Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-10

night. cur interpreter said he
had gotten Q call from Tokyo
asking me to come back and
give them Q statement. The
embassy told me an autopsy
had been performed and police
suspected foul play. That was
the first suggestion Of 1t. Az
no time did the doctor say any
thing about foul play.
II went back to Tokyo and
told them what I've Just said.
The police took 1t down and
asked me TO sign the state
ment. It was in Japanese. /
told them I could sign II until
1t was translated.
"When I saw the translation
several days later. ! realized
what could have happened to
Crowley and Fred. There's q
terrific language barrier. What
we say Is far different when
they translate 1t. For instance.
Crowley using the word sissy"
when he talked about refusing
to stay up with Jones. That
means something bad to the
japanese.
Couldn't Read Statements
II could picture biz, happy
go-lucky Crowley answering
questions. talking freely and
having his words mean some
thing different to the japanese
than they meant to him. Both
Crowley and KiSsinger had
been signing statements that
had been taken from them but
which they couldn't read. I
think that's an important
point.
THE police told me the night
I gave my statement that the
autopsy indicated Jones had
been killed from some outside
force, that he had bruises on
his head and body.
1.-THE next day was Sunday.
7 tried to call Crowley and
Fred but found they were in
different hotels. The police had
asked them to separate. I To-
Gated Joe Crowley and went to
his room. He said he had been
questioned at some length and
that the police were interested
in his hands. A thumb was
swollen where Joe said he had
slipped in the shower but I
could see no other marks on
his hands.
Both Lacked Lawyer
II found that neither Joe
nor Fred had gotten q lawyer.
They had been talking to the
police for days through q police
interpreter, not even their own
interpreter, And they had been
signing statements they
couldn't read: I told them to
get a lawyer but they said peo-
pie would think they were
afraid Of something. All right,
1 said, at least get an inter-
prefer
THAT Sunday afternoon. I
wanted to do some last minute
shopping for my family and
went to the, hotel arcade. Joe
went along. We ran into Fred
there but they weren't sup
posed to talk to each other so
we went separate ways.
Both Of them were still
shocked by the death but there
was no other indication Of ten
sion. They acted like normal
people. shopping for their fam
lilies before going home.
Arrest Takes Place
MY father in-law and I left
Tokyo on May Is. The day
before we landed, Joe was ar
rested. My father-in-law and
I have discussed this many
times.
II don't know what happened
but ! think about it this way:
Fred Kissinger wouldn't hurt
q 1iea. He Is q mild-mannered
little fellow who has loved the
Jones family and been close to
them for years.
Joe Crowley is q great big
fellow. always cheerful and full
of stories. He called Tad Sonny
Boy and I never heard q cross
word between them.
IF there had been d night In
the living room. anybody in the
bedroom could have heard it.
IF Joe had struck anybody
he would have done it with his
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