Show COURT ADMITS ADMIT WIDOWS WIDOW'S STORY Mitchell Prosecution Fails to Throw Out Mrs Lansdowne's Lansdowne 5 T Testimony WASHINGTON Nov 13 United Press Captain Press Captain Paul Foley ac accused accused accused ac- ac of attempting to influence ce I testimony to whitewash the navy in the Shenandoah disaster today announced his intention to resign as judge advocate of the Shenandoah inquiry board and to take the stand to tell his story when the board re reconvenes reconvenes reconvenes re- re convenes Monday Foley was refused permission 1 to tell his version of the events leading up to the testimony of Mrs Zachary Lansdowne widow of the late commander commander com corn mander of the Shenandoah at the Mitchell today WASHINGTON Nov 13 AP AlThe AP- AP The prosecution in the Mitchell court JD martial l J Jailed ll d d today toda in an oC fb t tro V ro o f. f ll t h r testimony yesterday li D by Mrs Irs Margaret Lansdowne r I After hearing arguments by op opposing opposing opposing op- op posing counsel the court overruled a prosecution objection that the evidence g given ven by the widow of ot the Shenandoah's commander was Irrelevant irrelevant irrelevant Irrel irrel- evant and and- incompetent Mrs Lansdowne's testimony In Included In- In eluded the statement that Captain Paul Pau Foley judge advocate of the navys navy's Shenandoah court coutt of In Inquiry inquiry inquiry in- in sent her a memorandum In advance of her appearance before that board falsely describing her attitude and the court today In secret session ruled that it should be Ibe made a part of the record After Atter the disposal of f this question ques ques- tion lion J. J Edward Cassidy a colonel In chemical warfare service reserve re re reserve re- re serve w wits was s called Ret Representative Frank R. R Reid defense counsel read extracts from testimony given a congressional committee by Brigadier Brigadier Briga Briga- dier tiler General Hugh A. A Drum of the army general staff t In which be said the general Informed the committee commit commit- tee that pounds pound of mustard gas would be required to materially affect a sixty square mile area or pounds to cause evacuation evacuation evacuation tion o of ot a 0 similar area Is that statement correct It Is absolutely Inaccurate e. e |