Doreen Rappaport, The Alger Hiss Trial,
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Doreen Rappaport, The Alger Hiss Trial,
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Defense Witnesses / 123 A. If they got there ahead of time or if he was behind schedule, they might drop in my room to chat. Sometimes I came into my office and found people waiting there for me or for Mr. Sayre. They had probably been told we would be coming back shortly. Q* Did Mr. Wadleigh ever visit your offices? A« I don't remember how many times he came or the particular dates. But he came several times to Mr. Say re's office and came to talk to me. Maybe he was bringing a telegram to get initialed by Mr. Sayre or wanted to discuss something with me. Q« Did you work with people from the Trade Agreements Division? A* Yes, frequently. Mr. Darlington worked in my office a number of times. Be the Jury Why did Hiss lend money to somone he hardly knew? Why would Hiss lend Chambers $400 when he didn't have enough money to buy himself a car? Why didn't Hiss tell Chambers and his family to go to a hotel for those few days instead of letting them stay at his house? Could someone have stolen papers from Hiss's desk?