Evening star., 1951-10-17
Swiss Court Cunyicts
American Of Servinu |
As Spy. for Mccarthy
BY The Associated pr...


LAUSANNE. Switzerland. Oct.
1.-THE Swiss Federal Court has
convicted Charles e. Davis. az
Pasadena. Calf, OF political es-
pionage. The American Negro
was charged with spying on Com
munistS and United States diplo-
matte personnel in Switzerland ON
oenalf OF United States agents
and Senator Mccarthy. Republi-
can. OF Wisconsin.
The court sentenced Davis YES
terday to eight months inprison-
ment. ordered him expelled from
switzerland and barred his re-
entry for a period Of 10 years.
Because he already has served
II months in jail during the in
veStgation Of his lease, Davis
technically became free man
tonight but must leave the coun-
Try as soon as arrangements can
be made.
Says He Worked for Mccarthy.
Judge Albert Rails, presiding
Judge Of the five-man court. in
sentencing Davis, said that the
american had furnished informa-
ton to United States officials in
the Geneva consulate general and
the Paris embassy.
The Judge added:
He put himself at the service of
the Republican Senator Mccarthy
with whom he was in contact
either directly or through the in-l
termediary. the agent of Mccarthy
IN Paris, to whom he sent similar
intelligence Of a political nature
observing in addition for him. the
American diplomatic personnel inl
Switzerland" The court identi-
ned the Mccarthy intermediary
in Paris as John E. Farrand.
Forgery Charged.
Judge Rails charged Davis with
forging q document in an effort
to demonstrate falsely that John /
Carter Vincent. then United States
Minister In Bern, had Communist
connections. The Judge declared:
Davis sent from Geneva onH
November 4. 1850. in agreement
with Farrand. a telegram to MI.
Vincent. with the false signature
OF Staempf1i, one Of the militant
Geneva Communists. to make it \
appear that the minister had re-
lations in Switzerland with theI
Communists. He sent to FarrandI
q copy Of this telegram which,
constitutes a forgery. Davis has
received from Mccarthy. through
the Intermediary Of Farrand,
money for this activity"
Although Davis was technicallyI
free. his movement was limited tol
q trip back to the United States,
which he left In 1949. The United
States consulate-general in Gel
neva has received orders to limit
his passport to the return Journey
Previously Davis expressed the
hope he could tour Italy, AustriaI
and Germany before returningI
home. He was expected to remain
under Swiss police supervision ind
q Geneva hospital before beingE
deported. /
Davis told correspondents: "It isl
true that I have been in directI
contact with the Senator (Mc-I
Carthy) and the history of theI
telegram to the Minister was thatI
1t was directly to discredit theI
Minister"
Mccarthy Issues Denial.
Asked how he came in contact
with Farrand, Davis said: '"HisE
name was sent to me by the SEM
ator in letter. I was told to getI
IN touch with Farrand In Paris. ."
In Manchester. N. H., Senator
Mccarthy last night denied that
Davis was his agent.
At a news conference, the
Senator said Davis offered his
services but was rejected after
an investigation of his back
ground. He said all commune
cations he had with Davis have
been turned over to the FBI and
Central Intelligence Agency.
Senator Mccarthy said Davis
telephoned him from Switzer-
land after his arrest and asked
for q quarter Of q hundred
dollars" Senator Mccarthy
said he did not pay Davis the
requested sum.