Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
'REPR|MANDED BY KNOX
Charged With Blocking Diet
rich Indictment.
SENSATIONAL FACTS
NEBRASKA SENATOR CALLS ON
THE PRESIDENT AGAIN TODAY.
New Phase Of the Situation, Where
Justice Seems to Have Had Her
Eyes Wide Open.
SENSATIONAL FACTS

| The rather sensational fact has developed
| that Attorney General Knox last June Sc
verely reprimanded District Attorney Sum-
mers of Nebraska for interfering to pre-
vent the grand jury at Omaha indictiag
| United States Senator Dietrich at that
| time. The fact was learned today by a
| representative Of The Star that at the
| hearing given yesterday to Senator Diet
rich. Senator Hanna and Editor Rosewater.
| by Attorney General Knox. the correspond
| ence between District Attorney Summers
| and Attorney General Knox was read. This
| correspondence showed plainly that Mr..
| Summers, who is now accused by Sena-
| tor Dietrich of using his official position
| to bring about the indictment and humilia-
| ton Of the senator. actually prevented the
| grand jury making indictment at that
| time interfering to such an extent that he
Upon this fact being brought to the at
tention of Attorney General Knox today
| he permitted copy Of the correspondence
| to be taken. This correspondence, which
is herewith presented, puts new light
upon the attitude of District Attorney
Summers and apparently acquits him of
| using his office for the persecution of a
man who opposed his reappointment:
Letter to Knox.
"OMAHA, Neb.. June %, 1908.
''The Attorney General, Washington, D. c.:
Sir: l have the honor to transmit to you
herewith the testimony given before the
United States grand jury on June 6. 1903
by Leopold Hahn. Mr.. Hahn is citizen
of Hastings, Adams county, Neb. He was
called before the grand jury at the request
of members on account of well defined
rumors in circulation and charges based
thereon as to the violation of section 1871.
Revised Statutes of the United States, by
Jacob Fisher, who is now postmaster in
the city of Hastings.
1.-The testimony, you will see, reflects not
only upon Jacob Fisher, the postmaster,
but as we'll upon United States Senator
Charles H. Dietrich Of Nebraska.
1.-The grand jurors insisted upon making
a thorough and searching investigation
This investigation was discontinued at my
request because of the fact that the con-
duct of United States senator was In
volved in the question they desired to In
vestigate. At the same time l stated TO
the grand Jury that the investigation Will
be made by another grand jury II ~ De
disclosed subsequently that the ends OF
justice demand 1t. For the purpose or
prevailing upon the grand jurors to dis
continue the investigation I stated to them
1 would submit the information to the
Department Of Justice and ask for direc-
ton in the premises. With the assistance
of the foreman Of the grand jury. one OF
the prominent and influential citizens OF
the state, l was able to prevail upon the
grand jurors to comply with my request
I'm this connection permit me to say there
are appointments in this state other than
the one at Hastings named in the testimony
submitted herewith, about which the grand
jury manifested a disposition to inquire
No witnesses were examined as to them,
however for the same reason given above.
IT hold myself in readiness to follow any
direction you may give me.
Permit me to say the testimony here
with submitted would have been placed be-
fore you at an earlier date had it not been
t1p% r1n II, nff yIyaC n
court, taking the testimony in the cases of
the United States against Morris and the
United States against Linnier, wherein the
defendants were charged with murder, and
an order of court was made by Judge Nc
Pherson, sitting as trial Judge, that the
testimony of the witnesses be extended and
made a part of the record in these cases
without delay. The clerk has, therefore,
had scarcely time during the last two
weeks in which to attend to the correspond
ence of the office
Il remain your obedient servant,
wv. S. SUMMERS,
"I1nited States AttOrpeV'