Evening star., 1951-12-05

l never ucaIQ Ol 1eiIcIUduu
Master or Nathan"
Master, one Of the two e1en MI
Teiterbaum testified had tried t
shake him down, said at Holly
wood. Fla, he never approaches
the Chicago lawyer about ia.
troubles, as Mr.. Teitelbaum testi
fled. He testified that it was tn
other way around - that mi
Teitelbaum asked me if I coult
help him out" -.
Master said that he himself hat
had "the book" thrown at hin
on an income tax evasion charge
Records show that he served one
third of a f1ve-year sentenc
handed out in 1945 for evadinI
payment of $221.575.
Lived on Lavish Scale.
The second person named b.
Mr.. Teitelbaum as having tried tt
shake him down - Nathan - wa
Immediately called as a witnes
after Mr.. Larson testified. Blu
the evening hearing was recessed
before the subcommittee's counse
got around to the "shakedown
charge in a peppering round O
questions about Nathan's asSocia
ton with Mr.. Caudle and other
and the way he lived on a Lavish
scale here during a two or thre,
year period in which the witness
olithely acknowledged he wa.
looking for deals"
Mr.. Larson said that Nathan
"has been hanging around here
four years trying to sell names ane
Nathan, in his testimony, die
to dispel the impression
given by the bitter and emotion
filled testimony Of the Genera
Services administrator who tole
the investigators:
II will not let my name b.
banded about. I will not permit
my reputation to be ruined"
Under Severe Examination.
When he was called to tn,
stand and put under a severe
examination, Nathan, described b,
Mr.. Larson as "a stopped littl,
guy who was just waiting to Sc,
me-" admitted he had spent a 10
of time in Washington "just try
ing to find different deals"
q do you have any other bust
ness?" inquired Mr.. DeWind.
mot at present" replied tn.
short, swarthy witness.
do you maintain an Office any.
Mr.. DeWind continued
mo. sir" Nathan replied.
Nathan said he met Mr.. Caudle
two or, three years ago. when he
received a call from a fella'
named Harry Payne. and was in
7ited to come over to a boat where
Mr.. Caudle. Mr.. Payne and others
were. He identified Mr.. Payne
as being In the coke business
and other witnesses. including
Turner Smith, formerly Mr., eau.
dies chief assistant in the Jus.
tice Department. testified thai
frequent trips had been made II
Mr.. Payne's airplane. i
Under Mr.. DeWind's question.
ing, Nathan said he had engaged
in a variety of enterprises in the
last 20 years. and had come te
Washington in 1947 to engage ir
the war assets business"
How much were you worth
when you came to Washington tt
get into the war assets business?'
Mr.. DeWind asked.
II wasn't in too good shape,
Nathan replied.
What assets did you have al
the time?" Mr.. DeWind con.
tinued.
None that I know Of" the wit.
ness replied.
Nathan said that his wife i1ae
sold their home in Pittsburgh ane
that he had spent the money"
Spent Money on Horses.
"How did you spent it?" askee
Mr.. DeWind.
Playing the horses" Nathan
replied quietly.
"You didn't own anything a
alp"
Nathan looked up and replied
That's right"
Asked about his deals in wa
surplus property, Nathan said h
would find out about deals an,
get people interested In them.
"You didn't have any money II
invest?" Mr.. DeWind said.
II knew people who did hav,
money" Nathan countered.
Asked If he got any special in
formation, the witness replied:
mo, I didn't get any. I jus
laid around there and talked II
people"
He said he travelled "aroun,
the country" playing the horse
and went to the races "almos
every day"
Representative O,Brien, Demo
crat, of Illinois broke in to as
what race tracks he went to Will
he was in Washington.
"Oh, somewhere out in Mary
land" Nathan replied.
Mr.. Teitelbaum's testimony re
garding the demand for a $500,
600 payment for fixing his ia:
case was supported by a petit
brunei who identified herself a
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