Show J Round Merry Past Record T Tags J JS Budenz as a S Risky Witness fly ny Drew re Pearson nn v WASHINGTON The The American p pj PO concerned d over charges of or co i I their state tate department now have bet be them a char charge e that a Johns Hopkins Hopkin tS fens fessor or who has not been in government f five years is the top Soviet spy in j. United States This char charge e made b by y g ator McCarthy y is partly support supported Louis Budenz an n ex Communist d claimed Owen Lattimore was a Conan Coma and member of a spy cell The charge denied on the other hand by Earl Bro Biro f d former head of the Communist party 1 k Frederick Field 3 another Communist by Dr Bella Dodd an ex Communist ex member ex-member of ot the Communist policy I t In view of oC these conflicting and the seriousness of the charge charge t tl public has a right to to examine the l p rac u of oC Louis Budenz background with a i ito vie vieto t to establishing his credibility as a It is an accepted rule of American cote tou that if a man has lied once or if jf hl hU b ground Is unstable his testimony may maybe maybe j be relied on In the files of or the senate commute committe information indicating that Budenz v k married to two wom women n at the same t tand and that three children were born or out wedlock Apologists for Budenz minimize tI this this' s' s the ground that Budenz leas hM now reform Nevertheless untruthful statements regarding his past pa t and refusal to a questions have a bearing upon linden Own 11 Statements In Vho's In Who's for 49 1948 Budenz states in his own t penned biography that he married Marg Marga D. D Rogers on Aug Aug- 25 1933 Yet testify under oath in the deportation case of ot O I John Santo in September i. i Budenz stated that he did not divorce from Gizella Budenz his first w a until 1933 1938 Furthermore he didn't take trouble to marry Margaret Rogers le ler legs until 1915 1 11 Apologists for Budenz also say tha that began living with Margaret Rogers in ia uI while still married to Gizella Budenz b bunder beta under the Communist creed it didn't IT Ir nj l lany any any difference Actually however he d not become a Communist until 1935 t bI I years after he began living with 1 Iy HI Rogers I 11 Also its it's difficult to understand lib 1 Budenz did not legalize his relationship t v Miss Rogers ers immediately after his m div divin disc C Cin in 1938 1933 1 38 Instead he waited seven years i t 1945 during which time three chili chile ch were born out of wedlock t 1 These and other facts about the m most witness to appear before a sei see sea committee in years were brought out n noath tt oath during the deportation of an ales alq al Communist John Santo at which Bu Buda was a government witness The t trans is a public record of the U. U S. S S bureau Here are pertinent excerpts the examination cross-examination by Harry torney for Communist Santo In fairn Budenz it should be noted that Sacher represented various Communists naturally wanted to be as rough ason as pos poil on the witness The Budenz Record Record Sacher Sacher I ask asks what is the time that you refer to when say here It was at that time that I t r Margaret and we became husband Pt A wife 7 What year was that 1 Budenz That was in 1933 but we weT i inot not married technically J Sacher Wait Vait a minute Next Who Vho Who is Gizella I. I Budenz Budenz She was my first wife ife Dive Dicer woman Sacher Did you remain married Gizella until she obtained a divorce 1 fr fryou fryou you on the ground that you deserted and failed to support her in the year 1 IK 1931 Budenz On the technical grounds of oi 1 Sacher Technical my eye Were Were- J divorced by her on the grounds of desert desei in the year 1938 Budenz Yes Sacher And it was from 1916 to 1 that you your remained in a state of roam marry man with Gizella Budenz Is that right Budenz I was separated from her seven se years I was separated from her seven years from 1931 on 4 f Sacher Sacher ti Well Vell ell you took up with Ms Ma Marg before you became a Communist d die j you 2 i Budenz That is right Later Sacher entered the divorce re reas rec recas retie as evidence The decree nisi was issue issued the court of Chancery New Jersey and final decree was issued by b the court chancery July 13 1938 1933 Sacher Did you ever know a girl gul the name of Louise Gahen Budenz Yes I did 3 j Sacher Did you get to know her in year 1930 while you were at the Eat Ea Ea- hotel J Budenz I refuse to answer that 9 Sacher On what ground do you refuse ref answer ver that j 1 Budenz It may incriminate me 1 In all Budenz refused to answer ft g t tr tl of 23 3 3 questions on the ground of ot Ihl elf crimination 1 |