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fo. . . -=tral Burean of Fnuestigati * . ( Inited “2 tes Repartment oA ice | Washingtan, D. ¢. July 5, 1940 aa ae ee + . . . A ; With reference to the letter written on the stattonery roo -of the Brooklyn Hagle addressed to Walter)Winchell under date ~ ; of July 2 regarding the atatement of Father Edmund FJ Brophy »* ' to the effect that Hrs, Titus of the jury which tried the - Christian Front case was his coustn, I destre to advise that | thts information has been recetued from other sources, . , ee A SE ecient be i Cid ‘s - ahs” 7 On July Ist Spectal Agent recetved a a hy‘! telephone call from ana when he called... 7 At at the Mew York office on July 2nd, he informed the Agent _ r ° a ‘ that he had personally attended a meeting at Prospect Hall Oe pion Friday night, June 20th, which was presided over by an j tndividual whom Father Birkhead referred to as Young}{Scanlan, ro . ‘The speakers were John F. Cassidy and Father Edward {[Brophy, , Pastor of the Church of the Precious Blood, Astoria, Long x Island. In the course of his tdggepather Brophy made the ' followtng atatement ae near as can recall: tao Bafta Pandemonium broke loose tn the Hall followtng this statement. It is also significant to note thot —— reported that he bought coptes of Socte ustsce . -. curing the course of the trial and would engage in conversation ie with the vendors. Whénever he would state that tt looked bad . for the defendants, the vendors would alway , that everything was all right. CDN es ECOKDED & INDEXE — = repps a. his letter of (Sudy' 2," 1940, °° 12" ae. reports that ts a very active ant{-Coughlin aie “prusader and is lecated in sansas City, Mis out toner ‘Brophy spoke on March 1, 1940, at Prospect Haji. tn. ena Pave ls -¢. rears were! 1 . ae "there tg one matter connected vith the Jury tin ‘\ « thts case that hasn't been disclosed up to thts monent, but DN Od think it ts safe to tell you now.~ I refer to irs. Helen oN Eftus, forenan of the Jury. You miy be interested to know ee ' Vthat she ts my first cousin.” | rere wet . yoo, Leenks gee Pe ee s of thelParents Defense Fund, which was attended -by—te ! vr ee ae 2 eS ve. RY 2 : eget tn oo -- fo te P aie cmt of or ‘— yaw! ; pt ig Os ‘ AAS SEALS, 4, AST