Evening star., 1956-03-17
Defense 10 Base
Dismissal Plea
On Du PreAct
Deposition Clears
Busiliko and Hudson,
Attorney Declares
BY GENE GOODWIN

Dy UEfNE OOOOW1N
The attorney for George Basi-
liko and John B. Hudson said
today that statements made by
Ben Du Pre- in deposition have,
in effect, "exonerated" his cli-
entS.
George Basiliko and Hudson
are under indictment in Mont
gomery County on charges of
conspiracy to defraud the Mary
land State Roads Commission
George is the brother of Con-
stas Gus Basilikio, who is now
awaiting sentence after a Mont
gomery County Circuit Court jury
Thursday night found him and
Max Gutenberg guilty of a SINH
lar charge.
Washington Attorney A. Slater
Clarke announced that on the
basis of new information brought
out in a deposition Du Pre- gave
in Rockville Thursday. he will
file a motion to dismiss a case
now before the Maryland Court
LOT Appeals involving Hudson.
Case Up On Appeal
The case is an appeal from a
Montgomery County Circuit
Court decision dismissing a suit
the State Roads Commission
brought last summer against Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Hudson Of 5412
Fourteenth place. Michigan Park
Hills. West Hyattsville.
Mr.. Slater said he plans to
file his motion on Monday. Argu-
ments on the appeal originally
had been scheduled for April 8.
The suit revolves around State
purchase in late 1854 of a lot at
1914 Connecticut avenue. Chevy
Chase View, needed for proposed
widening of that road. The suit
accused the Hudson couple of
making "false and misleading
statements" in selling the lot to
1.-THE State Roads Commission for
l$26,50
It alleged that the Hudsons
had falsely claimed that they
bought the lot for $4,000. Rec
ords later showed that the pre-
vious owners of the lot, Mr.. and
Mrs. David I. McKone, had sold
lit for $22,500 shortly before the
State bought it from the Hud-
sons.
The transaction was handled
for the roads commission by
|Du Pre-, former assistant right
of-way engineer who had testi-
fled that he, Gus Basiliko and
Gutenberg m anipulate e d land
values in order to make an
Illegal profit in sale of right-of-
way to the State for the Wash
|ington National Pike.
Strictly "Straw Party"
The deposition referred to by
Mr.. Slater was taken from Du
Pre- in the Rockville Office OF
his attorney, Barnard T. Welsh.
lin the presence of Mr.. Slater
and Joseph D. Buscher, assistant
attorney general in charge Of
roads commission legal affairs.
It is understood that Du Pre-
made statements to the effect
that John B. Hudson was strictly
la "straw party" in the transac-
tion and he had no knowledge
that he tHudson) had received
any financial benefit from the
deal.
He also is understood to have
said the deal was handled by
him and Gus Basiliko and that
Gus told him his brother George
was broker in the transaction
and. as such, received only the
standard brokers' commission.
Du Pre- repeatedly stated that
his profit in the deal was a
81 900 equity in some property
in Annapolis.
Du Pre- testified in the Often
berg Gus Basiliko case and
gave Thursdays deposition
under protection of immunity
granted to him by prosecuting
officials in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties and
Baltimore City. The deposition
was taken because Du Pre- plans
to return to Mexico City this
week end.
Du Pre- and Six Others
The Montgomery grand jury
last November returned two roads
conspiracy indictments naming
Du Pre- and six other men. The
indictment that already has been
tried named Du Pre-. Gutenberg,
Gus Basiliko, Robert j. Rosen-
field and Jerry Goldberg.
The States attorney dropped
charges against Rosenfeld and
Goldberg at the beginning of the
trial on the grounds that they
merely had served as straw
parties" for Gutenberg and Gus
Basiliko.
The indictment still pending
named Du Pre-. Gus Basiliko,
George Basiliko and John B.
Hudson. However, George Basil
iko has never been arraigned-
and. therefore, no trial date has
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