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BY ATTORNEY Dismissed Witness When Attorney Said He Could Not Answer Questions July former of the closed First National bank now federal employe under the bank's receiver. was dismissed witness before the one-man bank investigation grand jury here day when his attorney stipulated his testimony would limited. Circuit Judge Harry B. Keldan, sitting the Jone grand Juror. ordered the dismissal with the mark: not going to have any witness come into court and have his attorney tell what he will will not have never seen such spectacle my 30 years experience on the bench. Brown was the first federal ploye to agree to testify before the grand jury He came into court accompanied by Robert S. Marx counsel for Receiver Thomas Prosecutor Harry Toy. assistIng in the questioning. asked the witness he would answer all questions put to him. Marx interrupted to say that United States treasury department would permit Brown to testify any events that after March the date the government took over the closed national Toy protested vigorously. don't want Any hit and run he not going to question Brown unless he can answer all the questions