Evening star., 1949-06-23
Miss CopIon Tells of Trying to VisitRussio

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stenographers. Mr.. Kelley was
questioning the defendant with
regard to an engagement she had
to meet Mr.. Gubitchev in New
York. The questions and answers
were:
@. You knew. Of course. that
you had that engagement: you
knew that on February II?
A. Oh. yes.
@. When and where did you
pack your bag In anticipation OF
that journey?
A. Where I packed the bag. in
Mclean Gardens; when. ! do not
recall the specific time.
@. It was the evening OF the
l7th?
A. 1t was the evening OF the
l7th.
@. Where did you take your bag
that night?
A. I believe I was picked up In
a car by Mr.. Shapiro.
@. You took the bag and spent
the night In his apartment. as
you say?
A. would like to explain that,
yes. I would like to explain that
night In the apartment. You
me as a spy and now you
are trying to brand me as a har-
lot. Why don't you tell this jury
he is in the Department Of JUS
tice and an attorney under Mr..
Whearty?
@. You tell him.
Part Of Same Frame up.
, A. 1t is part OF the same frame
up. I went to the apartment on
February 10.
@. Tell the jury. Look at the
jury.
A. want TO look in your eye,
Mr.. Palmer: Let her talk.
Mr.. Kelley: No; the jury wants
the facts.
The Witness: I want to look in
your eyes. Mr.. Kelley.
@. If you do not want to look
at the jury. look at me.
A.. I saw Mr.. Shapiro that
night. that Is true. I discussed
this whole matter Of Mr.. Gubit-
chev with Mr.. Shapiro. There is
a background. Do you want me
to 60 into the background?
@. Tell the jury. We were not
there.
A. What did you say? Mr..
Shapiro was an acquaintance Of
mine whom I met in Washington.
He was working for the Depart
ment of Justice, Criminal Division.
I was introduced to him by an
attorney. Mr.. Sydney Brodie.
@. When?
A. This was right after I came
back from Europe. Mr.. Shapiro
dated me. He was one Of the men
was going out with. He dated
me. At least, he told me. event.
lally. he fell in love with me. This
all came out with the tie.
@. Came out with what?
Helped Select Necktie.
A. The tie. explained that I
bought a tie with Mr.. Shapiro and
with this other female lawyer. or
who was a female lawyer in the
of Justice. I asked
Mr.. Shapiro whether he would
come with me and select a tie.
was not too sure as to my taste
as "a what !, could select. He
camE with ME and I bought the
tie in his presence He asked me
who the tie was for. I told him
it was for some one In New York.
told him 1t was an engineer IN
the omitted Nations. I went into
the whole discussion with him.
the ! engineer with the United
Nations. told him that he was .
Russian. He said. do you realize
what you are doing?" I told him
what he, Mr.. Gubitchev. told me
his political views we re. I told
him that Mr.. Gubitchev had ex-
pressed a desire never to go back
to Russia. that he had nothing to
do with the Russian government.
Mr.. Shapiro argued with me. He
argued with me after that con-
stantly.
On New Years Eve I saw Mr..
Shapiro. You brought that up.
You explained that we went to
4 friends apartment. I would like
10 explain that background.
@. Explain 1t.
Am Not . Drinker.
A. Mr.. Shapiro and I went to
several parties that evening. Mr..
Shapiro had borrowed this apart
nent from . friend Of his to in
1ite a few people up there. As
t was, I got sick. Unfortunately.
am not q drinker. I got sick.
drank some champagne and I
1ad some other stuff and it made
ne very Ill. Mr.. Shapiro sug-
yested that I come to this place
and get over it there. I do not
lnow If you know Mclean Apart
nents. There are no toilet facili-
lies. There is not any place to
make hot water or anything like
hat. I went there.
@. Tell the jury.
A. I want to tell this to you.
The Judge: The jury Is hear
ng it.
The Witness: 7 prefer to look
1t you. ! want to look at you
straight in the eye.
@. These are the people who
vant to get the facts.
A. These people want the facts.
hope you want the facts.
went there that evening. I
somited, to be specific. I fell
asleep. I slept there. I slept
here for hours. I woke up. /
.ame out Of the place. You dis
:ussed that. didn't you? That
vas the first time.
@. Tell us what you want TO