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as: Two Bucks. an Oldsmobile
and a Pontiac, all new.
The 1949 list showed two new
Pontiacs and a new Chevrolet.
According to the testimony, 1t.
Wolf bought a new Pontiac in 1850
and still another in 1851.
1t. Wolf said much Of his activ-
tity was due to his extending
favors to friends.
Mr.. Bauman reported to the
committee that the officer recently
offered to amend the question
naire to include other cars bought
but the counsel advised him the
amending could be done while
ltestifying. MIR. Bauman said 1t.
Wolf then threatened to take it
to the Hill"
Called "Gray Marketing"
"This sideline business of yours
was nothing more than gray mar
keting, wasn't it?" demanded SEN
lator Welker.
"Yes," replied the lieutenant.
''You bought from a dealer and
you sold some of the cars to used
car dealers, which is the favorite
indoor and outdoor sport known
as gray marketing - while cars
were scarce" the Senator added.
The Wolf testimony. which
caused stirring among the spec
|tators as the Senator fired their.
barbed questions and comments.
highlighted the last session before
the committee learns whether it's
investigation will be continued.
AS the recess was taken, Mr..
Bauman told reporters that OF
probably would be recalled for
further testimony.
The witness had refused to
state whether he knew such ma
tionally notorious gambling fig
ures as Frank Costello, Frank
Erickson and Joe Adonis. He said
the answer might tend to in
|criminate him.
Mr.. Bauman said the hearings
to date "spotlighted conditions
which should have come to- the
attention Of the citizens Of the
District and the attentions of
Congress long ago. I think no one
will deny that a great deal has
come out Of the investigation"
Nicely, Murray Clash.
The appearance Of Assistant
United States Attorney Charles B.
Murray touched of a sharp ex-
change with Senator Nicely, the
committee chairman. It was Mr..
Murray who handled the prose-
cution in the Brass Rail shooting
case in 1948.
In a repetitious verbal battle,
Senator Nicely referred to the case
las one in which a "would-be mur-
derer" and his innocent victim"
were accused Of the same crime.
Mr.. Murray told the probers he
had handled the case to the best
of his ability and that, If the case
were to come up again today. he
felt he would handle it the same
way.
The assistant United States at
torney appeared at his own re-
quest. Although he asked to be
permitted to make an uninter-
rupted statement that would re-
|quire 10 minutes. he was subject
ed to a barrage Of questions from
the outset and remained on the
stand almost two hours.
He said he objected to published
implications, attributed to Senator
Nicely, that his conduct of the
Brass Rail prosecution assisted in
q frameup and the suppression Of
evidence. Such an implication is
false. Mr.. Murray shouted.
81 did not say that" roared
Chairman Neely. "You or any,
body else who says I said it is a
bigger liar than Ananias and I will
say so outside"
Interpreted as Challenge.
Some Of the spectators took that
to mean a challenge for fisticuffs.
You just choose your own place
to say it," was Mr.. Murray's reply.
The excitement subsided briefly.
Soon the chairman and the at
torney were at 1t again. Senator
Nicely said he could not under
stand how the Government de-
Icided to prosecute Charles Henry
Nelson, original victim in the
lshootings, on the same charges it
prosecuted Henry M. piggy
Leake. who fired first. The Sena-
tor said Nelson returned the fire
lof an assailant who came to the
Seventh street tavern. He noted
THAT Nelson was not charged with
assault until two months after
the incident.
Defends Action in Case.
Mr.. Murray said Nelson was un-
cooperative, that he would not
testify against Leake. and, there
fore. the Government decided to
merge their trials so a jury could
determine the guilt of innocence
lof each. The witness made 1t
clear that he had nothing to do
with bringing the charges against
Nelson, or in presenting the case
10 the grand jury which indicted