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Show Urandels, Iawler was referred to various va-rious requests fur tbe document nn.l Information bearinR on ll, which the attorney had sent to Secretary Hal-linger Hal-linger throutrh the committee. Mr. Lawlvr had informed the secretary In each Instance that he had sup-piled sup-piled all the matter bearing, on the Claris charges "In his posses'sion." "Dkln t you discuss with Mr. Carr the obvious purpose of tny requests." '"No. sir." "Didn't you discuss with Mr. Carr how you conhj evade my request." "No" "Dldnt you know you were evading evad-ing " "That statement in an absolute falsehood by you, Blr" shouted I he witness jumping from his seat and facing his inquisitor with flashing eyes Mr. Brandeig Instantly appealed to tho committee to rprtmand the wlt-n-9. Lawyer Apologlte. "If my rvmaxk has been offensive, I withdraw It and apologia to the committee." Bfttd Mr. Lawler. Mr Urandels was pUcatsd and resumed his croRS-oxaxnisatkyn. Mr. LaMr Bald he had not been asked by the president to prepure an opinion and that ho regarded It ax a confidential trust. " He said he had furnished the committee all th information he had felt at liberty to divulge and did not think ho bad any right to Inform tho committee that such a memorandum existed. Immediately aftor his return to Washington from Beverly last Sep- , tember. Mr. Lawler twld he had begun be-gun preparations for his memorandum The original draft he reld wa completed com-pleted without consulting anvbndy. LAWLER FORCED TO APOLOGIZE WASHINGTON. May 17. A. d;y filled with Interesting episodes reached nn exciting climax in the Halllnger-Plnchoi Halllnger-Plnchoi Investigation late tndin when Assistant Attorney General 0ear lxwler. author or the now f anion Lawler memorandum, rose wrathfulK from the witness stand and accused Attorney lirandels of uttering a deliberate de-liberate untruth. Then, after he bad beeu rebuked bv several members of ihe cummittec. Mr. Lawler withdrew his remark and ' apologized to the committee. Kerby on Stand. Mr. Lawler was called to thi stand bv the "defense"' to nxplnin tho cur-eiimstances cur-eiimstances under which he had prepared pre-pared for the pi-esidrnt a memorandum mem-orandum ental"ie i opinion on the charges filed by Special Acreot Glavis against Secretary inillngcr. I Seveml hours h.nl been consumed in the exiinilnail.n of Frederick M. Kerb, tho ri nogr;niber in Mr. Bal-linger's Bal-linger's office, discharged yesterday bf-cause he made public confidential information relating to the Lawler inemdrandiim. Mr. Kerby ws called unexpectedly by Chairman Nelson that he might give sworn testimony about his published pub-lished statement, which Mr. Hrandels hnd endeavored to have printed In Ihe record, with the president's letter of last Sunday. Contradicts Ballinger. Directly contradicting Mr. Hal-linger's Hal-linger's testimony before the committee. com-mittee. Kerby 6uid bin former superior su-perior knew about the preparation of tho memorandum and participated in a conference on the subject. Funher-I Funher-I more, be said Lawler had told private ' secretary Carr In his presence that he had left a copy of the memorandum with Mr. nalllnger. Under cross-examination by Mr. |