COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.
UNITED STATES SENATE
EIGHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS
A BILL TO PROHIBIT WIRETAPPING BY PERSONS OTHER
THAN DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
ENGAGED IN THE INVESTIGATION OR PREVENTION OF
SPECIFIED CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
A BILL TO PROHIBIT WIRETAPPING BY PERSONS OTHER
THAN DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
ENGAGED IN THE INVESTIGATION OR PREVENTION OF
SPECIFIED CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
MARCH 29, APRIL 4, 5, 6, AND MAY 10, 17, AND 24, 1962
Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Statement of—
Hon. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United_States,
accompanied by Herbert J. Miller, Assistant Attorney General,
Criminal Division, Department of Justice----
Paul S. Berger, president, Washington chapter, American Jewish
Congress
Francis Biddle, former Attorney General of the United States--
Andrew J. Biemiller, director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO.-
Brendon Byrne, district attorney, Essex County, N.J..
James Carey, president, International Union of Electrical, Radio &
Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, as presented by Edmond F. Rovner--
John T. Casey, president, New York State District Attorneys Asso-
ciation and district attorney of Rensselaer County, N.Y--
David Clurman, special assistant attorney general, New York__
James H. DeWeese, president, National District Attorneys Associa-
tion, Miami, Ohio..
John D. Fauntleroy, attorney at law, representing American Vet-
erans Committee_
Edwin L. Gasperini, chairman, Committee on Federal Legislation,
Association of the Bar of the City of New York..
Frank S. Hogan, district attorney, New York County.
Alan Hunt, Religious Society of Friends..
Richard Kuh, secretary, New York State District Attorneys Asso-
ciation
Frank H. Newell III, State's attorney of Baltimore County, Md...
Judge Ferdinand Pecora, attorney at law, New York, N.Y..
Orlan L. Prestegard, Readstown, Wis--
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., attorney at law, representing Americans for
Democratic Action_..
Leonard E. Reisman, deputy commissioner of police, New York City
Police Department__
Edward S. Silver, Kings County, N. Y., district attorney..
Lawrence Speiser, director, Washington office, American Civil Liber-
ties Union.__
Quinn Tamm, director, Field Service Division, International Associ-
ation of Chiefs of Police_.
John C. Cheasty, representing the Society of Professional Investi-
gators---
Ralph G. Murdy, managing director, Baltimore, Md., Criminal
Justice Commission_..
O. W. Wilson, superintendent, Chicago Police Department_
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom___
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The following exhibits were submitted for the record by Mr. Zagri, legisla-
tive counsel, International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
Exhibit A: Indictment, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ala-
bama, southern division, No. 15080, U.S.A. v. Local 612, Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers
of America.
Exhibit B: “Hobbs Act Cases Applied to Trade Union Representa-
tives".
Exhibit C: "Wiretapping Is an Invasion of the Rights Secured by the
Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States".
Telegram dated May 10, 1962 addressed to Hon. James O. Eastland from
J. Joseph Nugent, attorney general, State of Rhode Island..
Indictment, court of general sessions, county of New York, No. 180–1/2–
1960, The People of the State of New York v. Joseph Russo et al., Defend-
ants, as submitted by Frank S. Hogan
"Is the Public Getting 'Due Process'?" Address of Edward S. Silver,
Brooklyn, N.Y., district attorney, Kings County, before American Bar
Association, St. Louis, Mo., August 9, 1961___
Letter dated May 7, 1962, addressed to Hon. James O. Eastland from
Walter Gellhorn, Betts professor of law, Columbia University, N.Y..........
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Federal
Legislation-Report on wiretap control bill proposed by the Department
of Justice
Report on S. 2813 as prepared by the Bill of Rights Committee of the Bar
of the City of New York_ .
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