Evening star., 1950-08-09
Senate Probers
Will Get Secret
Wire-Tap p Data
Reports on 1t. Shimon
Scheduled for Study
By Lawmakers Today

overlapping activities of Police
1t. Joseph W. Shimon, already
considered by the Federal grand
jury here, were scheduled to be
laid bare today before a Senate
investigating subcommittee.
Just how soon his rumored
eXtra-curricular work might be
made public, however, was an
other matter.
The investigating subcommit-
tee, headed by Senator Pepper,
Democrat. of Florida. still faced
the questions as to when the re-
port would be released or when
public hearings would be started.
The first meeting of the Pepper
subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trict Committee was scheduled for
3 pm. today 1t was to be a
closed session. Numerous pro-
cedural and staff problems were
to come up for decision.
Barrett Due to Appear.
But one of the first develop
mentS was to be the appearance
of Maj. Robert j. Barrett, super
intendent of Metropolitan Police,
who was instructed to bring along
the so-far secret report on alleged
wire-tapping activities Of 1t.
Shimon.
1t. Shimon, former chief in
vestigator attached to the office Of
United States District Attorney,
and now assigned to the Second
Precinct, has been accused of par
ticipating in the reported wire
tapping of telephones of Howard
Hughes, plane builder, during the
1947 Senate investigation of his
War-time contracts. He has de-
MED the charge.
Nattily dressed and sun-tanned
from vacation at Nags Head.
N. c., 1t. Shimon appeared before
the grand jury here yesterday for
nearly an hour. He told report
ers he was instructed to return for
further testimony tomorrow morn
ing.
To Take Attorney.
At that time, he said. he would
be accompanied by his attorney,
Robert E. Lynch.
A report on 1t. Shemon's ac-
tivities was drawn up last year by
Maj. Barrett, and this was sub
mitted to District Attorney George
Morris Fay-oniy to be returned.
1t then was sent to the Justice
/ IDepartmen, where it has remained
since in secrecy.
/ Officials of the Pepper Senate
subcommittee have expressed con-
| fidence the report will be trans
mitted this afternoon to the Sem
ate group. 1t is expected to serve
as a starting point on the inquiry
into the extent of overlapping in
Washington.
Rumor has it this report Will
include references to at least one
case involving lurid details of a
divorce case in which a foreign
envoy was concerned.
Brewster Aide Appears.
There was a furry yesterday.
when the secretary to Senator
Brewster, Republican, of Maine
made a brief appearance before
the grand jury, interrupting her
vacation in Maine. She was Mrs.
Frances Dustin, who repeatedly, at
the direction of Senator Brewster.
made a payment of 500 to $125
to 1t. Shimon for his services in
chasing away a man who had been
"shadowing" Senator Brewster.
This dated back to 1947 when a
Senate subcommittee was investi-
eating the wartime contracts Of
plane builder Hughes.
Senator Brewster. chairman Of
the full Senate Committee. at that
time, engaged in a bitter feud with
Mr.. Hughes over plane contracts.
Senator Brewster recently ad-
mitted to Washington reporters he
had paid $100 or somewhat more
to 1t. Shimon for the latter's eX-
penses in "shadowing" the Sena-
tors shadow"
Surprised by Return.
With Mrs. Dustin on vacation
in Maine, he had appeared before
the grand jury last week in her
stead to explain a routine Office
matter He was taken somewhat
by surprise yesterday, when he
learned that Mrs. Dustin still had
been required to testify before the
grand jury.
AS he described it, two FBT
agents were sent to Maine to
locate Mrs. Dustin, although she
was spending her vacation at her
usual place in Maine, and tvo
United States marShalS We
delegated to instruct her to ap-
pear before the jury.
One of the last witnesses to
appear before the grand jury cn
the So-called Shimon case yester-
day was Capt. Robert V. Murray,
assistant chief of detectives. He
spent about an hour before the
Jury yesterday and later declined
to discuss his testimony.
With the statute of limitations
about to run out Friday, so far
as the 1947 wire-tapping case is
concerned, officials still were un-
able last night to produce one
witness who supposedly
had a connection with alleged &C