The sun., 1903-11-19
NO PERSECUTION or DIETRICH
OFFICIAL LETTERS DISPROVE
HIS STATEMENT.
His Indictment Was Duo 10 Action ny At
torney-Eenersi Knox, Who Censureu
the U. 3. District Attorney for Ne
braska for Calling on the Grand Jury.

his Indictment Was Due 10 Action ny Az
tOrney-Genersi KNOX, Who Censured
the U. 3. District Attorney for Ne
braska for Calling on the Grand jury.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-United States
Senator Dietrioh's staten ent that he IA
the victim Of persecution by District At
torney Summers of Nebraska Is disproved
by official correspondence In the Depart
ment of Justice. This correspondence
| shows that Attorney General Knox severely
oensured Summers for calling of the Grand
Jury last summer when the District Attor-
ney found that the proceeding would IN
The District Attorney, 1t is shown, did
not proceed for the purpose OF prosecuting
Senator Dietrich. but because he had been
censured by the Attorney-G General for not
continuing the proceedings last eummer
last Monday might never have been re-
turned il the Attorney General had not
written pretty sharp letter to the District
Attorney. The correspondence was OBJ
tanned from the Department OF Justice
to-day.
ney Summers to Attorney General Knox,
dated June 23, 1908, in which he says:
haye the honor 70 trarsmit to you he here; e
States GSand 2uSy on June eYH HhHnS
fore "ss The GRAND Grand jury a sSe ssases. q man
9n sHd eharses bssed
the violation Of Section 1881. Reyised Statutes
Of the United States, by Jacob i Fisher. who is
eny. uSsP sss'%SSs SssSt sfsss. sss ssss%sssf
btcs BIZ xs o Snfa re
ins inyestigation: This invsstigati6n TSs
fact faiHF That the ~ conduct of a United States
Senator was involved IN the question they
desrsd to At the ss ss%e ss
i i it, be disele.sd subsequently, that the ends
For, the purpose. Of prevailing upon the
tion az stated 70 them, would submit the IN;
ask @ dirsctions i 10 II IN tie premlses, Wish the
assistance Of the foreman Of the Grand jury:
OF Of The and 70 ths
Grand Jurors to comply with my request;
In this me to o,Ssyr
the one at Hastings named in the testimony
submitted herewith. about which the Grano
Jary manifested disPosaton 1t tq psm inau1rs Snw
ever. for tho same reason aiyen above
hold myself In readiness to follow any dlrec-
tion you may give me.
Auc III iiic iOpiyt uosSN
June 20, 1903. says:
You should not have requested q disoop-
tinuance Of the investigation against the
Grand Jury's insistence because OF the Tact
that the conduct OF United States Senator
was involved in the question the Grand Jury
desired to investigate.
From the copy Of the proceedings before
the Grand Jury, 1t appears that at the time
the testimony closed a most extraordinary
and discriminating story. bad been told by
the witness Hahn In which Senator Dietrich
was crminally involved but the facts which
formed the basis of this tale were not OF the
witnesses own knowledge.
Fairness to the person thus incrimtna ated,
as we'll as other considerations OF duty. should
have caused you to refrain from interfering
with the desire OF the jury to probe the mat-
ter to the bottom. 1 especially disapprove
of your carrying your Interference with the
proper functions Of the jury to the extent
Of using your promise to submit the matter
to this Department for direction In the premises
as an argument In your effort to persuade
the Jury to discontinue their investigation.
=, Upon the whole. your action In the matter,
the end accomplished and the means en-,
ployed were astonishing. unwurrantsd ard
highly improper.
Senator Dietrich called on the Presi-
dent this afternoon and had long talk with
him about affairs connected with his In
dictment and his effort to have District
Attorney Summers dismissed from Office.