Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-20
ADAMS CASE PARALLEL
EIeventh-HourAppeoI
Woged by Connolly

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name Is being mentioned bg
Democrats m their comments
on sherman Adams difnculties
Is IN the midst Of q last ditch
battle 10 avoid q prison term
imposed two years ago for using
ofhcial influence IN . tax case.
Mr.. Connolly was President
Humans appointments score
tary. and he was once described
| By his former boss e a public
servant above reproach." He
received q two-year sentence
after being convicted Of con-
spring TO defraud the Govern
Iment Of his faithful and un-
biased judgment" A number
lof Democrats profess to see .
similarity between the activi-
ties that resulted In that con-
viction and the recently dis
closed activities Of Mr.. Adams.
President Eisenhower's TOP
assistant.
Tar Profession Charged
Convicted with Mr.. Con-
nelly was T. Lamar Caudle,
Assistant Attorney General IN
charge Of the Justice Depart
ment's tax division. epeci-
fically, the two men were &C.
cused Of conniving with Q law-
yer named Harry Schwimmer
/ to protect Mr.. Schwimmer's
client. Irving Sachs, Q st. Louis
manufacturer, from criminal
prosecution for tar evasion.
The two former Truman
aides won the first round in
their current legal fight today
when Chief Judge Archibald X.
Gardner Of the eth circuit.
United States Court Of Appeals,
signed an order In Huron, 8.
OAK, delaying execution Of the
prison sentences pending deci-
sion on q new trial.
The most damaging evidence |
against the two men was that
they had accepted oil leases
from Mr.. Schwimmer.
Mr.. Connolly. who also ac-
cepted some $500 worth Of |
clothing from the lawyer, testi-
fed that he had paid $3.50 for |
Q lease, not knowing that this
sum was q mere fraction Of Its |
value. Mr.. Caudle contended
that he refused to accept his
Ioil lease and made Mr.. |
Schwimmer take It back.
Truman Deposition
At the 1856 trial Of the two
men In st. Louis. o deposition
from Mr.. Truman was read in
which the former President said
there never was any reflection
on Connolly" during his Gov
eminent service.
The Government charged that
"a sinister outside influence
was at work on the Sachs case
from the time 1t got to WASH
ington."
Mr.. Connolly on the stand ad-
mitted receiving q topcoat and
two suits from Mr.. Schwimmer
in 1852 but insisted that the
White House stan was being
deluged with gifts" at that
time. He said the gifts had
nothing to do with any case.
Sachs meant nothing to me,
Mr.. Connolly declared at his
trial.
The Government charged that
through intervention by Mr.
Caudle and Mr.. Connolly the
Sachs case was delayed eight
times by utterly senseless in
vestigations and reinvestiga-
TONS"
Secretaries' Instructions
Mr.. Connelly's White House
secretary. Miss Roberta Bar
rows, testified that It was "rou-
tine" for him to make appoints
ments for other persons with
Government officials.
Miss Barrows said she and
two other secretaries were In.
structed, when making the APP
pointments at Federal agencies,
TO say: "Will you see so-and-
so? Mr.. Connolly knows nothing
Of the merits Of the case"
In addition to the two-yeaf
prison terms. Mr.. Caudle and
Mr., Connolly were fined $500
each. They lost two appeals to
the Supreme Court. Last month
they lost an appeal for proba-
lion or reduction Of their prison |
sentences.
Yesterday in the House, Rep |
resentative Christopher, Demo- |
crat Of Missouri, said Matt |
Connolly was going to prison |