Evening star., 1951-09-26
Siskind Testifies Boy|e's Share
Of Legal Fees Totals $15O>O0O,
No Part Of 1t Came From Lithofo|d
Says He Didn't
Know That Firm
Hired Ex-Purtner
By Robert K. Walsh

Max Siskind, Washington at
torney for the American Litho-
fold Corp. testified at a Senate
Subcommittee hearing today that
he paid Democratic National
Chairman William M. Boyle, jr.,
more than $4,000 since April,
1949, with another $4,000 still due
to be paid.
He declared that none of the
approximately $150,000 has any
thing to do with the Lithofold
concern, a st. Louis printing COM
pany that got RFC loans in 1949.
The 46-year-old lawyer ex-
planned that the payments, al
ready made or still due, represent
Mr.. Boyle's interest in cases they
handled jointly before that date,
He added that he and Mr.. Boyle
were not partners but they shared
the same offices on Vermont ave-
nue. NV, and maintained an as
soclatlon," whereby they fire.
quently worked together on cases.
Unaware of Boyle Retainer.
Mr.. Siskind denied that he
knew. before May, 1949, that Mr..
Boyle had done legal work for
Lithofold earlier that year and
was paid $3.50 for those services.
Mr.. Boyle has denied that the
legal work had anything to do
with getting RFC loans totaling
$565,000 for the st. Louis COM
pany.
Mr.. SiSkind insisted, under
hammering examination by srb-
committee members that when he
was retained as the Lithofold
attorney at $500 a month here
early in May. 1949, he never was
told by Mr.. Boyle or anyone else
that Mr.. Boyle had represented
the company for a similar re-
tainer.
The subcommittee is looking
into published stories that Mr..
Boyle received at least $4,000 from
Lithofold in 1949. Mr.. Boyle has
declared that he ended all private
law business as well as his asso-
citation with Lithofold late in
April, 1949, when he became a
paid official of the Democratic
National Committee. Mr.. BOYLE
is scheduled to testify tomorrow
Heated Exchange With Mccarthy.
The exchange between Mr.. Sis
kind and subcommittee members
was so heated at one point that
Senator Mccarthy, Republican. of
Wisconsin shouted:
You're a lawyer, Mr.. Siskind
Don't be coy with me. Didn't you
know then that the Lithofold ac-
count was a continuing account
in your office. and that there
never was a single days break in
the payment of checks to Mr..
Boyle and you?"
Mr.. Siskind retorted that he
was telling the truth and that
Senator Mccarthy was assuming
things that aren't true"
The attorney began his testi-
mony by reading a prepared state
ment explaining the setup when
he and Mr.. Boyle shared Offices
and the serious situation" that
developed when the partnership"
was dissolved in April, 1949.
Upon Mr.. Boyle's decision to
leave the practice of law" Mr..
Siskind stated, Some disposition
had to be made of his financial
interest in his practice. The
problem then arose of computing
such interest and arranging to
liquidate it.
Fee Value of S354,OOO.
There were six cases which
had been fully completed upon
which an amount was due for past
services rendered. The remaining
cases were in various stages of
completion. It was the considered
judgment of both Mr.. Boyle and
myself that the fees due on the
completed cases amounted to
$4,000.
"The unfinished cases, it was
determined, had a prospective fee
value of 1854 900, making total
(See RFC, Page A-9.)