Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15

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including James n. Hofia. nov
"He was . scared man,
dianapolls lawyer. told the CON-
mittee.
Told Of Danger
Mr.. Wood recalled that Mr..
Probstein called him 10 his
home on q Sunday morning
early in June Of 1855. Mr.. Prob
stein told him. Mr.. Wood said.
that he was 'in great danger"
and was involved with people
he considered dangerous"
Mr.. Probstein also told Mr..
Wood and Mrs. Probstein that
he was "eoing away on . mis-
sion he considered dangerous"
The witness said Mr.. Prob
stein refused 10 explain and
specifically refused 10 tell
whether the danger involved
the State Cab Co. OF Indian
apolis.
Gus zapas. who works for
the Teamsters Union In In
dianspolis and Is president OF
a bartenders' union local there.
fatty denied he ever threat
eneA Mr.. Probstein.
He contradicted yesterdays
testimony by Betty Starett.
an Indianapolis secretary who
said she heard zapas say
figuratively or otherwise-that
he would kill Mr.. Probstein.
Zapas conceded only that he
may have argued with Mr..
Probsteln and called him .
name" because he was a
pesty little fellow"
He acknowledged q long list
OF arrests on burglary and
other charges.
Unexpected Turn
Questioning Of zapas took an
unexpected and mysterious
turn when Committee Counsel
Roert +. Kennedy asked him
II he had evber handled any
stolen or kidnap money-if ne
had ever asked anyone to get
rid Of some hot money at .
few cents on the dollar"
Zapas loudly denied that ne
had.
Mr.. Kennedy then brought
out that Zapas had been ar
rested in Chicago on October
Is, 1855, with two other men
named as Christ Lemetros and
Vincent piggy Mack Mar
chest.
Mr.. Kennedy would not say
whether he was relating this
arrest TO the disappearance OF
ransom money in the BODY
Greenlease kidnapin inbg Kan
sas iCty, Mo-. In 1858. How
ever, q committee investigation
said the money disappeared
Octoer 6, 1858.
While declining to relate his
questioning to the Greenlease
case, Mr.. Kennedy said he ex-
pected the disappearance Of the
ransom money would come Up
later in the hearings. The
Greenlease family paid $500, 900
ss ransom, and about half Of
this sum never was recovered.
Collected Receipts
After testifying tina the had
nothing to do with Mr.. Prob
STEMS State Cab Co., Zapal
said he did register at the bank
as the firms president, and did
answer the phone and collect
daily receipts from taxi drivers
Zapas maintained he wa'
president in name only" He
added that Mr.. Probstein had
asked him to help hold on
creditors Of the cab company
He said he performed these
chores under orders from Gene
San Soucie. president Of the
Indianapolis local for which HI
worked.
Although Mr.. Probstein die
not mention labor in his tall
with Mr.. Wood, Mrs. Probsteir
later found O list of four names
with telephone numbers left
behind BY her husband, Mr.
Wood testified.
Along with Hoffa, the lis
included the names of threI
accountants who work for tn
Teamster boss.
Called Wife on Phone
Mr.. Wood said Mr.. Prob
stein phoned his wife from st
Louis on Monday night, Ont
day after he left home, anC
never was heard from again
He had said he was going cas-
from st. Louis.
Mrs. Probstein called Mr.
Wood in tears the following
Friday. and Mr.. Probstein's dis.
appearance was reported to po'