Mary Knowles v. United States

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This is a contempt of Congress case, under 2 U.S.C.A. § 192. Tried by the District Court, a jury having been waived, appellant was found guilty on 52 counts of an indictment charging her with refusal to answer certain questions put' to her by a Senate Subcommittee. 1 She has appealed from the judgment of conviction. 2 In this court, the Government has abandoned some of the counts of the indictment. It now claims that appellant was properly convicted under Count 1 of failing to answer the question “Did you, or do you, know Herbert Phil-brick?” at a hearing held on…