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& ad elo ' “ emt gate soem VF od ae “ew Baw ee KU Ne a - Pewe. - or - “od toon yes eee ee & fy THOMAS OLIVER. Maar Balt Wier H BALTIMORE—Sen. Robert F. f Kenaniy, 9-N.Y., denisd on a witness stand here yesterday: | ‘that ne had evor authorized Jtis- ies Depariunent investigators Lo to use wiretapping devices in their | probe of former Kep. Thomas F. Jolinson, } The former aitorney e¢neral’s testimony came in Johnson's confict of interest trial here shortly after Johnson fied a moe tion wilh the cow? secning che disclosure of any evidence the government might have ‘hat Was garnered by wirtagoiag or vines Cleclromc devices. Kennedy was the majot wit- ress ior ihe zovernment yesler- day in Jshnsoa's retvict in U.S. _ District Court here. Ia the trial, now in its ssecnd weck, Johnson, who lorneriv represenioa Mary- land's Eastera Shore, is aceuscd of aceepling 217,550 for interced- Eng with the Justice Derartment - ~ Fee von behalf of J. Kenneth Paks, ay ‘savings anacloan opersiar thea, un tment for naail iraad., ee ee ey Go Vesiiies on cue ! Kennedy tosdticd about sever! ‘al meetings ne said he had as! attorney “Zeneral with Joinssal ‘and former Rep. Frank W.; ‘Boynia of Aichams over the Eo-! Min indictment, which the two} ‘eolgressmen “‘Wisned fo caver ‘poconsidered and dismissed.” Ite wirciansing — testimony ‘eame up in cunnmection wih 2! "aty.cuO Srewcacy mole Taceds Janus R. Bova. i Kennedy testa “hg poetics in ion and = Dey. vover ite etraant, ‘Dovlkda told fim that Edda could: owe neiniul to the Qustive Depart-) ‘seat in whe Treasury note mat- ter, Kennedy suid, though, tai: “To camt eton tcl you wlat he 4 io aw With bie - - | o Fu tas at dering | “as J OMWISON| nd Han. a ee oy ~ . _ . . . U ‘ le Tainsan's origina trial int ifag, it was iscilied that an Bd-s lin sovines iod jaan assoeiauion| t lwugit the nole ‘rom 4 Benia-{ mit iL Dranow. a forme? associ- > ate of tiofiz, A New Yor broker guevod the ncie was stolen and: sice tke. Eesla dirm, but settled | cut of court for 312.ctv. \ = ° X iff ° n oot Canpor mame NAY ROVERS Goya Tey Callcha tS aon Gare ber eee Apu, ke Sa er eT VV gu eood = uN re n i I ad * _ ™ we fy TON ere tie feet Nel g oe el cat a — —_ . Denies Anthorizizs Meirciap | Johnson, who was cross-cxamining Kennedy, asked| if Kearedy had authozized wire-| tapping ia the Jonnsen casc. Kennedy said ke had not, and also hed net in the Hoffa case. Fle also said in reply to a aues-, tion by Johnson tha: he hic uot given such authority to Walter | Sheridan, one of a tesc of law- yers investigating Hoffa. , | U.S. Atty. Stepanen Saclis aise scid he had been assured John-' son’s Enes were not tapped. He ‘asked for any evidence Johnson has for believing them to be,: torming « Johnsea's motion .a, “shoy in the dark.” ; 1 Jphrson reolied that he bad noi preaf, but thougat tuat St ridan nad been “very thorauga”? in his investigation of Zicfia, 3 In answer to Johnson's motion for di i 4 dssovery of any evidence’ oxtained by the government by| wiretapping, Judge R. Dorsey) Watkins told Sachs to contact; Sheridan snd find cut i. Johnson's lines were tapped. | Mention Adam Powell Adam Clayton Poweu’s a.me! also Wag injected ifie & fy yesterday as Johnson quizzed Wennedy shout a satemesi the senate: hed mace last gan. li about the Harlem Damocrst, Jennssn cid not disclose his recson for bringing the matter ‘up, but sopcrentiy he in.onds to -eontrast his cas¢ with that of ‘Bowell, whe has never been in- ‘dnod althouca he hes been ac- ‘eused of ine improper use of “pubuc money. _ Kennedy said in January that Re uacutht the ouster ox: Yowell was unfats bofgre a scce ul can dict coverlag congressmen is’ adopicd. ! Johnson asked him if be Aad} ‘uuken the same position when nc} was alloraey genoral. Kennedy | replied daat he rade the state-| mot as 4 ledisictar, Gui whe! he was caiiorney general he! wenld fuve prosecuted any: » member of Coadress found viol-| ating the law, , ; Gunsom inea asked if any oth- ye? eobsressmen tad boea prose. ested ior ascna for a rev.ow of fio Justice «Deparment case. Ssehs objected and the question Whe aver caswered, siinougn. “Td be glad ta: er eee premaccy, said: - gaswer it.” - ia encicctak e mchop I Sullivan ae Tevel Trotter Jele. Reom Holmes mondy During his direct testimgay,' Kennccy said Reps: voyain and; Jchnson told him Edlin’s indict) WR TF": ment was unfair and aise that. vee nie the indictraent would have an! wi - adverse effect on a “land devel-: openent nf some kind’? with. which Edlin was conrmeied. * | Tne former aiterncy zeneral: said he caked ie agsietcat ate! tarney fencral in enargze of the -criainal civision of the Justice’ Wepartmeat, Herbert J. Miller’ Js, to reviow the indictment- Adiler reported Uiat “this was a: proper indiciment” and ihe deci. sion was made to presceute,! Kennedy said. | Informed of this, the two con: | ede De een eS aressnien were “very dis. iurbed,*? "Kennedy tésufiec. 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