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110 / THE ALGER HISS TRIAL
Witness: Thomas Fansler
Direct Examination by the Defense
Fansler was Priscilla Hiss's brother. He explained that he visited the Hisses in Chester-town from Friday, August 6, until late Monday morning, August 9, when they drove him to Wilmington, Delaware, to get a train to New York. He didn't remember the exact time the train left but he said it was considerably after breakfast.
His other testimony disputed Mrs. Cham-bers's claim that in 1936 the two couples had spent New Year's Eve together.
Q. What did you do Christmas 1936? A* We spent Christmas Eve and part of Christmas Day with Alger and Priscilla and Timmy at our Manhattan apartment. On the afternoon of Christmas Day both families drove to Chappaqua, New York, to see friends. My family went back to New York on December 27. The Hisses stayed on. Priscilla stayed later than Alger because Timmy had chicken pox. Q. Do you personally know where Mrs. Hiss was on New Year's Eve? A. No.
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