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FD-350 (Rev. 12-5-1-)
(Mount Clipping in Space Below)
News Leaks
Questioned
In Irish, Case
Attorney James Harrington,
312/f2
representing one of four defendants
BEN
in the Jan. 21 case, accused the
By MARGARET HAMMERSLEY
government of repeatedly trying to
U.S. Magistrate Edmund A
link Irish nationals arrested in the
Maxwell repeatedly questioned thi
UnitedStatestotheLordMountbat-
U.S. attormey's office Monday about
. ten assassination.
allegedly “confidential" govern
Trial bas been held in the
ment information that has appeared
AMountbatten case and the man con-
in The Buffalo News but has not
victedof theremote-controlbomb
beenmadeavailabletodefense
jing is serving a sentence, Mr. Har.
lawyers in two border-crossing
Fington said, but in two separat-
bcases.
incidents,one in Philadelphia and
The magistrate asked three dif-
another involving a Feb. 6 border.
ferent times how the government
crossing here, federal authorities
pan deny release of data sought by:
have been pictured as capturing a
lawyers when alleged facts about.
suspect in the Mountbatten slaying.
their clients are volunteered
9
iit seems to me they like to
reach the paper through leaks.
throw his name around whenever
"I cannot comment on that,""
they can,' Mr. Harrington said.
said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack
Mr. Penca turned cown a de
Penca..
fense request.for immigration
Mr.Penca noted that the district
·statisticsindicating felony prosecu-
director of the U.s. Immigration
.tions of persons heid in illegal entr
and NaturalizationService had
attempts.
stated that release of classiffed gov-:
!The burden is on defense lawf
Jernment information in any fashion
yers, Mr. Penca said, if they think
is against the law.
they can show that other aliens who
The News reported in a copyf.
attempt illegal entry with faise
right story Sunday that two Belfast
: papers have not been prosecuted. :
men arrested while trying to enter
Defense attorney Edgar C. Ne
the United States were listed id
Moyer, who served as an acting
:classified government documents as
U.S. attorney in the late 1960s, con-
under investigation in the.1979
! tended that he knows from personal
assassination of Britain's Lord
knowledge that the government
Mountbatten.
does not go after all who try.to
One of them, Desmond Eilis, 29,
cross illegally.:.
was transferred Monday from the
Mr. Penca retorted that he could
ErieCountyCorrectionalFacility in
not say what the practice of the de
Aldento afederal prison outside
partment had been when Mr. Ne
New York City.
Mover headed it "30 years ago."
The other, Edward Howell, 34,
awaits deportation to Ireland from
Hamilton, Ont., where he has been
in a detention center since hewas
expelled from the United States last
week
BLL
(Mount Clipping in Space Below)
News Leaks
Questioned
In Irish, Case
Attorney James Harrington,
312/f2
representing one of four defendants
BEN
in the Jan. 21 case, accused the
By MARGARET HAMMERSLEY
government of repeatedly trying to
U.S. Magistrate Edmund A
link Irish nationals arrested in the
Maxwell repeatedly questioned thi
UnitedStatestotheLordMountbat-
U.S. attormey's office Monday about
. ten assassination.
allegedly “confidential" govern
Trial bas been held in the
ment information that has appeared
AMountbatten case and the man con-
in The Buffalo News but has not
victedof theremote-controlbomb
beenmadeavailabletodefense
jing is serving a sentence, Mr. Har.
lawyers in two border-crossing
Fington said, but in two separat-
bcases.
incidents,one in Philadelphia and
The magistrate asked three dif-
another involving a Feb. 6 border.
ferent times how the government
crossing here, federal authorities
pan deny release of data sought by:
have been pictured as capturing a
lawyers when alleged facts about.
suspect in the Mountbatten slaying.
their clients are volunteered
9
iit seems to me they like to
reach the paper through leaks.
throw his name around whenever
"I cannot comment on that,""
they can,' Mr. Harrington said.
said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack
Mr. Penca turned cown a de
Penca..
fense request.for immigration
Mr.Penca noted that the district
·statisticsindicating felony prosecu-
director of the U.s. Immigration
.tions of persons heid in illegal entr
and NaturalizationService had
attempts.
stated that release of classiffed gov-:
!The burden is on defense lawf
Jernment information in any fashion
yers, Mr. Penca said, if they think
is against the law.
they can show that other aliens who
The News reported in a copyf.
attempt illegal entry with faise
right story Sunday that two Belfast
: papers have not been prosecuted. :
men arrested while trying to enter
Defense attorney Edgar C. Ne
the United States were listed id
Moyer, who served as an acting
:classified government documents as
U.S. attorney in the late 1960s, con-
under investigation in the.1979
! tended that he knows from personal
assassination of Britain's Lord
knowledge that the government
Mountbatten.
does not go after all who try.to
One of them, Desmond Eilis, 29,
cross illegally.:.
was transferred Monday from the
Mr. Penca retorted that he could
ErieCountyCorrectionalFacility in
not say what the practice of the de
Aldento afederal prison outside
partment had been when Mr. Ne
New York City.
Mover headed it "30 years ago."
The other, Edward Howell, 34,
awaits deportation to Ireland from
Hamilton, Ont., where he has been
in a detention center since hewas
expelled from the United States last
week
BLL