Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-18

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use Of stencil bombs, mass-pick-
citing and sabotage.
Senator Mcclellan said there
were sharp conflicts" in the
testimony of witnesses on the
union violence in the Scranton
area and ordered the transcripts
sent to the Justice Department
for possible perjury action. The
chairman said it was obvious
someone was Lying" in the tes-
timony given during the three
day hearings.
AS the committee adjourned.
Senator Mcclellan announced
receipt of an affidavit from Car
Ion M. O'Malley. district attorney
Of Lackawanna County. Pa. Be-
cause there were certain things
In the affidavit which the COM
mittee would want to ask Mr..
O'Malley about. Senator McClel-
Ian said, the affidavit was filed
and not made public. a
Fixing" Is Reported
Mr.. O'Malley was named in
the testimony Of Bradshaw, one
of the main witnesses in the
Scranton hearing. Bradshaw
quoted Durkin as having said
the district attorney was fixed. !"
Senator Mcnamara, Democrat
Of Michigan, brought up the
bribery matter involving Betten-
dorf by telling McHugh that
1t appeared there was "an offer
to pay off Bradshaw and the
inference is that you got it,"
Senator Mcnamara then in
quired if the committee planned
to call Bettendorf Tor question:
ing in the matter,
Senator Mcclellan said the
staff already had started an
investigation and was checking
with the FBI. Then he added:
A man who offers money is
just as guilty as the man who
took it."
Senator Mcnamara said in a
situation like this he would ap-
pear to be much more guilty"
Had Sub Contract
The Bettendorf firm had a
$485, 900 sub-contract on the
Tobyanna Signal Corps depot
near Scranton to supply ware
house ::pallets." according to the
indictments against the Team
sters officials.
Both McHugh and Malloy were
accused in the indictments Of
seeking to obtain $4,000 by the
wrongful use OF threats and
force and fear" A similar charge
also involves Durkin.
Bradshaw had testified that he
was a Transfers union steward
on the Tobyanna job and under
instructions placed an extra
Teamster on each truck enter
ing the project. as a sort Of
supercaFgo.
He testified that on the day
after this practice was begun
he received a telephone call
from a fellow by the name of
Bettendorf. He quoted the
caller as saying:
Paul, / am sick and tired
Of this stuff. the trucks are
being tied up and things like
that. How about II I give you
5000 a week and you let the
trucks go through"
Turns Down Offer
Bradshaw testified that he re-
fused the offer and then the
caller said:
\ 20. K. What is the number
OF the business agents num-
ber?" Then the Bradshaw testi-
mony continued:
II gave him Joe McHugh's
number and the following day
Joe McHugh came on the job
: and he said. Paul. we can't touch
this outfit no more. Just let him
go through. He has a big drag
in Washington
"And so he said, You let him
go through That was the end
: Of that and he went through for
the rest of the job"
Bradshaw testified that he put
no more men on the Bettendori
: trucks and found out later thf
1t was money" and not some
power in Washington" that was
responsible.
Durkin testified that as much
as he deplored violence and as