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140 / THE ALGER HISS TRIAL
Witness: Edith Murray
Direct Examination by the Prosecution
Murray was a housekeeper for the Chamberses. She knew them under the alias Cantwell. Chambers had told her he was a traveling salesman. She worked from 9:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. six days a week.
Q. Did the Chamberses have any visitors? A. Only two I know of. A lady, called Miss Priscilla, who said she lived in Washington. She stayed overnight when Mrs. Cantwell went to New York to see the doctor. I asked her if she had any children and she said she had one little boy. The lady also came another night with her husband when I was in the kitchen finishing up my work. I greeted them at the door.
Murray identified the two visitors as the Hisses.
The defense objected to Murray's testimony. The opposite side must be given a list of witnesses well in advance of the trial. The defense said that her last-minute appearance didn't give him enough time to check out her story. The judge overruled the objection.
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