughter of the
committee asked him if he had
talked by telephone yesterday with
Drummer.
At first Fields said he couldn't
remember, but finally admitted he
had called Drummer yesterday at a
New York number which he couldn't
remember.
When Mr.. Slaughter asked him
what he and Drummer had dis
cussed, Fields said he couldn't re-
member.
You refuse to say what you
talked about?" Mr.. Slaughter want
ed to know.
Il don't refuse" the witness re-
piled. Il just don't remember"
When Mr.. Slaughter asked Fields
if it was not true that Drummer was
a parolee from Federal institution,
Fields said he didn't remember
whether Drummer was a parolee at
this time or from what institution
Committee Room Packed.
The committee room was packed
with more than score of standees
at 10 am. when the committee called
Fields as its first witness.
Mr.. Slaughter swore him in again
and asked if he had responded to
the subpoena served on him yes
terday demanding that he produce
this morning ali books, records
documents, memoranda, Cancelled
checks and bank statements in con-
nection with the wire screen trans
actions. Fields replied quietly that
he didn't have the records the COM
mittee had subpoenaed, and that
he wouldn't have any such records
until his auditor could set up the
books from memoranda in his Office
You decline to bring anything
further than this memoranda? Mr..
Slaughter asked the witness. refer
ring to the slip of paper showing
how the fee Was split
/ II do not decline to bring in any