Evening star., 1951-03-08
Newspaper Attorney
Tells Butler Probers
OF Check on Libel
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vi LneCk on Libel
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Counsel Edward A. McDermott
said, 1--WE wish to inquire into
your relationship with the, tabloid.
When was it first called to your
attention."
Mr.. Patterson said that during
the first or second week Of Oc-
tober, Mrs. Miller informed him
the Times Herald was considering
the printing Of a campaign publi-.
cation and asked If he would look
it over.
Miss Kerr and Smith Present.
Shortly afterward, about tie
20th or 23d of October, Mr.. Pat
terson said he went over page
proofs of the tabloid item by item.
in the presence Of Miss Jean Kerr,
an employe in the Office of Sem
ator Mccarthy. Republican. OF
Wisconsin.
Also present was Frank Smith.
then chief editorial writer for the
Times-Herald and now Senator
Buffers administrative assistant.
Mr.. Patterson said his opinion was
asked as to the "printability OF
the matter"
"Were you told the source Of
the material?" Mr.. McDermott
asked.
Mr.. Patterson replied he was
told the subject matter came from
various newspaper columns, in
cluding that of David Lawrence:
the Congressional Record and the
columns of the Times-Herald as
well as from other sources.
did you consider the printa-
bility of the composite photo
graph?"
IT did"
"Did you make any inquiry as
to the origin of the two pictures?"
The witness replied that he dis
cussed the composite because of
it's obvious difference" from other
pictures.
Were you told who made the
composite and where the two
photographs were obtained?"
"It was my impression that the
page proofs were made up at the
Times-Herald and the source of
the photographs was the newspa-
per library"
The attorney added, II did un-
derstand the composite photo
graph was put together in the
photo department Of the Times
Herald"
Mr.. Patterson told the Senators
he suggested only a few fairly
minor changes" in the proofs.
"Who did you understand Miss
Kerr to be?"
can employe of Senator Nc
Carthy's Office"
Half From McCarthy's Office.
The witness said it was his
''best impression" that about one
half of the material in the tabloid
was provided by Senator McCar-
thy's Office. Other material was
brought from Baltimore, he un-
derstood, and "some items obvi-
ously were picked up from the
Times-Herald."
The witnes said under question:
ing that he next saw the tabloid
on the day after election when
neighbor Of his in Chevy Chase,
Md, received a copy which had
been delivered to the box at his
home.
did you discuss with the Times
Herald personnel who was to pay
for printing the tabloid?" Mr.. Nc
Dermott asked.
Mr.. Patterson replied that Mrs.
Miller told him she had quoted a
price for the job. He said he ad-
vised the editor that payment
should be received from parties re-
sponsible for the tabloid.
The witness said that when he
first heard rumors of the cam
paign investigation he checked
with the Times-Herald and learned
that charge of $1,440 had been
paid for the printing job.
Sponsored by "Young Democrats"
Asked when he had met Jon M.
Jonkel, Senator Buffers campaign
manager, the witness said he was
introduced to him about a month
before the election at a party given
by Mrs. Miller at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Mr.. Jonkel, who completed four
days on the stand yesterday. had
referred in his testimony to a pre-
publication meeting he attended
at the Times Herald. Mr.. Pat
terson said today he recalled this
meeting but it was not the one at
which he went over the page
proofs for the tabloid.
The tabloid stated on its mast
head it was sponsored by the
Young Democrats for Butler Com
mittee, with Edward B. Freeman
as president and John B. Purnell
as treasurer. William F. Peterson
has been mentioned in testimony
as another officer of the Young
Democrats.
Mr.. Patterson was asked If he