Senator James Sullivan identified Thomas Rabbitt as a member of the Communist Party.
Kathryn Fogg, K-a-t-h-r-y-n, identified Thomas Rabbitt as a member of the Communist Party, and described fraction meetings which he attended with her.
Jess Fletcher, who was a well-known member of the Communist Party in Seattle, identified Thomas Rabbitt as a member of the Communist Party and stated that he had sat in many Communist Party meetings with him and that he had attended, that Rabbitt had attended, Communist Party meetings in his home; that is, in Fletcher’s home.
Nat Honig identified Thomas Rabbitt as a member of the Communist Party.
Harriett Riley identified Thomas Rabbitt as a member of the Communist Party.
H. C. Armstrong identified Rabbitt as a member of the Communist Party.
Now, you knew at the time of those hearings that Thomas Rabbitt during those hearings had been identified as a Communist Party member by numerous individuals; didn’t you?
Mr. O’Connell. I knew that at those hearings those people whom you have named had said that he was a member of the Communist Party.
Mr. Tavenner. When I asked you that question, you told us that you had never heard that Thomas Rabbitt was a member of the Communist Party?
Mr. O’Connell. No; I don’t think I said I ever heard. You asked if I knew that he was a member of the Communist Party, and I said no, I didn’t know.