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WARD:
Do you have any explanation, within the realm of
speculation, why, when the attorney for the defendand
knew that the State's witnesses would not testify,
the defendant would offer a bribe to anyone in the
District Attorney's office?
CHANDLER
In the realm of speculation it is possible that the
defendant is "unaware that the case is in this
situation.
WARD:
Then your whole hypothesis would be based on the lack
of communication or lack of knowledge of David Ferrie,
the defendant, in the action taken by his attorney
and the witnesses?
CHANDLER: My hypothesis on what?
WARD:
That there was money paid to a former employee of
the District Attorney' office.
CHANDLER: I don't recall that I said this was my hypothesis.
WARD:
Have you ever alleged or inferred in any manner that
a former employee of the District Attorney's office
received money to intercede in any case in which
David Ferrie was charged in the Criminal District
Court?
CHANDLER: I decline to answer.
WARD:
Are you saying that you decline to answer on the
grounds that it may tend to incriminate you?
CHANDLER: Yes and I have no benefit of counsel.
WARD:
Do you realize that you, by your refusal to answer,
are saying that you possibly have committed an act
which may be a crime and in violation of the laws of
the State of Louisiana?
CHANDLER: I don't realize that at all. I am ignorant in the
nature of -the law and I have no counsel and I decline
to answer on the grounds that it may tend to incrim-
inate me.
TESTIMONY WAS CONCLUDED.
SUPPLEMENTAL:
CHANDLER: Is that all?
WARD:
Well, you have now executed and comploted the Grand
Jury subpoena. Why would you ever think that any-
body would pay money to any member of the District
Attorney's office -- to Gervais -- to dispose of a
case which could not be tried?
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