Evening star., 1947-06-19
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Payments Explained
By Robert K. Walsh

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The defense in the May-Garssor
war bribe trial In District Court to-
day prepared to rest Its case aftel
Ian Illinois lumber expert testified
on cross-examination that advances
Iof money BY Carson companies te
1.-THE Cumberland Lumber Co. in
iKentucky differed from the usual
practice In dealings with other
concerns.
Frank Adams, Wilmette, ILL.,, said
the customary procedure was to ad-
vance half of the total cost when
the lumber was cut and pay the re-
mainder when 1t was shipped
Earlier, witnesses at the trial OF
former Representative Andrew j.
May and Henry and Murray Carson
testified that Carson companies In
Illinois advanced total sums when
ordering lumber that had not been
cut at the time and never was de-
livered by the Cumberland Co.
The Cumberland company, ac-
cording to Government charges, was
a coverup for more than So, 900 in
bribes paid by the Carson brothers
to May, former chairman of the
House Military Affairs Committee,
lin return for alleged fayors to the
S78 ,000, 900 Carson munitions COM
hine.
Defense Motion Rejected.
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut,
meanwhile, rejected motion by De-
Tense Attorney Charles J. Margiotti
| this afternoon for continuance of
the case for several days so Joseph
r. Freeman, Washington agent for
the Garssons during the war, could
complete his testimony before the
Government begins its rebuttal. The
court directed the Government to
go ahead with its rebuttal wit
neSses. The court also indicated
that Freeman probably will be ques-
toned by Government and defense
attorneys at Casualty Hospital Mon
day.
Freeman was taken to the hospital
Tuesday after he suffered a heart
attack while testifying at the trial.
Mrs. Oval May, wife of A. J.
Little Jack" May, nephew of the
former Representative, completed
her testimony early this afternoon
concerning the manner in which
she said she spent $500 sent. to
her husband for payment of back
wages and other debts of the lumber
company in June, 1914 She in
sisted that she kept detailed ac-
counting of the expenditures but in
April, 1945, she said, she gave the
Cancelled checks and other records
to man who identified himself as
mfr. Mayo" Mrs. May said she
has not seen Mr.. Mayo since then
and does not know what became of
the records.
Government Special Prosecutor
William A. Paisley, meanwhile. is
expected to call several rebuttal wit
nesses to the stand. He said that
ne expects to finish questioning them
by tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Mays husband, Little jack
May-so called to distinguish him
from former Representative May
and Mays late son, Andrew J.
May, jr.-disclosed he was called
to Washington this week by Mr..
Paisley. But Mays chief coun-
sci, Warren E. Magee, made a
surprise move by calling him to the
stand yesterday in connection with
Mays recent testimony that he sent
$500 in currency to Little Jack"
May and his wife in June, 1914, to
pay back wages and other debts of
the lumber company.
Mrs. Oval May testified late yes
terday that when her husband
was named temporary manager Of
the lumber company by May they re-
ceived the 81 500 in 500 and $50 bills
from their uncle Mrs May said she
paid more than 81 900 in back wages
and additional amounts for other
debts that had accumulated since
the death of Mays son, who had
been managers