Show DAUGHERTY CASE CAS Adna R. R J Johnson Tells Court Letter to Merton Shares Not True NEW YORK Oct I 5 AP Re AP Re Repented Re d denials of testimony he gave before tl the S Wheeler Wheeler-Brookhart r con con- gressional in investigating committee and before a u grand jury featured the testimony of Adna It It n. Johnson in the Daugherty Miller conspiracy trial trill today John Johnson n special secial assistant attorney attorney ney nay general under Harry M. M Daugherty Daugh- Daugh Daugherty erty wrote the letter that led to the release of or Richard Merton German metal magnate of f worth of American Metal company shares II Ho is one of throe three witnesses wit wit- nesses misses to assume responsibility for approving th the two t claims on which the tle conspiracy charges against charges against Daugherty and Thomas W W. Miller form former r alien property custodian are based As United States Attorney Emory R R. R Buckner read excerpts fr from m Johnsons Johnson's previous testimony some home of it q iven I en in federal court yesterday yester yester- day Johnson would say that It was wasn n not t altogether true and correct In one part of his testimony he said he worker three hours houra on the two vo claims In another he said he worked six weeks Today he said he lie couil riot remember how long longhe h he worked but ventured that it was was' probably nine hours In In examining Johnson William I Ral Rand d. d counsel for Miller brought out that Buckner was wag also hired to fight cases before the alien property property prop prop- erty custodians custodian's office and that his I firm received a fee of ot in in th that t case cabe As court wae war being adjourned for lor I lunch Mal Mai S S. S Daugherty was re recalled recalled recalled re- re called as a witness this time by bythe bythe i ithe the defense detente i |