Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-08 | Page 2 | Bridges Counsel Force Admission of Possible 'Deal' by Investigator

Bridges fridges C Counsel Force Admission I Of Possible Deal by Investigator t X V Vw r. r k w f a v 55 a a tx A Ae p e 1 THE EXAMINER DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HIS ENGLISH Harper Knowles investigator for American Legion r SAN FRANCISCO Aug 8 UP- UP The Harry Bridges defense drew a reluctant admission today from Harper Knowles in investigator investigator investigator in- in for the American Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion glon that Stanley Larry Doyle might have been Interested in a business arrangement to work on the Bridges deportation case I IThe The defense produced copies of confidential letters sent and received received received re re- re- re by Knowles and one was from Doyle now under court order to come here from Minneapolis Richard Gladstein attorney for Bridges Australian born Australian born C CIO I 0 labor abor leader asked Knowles many questions after reading part of a aletter aletter letter etter which said well be ready to o go by June 10 on this new setup Knowles continued to be elusive on his and Doyles Doyle's connection with the he case ase and Examiner James M. M Landis interrupted I dont don't think I understand your use of the English language The government is 15 trying to deJ deport de- de J port ort jort Bridges west coast maritime union leader on the grounds he professes esses communism and that the thearty party arty advocates violent overthrow of the government Bridges has denied he Is or ever was a com com- Knowles testified a letter from Doyle was written from Oroville CaL at the time Doyle was defense counsel for a group of Santa Rosa persons charged with tarring and feathering alleged radicals Tell George I am sorry about the he twist this thing has taken It said aid Well be ready to go by June 10 on the new setup Knowles said that George was G. G W W. Barker of ot the industrial association here and when asked what the new setup was he replied I dont don't know Have you any Idea what this new setup was Gladstein asked I may have Knowles replied What was was' your idea 1 I dont don't think its it's relevant Landis after there had been bickering between counS counsel l and the witness remarked I think you had better answer that question It It was a business arrangement to work on the Harry Bridges case wasn't it Jt Gladstein insisted No it wasn't Knowles answered an an- The question was rephrased several several several sev sev- eral times and Knowles finally re replied replied re- re plied I I dont don't say that it was Could it have been the attorney at attorney at- at torney asked Possibly I dont don't know Examiner Landis interrupted You have an Idea you say but you dont don't know what it is Landis said A A curious discrimination there and nd I I dont don't thin think I understand under stand your use of ot the English lan lart- language guage guage Knowles Was Vas as first called as a witness yesterday Bridges' Bridges t I attorneys apparently faced slow going as they attempted to support tn their lr charge of an improper improper improper im im- im- im proper proper conspiracy to to deport Bridges The defense received directions from Landis that it could not go extensively into ramifications of organizations or interests hunt hunting ng out subversive activities unless it could show a direct connection between improper inducements al allegedly allegedly allegedly al- al offered government nt witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses to appear appeal against Bridges and government officials The examiner emphasized his point with a Gilbert and Sullivan note saying that such bits of ot evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence must be clearly connected In Inthis inthis this way if they were to be other than the flowers that bloom in the spring spring and that has nothing to do with this case Gladstein of the defense counsel said he would make the tie