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placed in MI. Fo1ey's desk when
the Office closed for the night and
that the key to the desk was
placed outside"
Archibald Palmer, Miss Coplon' S
attorney. sprang from his seat
after the prosecution completed
its examination of Mrs. Mckinney
Doesn't Hate" Her.
You don't like Miss Coplon, do
you?" he shouted. You never
did. did you?"
Il don't hate her." Mrs. Nc
Kinney responded calmly.
Mr.. Palmer asked the witness
if she was aware that Miss Coplon
had the highest efficiency rating
and often worked after hours. He
wanted to know if Mrs. Mckinney
was jealous of Miss Coplon.
Il thought very highly of Miss
Coplon," Mrs. Mckinney testified.
Il feel very sorry for her"
You knew this girl was a hard
worker and worked at home, didn t
you?" Mr.. Palmer shouted.
Palmer Shifts Questions.
Everybody works hard in our
Office" Mrs. Mckinney responded
Mr.. Palmer then shifted his
cross-examination to attempt to
prove that there was ill-feeling
between the two Government
girls. g.
Wasn't Miss Coplon a dicta-
torial little girl, not over five
feet?" as asked. Didn't she tend
to lord it over everybody?"
Judge Sylvester j. Ryan inter.
vened and asked, did you ever
take offense at Miss Coplon OF
anything she ever did?"
We'll, yes, once" Mrs. McKin-
ney answered.
Over What?" the judge asked
Jury Gets Laugh.
well. she just told me I was
too fat" responded Mrs. McKin-
ney. as she tried to suppress q
giggle. The reason for Mrs. Nc
Kinney's suppressed laughter was
obvious to every one in the court
room. She IS tall and thin. Even
the jury laughed at the answer.
when she said fat did that
refer to your head?" MIR. Palmer
shouted.
Stop that, Mr.. Palmer" Judge
Ryan stormed. "The implication
might refer to your own head"
Mrs. Mckinney said she did not
know whether Miss Coplon ever
used the keys to Mr.. Foley's files
after she learned where they were
kept.
Tries to Shake Witness.
Mr.. Palmer. obviously caught by
surprise at the appearance of Mrs
Mckinney, began trying to shake
her testimony with rapid fire
questions. Several times he asked
f1ve or six questions in succession
without permitting the witness an
opportunity to answer any of
them. Then he would demand
why don't you answer me?"
Judge Ryan intervened and
admonished~ Mr.. Palmer to stop
asking foolish questions" is
Il take exception to that re-
mark, your honor" the short de-
tense attorney shouted. "It only
hurts me to have the Jury find
out from your honor's lips how
foolish am"
The jury was convulsed with
laughter and the spectators in
the courtroom roared as Mr.. Pal
mer paced back and forth in
furious indignation.
Judge Shouts at Palmer.
"Mr. Palmer" Judge Ryan
shouted angrily as he leveled a
finger at the defense lawyer, "your
conduct is well nigh contemptu-
GUS. Now you stand back there
and conduct yourself as you
should"
I'm sorry. your honor" the
irrepresible little defense LAWYER
said-and Immediately began fir
ing a series of questions at the
witness.
Mrs. Mckinney admitted to Mr..
Palmer that one one occasion she
left a confidential FBI report on
German scientists in what she de-
scribed as "the little girls room.''
"How's that?' stormed Mr..
Palmer. "You left it where?"
IT left it in the ladies' rest
ROOM" said Mrs. Mckinney, sup
pressing giggle.
Miss Coplon found the report
in the ladies' room and returned
it to Mr.. Foley. Mrs. Mckinney
testified. She said she was
"bawled out" by three or four
OF her bosses for her carelessness.
Chief Prosecutor John M. Kel.
ley, jr., said the next few days of
the trial will be devoted to the
testimony of FBI agents who
trailed Miss Coplon and Gubit-
chev on subways and buses before