Evening star., 1949-06-24
U.S.. Seeks to Link
Sketches to Soviet
Canada Spy Orders
SPY RECRUITING blueprint and
Coplon. sketch compared.
Page "A
By james J. Cullinone
ond w. N. Shippen, Jr.

BY james J. CuIlinone
ond W. n. shippen, Jr.
The cross-examination Of Judith
Coplon came to a dramatic close
at 1915 pm. today with the de-
fendant screaming in a near-hys-
terical voice that she had been
framed" by three Of her asso-
ciates at the Justice Department
and possibly by her alleged
Russian confederate, Valentine
Gubitchev.
This whole case is so fishy 1t
smells to high heaven" Miss
Coplon exclaimed. as she waved
her arms with her fists tightly
clenched.
I'D like to know who this man
Gubitchev is and what he had
to do with this case" she declared.
IF this whole thing isn't frame
up, don't know what it is"
Insists She Is Innocent.
Miss Coplon. a political analyst
in the Justice Department who
now is under suspension, is ac-
cused Of pilfering secret Govern
ment documents with the intent
to aid foreign government. She
was arrested March in New York
City while with Gubitchev, who
also was arrested.
After her arrest, considerable
Government data was. found in
her purse and the Government
charges she had intended to turn
it over to Gubitchev.
Included in the data were type
written sketches of three persons
and just before Miss Coplon con-
cluded her testimony this morn
ing. the Government introduced
the report of the Royal Canadian
Commission, that investigated
Communist spy activities there, to
show that the sketches paralleled
instructions from Moscow on the
recruitment of espionage agents.
Her dramatic outburst later was
touched off when Chief Prosecutor
John M. Kelley, jr., asked:
do 7 understand you to say
you are innocent and there is a
conspiracy on foot to frame you?"
MY testimony is and always
will be that I am innocent and
have been framed" she shouted.
Accuses Whearty and Foley.
Mr.. Kelley asked her how many
were engaged in the alleged con-
spiracy and she said she didn't
know.
WAS the Attorney General Of
the United States conspiring
against you?" Mr.. Kelley asked.
Il don't know" she answered
with hysteria edging into her
voice.
She said she believed Raymond
p. Whearty. first assistant chief
of the Criminal Division of the
Justice Department and her for
mer boss, who is assisting in the
prosecution, was one of the con-
<spirators and added that she was
not sure whether Mr.. Kelley him.
self had conspired against her
because he came into the case
later.
= Miss Coplon's voice was ven-
omous as she shouted that William
E. Foley. chief of the Internal Sc
curity Division of the Justice De-
partment and her immediate su-
perior. definitely" participated in
the conspiracy to frame me-"
She said he had instructed her
to make a handwritten note of the
contents of a secret FBI report
which said that two United States
counterspies were employed in
high positions in Amtorg, the Rus
sian trading agency in this coun-
try.
Gubitchev a Mystery.
The note. together with 81 JUS
tice Department data slips and
character sketches of three
friends. were taken from Miss
Coplon's purse when she was ar
rested with Gubitchev.
do you think Mr.. Gubitchev
and Mr.. Harold Shapiro framed
you?" Mr.. Kelley asked.
II think Mr.. Shapiro partici-
pated very definitely in framing
me. but Mr.. Gubitchev is a great
mystery to me-"
She said that she thought her
arrest might have been the result
of telephone call that Gubitchev
made 10 minutes before they were
surrounded by FBI agents in
Greenwich Village in New York.
Miss Coplon. according to pre-
vious testimony, spent two nights
in hotel rooms with Mr.. Shapiro,
q Justice Department attorney,
shortly prior to her meeting with
Gubitchev in New York. The
Government introduced this testi-
mony to break down her story that
she was in love with Gubitchev.
Sticks to Explanation.
The gruff voiced prosecutor,
who has engaged in frequent
clashes with the defendant. re-
manned silent during most of her
TRADES. but finally he asked:
mot one of the persons you
have named was responsible in
any way for the presence of these
data slips in your purse?"
The excited defendant admitted
this was true. but insisted on ex-
(See COPLON. Page A-4J