Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Portland Mayor Denies
New Bribery Charges
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instance. we have evidence that
you tSchrunk) while in a res
taurant did receive several hun
dred dollars from Mr.. Jim
Elkins."
This charge was a new one
against Schrunk, who had been
accused earlier of accepting a
$500 bribe from Clifford o. Ben
nett, Portland after-hours club
operator, during an alleged raid
on his place.
Mr.. Kennedy said that after
Schrunk's Washington attorney,
Marshall 1. Stewart. had agreed
to the committees question as
rearranged by the Secret Serv-
ice polygraph operator, Schrunk
went through them once before
he baked. The committee coun-
sci explained that in making the
test the person taking it has
to go through the questions three
times.
Schrunk, according to Mr..
Kennedy, asked that six of the
nine questions be eliminated and
the committee refused to go
along with him. After that the
test was called of,
{ Chairman McC lellan read q
letter to him from U. E. Baugh-
man. chief of the Secret Service,
stating that Schrunk had signed
q statement before. starting the
test saying that he had agreed
to take it voluntarily. Mr.. Baugh-
man added that the nine ques-
tons were approved by Mr..
Stewart before they were put to
Schrunk.
Objected to 6 Questions
The questions to which
Schrunk objected were:
/. Are you personally acquaint-
ed with Jim Elkins?
2. While you were in a res
taurant did you receive several
hundred dollars from Jim Elkins?
3. While sheriff (Schrunk was
sheriff of Portland until taking
over as mayor last January -
did you receive any payoffs at
any time from Stan Terry? Terry
was a Portland pinball machine
operator who testified earlier in
the hearings.)
4. While you were sheriff did
you receive any payoffs from any
pinball operators?
S. While sheriff did you receive
any payoffs from any boot
leggers through Ray Kell
(Schrunk's campaign manager
when he ran for Mayor?
s. While sheriff did you receive
any payoffs from any gamblers?
Quotes From Testimony
In connection with the Ques-
ton as to whether he was ac-
quainted with Elkins, Senator
Mcclellan quoted from Schrunk's
earlier testimony that he had
not known the gambler per-
sonally" and the chairman asked
the question again today.
II met the gentleman. as I
recall. once" Schrunk replied.
IT knew quite a bit about him
and I would recognize his pic
ture." "a II
What was your. objection to,
answering that way on the teSt?"
Senator Mcclellan asked ~
When you say 'personally' the
question might be loaded" the
Mayor answered. Il had no So
cial contacts with Elkins."
IF this is a loaded question"
the chairman commented, then
3 great many witnesses are
asked loaded questions. I can't
conceive of this one being
loaded"
Senator Mcclellan then pro-
ceeded to ask the other five
questions which Schrunk had re-
fused TO answer before the Secret
Service and the Mayor replied
mo" to each of them.
Recalls Sale of Tickets
In answer to the question as
to whether he had received any
money from Stan Terry, Schrunk
replied:
AT first I am inclined to say
mo-" He added that Terry may
have sold tickets for the Port
land Boys Club and made con-
tributions to the Oregon Police
Association and turned over the
money to him.
He added that pinball opera
tors also may have made contri-