Evening star., 1949-06-05
Hiss Defense to Renew Attack

Ida Dailes? A. Ida Dailes Ia
not q prostitute.
@. Did you live with her as
man and wife but not married
to her? A. That Is correct.
@. How long did you live with
this woman not your wife? A. !
lived with Ida Dailes. who was a
Communist, for about n year. !
believe.
@. Yes. Nov, did there come
a time when you took Ida Dailes
to your mothers home and forced
your mother 10 take in this woman
not your wife with whom you were
then living? Yes or no? A. No.
@. Did there come q time when
you took her to your mothers S
homer A. At my mothers sug-
gestion I took her there.
@. Pardon me. Just answer that
question. Did you take her TO
your mothers home? A. Yes.
@. And did you not say under
oath that the reason that your
mother permitted this woman TO
live there with you In this Illicit
relation was because she had lost
one son and did not want to lose
another? A. That Is right.
@. All right. Now, let's 90 back
to that question that I previously
asked you. Let us see. How ole
were you when you were down ir
New Orleans? A. Seventeen.
@. You lived there in New Or
leans In the old quarters. Bien-
vile street. is that right? A. That
is right.
@. Were you asked these ques-
tions I'm q pretrial examination
and did you give these answer:
under oath as follows: :
@. And do you have a recol-
lection Of where you stayed when
you were In New Orleans?"' A.
stayed in what Is I suppose called
the old quarter, Bienville street.
q. Is that q rooming house OF
hotel?
"A. 1t was O wretched kind Of q
dive. which entered into q long
court or long passage, beside which
ran a little feted stream. and then
passed under q platform at the
head Of the stairs. In the lower
dark room on the ground floor was
q woman dying Of consumption
And I believe on the same floor
was a wife of a peanut vendor
who was virtually drinking herself
to death. 1t was a house of that
kind.
There was q girl named One
Eyed Annie. don't know any
more Of her name than that. She
was a prostitute.
Were those questions asked OF
you and did you give those answers
under oath,syes or no? A. I did.
@. And were they true? A. Ger
tainly.
@. Now, Mr.. Chambers
The witness: Your honor, I'think
the impression is being left here
that ! lived with One-Eyed Annie
and that is not stated in that
deposition.
The court: You will proceed tc
answer the questions. Mr.. Cham
bers, and If there is anything tc
be brought out further Mr.. Murphy
win do so in due time.
fThe witness: I see.
@. Since his honor made tina
statement, I do not want to wal
for Mr.. Murphy. and I will giv'
you the chance myself. At al
events, the questions were askee
and the answers that I have jus
read were given?
A. That Is correct.
@. Now, you were going to stat'
that you did not live with One
Eyed Annie, is that rig &?
A. did not.
@. Well, 7 am glad to give 70,
that opportunity. That is wha
you now say, is that right? A. Tha
is right.
@. Under your oath? A. Tha
is night.
A. Well now, this brother u
yours whom ! referred to in ont
Of my previous questions, wha
was his name?
A. His name was Richard God.
frey Chambers.
@. He was called Dick, wasn't
he? A. Dick.
G. Dick was your brother, Is
that right? A. That Is right.
@. And Dick asked you to enter
into q suicide pact with him, die
he not? A. He did.
Q. And he killed himself? A
That Is right.
@. BY Illuminating gas? A. That
Is right.
q. Is that right? A. (nc answer. }
@. Is that right? A. Certainly
@. And was that the brother
and incident that you were refer.