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that you have no idea Of my
capacity for retribution."
Il don't recall / ever said It,"
Mr.. Fox replied, but 1t COM
pletely expresses my instincts"
Mr.. O'Hara pressed the wit
ness for a detailed account Of
the circumstances under which
Mr.. Goldfine had purchased
stocks for Mr.. Adams-another
accusation the White House as
sistant has labeled as false.
Dever Conversation Recalled
Mr.. Fox went back to a con-
verSation he had with the late
Gov. Paul Dever of Massachu-
sets. He said he told Gov.
Dever, that Mr.. Goldfine was
willing to buy some stock in
united States Leather" for
Gov. Dever and himself.
II was very curious about
this matter" Mr.. Fox contin-
ued.
Il hardly knew Goldflne at
the time, but did know Gov.
Dever. I asked Goldfine what
the deal was. He said this was
one of the ways he helped
other people and It was all per-
fectly legal >. subsequently,
when I got to know Goldfne
better, he told me he had done
the same thing for Adams"
Mr.. O'Hara brought up The
testimony of Mr.. Fox and a
Federal court case IN Boston
that Mr.. Goldfine had told
him he had the White House
assistant lin his pocket" Mr..
O'Hara wanted to know wren
Mr.. Fox was told tat. The
witness replied 1t vas some
time after July 3. 1855.
Notes Backed. He Says
Under questioning by Rep
resentative Bennett, Republic
can of Michigan, about the
proposed 81 million in notes is
sued to the Boston Post, the
witness said the notes were
backed by ample securities on
a gas deal which since has
produced $40 million worth Of
gas.
Mr.. Bennett produced an
SEC memorandum Of a con-
ference with Mr.. Fox in Bos-
ton in which he referred to the
"precariouS" financial condi-
ton Of the Post.
Mr.. Fox acknowledged that
the newspapers financial con-
dition was precarious, but he
insisted that the proposed OBJ
legations would have been ade-
quately secured. He added that
the proposed issue was of no
concern to the SEC since II
was being offered only in the
State of Massachusetts.
With regard to the visit TO
Boston of the SEC officials, MIR.
Fox said:
IN my opinion, they were
there to wreck the Post"
Mr.. Goldf1ne few in from
Boston last night but was stay
ing clear of today's hearing
Before leaving Boston, Mr.
Goldfine told newsmen he
would answer all questions put
to him by investigators IF my
attorneys agree. / have MOTH
ing to hide
Roger Robb, one of Mr.. Colt
fines attorneys, was asked
about a story quoting another
Goldflne lawyer in Boston as
saying Mr.. Robb had beer
hired on the advice Of the
White House.
Harris Pledges Airing
As the subcommittee contin-
ued with the testimony from
Mr.. Fox for the third day, Mr.
Harris promised "a thorough
and oh. ctive" airing of all thu
charges involving Mr.. Adams
However. he emphasized that
for the time being Mr.. Fo'
would be croSs-examined only
on his sensational testimony o.
last week.
Before any new matters art
gone into with Mr.. Fox, thu
chairman said. the subcommit.
tee will consider them in ;
closed meeting. Subcommittee
Counsel Robert Lishman ha
said he has several new sub
jects to take up with the wit
ness.
Mr.. Harris, in an openini
statement as the hearings wer
resumed. said some Of the &C
cusations voiced by Mr.. Fo.
have been inconclusive and un
supported by substantiated evi
dence.
While deploring what h
called name-dropp g and un