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out frontin' the G-D-he's out
in front for the union" the
transcript quoted Langley as
saying.
AT another point Langley said
tits the teamsterS' business
here's the way l feel about it,
Joe, the teamsters have been
pretty good to me. but l don't
want people thinking that the
teamsterS own me :"
AS he invoked the Fifth
Amendment, Langley, at one
point told Senator Mundt, Re-
publican of South Dakota, that
the Senators should not en-
barrasS me" by questions on why
he was exercising his privilege
under the Constitution.
Mundt Replies
you embarrass yourself" Sen
ator Mundt bitingly replied. Its
tremendously embarrassing to
me that a District Attorney is
hiding behind the Fifth Amend
ment."
The Senator said it should
also be embarrassing to Portland
and added:
If I lived there Id be tlyine
the flag at half mast
Others accused with Langley
in the Portland scandals are
Frank w. Brewster, president OF
the ll-State Western Conference
of Transfers; the late John J
Sweeney, who was secretary
treasurer of the conference,
Clyde c. Crosby, top Oregon
TeamSter representative, anc
the three underworld figures.
Langley, wearing a neat brown
suit with matching tie, answered
only questions regarding where
he went to school and sucf
things.
Kennedy Fires Questions
Then Robert F. Kennedy, CHIEF
counsel of the committee, free
this question at Langley:
when did you first meet jim
Elkins?" Langley leaned TOWARD
his attorney, Richard Carney o.
Portland, Greg. and they whis,
pered briefly as a hush settled
over the big Senate caucus room
where the hearings are taking
place.
Turning to the microphone il
front of him. Langley replied:
Il respectfully decline to an.
swer on grounds my answer
might tend to incriminate me.
Mr. District Attorney o.
Multnomah County" began Mr.
Kennedy and repeated the queS.
uon. He got the same response
Langley also invoked the FIFTH
to questions on whether he knew
Crosby, Maloney and McLaugh.
lin.
Might Waive Privilege
Under questioning. he admit.
ted that Crosby was not party
TO the indictment he is facing il
Portland. He contended. how.
ever. that an answer might waive
his privilege.
Among other questions he re.
fused to answer was whether hi
ever operated a gambling eStab,
liShment in the 1940s with Ell.
klnS. He also declined to say
whether he had paid money Il
Elkins in the years l949 through
1852.
Asked by Mr.. Kennedy if b.
had taken an oath of Office whel
he was sworn in as district at
torney January !, 1855, Langle,
replied.
Il presume So
Mr.. Kennedy asked if in takini
the oath he swore to uphold tn
laws Of Multnomah County.
Langley conferred again Will
his attorney and then said:
Il am under indictment 70
n fac n
to answer
Have you kept your oaths
asked Mr.. Kennedy.
Il give the same answer.
Langley replied.
Questions Listed
Langley invoked his constitu
tional privileges to the followin
questions from Mr.. Kennedy:
While district attorney did yo
take any money from Tom Ma
loney?
While district attorney did yo
tJke any money from Joe Nc
Laughlin?
Did you ever discuss receivin
any money from Tom Malone
in his apartment?
Did you ever receive an
money from Maloney and Nc
Laughlin for after-hours clu
operations?
Did you ever receive an
money while district attorne
from Jim Elkins?
Have you ever been in tn
apartment OF Tom Maloney {
ever been in the hotel room c
Mr.. Joe Mclaughlin?
At that point Langley inter
rupted the committee counst
to object to the questioning. II
told Mr.. Kennedy that "all O
these questions will be aske
at my trial and you will gC
the record" Langley said hi
trial IN connection with Tn
Portland scandal was original
set for March 8 and had bee
postponed.
Cites Committees Duty
Chairman Mcclellan told I'll
witness that this committee ha
duty imposed on it by II
United States Senate and "
are going TO pursue 1t. We al
going TO ask you everything v
feel pertinent To the inquir
Whether you don't like it make