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children. IL was III SuCll pdI
shape"
Mr.. Lockey was followed on the
witness stand by Mrs. Claude
Catlett, also colored, of Win.
chester, Va. She was the Hiss
maid from 1885 to 1888.
Lawyer Testifies for Hiss.
Two of her sons, Perry M. Pat)
and Raymond Sylvester (Mike)
allegedly received the Woodstock
from Mrs. Hiss in 1888.
Mrs. Catlett, whose nickname is
Clytie, said she remembered see
ing the typewriter in her house In
Washington, after the Kisses gave
1t to her boys. Later, she said
the machine passed to her daugh-
ter Bernetta.
The next witness was Mike
Catlett, q, who now lives at 272e
P street NV, which was his
mothers home in 1888. He told
of receiving the Woodstock from
Mr.. Hiss on an occasion when the
Kisses wre moving from one
Georgetown house to another and
were cleaning up in preparation
for the move.
As at the first trial, he was
vague as to when he received the
machine. He said he thought he
was 13 or IA years old at the
time, which would place the
transfer in 1885 or 1886.
The date is important, since the
State Department papers involved
tn the case are dated 1887 ano
1888. Raymond's final testimony
at the first Hiss trial indicated he
received the Woodstock some time
In 1898.
Placed in Vacant Room.
The witness said that when he
first got, the Woodstock he
played with it for a while" then
put 1t in a vacant room in the
house known as the den" After
q while, he said, the machine was
relegated to closet and finally
was turned over to the married
sister, Bernetta.
Another witness today was John
L. Hall, a Boston lawyer of the
firm of Choate, Hall and Stewart,
where Mr.. Hiss was employed IN
his re-Government days.
One OF the host of character
witnesses for Mr.. Hiss, Mr.. Hall
described the defendants reputa-
ton as "excellent." He said he
had seen Mr.. Hiss only at rare
intervals since 1882.
Former Assistant Secretary OF
State Francis B. Sayre, who testi-
fed yesterday afternoon, called
his erstwhile assistant IAN out
standing man." and he said Mr..
Hiss had seemed concerned only
with what was best for Ameri-
can policy"
But he set observers to speculat-
ing when he failed to give the
stock answer to defense questions
about Mr.. Hiss current reputa-
ton for loyalty and truthfulness.
Says Hiss Recommended Field.
Under cross-examination, he
also:
/. Said that while he was high
commissioner to the Philippines in
1941 or 1912. in need Of an as
sistant, Mr.. Hiss recommended
Noel Field to him for the job.
2. Said he didn't know when
asked whether Mr.. Hiss had any
thing to do with, getting him his
present job as American repre-
sentative on the United Nations
Trusteeship Council.
Opinions varied as to what con-
tribution Mr.. Sayre, Woodrow
Wilson's son-in-1aw, had made to
Mr.. Hiss case. He seemed anxious
to stress the confidence he placed
In his "righthand man" during the
years they worked together. But
he did not seem anxious to express
continued faith in him today.
Work Declared Satisfactory.
MIR. sayre said Mr.. Hiss never
failed to perform his assigned
duties satisfactorily.
II remember WE'LL" he said,
that I never saw Mr.. Hiss try
Ing to influence American policy
one way or the other. for Russia
or against. He always COM
forted himself in conformity with
what was best for American
policy"
Defense Attorney Claude B.
Cross apparently expected Mr..
Sayre to indorse Mr.. Hiss repu-
tation for loyalty, integrity and
veracity" with the same verdict
"excellent"-as has been supplied
by all other character witnesses
called to the stand.
Mr.. Sayre. however, who is a
lawyer and former Harvard Law
School professor, first tried to give
his personal opinion as to Mr.
Hiss qualities. This line OF tes-
timony was promptly blocked by
the court, on routine objection by
Thomas F. Murphy, Assistant
United States Attorney.
Again Mr.. Cross asked for Mr.
Hiss reputation. "You mean
now?" Mr.. Sayre inquired. The
attorney said he did.
Says Opinion Is Divided.
There are some who believe
absolutely in the integrity of his
character" Mr.. Sayre said slowly
There are others who do not
I find people falling into two
different groups, so it is difficult
to give a sweeping opinion.
Again Mr.. Sayre asked If he
might state his own opinion o.
Mr.. Hiss, and again Prosecutor
16,,rnhv reminded him such teSti.