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Mi 58-28 contacted him with regard to a prisoner who had been convicted of .¢ the, Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 and given a sentence oF e: - years, He believes this particular prisoner was a Conscientious Objegtor. “He did not vote in favor of paroling this prisoner. CONTACTS BY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF THE DSPARTLGNT OF JUSTICE Judge WILSON commented that it was not the general rule for people in the Department of Justice to contact members of the Parole Board in con- nection with prisoners being considered for parole, but pointed out that he had received a number of contacts, He mentioned having been contacted by former Assistant Attorney Ceneral JOSEPH B. KEENAN. lir. KEENAN was supposed to have been complying with one of the last requests made by the late Senator JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, who expressed a desire that the case of a man in --rkansas who had been tried tirice in thet state unsuccessfully, but who eventually wes tried in 5+. Louis and convicted, be considered by the Parole Board, Judge NILSSON could not recall the name of the prisoner in question, Judge WILSON denied that he had been contacted by anyone in the Department of Justice in connection with the paroling of LOUIS CAMPAGNA, CHARLES GIOE, FULLIP LOUIS D'ANDHsA, PAUL DE LUCIA, or JOUN ROSELLIL Ue stated that within the last twelve months he had been contacted by hign of- ficials of the Department of Justice on other occasions but stated that, since those contacts had no connection whatsoever with the paroling of the five subjects of this case, he would not disclose the names of the persons in the Department who had contacted him, He pointed out that the individuals in the Department of Justice who had contacted him were not always advocating the paroling of prisoners but, on the other hand, were expressing their views against parole. He men- tioned having been contacted by former Attorney General FRANCIS DPIDDLS in connection with the case of MOE ANNENBERG. He related that Attorney General BIDDLE was against the paroling of MOZ ANNENEa2G but pointed out that the feeling of the Attorney General had no effect on his (VILSON'S) voting in favor of paroling HOR ANNENBERG. Judge IL3S0N further commented that whenever the recommendations of the individuals in the Department of Justice who had contacted him on certain cases were not inconsistent with the facts and merits of the particular case, he went along with their recommendations, Judge WILSON again emphasized that at no time had the expressions of anyone in the Department of Justice influenced his decisions in connection with the paroling of any individual. Judge WILSON reiterated that the principal reasons for his voting ' in favor of paroling the five subjects of this case wera the termination - of PG ote ete ama Fi) Santmiia tors) _the sentences of BIOFF and BROWNE by Judge KNOX in New York Gity, the. _f % seb Ass = en seer ae AS a at ON Rc Stalin Nee Ng Pine ee EEE