The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-13
TO PROBE COTTON SCANDAL.
NEW INVESTIGATION ORDERED
by THE PRESIDENT.
District Attorney Beach Has Already He
sun the Work and Has Let II he known
That the Very Greatest secrecy
VIII He Observed In Conducting II.

VIII He Observed In Conducting H.
WASHINGTON, July l2,-The new investi-
=. lion of the cotton leak scandal ordered by
President Roosevelt was begun by District
Attorney Beach to-day. He had before him
all the papers relating to the case, and spent
some time in mapping out course of action
in accordance with the general instructions
received by him from the Department Of
Justice. 1t is believed at the Department OF
Justice that the evidence brought to light
| by the first investigation will form basis
upon which the Distric Attorney will be
able to make out case against Edwin 3.
Holmes, Jr., and least one or two others,
but this opinion has not been officially
stated, and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Office
is silent as to the legal phases of Holiness
misconduct
The District Attorney has let it be known
that the greatest secrecy will be observed
in the investigation. for the nature of the
inquiry Is such that IDS successiu I'll outcome.
in Mr.. Beachs opinion, requires the utmost
caution on the part of the investigators
There is a strong feeling in the District
Attorneys Office that the matter has not
been handled with discretion heretofore,
and that the invest igating officers will from
now on be laboring under serious handicap
The results of the first investigation have
now become public property and any
guilty persons who have not yet been appre-
hended have had fine opportunity to cover
their tracks. The special agents force of
the Department of Agriculture will be at
the disposal of the District Attorney, and
it may he decided to call on one or more
'i',ce'' vi 'he 'ec,e. 'oe' 'ee w '''o'' w
heip OUT IN the sun hunt now about 10 pe
begun.
Richard Cheatharn. secretary of the
soutb.rn C,t,n, f.rov,ars, Ass,ci,.i,n
,~La 1921 -, s;.t.a, otan1.a' ', ,,,'i
WIZ @ @ .ne Lnal 81, ai'
1 nl'o mas peeI' III a.,an.u 'o'',' !hs WIN
harv'e Joruan. Piesiaemt OF We ASSOC.
avn = eN ';, W. rotu' s;tb tba maSr;nt
soon. ne VIII cooperate win ,ht Dls,i.r.
A.lprney once TO 'he eN,eh, Oh submitting
sucn evidence Us ne may nave III us los-
session. i! mas ueeh ih'ulialeu Una, NJ
thea'nam mas not yeI p'ayed GU. ms
mana, ana lhal ne WIN pe ape 10 ASSIST
the DISTRICT attorney Ina'c!lai!.
removal OF oolil nyue, c'le. o' '.e nul
! OF STATISTICS OF the department OF AErl-
HYDE allowed the maniptllations Of As
sociate Statistician Holmes to go on. sup
po.al;iv ,sitho,,t the cbiaf,s knowledre
Inc sum ana substance OF lhe oIulioh OF
Acting Acknowledgement hoyt aiter eA-
terday Nv Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
no, 10 Sun,mad IN in the ga words. -'The
may We ind;na1e tbat the end has, not been
papers iluiae .,''l. .Ie CIV n"1 10y ao. -
reached III the cotloit mater anu INA, ti'elr
ought to be a further and detailed legal
| examination"
Carte blanche powers in the investiga-
,;on hnre baen conferred upon s,rict
Attorney beacn; ana ne WIZ PIoceeu as
rapidly as possible, put the maj outcome
Of the inquiry IL not expected for several
weeks
The President has appointed Daniel NJ.
3D. iTn;,aJ Statas Attorna,, for the
Dahei ,i WS, q: naI y,ors, II
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