Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
NewGoIindez Evidence
Called TrujiIIo Link
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causes. recently issued a re-
port Of an investigation In
which he said mo scintilla Of
evidence" exists 10 link Mr.,
Murphy and DR.. 0alindez.
The report. its cost UNDER
written by 0eneralissimo Tru-
lilo, completely cleared the
Dominican government OF Inn
plication In the oalindez-
Murphy case.
Mr.. Ernst. vacationing on
Nantucket Island. Mass. was
quoted by The New York
Times a. saying that the evi-
dence was not new to him.
Controverted. He Says
reference is made 10 this
material 4 nour report, all OF
which was reviewed In the in
vestieation, carefully examined
and appraised and controverted
by the clearly proven facts.
Anyone reading our report viii
find nothing relevant and new
In this confusing and conflict
ing material" Mr.. Ernst said.
The lawyers Report and
Opinion In the Matter Of Calm
DEE" does not refer TO the docu-
ments released by the Justice
Department today.
Mr.. Porter rejected Mr..
Ernst's statement that he had
reviewed this and all other evil
dence. The legislator produced
a letter from Mr.. Ernst dated
August 20, 1857, promising TO
cooperate with Federal ON
Gals investigating the Galindez
case. He also produced a let
ter from Mr.. Ernst's partner.
w. H. Munson, dated october
/, 1857, complaining that the
FBI was not cooperating with
Mr.. Ernst and Mr.. Munsen land
we do not intend to give where
we do not receive"
did you ever hear OF such
arrogance?" Mr.. Porter asked.
"They refused to cooperate
with the FBI."
The Oregon Representative
became interested in the Gal
ndez case because Mr.. Murphy's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
@. Murphy of Eugene. are con-
stituents. His vigorous prod
ding Of the Government to get
to the bottom Of Mr.. Murphy's
disappearance has been a thorn
In the side Of the State Depart
ment for many months.
Aligned with Mr.. Porter in
keeping the Murphy Garlindez
case alive with the editors Of
Life magazine who have stated
categorically in published ar
ticles that both DR.. Galindez
and Mr.. Murphy were killed,
and that Dominican agents
were responsible for their
deaths.
Generalissimo Trujillo under
wrote the Ernst-Munson report
In an effort to counter some OF
the bad publicity growing out
of the clamor for a solution to
the case.
Mr.. Porter stated fatty today
that the new evidence REIN
forces his opinion that the two
men were killed by Trujillo."
Brings in Generals Son
"Here is a case Of a dictator
who thought he could get away
with murder" Mr.. Porter said
HE almost did, too.
ut is ironic that Trujillo
spent all this money on the
Ernst report to salvage his repu-
tation, and then his son LIT,
Gen. Rafael Trujillo. jr) gets
into all those high-jinks with
movie stars and flunks out OF
Army Command and Stan
School.
"Then Truiillo issues a bad
tempered statement denoun-
cling treaties with this country
Nov he's right back where
he started"
Mr.. Porter asked the State
Department or the Justice De-
partment to send an official
to the Dominican Republic
with a tape recorder and a
court stenographer" to try to
get a statement from Maj. Gen
Arturo r. Espaillat, a key
figure in the case.
Had Denied Acquaintance
Gen. Espaillat was Domini-
can consul general in New York
at the time OF DR.. Galindez
appearance. In numerous
statements to the press. he said
Mr.. Murphy and DR.. Galindez
were not acquainted. and Of
fered to help law enforcement
agencies clear up any mystery
about Dr.. Galindez' disap'
pearance.
When he was asked to un'
dergo questioning in connec'
ton with the Galindez case
however, Gen. Espaillat wen
back to the Dominica Repub'
lie and has been unavailable Il
American officials ever since
Il am sure that If We tool
a statement fro mEspaillat,
Mr.. Porter said. I'VE would ge'
a document that would have
been the basis for an actor
for perjury had 1t been made
before an American Crane
jury"
Such a statement would hav'
no legal effect, Mr.. Porter con
coded. However. he pointed out
this case is being tried in th'
court Of public opinion, and 1
would be well to show who il
lying and who is telling th'
truth"
Decentralization Stressed
Mr.. Porter said the new evi