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boys" at the Army's New York
Quartermaster Office.
However. the subcommittee
headed by Senator Mcclellan.
Democrat of Arkansas, received
in evidence a statement from a
former associate of Miss Mackey
that the "kickbacks" were for
cash payments" to an Army
Quartermaster colonel.
The statement was given by
John Wilson Roberts at Sandy
Point. Abaco, the Bahamas, on
April % to Senate investigators
Alphonse F. Calabrese and Jack
S. Balaban.
Colonel Is Named
The Roberts statement named
"a Col. Shirley" as the one Mr..
Schlesinger said the payments
were being made to.
Col. Louis H. Shirley of Fort
Lee. Va. who was the contract
ing officer on the 1850 contracts.
was invited to attend the hear
ings. 1t was said the colonel
would be called as witness later
In the day or tomorrow.
Mr.. Schlesinger was present as
Miss Mackey and others testified
about the "kickbacks." Senator
Mcclellan said he would testify
later in the day.
Both Col. Shirley and Mr..
Schlesinger figured in the sub
committees investigation last
summer of Army contracts and
both denied any wrongdoing
However, Mr.. Schlesinger took
the Fifth Amendment on many
questions about his financial OPP
erations saying he was under an
income tax investigation.
Model Supports Charge
Mrs. Patricia Roberts Everett
OF 141l Key boulevard, Airing
ton, was called by subcommittee
Counsel Robert Kennedy to cor
roborate the statement given by
Mr.. Roberts.
Mrs. Everett, who said she was
a free lance model" and was
formerly married to Mr.. Roberts
testified that he had told hel
about the "kickbacks" and sale
that he was told the money was
going to Col. Shirley.
Miss Mackey said she under
stood that the payments she
made to Mr.. Schlesinger were &
loan and that she expected re.
payment.
She added that when her com.
pany, which had been founded
by her father. became finan.
cially involved, efforts were madt
to obtain the money that haC
been paid to Mr.. Schlesinger
She testified that she was unabl,
to do so and afterward was il
in a mental hospital and had re
ceived 20 shock treatments
Asked if her breakdown was tn
result of her failure to get tn
money that might have save,
the family business, the witnes
replied:
1T certainly didn't help"
Two Back Statement
She testified that Mr.. Schles
niger tried once to get her t
make out the check to him per
sonally but that she blew m
top and asked "if he though
was completely crazy"
The witness said Mr.. Schles
niger afterwards tried to get he
TO sign a letter saying the pay
ments were for materials re
turned by his company as I'm
satisfactory. She said she re
fused to sign such letter be
cause that was false.
She also testified that M
Schlesinger refused to pay fc
materials completed under tn
subcontract until he had re
ceived her company's check.
Miss Mackay's mother. Mr.
Harriet c. Mackey and Herbel
Gold, formerly a Mackey sales
man. testified in support of Nil
Mackey's statement.
The Roberts statement WI
read into the record by Mr.. Cali
brese. Mr.. Kennedy explaint
that Mr.. Roberts was willing
come here and give the san
statement under oath before Il
committee If he could be assure
that he would not be detain,
because Of income tax difficu
ties.
Assurance Was Refused
Mr.. Kennedy added that Il
committees staff had been u
able to obtain such assuranc
from the Internal Revenue Ser
ice and for that reason sent /
veStigators to the Bahamas
take his statement.
Mr.. Roberts. a British subje
said in the statement that