| Show TO ro T TIn In Iii I Introduced To Io Show It II Washington Jan 20 Testimony de finned ned to show tho ito existence of u a 1 con conspiracy to defraud the tho government was wall 1 Introduced today by 1 the ii prosecution 11 In I tho the postal trial At t the Iho ho the tho question of or tin the of ot tho the thet t declaration nt ot Oilier 1 U II Oroff made to toi i Inspectors nine ame up tip fur fUI fur tUI further furg g other ther argument Course tor lor tie tto to LU LUt oi a t vigorously contended Illat the thu 11 clurn I tn 18 not hOt a n voluntary tine one but butI I was made f under duress while the gov gor eminent Insisted that Ihal when confront confronted ed ell with thawed D I It 11 bail resort resorted soll I ml ed to 10 evasion erosion subterfuge ami anil false I hood The court ourt t finally decided that the statement as evidence against H It but hut nut not against tho other defendants the tho Jury would I UH OK to whether It II WI vit I or not hot Inspectors Thorpe ant and Mayer MU cr nil all of ot 1 whom had 1111 Interviewed the tile Irons prior or or 01 to their arrest detailed the circum surrounding these lions flitter 1 B 1 Oroff In III his own atm behalf i declared that when the Inspectors I called on him their manner ns over overbearing bearing gruff bulldozing He lie raid ald 1 lie lio hall had been tram front Insomnia I ut lit the Iho time limo and anti signed the tile statement I upon Its being read reail to hint hi lie 1 Ic then I that the tho Inspectors luul saul said saulT T to him bun that they tIme thc wanted to arrest two tO tOmen tt o oI I men If It you Oll will wilt give tm tie the tho In Information InI I formation that will convict them we weI I will Hive gle you mimi 1 let It you rids in ft time the government hand wagon g fl ami wo will ride with Hymn hying colors It ft 1111 brought out that time the referred to I tho amount the time government owed the Oroff H anti and payment for which limo had been beell hell held up Ill Mr M I r Douglas 1 for lor the Iho de tie defense charged that the III whole use t lI e was honeycombed a beil with v I I It mt intimidations ha as Inspector Mayer cr came caine In lit for tr a n searching examination and admit admitted toil ted that In an nil madu by I b him tillit Keif telf referring to nn Oil Interview he hail hod lint hail with vl I ii A Iroff 1 ra It ho ItO had hod omitted certain replied made mode by b hut but denied that ho In resorted to threats in order ordem to elicit the thu front from Iron Inspector under tInder u a 1 rigid ita t Ion mild en Id that thul t Mayer l ii e r had suIt mild to Hamuel A liroff It If you aro tue a It patriot l tomo I to 10 time the CIlO of ot ih I h at a t I this thin time that tho thu hi conversation generally led lell to 0 Machen an us being holm thin tho one Olin of u it OIl on the letter box hox Mr tl II r Mayer Moel I ner had Imil not concluded cont nil when whon iv licit mart adjourned for far tho Ito hilt gov government go goC C rn I contrary ran trImly to tl l eX t bit did ii it tot not Close Its lI cane enso today |
