Evening star., 1958-07-08

to overhear guests In the pri-
vacy of their own rooms"
Reconstructing events from
hotel registration records, he
told reporters: We've been
made the patsies."
Gets Room for Friends
Mr.. McGarry said a man
registering as George Bryan of
New York checked into the
hotel on July 2, switched from
Room 1913 to Room 843, which
lis opposite Miss PapermafS
room. and checked out July 4.
He returned to Room 843 July
5 and checked out at 7.55 am.
yesterday. a few minutes before
Miss Paperman said she dis
covered the theft.
On Sunday. July 6. he picked
Room 900 for friends he iden-
titled as Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Brooks of Salt Lake City, and
registered for them. Mr..
Shacklette and Mr.. Anderson
were found with the caves
dropping equipment in Room
806. adjoining Mr.. Lotto's Room
800.
Mr.. McGarry theorized that
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Brooks
were the same man-either Mr..
Shacklette or Mr.. Anderson. He
Speculated further that the
same guest used Room 843 to
learn that Mr.. Lotto had moved
into Room 800. then selected
Room 806 for %Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks"
Check-in Time at Issue
Mr.. McGarry denied Mr..
Lotto's assertion that sMr.
Brooks" checked in before Mr.
Lotto. Mr.. Lotto's registration
card was time-Stamped 1857
pm. Sunday but the rom clerk
neglected to stamp the Brooks
card. However, the room clerk
does not go on duty until $3.50.
Mr.. Robb charged that Mr..
Shacklette also was in Room
206 at the Carlton-adjoining
Mr.. Goldfine's Suite 20o-from
June 20 through July 3. He
wrote Chairman Harris that
I'VE have reason to believe
that during this period Shack
lette eavesdropped on and re-
corded confidential commune
cations between us (the law
yers) and Mr.. Goldfine.
Mr.. McGarry said ''Mr.
Brooks" registered in Room
206 on June 20.
Delay on Reporting Theft
Skeptical questioning of Miss
Paperman by reporters focused
on her delay in reporting theft
of the records from her closet
in room 842.
She said she returned from
Boston at about 10;30 pm.
Sunday and noticed that the
bolt was open on the door con-
Meeting with adjoining room
844--vacated by Mr.. Goldfine's
son, Solomon. Tired from the
trip, she closed the bolt and
went to bed without opening
her closet.
At 8 am. yesterday, she said.
she opened her closet to dress
and discovered that packages
of papers had been undone and
some were missing. Pending
thorough check. she thought
one Of four packages was stolen.
Included in the missing papers
were bank records, correspond
ence, lists, documents, photo
stats and letters that had been
sealed and marked personal"
Miss Paperman said she also
discovered that her room had
been ransacked, with some of
the contents moved from one
side Of the room to another.
Although she does not smoke,
an empty cigarette pack was
on the floor. A piece of paper
with the numbers 844 and 84l
was near the bed. A bottle of
Chanel perfume in her dresser
drawer had been emptied.
Quizzed by Police
At that point. Miss Paper
man related. she phoned Mr..
Goldfine and the hotels assist
ant manager, then went out to
keep an appointment. She re-
fused to divulge the purpose Of
the appointment.
When she returned to her
room at about 1915 am, she
continued, Mr.. Goldfine had
contacted Mr.. Lotto who had
called Mr.. Robb. She then
called Metropolitan Police at
about 1890 a.m.-about two
and a half hours after discov-
ering the theft and IL hours
after finding her door un-
bolted.
Police questioned her at
length. Usually calm, she was
visibly shaken by the interro-
CATION Of police and reporters.
Mr.. Lotto held her hand to
steady her as she talked to
newsnen.
During the afternoon, police
left the hotel carrying a large