Evening star., 1950-08-11
Wire-T Topping
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officer did not tap any wires sc
/ far as he knew. Mr.. Fay said.
Mr. Fay said the decision Of
the grand jury to ignore the
Hughes wire-tap allegations def.
nitely meant that no criminal &C
ton could be taken in that caSt
in the future. The investigation
centered around reports that Mr.
Hughes phone was tapped IL
1947 when he came to Washing
ton to appear before Senate
committee.
Whitaker, known as The Fox
in the Mclean Swindle, was con-
victed of conspiracy along with
Means and was sentenced to a
two-year prison term.
Means, who died in 1888. pre-
tended he was in contact with the
chief kidnaper in the. Lindbergh
case, referred to him as THE
Fox" and obtained 100000 to
ransom" the child.
Means introduced Mrs. Mclean
to The Fox" at Aiken, N. c.. and
later at El Paso, Tex. Each time
Whitaker, a disbarred patent at
torney, gave excuses for not
bringing the baby. Means was
sentenced to Is years.
Chairman Pepper of the Senate
wire tapping probe said the wit
ness who testified he saw 1t
Shimon with $1,000 bill wa.
Detective John McHale.
The detective, according to Sen
ator Pepper admitted participat'
ing with 1t. Shimon in tapping
Mr. Hughes telephone wires.
Detective McHale, Senator Pep
per disclosed. testified the wire
tapping of Hughes telephones il
the Carlton and Mayflower Hotel
was required because 1t. Shimol
told him it was official bushes
for an official committee of tn
Senate. Mr.. Hughes resided at tn
Carlton. and his aides at tn
Mayf1ower.
No Effect on InquiryA
!. Senator Pepper told reporter
today that any action by tn
grand jury would have no effec
on his inquiry.
The grand jury is concerne,
with possible action on the en-
; forcement of criminal law, h
said, while his committee is look
ing into the. facts with a viey
to finding whether any neN
legislation is needed.
The committee resumed it
executive sessions this mornin
!; with Detective Sergt. George H
: Robson as the first witness.
Two other detective sergeant
were to testify at another session
this afternoon. They are Thoma
1. Herlihy and Walter Neale Cook
both former aides to 1t. Shimor
Move Toward Public Hearings.
3. The Pepper committee
moving rapidly in executive ses
sIons to prepare its case for ..or
derly presentation" in public hear
ingS. No date has yet been set TO
the open hearings.
Senator Ferguson, Republican
Of Michigan, chairman of the sub
committee which investigated MI
Hughes wartime contracts, wheI
informed of the McHale testi
mony yesterday, declared: "Ther
, never was any request fo
. Wire-tapping or any knowledge o
!, the part of the committee of wire
tapping. We were concerned onl
with Hughes dealings with tn
Government"
The legislator said he ha
checked with William P. Roger
- former counsel of the subcommit
q tee, and Francis Flanagan, the
: assistant counsel. Both had tol
him, he said, they had no know
&c edge of overlapping or of an
y funds used for such purpose.
: Denial by Brewster.
d Senator Brewster, Republican
: of Maine, who was chairman {
n the full Senate War investigator
: Committee, said the wire-tappin
was matter that never came I
his attention until he read it i
the papers.
Senator Brewster previously ha
f revealed that he authorized pay
v ment of $l00 to 1t. Shimon a
Z Expenses" incurred by the off
y Ger when he halted an uniden
. titled man from "shadowing
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