Evening star., 1949-06-03
Eberharter Removed
From Train, 4 Testify
AT Senate Hearing

III JCIlUIC IVVoIuIy
] Three Pennsylvania Railroad
employees today identified Repre-
sentative Eberharter. Democrat.
of Pennsylvania as a man who was
removed from q train in the
Newark IN. j. station in 1945
because he was intoxicated and
disorderly. A former railroad
policeman also identified him.
Their testimony came during
a Senate Judiciary subcommittee
hearing on confirmation Of Mr..
Eberharter's appointment to a
Federal judgeship in Pennsyl-
vania.
They were to be followed this
afternoon by Police Supt. Robert
]. Barrett, other policemen and
Municipal Court attaches who
were to be asked about a traffic
case here involving Mr.. Eber.
harter.
The witnesses have been subpoe-
naed on behalf Of John G.
Buchanan, a Pittsburgh attorney
who is leading the opposition to
Mr.. Eberharter's confirmation.
Hearing Is Recessed.
Mai. Barrett and Clerk Walter
Bramhall of Municipal Court were
among those waiting to be heard
when Chairman McCarran recessed
the hearing shortly after noon.
Those who identified Mr.. Eber-
harter in connection with the train
incident were John j. Langdon.
Pennsylvania Railroad patrolman:
1t. Andrew Perkins of the railroad
police, and Louis r. Norris. assist
ant station master at Newark. Rr1d
Ray I. Caul, who was . railroad
patrolnan at the time. WI
John E. Patterson, conductor Of
a New York Washington train In
the early morning of May IA, 1945.
testified he had summoned rail-
road police to remove a passenger
who was using vile language"
Mr.. Patterson said. however. he
could not identify Mr.. Eberharter
who was sitting near him at the
committee table, as the man.
In my business. we see hundreds
Of faces" he said.
The man on the train appeared
to be sick or intoxicated" and was
vilifying servicemen and offering
to fight them, he testified.
Escorted From Train.
Mr.. Caul, who said he escorted
Mr.. Eberhardter from the train.
and Mr.. Langdon said Mr.. Eber-
harter had used vile language"
and had taken off his coat and
rolled up his shirt sleeves in the
station masters ONCE, declaring he
could "lick any Ave" Of those
present.
Under questioning by Mr.. Bu-
chanan, 1t. Perkins and Mr.. Nor
ris declared that Mr.. Eberharter
had rebuffed their efforts to get
him into orderly condition to- con-
tinue his trip to Washington. The
railroad policeman said Mr.. Eber-
harter finally was arrested, taken
to a Newak police station, booked
on a disorderly charge and later
released on his own recogniZance.
The railroad men testified that
Mr.. Eberharter protested against
being detained in the station, de-
clared he was a member of Con-
gress and had to be in Washing
ton for a 10 am. appointment.
They said he displayed. on their
demand, a congressional identiflca-
ton card and a drivers permit.
While Mr.. Patterson would not
state definitely that Mr.. Eber-
harter was intoxicated, the others
said he obviously was under the
influence of liquor"
Positive In Identification.
Those who identified him said
they were positive and Mr.. Lam
don added:
II won't forget MIN IN hurry
for all the abuse I got"
Earlier, Mr.. Buchanan had pre-
County (PaD Court ofieials bear
ing on legal actions dating back
to 1920 in which Mr.. Eberharter
was named defendant.
Mr.. Buchanan concentrated on
three judgments which appear to
have remained unsatisfied, but the
court attaches testified that one
had been met and that it could
not be stated definitely the others
had not been, since satisfaction
of judgments was not noted in
variably on the court records.
Mr.. Buchanan. who Is opposing
Mr.. Eberharter in his capacity as
chairman Of the Judiciary Com
mittee of the American Bar As
sociation, has requested that
other witnesses and records be
brought before the Senate group
regarding other testimony pre-
viously given the committee.