Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
ICdud|e Cites
Lawyers Pull
AT White House

ST. LOUIS, June 8 (R.-T.
Lamar Caudle, head of the JUS
tice Departments tax division
in the Truman administration.
said he reluctantly put up with
a tax eyaders lawyer because
the lawyer was a friend of the
President and others at the
White House.
Mr.. Caudle, whose cross-ex-
animation continues today at
his conspiracy trial in Federal
District Court, told the jury yes
terday he flew into rage when
ne learned the lawyer, Harry /.
Schwimmer, bought an oil
royalty in Mr.. Caudle's name.
i was absolutely shocked, !"
Mr. Caudle told the Jury. II
cut him to ribbons. In fact I
had to apologize to my wife for
the strong language / used"
Oil Royalty Checks
1
Mr.. Caudle and Matthew ].
Connolly, who was presidential
appointments secretary under
Mr.. Truman, are on trial on a
charge of conspiring to defraud
the Government by trying to
stall or sidetrack prosecution of
irving Sachs, st. Louis shoe
manufacturer. Mr.. Schwimner
was Mr.. Sachs attorney.
Although he demanded the
royalty be taken out of his name
Mr.. Caudle said, he received
three monthly payments from ii.
He said he Endorsed the checks
and sent them back to Mr.
Schwimmer except for one which
ne cashed, paying him the money
out of his pocket.
Mr.. Caudle told the jury bv
this time he was angry with Mr..
Schwimmer, but II put I'D with
him because he was a friend of
the President and everybody else
at the White House"
Part Of Indictment Killed
United States District Judge
Rubey M. Hulen, before whom
the trial is being held, ruled
yesterday that he would let only
that part of the indictment stand
that alleges Caudle and Con-
nelly conspired to defraud the
government of their services.
His ruling, which defense at
torneys considered a major VIC
tory, removes all references to
charges that the defendants
conspired to commit bribery,
perjury, made false statements
and entries and other offenses.
Judge Hulen also said he would
order stricken from the trial
record all testimony and evil
dence pertaining solely to
Schwimmer, who was defend
ant but was removed from the
trial because of illness.
The Government had opposed
Ia defense motion asking that
the Schwimmer evidence be
stricken.
Mr.. Caudle said the indorse-
ment ST. L. Caudle" on four
other royalty checks previously
introduced into evidence by the
prosecution was not in his
handwriting and he had never
seen the checks. All of the
checks were dated in 1850 or
1851.
Fired by Truman
Mr.. Caudle. who was fired by
Mr.. Truman for having conflict
ing outside interests, said he did
not receive a penny's profit from
the oil royalty and the hope of
profit had nothing to do with
his decision that Mr.. Sachs. an
Iepileptic, should not undergo
criminal prosecution.
Mr.. Sachs was fined $4,000
on a plea of guilty to tax eva
sion in 1851 but escaped a prison
sentence on health grounds.
L felt that it would be sadistic
to compel a taxpayer in his con-
dition to be brought to the court
ROOM" Mr.. Caudle said. II made
my decision and 1 would do it
again today"
The deeply tanned Mr.. Caudle
now in private law practice at
Wadesboro, N. c., said MI.
ISchwimmer came to his Justice
Department Office sometime be-
fore July, 1850. and began to
talk about investments.
Mr.. Caudle said he told Mr.
Schwimmer, Don't try to neeo-
tate anything for me because
you have this (Sachs) case
here"