Evening star., 1949-11-23

they were unable to locate the
tourist camp.
The witness said Mr.. and Mrs
Hiss remained in their car on the
road while he talked with Mr.
White in the latter's home. and
that Mr.. White followed him when
he returned to the car. apparently
in order to see who had brought
him to the house. Mr.. Chambers
said he did not introduce the
Kisses to Mr.. White.
Mrs. Hiss Went Swimming.
On their way from the White
home to Bleak House. Mr.. Cham
bers related, they passed a pond,
where they stopped so that Mrs.
Hiss could take a swim. The As
year-old defendant, seated by his
wife in the courtroom, shook his
head and smiled as Mr.. Chambers
introduced this new detail regard
ing the incident.
The cross-examination on the
Peterborough trip featured a sharp
exchange between opposing coun-
sci. Mr., Chambers was telling
about his return to Bleak House
with FBI agents last year.
II was troubled" he said,
"by-"
Never mind about that. 'Mr.
Cross cut in. well get to your
troubles later"
Demands Admonishment.
Prosecutor Murphy jumped to
his feet, protesting. He asked
Judge Goddard to "admonish" the
defense attorney and make him
apologize to Mr.. Chambers.
Judge Goddard did not call for
an apology, but said: II think 1t
would be best, Mr.. Cross, If you
keep a clean score. You have done
pretty well so far" ...fl
Mr.. Cross said he wanted "to
keep even with the witness" but
Judge Goddard, said: "You should
remember that a witness does not
have q lawyers advantage, and
therefore q lawyer can never keep
eve1lr with him." ,.-~-r ,'--s
Mr.. Chambers said he did not
believe he and the Kisses ate
breakfast or dinner at Bleak
House, and that he could not re-
member where they did eat.
Trial VIII Recess.
At the end Of today's session,
the trial will be recessed for the
Thanksgiving holiday until next
Monday.
Unusual interest attached to
the questions about Mr.. Wad-
leigh propounded by the defense
yesterday because Mr.. Cross has
told the jury he will prove Mr..
Chambers got from Mr.. Wadleigh
and other unnamed accomplices
all the secret material the Gov
ernment says he got from Mr..
Hiss.
Cross-examining Mr.. Cham
bers yesterday, the defense lawyer
brought out that he failed to
mention Mr.. Wadleigh's name to
several agencies to which, through
the last decade, he has made a
gradual disclosure Of Communist
operations in the Government be-
fore the war, as he claims to have
known them.
Mr.. Chambers said he did speak
about Mr.. Wadleigh to Mr.. Berle,
shortly after he turned from
communism. He admitted, how
ever, that he mentioned him
neither to the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation nor to Raymond
Murphy, nor in his initial ap-
pearance in August. 1948, before
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities.
"You knew at the time that
Wadleigh was a Communist" Mr..
Cross asked.
II believed he was" said Mr..
Chambers. "As a matter Of fact
he wasn't"
Mr.. Wadleigh testified at the
first trial that he was a Commu-
mist sympathizer rather than q
party members, and has since re-
peated the statement In published
articles.
Returns to Point.
Mr.. Cross later returned to this
point. "At that time" he asked.
referring to the House committee
hearings. "you believed he was a
Communist. but did not mention
him?"
"At that time" replied Mr..
Chambers. II couldn't remember
what his name was. I finally had
to call somebody up to ind out
who he was" Mr.. Chambers did
not say who he called.
Pointedly, Mr.. Cross developed