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said Cheasty could have been
talking to anybody or nobody SO
far as FBI confederation went.
Mrs. ' lez A. Mcdowell, of 1921
Quincy street NV, a tab opera
tor for the National Security
Agency, declared: "Cheasty's
testimony didn't ring true. 1t
was too pat" She followed this
by saying his testimony was in
consistent. She recited that
Cheasty had admitted falsely
telling Fischbach at one point
that he had turned down a JOB
with the committee, when in
fact he had not been offered a
job with it.
Sees VaguenesS
She also was struck by
Cheasty's vagueness as to what
he had done with the $500.
"The Governments evidence
was not strong enough" to over
come doubt about Cheasty's
charges, she said.
1t looked to Mrs. Gladys An
chita. 843 Burns street Sc. a
secretary in the Agriculture De-
partment, as if 1.-The Govern
ment was trying to build up a
case against Hoffa."
She asked why Hoffa was not
arrested the same day the FBI
took pictures Of CheaSty and
him together near Dupont Cir
Gle, at the time Cheasty was
supposed to have passed over
some documents and received
$4,000 cash in return.
Cheasty's testimony was de-
valued in her eyes, she said,
when it was brought out that
he did not specifically tell
Chairman Mcclellan of the
committee, at the first session,
that Hoffa had made him a
bride offer. But he testified as
to the offer in court.
The FBI pictures of Cheasty
purportedly giving Hoffa docu-
mentS meant nothing, she said.
The pictures showed no docu-
ments. she pointed out. 1t had
been testified the documents
were in an envelope, which was
concealed by a newspaper
when passed.
HOffa Wins Sympathy
Mrs. Anchita said Hoffa
gained the sympathy of jury
members through his testimony
that he had left school at an
early age to go to work.
They thought it was a Won
derful thing to be able to rise
like that" she said.
Mrs. Anchita remarked that
the jury might have had more
to do" if Fishbach's testimony
had been available.
She said the race issue had
nothing to do with the verdict
and added that members found
injection of the issue diStaste-
full.
THE Government had Moth
ing to bear out Cheasty'S state
ments," was the way she sum-
married. the case.
James johnson, 633 E. street
Sc. a sand blaster, asked why
Hoffa should hire CheaSty to
spy on the committee rather
than hire anyone else. "Cheasty
had no application in for a job
with the committee at the
time" Mr.. johnson said. He
recalled that Cheasty testified
he was to be paid $4,000 in
quarterly payments.
Then why was he given
$4,000 at Dupont Circle on
March IL. Mr.. johnson asked.
THE figures would not add up"
Albert Watson. CAT F street
NE. a porter. cited several
Measurements made by Mr..
Cheasty. He said that, at one
point. Cheasty testified he gave
his wife some money to buy
shoes for their children but
later declared that he had paid
the store man.
In addition he recalled that
Mr.. Cheasty admitted telling
his wife he was in Canada
when, in fact. he was calling
from Michigan.
Assistant United States At
torney Edward P. Troxell. who.
assisted by Justice Departments
Attorney James w. Knapp and
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Harry Alexander. had
prosecuted Mr.. Hoffa. is slated
TO prosecute FiSchbach.