Evening star., 1951-12-28
Grunewald Also Held
6. 0. P. and Congress
Jobs, McGrath Says
By George Beveridee

Inc Attorney General liftG(
some of the mystery surroundin,
Mr. Grunewald's past in a lette
to Senator Wiley, Republican, O
Wisconsin. in which he ais,
chided the Senator for giving ou
incomplete data about Mr.
Grunewald's service a decade ag,
with the Office of Alien Propert,
Custodian. He charged the dats
resulted in untrue, unfortunate
and unwarTanted conclusions"
Senator Wiley has demanded 6
sweeping investigation of al
activities of the Office of Alier
Property-now a part of the JUS
tice Department - under which
the Government administers
alien interests seized during war;
time.
Refused to Testify.
Mr.. Grunewald's name cropped
up frequently during the House
subcommittee hearings on tax
scandals. When called to testify
ne refused to answer any ques-
tlons except to give his age.
At one point, Charles Oliphant
former chief counsel of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, testified
that Mr.. Grunewald had asked
him about the status of a tax case
involving Abraham Teitelbaum,
wealthy Chicago lawyer. Mr..
Telteibaum earlier had charged
that he was the victim of a $780,
900 shakedown attempt in con-
nection with his tax case.
Meanwhile, a report made pub
lie earlier by the Justice Depart
ment on the General Aniline &
Film Corp, firm worth $50. 5
million and largest of the alier
property enterprises controlled by
the Government, listed an "a
Titelbaum" as having received
$3.50 in legal fees from the cor
poration in 1945.
Official Explains Fee.
An official Of the Alien Prop,
erty Office said it was believed by
the corporation that "a. .Titel-
baum was Abraham Teitelbaum'
of Chicago. He said the firm
reported that the $3.50 fee was
paid in connection with eviction
proceedings against night club
enterprise which was occupying a
Chicago building owned by Gen.
eral Aniline and needed for its own
use.
Mr.. McGrath's latest letter to
Senator Wiley said he was dis
appointed" to read newspaper re-
posts last week about statements
by the Senator which implied that
Mr.. Grunewald had tremendous
power" as special investigator
for the Alien Property Office, and
that he had powers to represent
and speak for" the custodian at
stockholders meetings of vested
corporations.
Senator Wiley's Office said today
that his statements were based
entirely on Civil Service Com
mission report on Mr.. Grunewald.
which listed the broad authority
In a job sheet describing his
duties.
S222 Total Payment Reported.
Mr.. McGrath said the records
actually show that Mr.. GrunewaldI
was named as a special assistant
to Leo T. Crowley, then alien
property custodian, on September
IL, 1912, at per diem pay of
S22.22 when actually working. He
said Mr.. Grunewald was employed
only 10 days-in connection with
q trip to Omaha-and was paid
"a total sum of $222.20." Mr.
McGrath said Mr.. Grunewald was
carried on the rolls, however, un-I
til February 81, 1913, when he
resigned.
The Civil Service Commission,
Senator Wiley's Office reported,
said Mr.. Grunewald's appoint-
ment began January IL, 1912,
rather than on September IL.
19l9-21 G. o. P. Job Listed.
The Attorney General said Mr..
Grunewald's file indicated "he was
engaged in inveStigative work for
the New York Office of the De-
partment of Justice from March,
1917, to March. 1919, starting att
$3.50 per day and ending at Sc.
per day."
His "investigative" work for the
Republican National Committee,
according to Mr.. McGrath's let
ter, was between 1919 and 1921,
indicating that he investigated
matters of a confidential nature
1t also was during this period
that the file indicated Mr.. Grune-
wald made investigations for con-
greSSional committees, including
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
He was paid, he says, salary
OF $4,000 per year." Mr.. McGrath
wrote.
On Enforcement Agent.
The Attorney General said Mr.
Grunewald next was employed at
$4,000 a year as a prohibition en-
forcement agent from October
1921, to October, 1922, and was
dismissed after indictment by a
New York. grand jury on con-
spiracy charge. The application,
Mr.. McGrath said.. states, he was
acquitted as the result of di-
rected verdict. 50 es~.-
There after. until May, 1928,
MIR. McGrath continued, 'Grune-,
wald claims he was employed as an
investigator by number of pri-
vate individuals, and did not have
any regular employment" From
May, 1928. until August, 1912, he
was listed as an investigator for a.
private insurance firm, at salaries
stated to range between $4,000
and $4,000 a year.,
Mr.. McGrath said records did
not indicate reasons for Mr..