Evening star., 1948-09-28

information to Arthur Adams in the
Stevens Hotel)
"Mr. Stripping. When did you de-
eide not to cooperate, Mr.. Chaplin?
Mr.. Chaplin. Well, think said
1t must have been during the in
terview. because after all
''Mr. Stripping. You got cold feet,
in other words?
"Mr. Chaplin. I would say So"
John Hitchcock Chaplin was born
August 18, 1918, at Rutland, VT. He
graduated from Cornell University
in 1885, with a bachelors degree in
Chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in
Chemistry from the University of
Illinois in 1889. While Chaplin was
attending the University of Illinois,
he was also employed there as a
part-time assistant professor. His
irst employment started in July 1889
with the Dupont Ammonia Depart
ment in Belle. West Virginia. He
remained at Dupont until the fall
Of 1912. when he joined the Man.
haitian Project, being assigned to
the SAM Laboratories as chemical
engineer, which was located at
Columbia University. In the Spring
Of 1943, Chaplin was transferred to
the Metallurgical Laboratories at
tht University of Chicago, where he
remained until the Spring Of 1945.
Met Hiskey At SAM.
Chaplin first met Clarence Hiskey
at the SAM Laboratories, at Colum-
bia University. According to Chaplin,
they did not become good friends
until after both had moved to the
Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago.
During the period they knew one
another. Chaplin often discussed
with Hiskey the nature of the re-
search in which he, Chaplin, was
engaged.
When Chaplin completed the Sc
cret project in Cleveland and re-
turned to the Metallurgical Labora-
tories in Chicago, he wrote a letter
to Clarence Hiskey, in care of Marcia
Sand Hiskey, who at that time was
Hiskey's wife. Thereupon, Marcia
Sand Hiskey wrote her husband. who
was at that time stationed at White
Horse, Yukon Territory. Canada,
that she had received a letter from
Chaplin which she had forwarded to
Adams. Chaplin told the commit
tee that this letter to Marcia Sand
Hiskey was prearranged signal
whereby Arthur Adams would be in
formed that Chaplin had completed
the project in Cleveland and was
returning to Chicago:
"Mr. Stripping. Now, did you ever
Write to Mrs. Hiskey?
"Mr. Chaplin. Yes, I think so.
There is technical point there, but
go ahead.
"Mr. Stripping. You go ahead
and tell me whether or not you
wrote to Mrs. Hiskey.
"Mr. Chaplin. Whether or not
wrote note to Mrs. Hiskey, note,
I would not swear. wrote to Mr.
Hiskey, sending it to Mrs. Hiskey for
forwarding to Hiskey.
"Mr. Stripping. What were the
contents OF the letter?
"Mr. Chaplin. 1t was practically
zero. I do not know really. The
FBI has it, I think.
"Mr. STRIPPING. Did you tell Hiskey
in the letter that you had met
Arthur Adams?
"Mr. Chaplin. The only time that
I wrote Mrs. Hiskey must have been
well, before met Arthur Adams,
I think. In fact, I know.
"Mr. STRIPPING. Did you write
did you say that you were going to
meet Arthur Adams in this letter?
"Mr. Chaplin. No I do not believe
so.
"Mr. Stripping. Was it agreed be-
tween all parties concerned that
when you wrote this letter to Mr..
Hiskey that that would mean that
you were ready to see Arthur
Adams?
Mr.. Chaplin. That would mean
that I was going back to Chicago,
yes.
''Mr. STRIPPING. Yes. That was
part of the agreement?
Mr.. Chaplin. That is correct"
Cooperative Witness.
Chaplin was very cooperative
witness. Hiskey. on the other hand,
came to the Committee accompanied
by counsel and refused to answer
all pertinent questions that we're
put to him on the ground that his
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