Evening star., 1951-06-22
Quick Action Expected
On Crime Inquiry's
Reluctant Witnesses
By The Asseciated Press

MIAMI. Fla, June 22.-The
Senate Crime Investigating Com
mlttee, plagued by reluctant wit
Inesses all through the opening day
Iof its Florida hearings. may take
quick action against three of them
Chairman O'Conor, Democrat,
Iof Maryland, said he would ask
tn, committee to recommend con-
tempt citations against former
Sheriff Jimmy Sullivan of Miami
and Leo Martin Accardo, one
time Capone mob member.
Downey Rice, associate commit
tee counsel, said it also would con-
slider recommending a perjury
charge against Harry Voiler. for
Imer publisher of the Morning
Mail, a Lived Miami Beach
newspaper.
Accardo Defiant and Bored.
Sullivan refused to answer many
questions on grounds that he
might prejudice a grand jury in
Ivestigation now being made into
his income tax returns. Accardo,
alternately defiant and bored, re-
fused to answer any questions at
all on grounds he might incrim-
Innate himself.
Mr.. Rice said the perjury rec
ommendation against Voiler was
being considered in view of his
testimony that he received nc
money from Accardo for opera
ton of the Morning Mail.
| Mrs. Dallas L. Carroll, Accardo's
former wife, testified that he
poured almost 500, 900 into the
paper. which ceased publication ir
1850 after Al issues. Mrs. Carroll
is the wife of a former Miam
policeman.
The committee planned today
to inquire into Florida's role ir
the narcotics traffic. Mr.. Rict
said witnesses turned up during 6
preliminary investigation of thu
Florida dope trade probably woule
be called in to testify today.
No Decision on Warren.
| There still was no decision or
whether the committee would sub
Ipoena Gov. Fuller Warren o.
Florida. He has refused thre.
invitations to testify.
Senator O'Conor said the Grim
Iprobers would like to ask the Gov
ernor If any commitments wer
made to gamblers in return TO
large contributions to his 1874
campaign.
Sullivan, who resigned as Dad
County sheriff four days befor
the committee hearings opened
refused to take the stand unit
Senator O'Conor had promise,
that he would not be televised o
photographed. Then he baked q
answering a majority of the ques
tions.
Later, Sullivan's wife was ques
toned behind closed doors. MI
Rice said she testified sh
took money from his campaign
funds without his knowledge.
Mr.. Rice said she testified tina
she sent $500 of the campaig,
money to her parents in Perrymar
md, to pay off q mortgage an
other funds to sister. Mrs. Rich
ard New of Aberdeen. Md, to bull
a $4,000 house and $1,000 garags
Accardo made this unvaryin
' reply to every committee question
Il decline to answer the question
upon the ground the answer ma
tend to incriminate me-" Laughte
swept the courtroom when he re
fused even to say where he live
and whether he was married.
!. Not so reluctant was his forme
g wife, who said he gave the Morn
8 ing Mail 100000 that should hav
gone into trust fund for thei
two children.
The Morning Mail followed
liberal policy" and once carrie
an editorial favorable to Racket
d eer FRANC Costello.
, Lee A. Wentworth, a forme
Hollywood (Fla.) tax assessor VII
a. Launched a one man crusac
l. against bookie joints in 1949. tol
the committee Gambler Jake Lar
sky offered him $25,00 to lay o1
n. When he refused. he said tv
- other men came to his home ar
told him he had a choice betwee
' bullets and dollars. He said ]
IL chased the men away with sho