Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-02-01
Attorney for Indicted Packers Distributes
Cash "Christmas Gifts"
Apparent Attempt by Chicago Corporations
to Poison Public Mind
Documents Given Out in Absence of a
Penal Statute

beef trust, it seems to me that the
only course left is to publish Mr. Nor
rison's letter and the other documents
in the case. This l 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-
leading statements and it is right that
the public should know wis and how
their circulation is secured Very
truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt
Hon. William H. Moody,
Attorney general"
Reporter Promptly Fired.
Chicago, Jan. 27.-George Wheeler
Human, editor in chief of the Inter
Ocean, issued the following statement
last night:
Mr., Hasler, the accused reporter,
ceased last night to have any connec-
ton with this newspaper He under
took to report the trial of the packers
under these instructions and no
others: Tell the truth and treat the
packers fairly A reporter who takes
money, even though he does so inno-
Gently, as Hasler appears to have done
in this case, has lost his usefulness to
the Inter Ocean,
Gave Away Lots of Money.
When shown the statement from
Washington, Judge Brown said:
THE small Christmas present that
| gave Hasler, who is an old friend
and neighbor of mine, was my own
money, and had no more bearing on
the packers trial or his reports Of it
than on any other case that / might
have had in hand at the time. | gave
presents of the same nature to 80 or
80 persons. The fact that I am one
of the general counsel of the Inter
Ocean and personal friend of the
editor shows the utter preposterous-
ness of the insinuations uttered by
the United States district attorney
in this case"
The Beneficiary Speaks.
Reporter Hasler made this state
ment:
Judge Browns Christmas gift of
500 was personal present. AS to
it's having the slightest bearing on or
relation to my report of the packers
case | am willing to stand on the rec
ord of the case in justification of the
accuracy and fairness of my reports.
also wish to state that the present
offered by Judge Brown to Mr.. Elwell
of the City Press association was also
purely a personal one, taken out of
Judge Browns own pocket, and hav-
ing nothing to do with the packers
case"
Just a Little 500 GIFT.
Hector H. Elwell. explaining his
connection with the mater said:
/ "On Dec. 20 Hasler told me that
Attorney Brown had requested him
to find out if would accept a Christ
mas present from him. Hasler said
the present was to come from Brown
and had nothing whatever to do with
the packers. | said | would refuse to
accept anything. A few days later
Hasler again spoke of Browns desire
to make me present because of some
complimentary articles he believed I
had written Of him. Hasler then pre-
sented me with 500 and a card of
Judge Brown bearing the words 'Mer-
ry Christmas, George w. Brown re-
fused to take 1t and Hasler put it in
my ocercoat pocket saying that Brown
insisted | should have it,
Elwell reported the maser to his
superior and later returned the money
to Brown. Some time later Elwell
says that District Attorney Morrison
told him that Brown had been at his
Office and unsolicited had told of the
offer of Christmas present and at
Morrison's request Elwell told the
story.