Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-29
GruneWaId Accused
Contempt; Probers
Eject His Attorney
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Ordered TO Reappear March /.
After MIR. Grunewald had sal
silent through a series Of queS.
lions, Chairman King excused
him and ordered him to reappeal
before the subcommittee March
at 1890 am.
Your conduct, in my opinion,
Mr.. King said, amounts to 9
shocking affront to the dignity
of Congress. The committee mus
take steps to remove that obstruc-
ton"
Mr.. Grunewald broke his stony
silence in only one brief exchange
when Representative Byrne.
asked him to repeat his moor
statement. MIR. Grunewald rereao
the statement.
who is the counsel Of your
ehoosing?" Mr.. Byrnes asked.
''Maloney," Mr.. Grunewald re-
piled. ~.
did Mr.. Maloney advise you
to make that statement to the
committee?" Mr.. Byrne asked.
When he received no answer
Mr.. Byrnes asked the witness if he
would reply if Mr.. Maloney were
in the com mittee room. Mr.
Grunewald shot back:
Il suggest you ask Mr.. Maloney
He's my attorney. You threw him
out" .-...-
Lapses Into Silence Again.
The witness refused to say
whether he understood why his
attorney had been elected. Asked
if he understood that question, he
replied, Yes. I do fully" He
then lapsed again into his refusal
to answer other queries.
Mr.. Grunews.d maintained
complete silence through a series
of questions by Committee Coun-
sci Adrian w. DeWind about
whether Mr.. Grunewald conferred
with internal revenue officials in
connection with three tax cases.
The witness also refused to say
whether he ever recommended the
appointment of officials to the
bureau or whether he ever made
loans to any employees of the
Justice or Treasury Departments.
Charles Oliphant, former internal
revenue chief counsel, listed in a
financial statement he made pub
lie indebtedness to one H. Grune-
wald."
When Mr.. Grunewald refused to
say if he was authorized to rep
resent clients before the Treasury
Department, Mr.. DeWind declared
that check of official records did
not show such an authorization.
On the motion of Representa-
tive Kean. the subcommittee
quickly voted to direct Mr.. Grune-
valid to answer questions regard
less of the fact that he was APP
pearing without counsel.
Asks About Tax Cases.
Then Mr.. DeWind began asking
q series of questions involving tax
cases in which Mr.. Grunewald was
said to have been interested. The
witness remained silent through
out the questioning.
While he was in the witness
chair, Mr.. Maloney remained in
a back room and watched the pro-
ceedings through an open door.
The fare-up in the committee
occurred with the first question
put to Mr.. Grunewald, who riSked
a contempt citation by refusing to
answer questions on a previous
appearance December 81.
Mr.. DeWind asked Mr.. Grune-
valid if he had brought with him
records requested by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Grunewald began to read
statement written out in longhand
for him by Mr.. Maloney shortly
before the hearing began.
Yes or No Requested.
Over Mr.. Maloney's loud objec-
tons, the witness was directed to
give a "yes or no" answer.
When Mr.. Maloney continued to
object, ignoring a warning given
him by Mr.. King as the hearing
began and which in itself had
produced a minor bit of fireworks,
the chairman pounded his gavel
and ordered Capitol police to re-
move the attorney from the hear
ing room.
1t. William P. Reed escorted
Mr.. Maloney from the room.
AS he walked out of the room,
Mr.. Maloney kept shouting back
at Mr.. King and the subcommittee,
demanding to know why the law
had not been complied with by
turning over of records in the tax
cases under investigation to the
Justice Department.
He told reporters later he was
referring to the charges by Abra-
ham Teitelbaum, wealthy Chicago
attorney, that he was the victim
of an attempted 100000 shake
down to settle some tax difficulties.
Mr.. Grunewald's name has figured
in testimony regarding the alleged
shakedown attempt now being in
vestigated by a Federal grand
jury here.
Witness Is Warned.
AS the hearing began, Chairman
King read statement noting that
MIR. Grunewald had refused on
his previous appearance before the
subcommittee to answer any ques-
lions, and warned that his refusal
to respond at this time would pos
sibly lead to contempt charges.
In this warning, Mr.. King said:
'It seems to me that it will be
regrettable for every one con-
cerned II our meeting today leaves
me in a position where we must
seek your punishment for con-
tempt. I. for one, am unwilling to
believe lii of a man unless by his
conduct he leaves me no other