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rs a £ After the big Sght ends in Chicago tonight oe on ex-convict, ] iston, could ovie-Washingion Merry-Go-Round—_ ‘Liston’ s. By Drew ‘Pearson of the chal-- “Pearson ienger. > Much of it was spelled out iwhen Sen. Estes Kefauver, ‘the Tennessee investigator, ‘probed underworld control of boxing. . you get?” asked Kefauver. i. “You didn’t go to school at ali?’ ‘2T-year-old boxer, “too many kids.” - “How many kids there?” . orethat’s right.” “How - much education did “Tf didn’t get any.” “No sir,” replied the hulking were “Well, my father had 25." “Twenty five children! Te about your early back- ound,” Kefauver continned. Were you born on a farm?” “Yés sir, I was.” ‘Did you have to work to apport these other 24 chil- “What did you do?” “Pick cotton.” Testimony then developed Peace, ay , Malone oy osen Prrosen- _— Tavel Trotter Tele Room — Holmes Gandy / ee Life F ull lof Wi Wild Punches. ather, for reasons not de- eloped. “What did you do when you got to St Louis?” Kefauver ked. “Well, my mother put me in chool, ‘and then after I got tarted going to school, other ids seen me coming out of— was such a large boy—other ds would see me coming out f such small kids’ room. So hey would make fun of me start Jaughing and I ookey,” ‘ continued Liston, ‘and from hookey I led to an- “What school did you wind p in?” "ewell, the house of deten- jon.” “How old were you then?” “I was about 14. “How long did you there?" back for the same things.” “You did what?” asked efauver. “I went back to the same er house this tim: Was arrested sometimes there, I don’t carry a pencil around picked up.” stay/ All in all, Liston was picked Referring to this, Kefauver asked him: “Do > you know Frank Paler- mo?’ When the answer was af. firmative, Kefauver continued: o you think that people like this ought to remain in the sport of boxing?” . - “Well, I wouldn't pass judg. ment on no one,” was the re- ply, “I haven’t been Perfect myself.” “Do you recall that you were arrested in St. Louls on cerning your relations with Mr. Sarkis?" (A labor leader for whom Liston served as 2 goon.) “I don’t recall the date. I to see how many times I was “I may have said anything, | because they ‘just kept grab-| bing me, picking me up and holding me overnight, If no-: body come thing and wound uP, in a big-| squawk to NCiM Ein DATE HERE < Sune sesrleD SAB Bee Emles |G os B - LO%s. RERBaE Ww ocr A 1962 Da je ‘a The Washington Post ona Times Herald The Washington Daily News — The Evening Star New York Herald Tribune __ New York Journal-American — New York Mirror New York Daily News WWW New York Fost The New York Times The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Joumal The National Observer Date SEPZ5 sem SOREAINED AOE