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al pet ey .on behalf of their constituents relative to the paroling of prisonerss-"Ht—.- . pointed cut that he always listened to anything the Senators and Represent atives hed to say, and also considered any written communication received -from such persons. “However, ! ne denied having been influenced in his decision iE 56-28 contacted by Senators and Representatives inquiring and making sug¢ with pespect to the paroling: of any individual due to the receipt of a Con- gressional inquiry or suggestion. He stated thet expressions of intarest made by Congressmen with respect to a particular prisoner were considered by him in the sane manner as he considered expressions cf interest from a wife or a relative of the prisoner, with but one ex cception, nameiy: He would probably | handle his research work in connection with an inquiry re- ‘ceived from a Congressman a littla quicker then he would an inquiry from a relative, He added ta't if the desires of the Concressmen were consistent with the facts ani merits of the case, he went along with tieir recomenda~ tions, 1% was emphasized by Judge WILSON, however, tart the receipt of a recommendstion or on inquiry fron a Goneressman concerning a particular priscner had no bearing one way or the other with respect te his final decision. Judge WILSON stated he was not contacted by a Senator or a Re= nresentative in connection with the five prisoners in question, namely: ours CalPAGNL, PLUL DEWCIA, PHILIP DIANDREA, CHARLES GIOS, and JOHN ~ ROSELLI. Among those members of Congress who have contacted Judge TLSON are the following: Senators K. 0. McKELL‘R, STAVANT of Tennessee, TYDINGS of Marylsnd, GUFFSY of Pennsylvania, “HIT: of iaine, LAlGun of North Dakota, McCARRAN of Nevada, HeCLELLAN of Arkansas, TOM CONNALLY of Texas, and Sen- ator JOHNSON from Colorado; and Representat tives HAROLD MIUTSON of Minnesota and SMATHERS of Florida, Judge TILSON stated he could not recall ansthing specific about the cases on which the forevoing Consressmen hal contacted “him, with but few"exceptions, He is almost certain that all of the mambers of: Gongress mentioned have contacted nim within the past five years, le is equally sure that additional Congressmen have contacted hin, but he could not recall their names, To the best of Judge WILSON'S recollection, Senator McXSLLAn contacted him regarding & prisoner named DOVERS of Somerville, Tennessee, who was convicted during orld Var II in connection with cotton cases, nepresentative IL.@OLD KUTSON contacted Judge VILSOU in connection with a banker in the State of iinnesota who had served a sentence of ten years on a State Charge, and on being released was tried in Yederal Court and given an additional sentence of ten years for the same offense. Judge WILSON voted in favor of paroling this banker. Judge WILSON believes that Senator McCLELLAN of Arkansas contacted "him regarding an individual who had been convicted on a Narcotics charge. It is Judge WILSON'S further recollection eT peers “Acree = Reman wie Ee Se