COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman

ESTES KEFAUVER, Tennessee
OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina
THOMAS C. HENNINGS, JR., Missouri
JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas
PRICE DANIEL, Texas

JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY, Wyoming
MATTHEW M. NEELY, West Virginia

ALEXANDER WILEY, Wisconsin
WILLIAM LANGER, North Dakota
WILLIAM E. JENNER, Indiana
ARTHUR V. WATKINS, Utah

EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN, Illinois.
HERMAN WELKER, Idaho

JOHN MARSHALL BUTLER, Maryland

SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.

ESTES KEFAUVER, Tennessee, Chairman

THOMAS C. HENNINGS, JR., Missouri
PRICE DANIEL, Texas

WILLIAM LANGER, North Dakota
ALEXANDER WILEY, Wisconsin

JAMES H. BOBO, General Counsel
PETER N. CHUMBRIS, Associate Counsel
ERNEST A. MITLER, Special Counsel

II

CONTENTS

Statement of—

Page

Brown, Mrs. Florence, executive director, Louise Wise Services, New
York, N. Y...

128

99

Eliot, Dr. Martha, Chief, Children's Bureau, United States Depart-
ment of Health, Education, and Welfare...

Gutknecht, Judge John, States attorney, Cook County, Chicago, Ill

O'Grady, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John, secretary, National Catholic Charities,

Washington, D. C. -

Pennypacker, Miss Kathryn, Chief, Bureau of Social Services, Depart-

ment of Public Welfare, Wilmington, Del.--

Quinn, Daniel P., executive assistant to the director, Catholic Com-

mittee for Refugees, Washington, D. C..........

81

56

132

70

Terner, Edward, chairman of adoptions, New Jersey Welfare Council,

West Orange, N. J...

133

Theban, John G., member, board of directors, Child Welfare League

of America, New York, N. Y..

133

Townsend, Elizabeth S., executive director, Delaware State Children's

Bureau, Wilmington, Del...

130

Wiley, Hon. Alexander, United States Senator from Wisconsin

Testimony of-

Benedict, Constance, Chicago, Ill.

"Miss Green".

Ashback, Sol H., attorney at law, Chicago, Ill.

Green, Harry W., independent investigator.

124

7

77

74

"Miss Louise Herbert".

31

Jones, Capt. Estil B., Kentucky State Police-

121

King, Clark F., assistant corporation counsel in charge of law enforce-

ment, District of Columbia.

110

Marcus, Gale, attorney at law, Chicago, Ill., accompanied by counsel

Myron Ehrlich

40, 90, 126

Mitler, Ernest A., special counsel, United States Senate Subcommittee

To Investigate Juvenile Delinquency.

8

Morss, Miss A. Patricia, welfare consultant, District of Columbia..

Shea, Gerard M. director, District of Columbia Department of Public

Welfare

Watson, J. Thomas, justice of the peace, Lakeland, Fla. -

White, Weldon, assistant corporation counsel, District of Columbia__

"Miss Wilson"

1. Senate Resolution 173, 84th Congress, 2d session__

2. Resolution authorizing Senator William Langer and other members of

the subcommittee to hold hearings May 15 and 16, 1956.

3. Senate bill 3021, 84th Congress, 2d session_.

4. Senate bill 1123, 84th Congress, 1st session_..

5. Senate bill 2281, 84th Congress, 1st session_.

6. Letter dated May 2, 1956, addressed to Ernest A. Mitler from Louis

Most..

7. Record of William V. Manella.

8. The two sides of William V. Manella.

9. Letter dated May 14, 1956, addressed to Ernest A. Mitler from William

W. Kipp, Sr., United States marshal, northern district of Illinois_--

10. Map indicating States where there are no criminal laws against baby

selling

11. Two checks in the amount of $215 each signed by Jay Colletta....

12. Affidavit signed by Dr. Wayne O. Montgomery of Lakeland, Fla-----

13. Report of the Cook County, Ill., State's Attorney's Commission on

Adoption concerned with laws related to the placement and adoption

of children.