Evening star., 1962-05-12

partment spokesman disclosed
2. Senate investigators were
reported to have turned up
some former Estes employees
willing to talk about the Tex
ans complicated business ven-
lures.
8. In Texas. State Attorney
General Will Wilson said he
was satisfied with a suicide ver-
dict in the death last year of
Henry H. Marshall, a United
States Agriculture Department
employe. There had been some
conjecture Mr.. MarshalPs
death was connected with the
Estes case.
Mr.. Marshall's death was
ruled a suicide although he was
shot in the chest four times
with a rifle.
Mr.. Wilson and County At
torney Bryan Russ conferred on
the case for about 40 minutes
In Hearne, Tex, yesterday, and
then held a brief press confer
ence. Mr.. Wilson admitted that
he had earlier told q newsman
that Mr.. Marshall's death oc-
CURED in a manner that "is not
a logical suicide" but he said
yesterday that a suicide verdict
was more plausible than mur-
DER.
MIR. Holleman. q native Of
Arlie. Tex, and a former off,
cial Of the old CIO in Texas,
is the only high Kennedy ad-
ministration official to have
been sideswiped so far by the
Estes case.
Gifts Disclosed
However, as a result of testi-
mony before a Texas inquiry
that Estes gave gifts Of clothing
to several Agriculture Depart
ment officials, one official re-
signed. another was fired and
others are under investigation.
Mr.. Holleman, appointed to
the Labor Department last year
after the Kennedy administra-
ton took office, told the Presi-
dent in his letter:
Nothing / could say could
add to what you viii know
about how greatly I regret this.
I hope you viii find in the
course Of action I have chosen
to follow, making this entirely
by own decision, the fullest pos
sible measure Of my great ad-
nniration for you personally and
for the office of the presi-
dency."
Mr.. Holleman told Mr.. Ken
nedy that during a converse
tion with Estes 81 referred to
the difficulties I have been
having in meeting my personal
expenses on my Government
salary. He offered to help me
out by q personal gift. I ac-
cepted the gift"
In a statement accompany
ing the letter. Mr.. Holleman
went into greater detail. He
said he had found it impos-
sible to keep up with personal
living expenses-"I have not
been able to meet the demands
I think my office places on me
with my salary, which is my
only significant source of in
come"
Report Prepared
He said he had discussed the
matter Thursday, "in general
terms" with Mr.. Goldberg.
He then went over 1t in detail
with Undersecretary of Labor
w. Willard Wirtz, who pre-
pared the report on Mr.. Holle-
mans relations with Estes
which Mr.. Holleman issued last
might. saying 1t was complete
and correct"
Mr.. Holleman's name first
flashed publicly into the Estes
case earlier this week in reports
that he had asked Estes to
kick in money for q testimonial
dinner Mr.. Goldberg gave last
January for Vice President
johnson.
Three days ego Mr.. Holleman
disclosed In q statement he had
discussed the dinner with
several Texas friends, including
Estes, without consulting Mr..
Goldberg. He said he thought
the Texans might like to con-
tribute toward the party's costs
but dropped the matter because
1t was against Mr.. Goldberg's
policy.
In yesterdays statement Mr..
Hnllamaf1 said M. Goldhar.cr