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FILES 3 MOTIONS
Andrews Seeking
Andrews Seeking
To Lift Probe Lid
To Lift Probe Lid
Continued from Page 1
Dean Andrews Jr. filed three motions today in Criminal
our stories under oath and
District Court aimed at prying open the lid of secrecy
drews charges he did not tell
the truth when questioned
subject to cross-examination
S
clamped on the Orleans Parish grand jury' S investigation into
about whether Clay Bertrand
and the laws of perjury of
the
was actually Clay Shaw.
the state of Louisiana.
t.
assassination Andrews, indicted of President by the jury John for F. perjury, Kennedy filed a motion
of
for oyer, a motion to inspect
"This would give an impar-
his testimony before the jury,
IN ANOTHER development
tial body of 12 men an oppor-
and a motion for an order per-
today, the district attorney's
office filed exceptions to a
tunity to decide once and for
mitting the disclosure of grand
petition by Shaw's attorneys
all what is fact and what is
jury testimony.
to make magazine writer
fiction," he said.
Each of the motions is a dif-
James Phelan a material wit-
Sciambra said that the dis-
ferent legal maneuver de-
ness in the case against
trict attorney's office will pay
signed to make public An-
Shaw.
for Phelan's transportation
drews' complete testimony be-
Phelan is author of an ar-
and lodging in New Orleans
fore the jury on March 16.
ticle which appeared in the
and added that "I stand by
Saturday Evening Post that
A SUSPENDED Jefferson
every statement I have ever
suggested that Perry Russo,
made concerning Mr. Phelan
Parish assistant district at-
the man who testified he
and his article.
torney, Andrews was indicted
heard Shaw. Ferrie and Os-
two weeks ago in an unpre-
wald plot to kill Kennedy,
cedented 11-foot-long charge
may have been under a post-
hypnotic suggestion when he
after an earlier indictment
was questioned,
was dismissed by the district
Assistant Dist. Attys. James
attorney's office.
Alcock, Andrew Sciambra
In his motions today, An-
and Richard Burnes filed a
drews argued that he is un-
written answer to the de-
able "to properly prepare his
fense's petition before Judge
defenses or to assist his coun-
Frank Shea. Judge Shea or-
sel."
dered a 10:30 a. m. hearing
Andrews told the Warren
Wednesday on the matter.
Commission in its investiga-
tion of the Kennedy death that
THE STATE argued that
he received a telephone call
there is no provision under
from a "Clay Bertrand" short-
Louisiana law to take testi-
ly after the assassination ask-
mony of a witness in advance
ing him to defend Lee Harvey
of a trial except in a pre-
Oswald, whom the commis-
liminary hearing, which has
sion says killed the President.
already been held, or in the
case of a witness who is im-
GARRISON HAS identified
prisoned.
Bertrand and Clay L. Shaw,
The assistant district attor-
retired managing director of
ney contended that the only
International Trade Mart, as
way testimony can be taken
the same man.
in advance of the trial is be-
Shaw has been accused by
fore the grand jury.
c
Garrison of conspiring with
They noted that Phelan has
(
Oswald and the late David
said he is willing to testify
a
W. Ferrie to kill Kennedy.
and the "state is equally in-
s
Shaw has denied the charge
terested in obtaining his
e
and also that he used the
sworn statement.'
t
name of Clay Bertrand as
7
an alias.
LATER THIS morning,
e
The indictment against Arl-
Sciambra issued a statement
16 (Turn to Page 17, Column 2)
asking Phelan to testify with
him.
In his article, Phelan said
tha. the first time Russo
talked with Sciambra, no
mention was made of the al-
leged meeting which Russo
attended in which he over-
heard the plot.
Sciambra has called the
article untrue.
In his statement, Sciambra
said that in law the only way
at the present time for Phe-
lan to testify under oath
"would be a joint appearance
by Mr. Phelan and myself
before the Orleans Parish
Grand Jury.
SCIAMBRA SAID Phelan
has stated over radio and
television broadcasts His will-
ingness to testify in New Or-
leans and added that "if Mr.
Phelan is sincere in his re-
quest, at this time I would
like to extend an invitation
to him to appear with me
voluntarily before the grand
jury where we can both tell
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