Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21
Kelley Begins
Cross-Examininq
OF
Detendont Ends STORY,
Soys She Burned Script
OF Prospective Novel
sy Jones J Csll.sens

SHa4tA Iopson naaxheu telling
heT e~n ssory 10 a lury ,yysns her
ies espionage IN nasHet Court
TO-DAY and immediately faced tire
ordeal al prolonged eroa-
examination ey ChRs rycsecutnr
John NJ Kelley. "
The suspended Justice Depart
ae.nt analyst accused Of rslfertng
documents with intent 10 Ala Q
foreign power ard intagw the
United States. toek the witness
stand late THURSDAY and wound up
her story Al II ID pm today Mr..
Kelly Immediately arose 10 hegtn
his eroSs~esaminaiion
Throughout her prolonged re-
eftAl. Mr. Kelley. one Of the ace
prosecutors OF the Justice Depart
ment. vho Sas responsible for ths
Imprisonment Of Mildred Axis
Sally uiliars. Carl Warrant, .
State Department employs Ae-
eased Of lying about his comma-
mist Affiliations. and Mayor James
NJ Hurley Of Boston. In recent
years. made eopions notes
Asks About Romance.
The graff-voioed prosecutor
launched the Foaa~examlnatton
with questions about Miss Cop
Ions purpoFted romance with Val
entine A, 0abiichev. the Soviet
engineer and alleged aecomplics.
whom abe testified abe met about
nine times. As near a. I ear re-.
member,
On these occasions. said the
prosecutor. YOU experienced over
whelmins emotions Of love. Of fury.
OF terror "
There we're many other emo
tons love Is not an over
wheiming emotion. ahe answered.
Let us nee II Ne can determine.
rs they say in the sons title. " Mr..
Kelley pressed. What Ia Thif
Thing Called Love-"
Defense Attorney Objects.
Defense Attorney Archibald
Palmer leaped to hts feet shouting
objections, When judge Albert I.
Reeves Gained him down. court
recessed for lunch.
Mt. Kelley vas obviously going
TO develop many details OF her OIL.
legged love for Mr. 0ubitehev.
which developed into .kisaleas
romance after he picked her UP In
the Museum Of Modern Art in
New York last October whlle both
were studying \ eubistie painting
and ended when she discovered
shortly before they were arrested
that he vas married.
Miss coplons Iona story under
direct examination by her attor-
ney laid emphasis on the idea Of
q sensitive. ideaiistie Government
stfi who came 10 var time WASH
inaton and gradually 9rew DISH
iusioned "by this whole esplonaes
hysteria--the witch hunts, the
loyalty program and things which
To my mind were farciai. ridiculous
and tragic"
steadfastly throughout three
days Of direct examination. Mia
coplon maintained that she 10 o
loyal American eittsen and denied
that she ever intended 10 betrRy
any Government secrets 20 Mr..
uubitehss. with whom she was
arrested In New York on March 4.
Background fer Novel
She explained that her purss
vas laden with confidential doeu.
msnts from Justice Department
iies and memoranda she had
typed or written herself A. docu-
ments intended for uae either In
preparation for . civil service az
summation. for background mate.
rial In the photographed newell
she said she was writing. or fer
tine In q thenis which she hoped
would win her q master Of aria
degree from American University.
Under auestsoninx by Mr.. Pal
nser. Miss Copion waa urged 10
bare her soul and reluctantly
exposed the lives Of three OF her
friends In the recital Of how her
ideaiissn Rad turned 10 diKiiu-
saonmsnt.
So deep was this dissiluKson-
meDs. ksss related. THAT hsr tyss
act after BEING released ca hail
after hsr arrest In Nsw Yoft was
70 burn the uneomplsted rso~si
She groped for words and
sconstuue6 on pags As. Col -