Evening star., 1949-06-24
;. Hiss Tells of Mystery Man in Office -
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ton, was q frequent visitor In his
office as we'll as In Mr.. Sayre's.
Mr.. Hiss stressed that there
were few security rules In the
State Department before the war;
that people came and went at will
all over the building. particularly
on the second floor where his Of
fee was located.
The defendant, calm and re-
laxed throughout his testimony 50
far, also went into some detail
this morning In meeting testimony
by Mr.. Chambers that he mi.
Hiss loaned $4oo to Mr.. Cham
bers in November. 1927, for the
purchase Of q new automobile.
The prosecution had entered in
evidence a statement Of the Hiss
savings account at the Riggs Bank
In Washington which showed that
$400 was withdrawn on November
10. 1887. A few days later. the
prosecution showed, Mr.. Chambers
bought his car. paying little more
than $400 cash in the transaction.
Produces His Bankbook.
Mr.. Hiss produced his own
handbook for the Joint account.
which verified that such a with
drawal had been made. But he
said the money was used by Mrs.
Hiss to buy new furniture and
furnishings for the house on Volta
place NV. in Washington, into
which the Kisses were planning toI
move in December. /
The move was made. the wit
ness said, because the family had
outgrown the house 1t was renting
on Thirtieth street NV. The new
house was larger by two bedrooms,
he added, and that was why the
furniture they had at Thirtieth
street would not fill it up.
Mr.. Hiss told exactly the same
story Of his relationship to Mr..
Chambers as he first told last year
after identifying his accuser as
Crosley. He said he met him In
later December. 1884, or early
January, 1885, at his Nye Commit
tee Office in the Senate Office
Building, where Mr.. Chambers
Crosley came to talk with him as
q journalist about investigations
Mr.. Hiss had made of the aircraft
companies and the Du Pont con-
Germs.
He told of subsequent meetings
with "Crosley," of the arrange
ment whereby he sublet his
Twenty eighth street apartment
to this man and of the failure of
the new friend to pay his rent.
He said Mr.. and Mrs. "Crosley"
spent a few nights at his P street
house when their furniture did not
arrive in time from New York.
He said this was the only time
they ever stayed overnight at any
houses the Kisses occupied. I
Couldn't Collect Rent.
He told of making small per-
sonal loans to "Crosley." and Of
his unsuccessful attempt to collect
the rent due him when the lease
on the apartment expired July /,
1885.
Mr.. Hiss told of his last meeting
with "Crosley" in these words; /
Some time late in May Or
early ,iri June. 1885, T. saw yMr.
Crosley snd he again asked me
for. MoneY...I told him I had be-
come convinced that he would
not pay me. the, sums he owed
me. and that I thought further
contact should be, seyered. g. III
did not see him after thatruntil |.
the last IL months.
Mr. Hiss repeatedly answered |.
"I certainly did not" "of course
not" and there is not a word of
truth in it" as his lawyer ran over
the charges made by Mr.. Cham
bers two weeks ago from the same
witness stand.
Within 5 minutes after he be-
gan testifyihg in his .own defense
yesterday. Mr.. Hiss made q gen.
eral denial that he has ever given
any secret Government documents
to anybody at any time.
His voice low. but his tone
emphatic, he swore that he told1
the truth to Federal grand
jury last December Is. wnen he
said he had not supplied classi-
fed information to Mr.. Cham
bers and had not seen the ex-
Communist spy-courier between
1896 and 1948.
Defense Has Surprise Witness.
MIR. Hiss appearance in the wit
ness chair yesterday, long awaited
as the climax of his three-week-
old trial. came actually as some-