Evening star., 1949-12-06

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my husband was a party mem
ber."
Describes Conversations.
In describing conversations
which she said she had with the
Kisses, Mrs. Chambers was ordered
by Judge Henry w. Goddard to
conf1ne herself to those at which
Mr.. Hiss is alleged to have been
present. The jurist said that any
thing Mrs. Hiss and Mrs. Cham
bers may have said to each other
in his absence is irrelevant
| Mrs. Chambers main function,
from the prosecution standpoint,
! is to try to break down Mr.. Hiss
contention that his relationship
with Mr.. Chambers was only cas-
ual. that he knew his accuser as a
free-lance writed named George
Crosley" with whom he had few
social contacts.
AS at the first trial, Mrs. Cham
bers attempted to do this by de-
scribing minute details of the
Kisses various residences in
Georgetown. She remembered the
ginko tree. in the back yard at
their P street house. At thirtieth
street she remembered Mr.. Hiss
stepson. Timothy Hobson. then
about 10 years old, standing on
the stairway there, in pepper-and-
salt trousers"
Eyes Fixed on Ceiling.
Like her husband, Mrs. Cham
bers kept her eyes fixed on the
ceiling while recalling these de-
tails.
Il have a distinct picture, she
said at one point, "of Alger and
Priscilla, my husband and myself
standing in the hallway of the
Volta place house, and Priscilla
putting out her hand to switch
on the light. It was about 4
o'clock and Alger had been out
all day doing something-some-
thing I can't recall now.
He was dressed in formal
clothes. swallow tails, and I re-
member We had a discussion,
standing there, of the fact that it
had been necessary for him to
have such clothes ever since his
Boston days. I'm sorry. though,
can't remember what this occa-
sion was"
Testimony Speeded.
Mr.. Murphy, who kept Mrs.
Chambers under direct examina-
tion for a full day at the first
trial. ran over his questions much
more rapidly this time, and De-
fense Attorney Claude B. Cross
began crosS-examination before
the luncheon recess.
Mr.. Cross manner was icily po-
lite, in contrast with the fam
boyant cross-questioning which
Mrs. Chambers had undergone
from Lloyd Paul Stryker. Mr.. Hiss
attorney in the first trial.
Earlier, Mr.. Cross completed his
cross examination of Miss Eunice
A. Lincoln of Washington, who pre-
sided as secretary in 1886 and 1887
over the State Department office
occupied by Mr.. Hiss and his boss,
former Assistant Secretary Of
State Francis B. Sayre.
The testimony of William Rosen
about a 1886 deal involving Mr..
Hiss old Ford car-or rather his
refusal to testify-caused the most
excitement at yesterdays session
of the trial. But Miss Lincoln.
who followed Mr.. Rosen on the
stand. made a point which meant
much more to the prosecution than
the one Rosen made, or refused
to make.
Addition to Testimony.
Most of her testimony. describ-
ing the Office routine, was iden-
tical with her statement at the
first trial. But there was one
significant addition.
This came when Mr.. Murphy
asked Miss Lincoln about four
little slips of paper contain
ing, in Mr.. Hiss handwriting, di-
gests of four secret State De-
partment dispatches. Mr.. Cham
bers, who admits he was q
Communist agent, says Mr.. Hiss
gave him these and other docu-
ments for transmission to Russian
spies.
But Mr.. Hiss swears it was his
habit to make such notes in order
to keep Mr.. Sayre informed about
important dispatches, and that he
does not know how these four
came into Mr.. Chambers possess
sion.
Never Saw Notes.
AS Miss Lincoln, dressed Sc
verely in black, studied the notes
yesterday, Mr.. Murphy asked:
did you ever see any memo
randa like these written by Mr..
Hiss in 1887 and 1882" z
Il did not"
did you ever see any, such
notes?"
Miss Lincoln was quite firm
about it. mot like that" she said.
did you see anything like this
on Mr.. Hiss desk when you were
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