NEW ORLEANS ITE

80th Year-199   Monday, January 28, 1957   Price 5 Cents

FORECAST: Partly cloudy.

Mayor, Corinne Testify

First In Wiretap Case

      ,Heard Record,

Witness Says

Mayor (Chep) Morrison, his wife, and two political supporters were the witnesses today as the government's wiretapping case ^began.   "

Three men are charged with placing a tap on the mayor's telephone and then disseminating the information on records to others.

The three are:

t SIDNEY J. MASSICOT, operator of the United Detective Agency.   .

ROBERT RAYMOND KIRETTE, an agency MN' ploye.

t JAMES F. DONNELLY, former telephone company employe.

trial began in Federal Judge J. First order el business as the

Skelly Wright's courtroom was'   Aa.-Texas

selection of a jury.

To the surprise of many, this'

I MAYOR MORRISON then

• •   i   aps

took only 45 minutes.

r! took the witness stand.

, or said that he received tips Missin

1   On direct testimony, the may-

1 that a tap had been placed on his phone film persons asso-

ciated with him in his unsuc• HOUSTON (UP)—P