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887 THE ALGER HISS TRIAL
The Defense's Strategy
In trying to cast reasonable doubt on the case against Hiss, the defense will present witnesses to
• cast doubt on damaging testimony given by prosecution witnesses;
• show that Hiss's character made him unlikely to be a spy;
• show that Hiss did not have the means (typewriter) to copy the documents at the time they were typed;
• show that Chambers lied about the meetings and trips with Hiss;
• show Chambers s motive for this frame-up;
• prove that Chambers did not see Hiss after 1937.
In addition the defense will offer other theories and evidence to explain how the documents might have been stolen.
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