Evening star., 1951-12-29
Civil Service Erred
In Telling Wiley When
|GrunewaId Took Job
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erences by Mr.. Grunewald when
he applied for the alien property
job.
Mr.. McGrath also withheld the
seven names, and gave as his
reason that records did not indi-
cate that any of them knew of
the reference, or were asked for
statements.
Naturalized in 1912.
A Justice Department spokes-
man said the question of whether
to ask the references for state
ments on Mr.. Grunewald would
have been entirely in the hands
of the Alien Property Office, which
was set up as an independent
agency in the spring of 1912. The
Office was brought under jurisdic-
ton of the Justice Department in
1916.
The civil service report also said
that Mr.. Grunewald, who two
weeks ago refused to answer
questions before the House SUBJ
committee probing tax scandals.
was naturalized as an American
citizen on February 5. 1942-sev-
Ieral months before his appoint
ment to the alien property Job.
Mr.. McGrath has reported that
while Mr.. GrunewaId was on the
alien property rolls from Septem-
ber, 1912, until February 27, 1943,
he received only 1922 20 for 10
days Of actual work.
Two Items on Arrest List.
The commission reported that
Mr.. Grunewald listed two items
on arrest record
One. in October, 1922, concerned
Ia conspiracy indictment while he
was a Federal prohibition agent.
The report showed that Mr..
Grunewald stated the case against
him was dismissed and that the
indictment was part of a political
battle raging in New York at that
time"
MIR. Grunewald listed the sec
ond arrest as on November 2,
1928. when he. and another man
were picked up in a New York
restaurant on a complaint that
they had pretended to be prohibi-
ton agents. He wrote that on
January 81, 1929, "the complaint
was withdrawn and We we're dis
charged"
Employment History.
The commission report listed the
following employment history for
Mr.. Grunewald:
From 1909 to 1914, served in
United States Navy, honorably dis
charged as master-at-arms, first
class: 1914-15, desk clerk at the
Naval Young Mems Christian AS
Isociation, Brooklyn; 1915-1917.
bookkeeper, Western Electric Co..
New York: 1917-1919, special agent
in New York Office of the Justice
Department: 1919-l921, "confiden-
Itial investigate" for National Re-
publican Committee, "also investi-
gated the Motor Transport Corp.
for a congressional committee,
made an investigation for the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee of which Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge was chairman. in charge of
investigation of seditious activities
for the New York State Legislature
with Senator Clayton Lusk as
chairman Of the committee.
Private Investigator.
From 1921 to 1922, general
prohibition agent; 1923-l928, "pri-
vate investigating for a number
of individuals-no regular en-
ployment" in Washington and
New York; 1928-1942, secretary
for Henry w. Marsh of Winches-
ter, Mass, at salary between $12,-
900 and $4,000 a year. perform
ing detailed Investigations of
corporations, individuals in gen.
eral, business subjects and ham
ding of personal and confidential
business matters for Mr.. Marsh"
The commission report said
that on January IL. 1922, Mr..
Grunewald was denoted from
general prohibition agent, at a
salary of $4,000 and expenses, to
Federal prohibition agent, at ST.
300 and expenses. On October 3,
1922, the record said. he was 're-
moved with prejudice" upon the
conspiracy indictment.
The commission report, signed
by Chairman Robert Ramspeck
concluded with a regret that we
do not have any information on
the quality of Mr. Grunewald's
work for the several periods he
was employed by the Federal Gov