Andrews Charges Garrison with Perjury Attorney Dean Andrews Jr., Tainly Do

AFFIDAVITS FILED BY SHAW CASE FIGURE Andrews Charges Garrison with Perjury Attorney Dean Andrews Jr., tainly do. leged perjury revolves around a key figure in the conspiracy Andrews: Did time it had become apparent to trial of Clay L. Shaw, today you make any this exchange where Andrews reply? most of the staff in this area filed an affidavit in Criminal cross-examined Garrison who that it was. District Court charging District Garrison: I'm quite sure I was on the stand. IN HIS affidavit, Andrews al- Atty. Jim Garrison with two said, 'positively not' because Andrews: Did you at any time leges Garrison perjured him- counts of perjury. nothing was further from my prior to my entering the Grand self because one of his assistant Andrews charged that Garri- mind at the time. Jury room, March 16, 1967, con- DAs, Richard Burnes, testified son committed perjury while on Andrews alleges in his affi- ve or give the impression to that Garrison expressed an the stand during the perjury davit that Garrison had in any of your assistants that I opinion on Andrews' truthful- trial of Andrews in August, mind prosecuting Andrews all was lying in my testimony be- ness on either March 15 or 1967. Andrews was convicted on the time and perjured himself three counts of perjuring him- fore the Warren Commission? March 16, 1967. by indicating otherwise. Garrison: No. That would not Burnes also testified that sub- self before the Orleans Parish TILE SECOND count of al- Grand Jury and was sentenced be necessary. I think by that sequent to March 15 or 16 that to 18 months in jail on each count. Andrews is out on bond while his case is being appealed. In a highly unusual action, Andrews appeared in the court of Judge Thomas M. Brahney STATES-ITEM Jr. today "in proper person," a legal technicality which per- Garrison expressed the view mitted him to levy charges that Andrews had made "in- against the district attorney. consistent statements." The affidavit says Garrison THE CASE was assigned to should not be able to pass on Judge Brahney who will set a the merit of Andrew's perjury date for a hearing. cases because the DA is per- In his affidavit, Andrews ask- sonally involved in the case... ed that Garrison be forced to recuse himself so that he can- not dismiss the charges against Andrews. Andrews captured interna- tional attention when he claimed that after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a man he knew as Clay Bertrand called him and asked him to defend Lee Harvey Oswald, ac- cused slayer of the president. GARRISON claimed t h a t Shaw was in fact Bertrand, but a 12-man jury March 1 acquit- ed Shaw of conspiracy charges levied by the DA. In Shaw's trial, Andrews testified that he lied about Bert- call me asking you whether or rand and everything that he not you were going to put the told the Warren Commission, hat on me because I had heard hundreds of pages of testimony, a rumble on the vine that I'd was made up. get the hat put on me. In his affidavit today, An- Garrison: Yes. I recall that drews said Garrison lied on the phrase. stand while being cross-exam- JUDGE FRANK SHEA, who ined by Andrews. presided at the perjury trial, asked the hip-talking Andrews ANDREWS claims that Garri- to explain more clearly what son committed perjury during be meant. this exchange by the two: Andrews: "That I was to be Andrews Do you re- indicted for perjury but the way I told it is the way I said it." Garrison: Yes Yes. I cer