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up. though when he does so we will be dis
appointed, as there is nothing to it, I re-
ported the result of my interview to Mr.
Morrison etc.
President Directs Publication.
WHITE HOUSE. WAIST -INGTON, d. c..
Jan. %. 19O6-Sir: In view of the fact that
there seems TO be no opportunity for action
before the courts against the counsel OF tho
beef packers, who. 1t appears from District
Attorney Morrisons statement, has been
guilty of bribing a reporter-the reporter
having disseminated false ana misleading
statements as to the case against the Beef
trust-it seems to me that the only course
left is to publish Mr.. Morrisons letter and
the other documents in the case. This /
direct TO be DONE EXTRAORDINARY efforts
have been made in this case. as in one or
two similar cases, to poison the public
mind by the dissemination of false and mis-
public should know why and how their cir
eulation is secured Very truly yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Hon William II. Moody, Attorney General
Accused Reporter Let Ont.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-George Wheeler Hin
man, the edtor-in-chief of the Inter Ocean,
tonight issued the following statement:
MIR. Hasler, the accused reporter, ceased
tonight To have any connection with this
newspaper. He undertook to report the
La OF ihe packers undeT these instruc-
treat the packers fairly" A reporter who
takes money. even though he does so in
nocently. as Mr.. Hasler appears to have
done In this case, has lost his usefulness to
the Inter Ocean. The insinuation that the
general policy of the Inter Ocean has in
any way been fixed by Mr.. Hasler Is OF
course, ridiculous Hereafter, as hereto
lore. the truth regarding the trial of the
packers VIII be told without prejudice
cuted.
When shown the statement from Wash
ington Judge Brown said
The small Christmas present that I gave
Mr. Hasler, who is an old friend and neigh
DOT OF mine, was my own money and had no
more bearing on the packers trial or his
reports or II than on any one case | might
epts ~ the same nature to thirty or thirty
hNe persons. The fact that I am one OF the
general counsel 5u, Of the Inter Ocean and
after preposterousncss of the insinuations
uttered by, the United States district at
tofney in this case.
Statement by Mr.. EIwen.
Hector II. Elwell, in explaining his con-
nection with the matter. said:
On December % Mr.. Hasler came to me
9uested him to find out II would accept a
christmas present from him Mr.. Hasier
present was to come from Judge Brown and
mad nothing whatever To do with the pack
ers | told him could not accept anything
OF value under the circumstances A few
days later Mr. Hasler reopened the subject
saying that Judge Brown wished to make
me present because OF some comnIimen
tary articles he believed | had written of
MIN Hasler then presented me with 500
ana a card OF Judge Brown bearing the
words, Merry Christmas-George w
Brown. refused TO take II and Mr. Has
Ter put Il I'm my ovcrcoat pocket saving
Judge Brown insisted that / should have n
reported the matter TO my superior ana
then Went TO Judge Browns ONCE and re-
turned him the money. He said he hoped I
mad not been offended and was sorry /
could not accept IL.
some time later | was called to the office
Of District Attorney Morrison and was told
that Judge Brown had been at his once and
unsolicited had told OF the offer of a Christ
mas present TO me, and he asked me To de-
tail the matter, which did.