Evening star., 1949-06-23

street or from Thirtieth street tc
Volta place."
Witness: II don't know"
The Judge leaned back and nod
ded to Mr.. Murphy to carry on
Speaking mildly and patiently, the
prosecutor asked: May I call you
Mike?".
MY name" said the witness. "is
Raymond Sylvester Catlett."
"All right, Raymond Sylvester
Catlett." MIR. Murphy agreed. did
you tell Mr.. Mclean just when you
received that typewriter"
The witness shook his head
The Judge suggested that the
prosecutor go on to something
else. -.., ,~,eA,, .v,.+ s-.,
Date Considered Important.
Both sides in the case said later
that they consider as highly i'm
portant the date on which the de-
fense claims the Woodstock left
the Hiss home.
The most they could get from
Mr.. Catlett's recollection was,that
it was. in either 1886. when. the
Hiss family moved from P street
to Thfrtieth street. or in December
1897, when they moved to Volta
place, where they lived for several
years, ,,+~-
Mr.. Chambers has testified he
saw Mr.. Hiss as late as April. 1888.
Mrs. Chambers said she was at
the Hiss home on Volta place late
in December. 1887.
In pretrial statements Mr.. Hiss
has said he thought he had the
Woodstock through 1888 and then
disposed Of 1t.
Mr.. Murphy was unsuccessful in
getting answers from Mr.. Catlett
as to the manner in which the
typewriter was given to the Cat
lett brothers.
Discussed With Donald Hiss.
Mr.. Murphy brought out that
Mr.. Catlett, some time before be-
ing asked last February by Mr..
Mclean to help hunt for the type
writer. had discussed the subject
with Donald Hiss. brother Of Alger.
Earlier Mrs. Catlett. who said
she was known to the Hiss family
as Clyde" testified that Mr..
Chambers. on his visit to the P
street houlk in 1886. used the
name Crosley or Crosby. Mr.. Hiss
has testified he knew Mr.. Cham
bers as q free-lance writer named
George Crosley In the 1930s.
Reading an FBI statement of
last February. signed by Mrs.
Catlett. Mr.. Murphy revealed she
had not then told agents that she
remembered Mr.. Chambers using
the name Crosley.
Mrs. Catlett was questioned sew
eral times in recent months by
the FBI as well as attorneys on
both sides. It was brought out
that In o statement she s.gred
May Is she told the FBI she
had no personal recollection that
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiss gave the type
writer to her sons. She explained
she had been told about 1t by
them. but that she remembered
there had been a typewriter at
the P street house.
Frankfurter Cross-examined.
The high point of the session
earlier yesterday came In Mr..
Murphy's cross-examination of
Justice Frankfurter. The give and
take was as follows after the 1urist
testified to the good reputation of
Mr.. Hiss:
@. Didn't you hear In 1914 that
1t wasn't too good. about that
time?
A. Well I can't answer yes to
that date.
@. Let me see Did Judge Frank
ever talk TO you about him, Judge
Jerome Frank.
A. ] think ! hesitate about that,
because certainly not In "a.
@. we'll
A. ] think Judge Jerome Frank
had differences Of opinion with
Mr.. Hiss In the Department OF
Agriculture about which I heard
contemporaneously, and that did
not bear on questions Of loyalty or
integrity.
q. It didn't. Judge?
A. Not as far as my memory
goes.
@. But you remember talking 10
Judge Frank shout it?
A. No.. ] remember his talking
TO me.
q. Then ! assume that you