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|cept the commission" Mr.. Caudle
continued.
"He told me he didn't think it
would be-"
He added that Mr.. McGrath
said he did not consider it would
be improper If it did not involve
his Government duties and since
he had large family" to
support.
Mr.. De Wind asked if it wasn't
a fact that Mr.. Stonnel had told
Mr.. Caudle he wanted $4,000 for
the plane land that you could
have anything over that"
Doesn't Recall Statement.
II don't recall that" Mr. Caudle
replied. I'm sure I did not know
I would get it,
Mr.. Caudle added. however. that
he had once said in a joking way,
IF the ship is bought, will you
pay a commission?
IF he had said no." Mr.. Caudle
continued, that would have ended
it. But he said If they will pay
10000. I'll pay you $5,000."
Then. Mr.. De Wind asked:
After you got this check and
approval of the Attorney General,
you certainly would not have had
anything to do with the case?"
Il don't think I did. "Mr. Caudle
replied.
He then explained that later on
Ia lawyer by the name of John
w. Caffey came to see him with
some affidavits "of very reputable
doctors" saying that the defend
ant Aaron was not able to stand
trial.
Identified as Lawyer.
Mr.. Caffey was identified as a
Greensboro IN. c. lawyer and
Mr.. Caudle said he had known
him for several years. Mr. Caudle
himself is a North Carolinian and
served as United States Attorney
for that States Western district
before coming to the Justice De-
partment in 1945 first as assistant
Attorney General in charge of the
criminal division and then as head
of the tax division.
1t was brought out that in Sep
tember, 1949, Mr.. Caffey visited
Mr.. Caudle and told him he had
been retained as a lawyer in the
case and wanted an extension to
familiarize himself more fully
with it.
At this point. the justice memo
randum was read showing that
Mr.. Caudle had telephoned to
Assistant United States Attorney
Thomas Murphy. now a Federal
judge, and had obtained a delay
Of five or six weeks in the trial
of the case.
Another justice memorandum
was introduced showing that in
April, 1949, James M McInerney,
then Mr.. Caudle's first assistant
and now assistant Attorney Gen.
eral in charge of the Criminal
Division. had referred some of
the lawyers for the defendants to
Mr.. Saypol in New York since the
case had been turned over for
prosecution.
Usual Policy Followed.
Mr.. DeWind brought out that
it was the usual Justice Depart
ment policy to allow the district
attorneys to handle such matters
once the case was referred for
prosecution.
Mr.. Caudle, who was ousted two
weeks ago by President Truman,
was led through a lengthy maze
of testimony yesterday which re-
volved around oil investments, a
Christmas present of a television
set and other gifts, and the fur
coat purchase.
Highlights Of the hearing in.
cluded:
l. Mr.. Caudle testified that his
wife had purchased mink coat
at a manufacturers price of ST.
400 and said he believed 5000 of
the price was paid by Jacob
Landau, a New York lawyer, who
was, until last August. a one-third
partner in Washington law firm,
which handled large volume of
tax fraud cases. He added that
Mrs. Caudle told him she believed
they still owed the 5000 on the
coat purchased late in 1949.
2. The former Justice official
also revealed that Mrs. Caudle had