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It needs to be borne in mind however, these horrors occurred in the pre - Miranda warning era ...
Mr. Cohn. Mr Varley, as a matter of fact. To put it frankly here, you are not very careful about telling the truth, are you?
Mr.Varley. I think I do tell the truth.
Mr. Cohn. Well, now, you were before a grand jury, and I asked you, before the grand jury,
whether or not you had ever been arrested or convicted, and you denied it at first and then
admitted it later; isnât that a fact?
Mr.Varley. I donât know whatâ[consulting with counsel].
Would you mind repeating the question, please.
Mr. Cohn. Read the question, please.
[Whereupon, the last question was read by the reporter.]
Mr. Varley. I never admitted that I was arrested.
Mr. Cohn. You never admitted that you were arrested?
Mr. Varley. No.
Mr.Cohn. You still donât think you were arrested?
Mr. Varley. Thatâs right.
Mr. Cohn. I see. You got some good legal opinions about that; is that right?
The CHAIRMAN. Is it your testimony that you have never been arrested?
Mr. Varley. Thatâs right, sir.
Mr. Cohn. What do you think, the records of the New York Police Department are forged?
Mr. Varley. Well, I asked my lawyer to consult the records and also tried to recollect the matter, and all my recollection was that I was summoned before the court of magistrates.
Mr. Cohn. Isnât it a factâI regret the necessity of going into this againâbut isnât it a fact that you were found by members of the New York City Police Department in the menâs room and 50-something Street and Lexington Avenue on December 29, 1941, arrested on a morals charge, and that you plead guilty and paid the fines, or you were given an alternative of a fine or jail sentence and you paid the fines, not only for yourself but for the other man who was taken in along with you, name Leonardo Boronek? Isnât that a fact?
Mr. Varley. Would you give me the question?
[Whereupon, the last question was read by the reporter.]
Mr. Cohn. Before you get to that, would you please add this, Mr. Stenographer: the names of the policemen were Valetine Piccitrilli and William Vogel. Now, would you answer that question?
Mr. Varley. This is not a fact.
Mr. Cohn. Tell me where it isnât a fact.
Mr. Varley. I was never arrested, and I was never convicted on a morals charge.
Mr. Cohn. Tell us what happened.
The CHAIRMAN. Were you picked up by the policemen?
Mr. Varley. The policemen did talk to me, but I was not arrested.
The Chairman. Did they take you along with them?
Mr. Varley. The policemen told me thatâ
The Chairman. Did they take you along with them?
Mr. Varley. No, they didnât. The policemen told me, as I recollect it, that after we had very brief discussion, âLet the magistrateâs court figure that out,â words to that effect.
The Chairman. Did they take you down to the magistrate?
Mr. Varley. We went to the magistrateâs court, all together.
The Chairman. The policemen picked you up, they took you down to the magistrate; is that right?
Mr. Varley. He didnât pick me up. He said that âWell, let all of us go to the magistrate court.â
The Chairman. All right. When I say âpicked you up,â what do you understand that I mean? You said he didnât pick you up. What do you think it means to get picked up?
Mr. Varley. That the counsel says, to be arrested.
The Chairman. And the policeman came in and took you to the magistrate; is that right?
Mr. Varley. He said, âLetâs go to the magistrate.â He didnât say, âYou are arrested.â I didnât resistâ
The Chairman. Did he take you down in a police car? Did they take you down in a police car?
Mr. Varley. I think it was an ordinary automobile.
The Chairman. They took you down in their car, did they?
Mr. Varley. We went in their car.
The Chairman. All right. They took you to the magistrate?
Mr. Varley. We went down to the magistrateâs court.
The Chairman. They took you in their car to the magistrate, is that correct?
Mr. Varley. May I say how I remember what happened?
The Chairman. No, you answer my questions. I may say that if the policemanâs testimony is correct, you perjured yourself about three times now. You can keep on if you want to, or you can tell us the truth. I will repeat the question: Did they take you in their car to the magistrate? Either yes or no?
Mr. Varley. Yes.
The Chairman. They did, all right. Did they file charges against you?
Mr. Varley. Yes, there was a summons by a policeman.
The Chairman. All right. And were you found guilty?
Mr. Varley. I pleaded guilty.
The Chairman. You pleaded guilty?
Mr. Varley. Yes.
The Chaiman. You paid a fine?
Mr. Varley. I paid a fine.
The Chairman. And did you pay the other manâs fine, too?
Mr. Varley. I did.
The Chairman. You say you were never arrested?
Mr. Varley. Yes, sir.
The Chairman. Mr. Cohn, I want this transmitted to the U.S. attorney, a clear case of perjury.