Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-03
boIich Refuses
To Testify on
Gifts and Loans
Declines to ExpIoin
$4,000 in Help From
Ohio Businessmen
By Cecil HoIIond

Daniel A. Bolich, former high
revenue official, today refused to
answer many questions of House
investigators of tax scandals in a
public hearing which disclosed
mysterious financial dealings be-
tween Mr.. Bolich and a Mansfield
(Ohio) businessman.
Mr.. Bolich. former assistant
commissioner of the scandal hit
Bureau of Internal Revenue, in
voked in refusing to answer ques-
tons the constitutional privilege
that his answers might tend to
incriminate him.
He declined to answer when
asked about his relations with
Henry w. Dutchman) Grune-
valid, Washington's so-called mys-
ferrous man, and others under in
vestigation by the House Ways
and Means subcommittee in con-
nection with unusual interest dis
played in the handling of several
large tax cases.
Silent on Big Spending.
Mr.. Bolich also refused to give
any explanation of a large sum he
received from Carl Routzahn, the
Mansfield businessman, anu from
Others.
He likewise declined to reveal
the source of money for expendi-
lures in the f1ve-year period from
1916 through 1850, which was more
than twice his Government in.
come. The subcommittee has re.
ceived testimony that Mr.. Boiicf
during that period spent at least
$4,000, while his Government
pay totaled only $4,000.
Representative Kean, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey inquired al
one point why Mr.. Bolich was re-
Ifusing to answer many of the
Questions put to him on grounds Of
possible self discrimination.
$50 many investigations are 60
ing on, so much Slanderous pub
Ilicity attends these proceeding.
land SO many Implications are
given associations" MIR. Bolich re.
piled. II must in good faith take
the position I am taking"
| Resigned in November.
| Mr.. Bolich has been under in
vestigation since last August il
connection with his activities a.
chief of the bureaus intelligence
division in New York from 1916 tt
1948, and as assistant commits
sioner from 1913 until last sum
mer.
He resigned from the revenue
service last November, giving il
health as the reason.
In connection with his appear
ance as a witness before the sub
committee, Chief Counsel Adrian
w. DeWind disclosed testimony
taken from Mr.. Routzahn regard
ing gifts of money and loans tx
Mr.. Bolich.
The testimony revealed tina
Mr.. Routzahn would carry none!
in small bills from his home il
Mansfield to New York and turr
it over to the former revenu,
official.
The Routzahn testimony, takel
earlier in closed session, showed
that he had made loans and gift
to Mr.. Bolich totaling $4,000.
Mr.. Routzahn explained, thu
testimony showed, that he ar
ranged to advance Mr.. Bolicl
$400 a month when he was named
assistant commissioner to hell
out with his living expenses whil'
in Washington.
/ Given Gifts and Loans.
The Mansfield businessman
according to his testimony, hat
known the Bolich family TO
years and assisted them will
gifts and loans because of MI
Bolich's large family of a wifi
and five children.
According to George H. LeMay
a special agent assigned to inves
ltigate Mr.. Bolich's activities, tn
Mansfield businessman claimed
that he obtained the none,
turned over to Mr.. Bolich from
safe deposit box in which he ha
accumulated cash for many years
i On one occasion, while bein!
questioned in New York, the spe
(See REVENUE, Page A-2)