Evening star., 1959-12-13
Police Get Account
Of Polish Beatinq
Won't Reveal
Wife's Story Of
Conversation

ish diplomats wife who was
beaten by three men in her
apartment here two weeks ago.
They withheld as confidential
her account of the conversation
she had with her asSa1lants
Deputy Police Chief E. E.
Scott said the only portion of
the report that will be revealed
is a detailed description of the
attackers.
However, it has been re-
ported that the woman, Mrs.
Zofa Czajer, IS, wife of the
second secretary of the Polish
Embassy, was questioned by the
men about Col. Pawel Mondt. a
Polish intelligence agent who
detected and asked for asylum
in the United States.
Mrs. Czajer's account of the
attack was delivered by Polish
officials to the State Depart
ment last Friday AFTERNOON and
was forwarded to police yester-
day.
Details Confidential
Deputy Chief Scott said the
entire investigation will be
handled "on a confidential ba-
sis" until the case reaches a
prosecution stage.
The statement was accepted
with the understanding that
the details of the conversation
as told by Mrs. Czajer will not
be revealed, he said.
The mysterious beating of
Mrs. Czajer occurred on No
vember 29 in her apartment at
100 Harvard street NV. The
men apparently entered
through an unlocked door.
questioned her, struck her and
tried to choke her.
Deputy Chief Scott COM
planned that police were doing
everything they could to solve
the case but were hindered by
being unable to interview Mrs.
Czajer directly. He said her re-
port gave us some informa-
tiop but we feel it would be
better if we could sit down with
Mrs. Czajer and interview her
personally" He said the re-
quest for an interview will be
renewed. this week through the
State Department.
Until the statement arrived
yesterday, police did not have
a full description of the. three
men other than that they were
white and spoke English, Pol
ish and German to Mrs. Czajer.
Mrs. Czajer, however, fur
nished a detailed description
in her statement. 1t was the
basis of a police lookout broad
cast yesterday.
A spokesman for the Polish
Embassy said officials there
wonder" why District police
have been unable to crack the
case. He added. I'VE are inter.
eSted in seeing these men pun
ished."
I'VE are doing the best we
can with the information we
have to work with" Deputy
Chief Scott said.
Attackers Described
The embassy official would
not say whether Mrs. Czaier
would be available for a direct
interview with police. 1t was
explained that she was in a
nervous state as the result of
the attack.
Mrs. Czajer's statement was
on three double-spaced type
written pages, about half of
which dealt with the conversa-
tion. The rest gave this de-
scrlption in her own words:
The first man was about 80
to 80 years of age, of less than
medium height, thin, with black
Slightly wavy hair combed back,
an oval face, dark complexion,
black eyes. sharp protruding
nose. full mouth and thick lips,
shiny teeth and with black and
large eyebrows that come to-
gether at the bridge of the
nose.
"On his left hand he wore
what seemed to be a silver
wrist watch with a silver-look-
ing wrist band. On his smallest
finger he wore yellow-colored
ring.
He was dressed in a light
summer coat. He did not have
a scarf or hat. His suit was
light brown, his tie was very
colorful. He spoke English, Ger
man and Polish.
The second man was about
40 to so years old, medium
height, dark blond hair and
high forehead. He was dressed
in a dark suit and dark gray
coat and a scarf in quiet colors.
The third man I saw only
from the back. remember he
was tall and well built. His hair
was blond and he was dressed
in a dark suit and coat"
Discussed in Parliament
The Polish Embassy spokes-
man said the case and the DO
lice handling of it have been
discussed on the floor of the
Polish parliament.
The account first given DO
lice was that the three men
questioned her in German and
Polish about personal and en-
oassy matters and about people
here and in Poland. The three
apparently walked in through
an unlocked door about noon.
AT one point during the
questioning, Mrs. Czajer tried
TO call the embassy for help
out she was struck and lost
consciousness. One of the men.
she said, put a scarf around
ler neck and choked her.