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charges. In fact he said the name Whittaker Chambers meant nothing to him. He was shown photographs of Chambers. He said he did not know him. After a few more sessions, Hiss finally identified Chambers and said he knew him under another name.
The committee members were confused. They didn't know which man to believe. On December 15, 1948, both men testified before a grand jury. The grand jury believed Chambers. They believed that Alger Hiss lied. They indicted Hiss for perjury.
The defense will make a big deal about the fact that Chambers lied many times. And he did. But they won't say that he lied when he said that Hiss was a Communist because each time he testified he said that Hiss was a Communist.
What did Chambers leave out when he testified? He lied all three times when he said no one had spied. Chambers will explain why it took him a while to say that Hiss stole the documents.
This is a very poor summary of what we intend to prove. Take the evidence from the witness chair only and decide if it proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Whittaker Chambers is telling the truth.
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