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ugust Lt August, 29076 Judgets .esignation was the fact that his wife was quite unhappy | , Various Us S. Judicial Districts make these inquiries. URIGH recalled ome ~3. case when inquiries had been made and that involved a case where gomeone _ bad written in opposing parole, The case had no relation whatever to this were solicited, He advised that this letter was written by - a: Judge T, WEBER WILSON. b? } L VS WFO ~ #56261 URIGH stated that Judge T, WEBER WILSON had, for over #-year,2 8) e prior to his resignation fron the Board, discussed resignings. He stateder that in fact WILSON had mace a trip to various prisons on the West - Ge ae and had said good-bye to the officials in those prisms in September, 1946, | - and that subsequently in December, 196, he had made a trip dew the South <<# Atlantic Sea Coast to the prisons at Atlanta, Georgia, Tallahassee, Mlorida re ee, ee antintnle amd Montganery, Alabama, during which he informed all of those officials that he was leaving. However, URICH stated, that before he vould leave yo. there had been resignations from the Board and new sry0intments mede and he —. gs felt morally bound to remain with the Board w+tt it could be functioning 4” iwhe vp smoothly and thet, therefore, he haa -“ayed on until his resignation dn 2) HE URICH stated +a he understood the principal motivating: ae in Washington. © pointed out that Judge WILSON is 53 years of age, has been ver with the ard since 1935, and that he was at one time a Member of Congress - ae pr- @ Federal Judge in the Virgin Islands, URICH stated that the Board normally does not make any inquiries. |. regarding persons who write to the Board sponsoring the parole of prison’. inmates. He stated that there is no requirement that a prisoner arrange tue te for people to write in and that since this ia a voluntary act on the part ree of persons communicating with the Board these letters are made available for “2if%* the file for the Board for such value as they may have in considering parole, 9. %4 He said that it is infrequent that persms write in opposing parole and — that most of the letters are in favor of parole and are probably arranged far by contacts on the part of the inmate or his family. He stated that very _ infrequently, in unusual circumstances, inquiries are made regarding persons _ writing in and that it is mcessary to have the Probation Officers in the .° investigation, ; UPICH Was again asked regarding the preparation of the letter to Judge BRIGHT in whichhis comments regarding the possible par of DI ANDREA a: interviewed and advised that she recalls the preparation o. e letter in question and that it is her recollection that an attorney by the name of STERN from Fargo, North Dakota, was in the office of Judge WILSON, together with Judge FREB.ROGERS, when she was called in md was instructed to write a letter to Judge. BRIGHT asking him for his comments 7 re regarding D'ANDREA'S parole, She states that Judge WILSON handed her DIANDRRATS Ey z