Show May Says His Respect Barred Officer Pushing v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 23 INS INS INS- Ex Con Ex-Con cong Andrew 3 J. May CD D D. Ky Declared Friday ay that he had too much respect for array army officers to pressure presure them in behalf of ot the Carson Garsson munitions combine The former house houle military affairs affairs af af- fairs AIrs committee U e chairman told the May-Garsson May conspiracy trial jury juo that when he intervened with the war department for munitions makers maker Henry and Murray Garson Garsson Gars Gar son he was only seeking fair air treatment treatment treat treat- ment for tor them A government witness Gen Levin H. H Campbell retired army I chief of ordnance had t testified that May did put pressure on him in behalf of the May was testifying for the sixth day in his fight al against government charges that he was paid In bribes for services he did the Garsson brothers while in congress Defeats Defeat Defense Move ove Earlier Judge Henry A. A haut defeated a defense detente attempt to show that former Sen James A. A Mead D. D Dr N. N Y was using mIng the May-Garsson May case to promote his unsuccessful race for tor the New York I governorship in 1946 The attempt occurred while defense defense de do fence attorney Charles J. J Margiotti was questioning May about the investigation in in- in- in n of ot his connections with the by the senate war Investigating c com committee o m m m i t tOe to e which Mead headed he ded Margiotti asked first Was Vas Sen Mead active In the investigation against you 7 When a prosecution objection sustained by prevented prevent prevent- ed May from answering that Mar- Mar glott asked Was Mead a candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for lor governor of New York at att t that t a-t time Before the judge could sustain the pro prosecutions prosecution's objection May replied Yes Yep thereupon directed Margiotti to aban abandon on that line of q questioning 1 Never Demanded May also alia sought to refute testImony testimony test test- mony many by Maj Mai Gen Alden Waitt chief of the chemical warfare service service service ice that he ho ordered Waitt to report to him on a conference having to todo todo todo do with Garsson war plants May said I never demanded anything It was merely a request that he r report port to me and he did In regard to Campbells Campbell's charge that he was pressured May said I 41 never did anything in Ili the way of ot putting pressure on any army officer All that I did was to ask that the get the same treatment as other war contractors Earlier Friday May testified that the he financed Garsson-financed Cumberland Lumber Co was sold before he learned it was being investigated by y a senate committee |