Evening star., 1949-06-13
Defense Agrees
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To Miss Cop|on
Writing, Typewriter
Admission Expected
To Speed Up TrioI
By JONES J. CuIIlnone

CIllnaX 10 tNe tempeStuOuS
prosecution OF Judith Coplon on
espionage charges was approach
ing in District Court today after the
defense agreed not TO contest the
Government charge that conf
Dental documents found in her
purse when she was arrested were
IN her handwriting or copied on
typeWriters either in her once or
her home.
The agreement, or stipulation
in court terms, means that Gov
ernment typeWriting and hand
writing experts will not have 70
be called to the stand to prove the
origin Of the documents. Defense
Attorney Archibald Palmer told
Judge Albert L. Reeves he esti-
mated the move would save three
days of testimony.
U. S. May Rest Case Today.
Chief Prosecutor John M Kelley
jr.. said the Government will be
ready to rest its case probably
late today.
Special FB1 Agent Robert Lam
phere was on the witness stand
again this morning for continued
cross examination by Mr.. Palmer
about two decoy intelligence re-
ports which were prepared TO
arouse the curiosity OF Miss Cop
Ion, 28-year- old suspended Jus
tice Department analyst.
In the course of his testimony
Mr.. Lamphere declared he investi-
gated the activities Of the Amtorg
Corp. the Soviet trading agency
in this country. lin 1945 or 1946
and reported to the FB1 that en-
ployes OF the firm were serving as
espionage agents.
Did our FBI ever do anything
about it?" Mr.. Palmer asked.
Il don't know" Mr.. Lamphere
responded.
Found at Time of Arrest.
A two-paragraph handwritten
digest of one of the decoy reports
was found in Miss Coplon's purse
together with "a data slips" con-
tanning excerpts from confidential
documents. when she and hei
alleged Soviet accomplice, Valen-
tine A. Gubitchev, were arrested
in New York on March 4.
Over Government protests, Judge
Reeves ordered the full Federal
Bureau of Investigation reports
from which the information on
the data slips was extracted-to
be placed in record with the fol-
lowing results:
l. Dir. Edward U. Condor. di-
rector of the National Bureau OF
Standards, whose wife was named
in one Of the reports as sus-
pected contact between a bust
nessman and a Russian agent. is
sued two angry statements de-
nouncing j. Edgar Hoover. di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. DR.. Condor de-
manded that Mr.. Hoover publicly
apologize to Mrs. Condor.
2. Mrs Morton E. Kent. widow
OF the businessman. who slashed
his throat and ended his life be-
fore his name was made public
Joined in the denunciation OF the
FBI.
3. Mrs. Trina Aleksander. CEN
trail figure in the longest of the
secret FBI reports, vigorously de-
MED the allegations against her
and demanded a full and COM
plete investigation OF my activi-
/ ties"
Defense Lawyer Elated.
I Mr.. Palmer, elated over the
criticism which has descended
upon the FB1 as a result of the
disclosure of its secret files, saic
he will subpoena DR.. Condor tc
tell the jury that Its bunch oi
nonsense about Russia stealing the
atom bomb-just like these spy
charges against Judith Coplon are
bunch of nonsense
/ Mr.. Palmer said he will ask fol-
a directed verdict of acquitta
when the Government rests it.
case. II this is denied he said
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