Evening star., 1951-12-10
CoudIe Quoted as
Declaring. Voice
Might Be- His
By Cecil HoIIond

I
was disclosed today in the story
of a $500,000 shakedown attempt
when an Atlanta attorney testified
that Theron Lamar Caudle told
him that "a deep cultural, Ger
man voice, figuring in the case
might be Grunewald," referring
to Henry Grunewald.
The testimony was given by
I. T. Cohen before the House Ways
and Means subcommittee looking
into the shakedown story as a
part <of its investigation of tax
scandals.
Mr.. Cohen testified that he
heard the story from Abraham
Teltelbaum. wealthy Chicago at
torney. last summer and related
it to Mr.. Caudle as something dis
turbing and worthy of investiga-
ton.
Spoke With Strong Accent.
The witness said he learned the
story of the alleged shakedown at
tempt from Mr.. Teitelbaum who
told him about receiving calls
from a man speaking in "deep
cultural voice" and warning him
he'd better play ball" with those
seeking $500,000 to fix his tax
case.
Mr.. Cohen testified that during
his discussion of the story with
Mr.. Caudle he said 1t was "a
very intriguing" one and might be
traced because of the man who
telephoned and spoke with a
strong German accent. He added
that Mr.. Caudle differed with him
and then he quoted Mr.. Caudle
as saying:
THAT might be Grunewald.
He's a Dutchman. (Berkt K.) Mas
ter wanted me to see him but I
declined because of his reputa-
ton"
Subcommittee Counsel Adrian
w. DeWind called Mr.. Caudle to
the stand and put question after
question to him about why Mr..
Caudle had linked the cultural
German voice" to Henry Grune-
wald.
Just a Surmise About Voice.
Mr.. Caudle insisted that he
Just Surmised" the voice must
have belonged to Grunewald. He
said the only basis he had for
this assumption was that he knew
Grunewald "was a German or a
IDutchman" and that Grunewald
was acquainted with Master, one
OF the two men linked to the
shakedown charge.
Mr.. Caudle said Mr.. Master had
tried to get him to meet Mr..
Grunewald before Mr.. Caudle
went to Europe last summer, but
that Il simply did not care to
know the gentleman"
The subcommittee has SUBJ
poenaed Grunewald. a mysterious
Washington figure and self-styled
public relations man, for testi-
mony about the Teitelbaum case
and his relations with Charles
Oliphant, former counsel, and
George ]. Schoeneman, former
commissioner of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue.
The subcommittee headed by
Representative King, Democrat, of
California already has received
testimony that Grunewald talked
with Mr.. Oliphant on one or more
occasions about the tax case
against Mr.. Teitelbaum.
Figured in Inquiry.
Grunewald is a patient In
Georgetown Hospital. where he
was located by a United States
marshal after being sought fo1
two days to be served with a
subcommittee subpoena. He is
said to be native of South Africa
and was educated in Germany
He figured a year ago in Sen
ate District Committees inquiry
into wiretapping here.
The Master who was referred to
by Mr.. Cohen in the statement
quoting Mr.. Caudle has been
named by Mr.. Teitelbaum as one
of the two men who demanded
$500.000 to keep him out of tax
troubles.
Mr.. Teitelbaum identified them
as Master, a Hollywood CFla.)
businessman, who formerly lived
in Chicago, and Frank Nathan oil
Miami Beach. a self-styled pro-
moter of deals" He said the two
men told him they were connected
with Washington Clique" OF
present and former officials seek
ing "a soft touch" from taxpayers
in trouble.
Both Nathan and Master have
denied the charges. Strong de-
malls have also been made by
those named as being members OF
the clique-Mr. Caudle, Mr.. Oil
phant, Mr.. Schoeneman, Jess Lar
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