Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-27
Mr.. fOrrison Says Attorney for Packers
Paid Money % Inter Ocean Writer.
PART OF IT FOR CITY PRESS AGENT
He Ferused to Accept i. and Returned it 10
Judge Brown
WOULD DlsBAR ATTORNEYS IMPLICATED
Number of False and Misleading
Articles Published that Tend 10
Discrcdit Action of Fed
eraI OHicials.

WASHINGTON. jan. 2G.--By authority of
President Roosevelt correspondence was
made public at the White House this even
ing relating 10 methods alleged TO have
been employed by attorneys for the beef
packers who arc under indictment at Chi
,ago 10 influence public opinion in behalf Of
ihc packers.
The documents consist OF communica-
lion made to Attorney General Moody by
United States District Attorney Morrison of
Chicago, setting out certain alleged facts
regarding the payment of a sum Of money
70 Chicago newspaper reporter by one of
the attorneys for the beef packers; letter
from the attorney general TO the president,
transmitting Mr.. Morrisons report ex-
pressing the opinion that no way existed
under tho law by which the alleged offense
could be punished; and a letter of the presi-
dent to the attorney general directing the
publication OF the correspondence in order
that the public might be informed of one
situation at least which the government has
to meet In prosecuting the case against the
packers.
The correspondence in full follows. with
the exception of certain exhibits in District
Attorney Morrison's report, which were not
furnished:
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL, WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Jan. %. 1906.
Sir: I forward herewith the report OF MIR.
Morrison, the United States attorney at
Chicago. showing that one of the counsel
for the defendants in the indictment against
10 a reporter of the Chicago Inter Ocean
engaged In reporting the proceedings in that
case, and unsuccessiuIly aItempted 10 give I've
city Press association of Chicago, who de
clned to receive IL. In view of the fact that
Ocean Dee have have been misleading. contain many
false statements of fact and have been cir,
eulated widely thronghopt the country, ~
attention. Under the statute which rtgidly
restricts the power OF the federal courts to
be no remedy. I am advised by that dis
trict attorney that proceedings for disbar-
Iment OF the offending attorney would not be
I await your instructions with reference
10 the subject IL YOU have any TO give. Very
respectfully WlLLiAAM A,ioEneM n, Mooprs GonsraJ
The President. White House.
Mr,, Morrisen's- Letter.
DEPARTMENT. OF JUSTICE, Office5 o
United states Attorney, Northern Distric
January is. 1soa.--The Attorney General
Washington, ID. C.-Sir: have the honor q
say, thai on the 9th day of December. 1905
Judge George w. Brown, who Is one of th
attorneys for the packers in the Bee
trust" case, gave TO MI. Hasler, WHO i
ports the proceedings of the Beef trust
case, certain amount of money, ostensibl!
~ a Christmas present, the exact amour
800 of 1t to Mr. Elwell who is a reporte
Tor tho City Press of Chicago, and who Y
also detailed to report the court proceeding
In this case, and whose reports are used b!
All of the newspapers of Chicago, an'
largely by the Associated Press: Mr.. Hasle
had intmated to Mr.. Elwcll before the da!
that he was going TO receive a present, an
met him In the corridor OF the fedora
building and handed him 800. Mr. Elwe
sl..sN H.. aalr and NaHNGl GlNn1 Int
mis- pocket with Judge Browns card, an
told Mr.. Elwell that Judge Brown had sen
L TO him. Elwell went to his employer an
told him about II, and his employer toll
lim to take the money and give II to Judg
Brown, which he did, and Judge Brown toI
him that he did not mean anything b
Il; that he just wanted to make him
Christmas present. | then requested Car
tain Porter to have an interview with Nj
itasler. which he did, and ] herewith en-
close a report Of Captain Porter's inter
Niew marked exhibit "a"
On the ith of January there appeared |
The Inter, Ocean the article which l here
with enclose, marked exhibit "B." Thi
uticlr was also sent with Captain Porter
report TO Chief Wilkie,
This morning an article appeard in th
inter Ocean. copy of which herewith CT
closc. marked exhibit &C"
Tho Inter Ocean circulates quite gel
orally among the farmers. perhaps MOI
so than any other Chicago daily. The jun
Stnpanclled to try the immunity issues nj
ehred In court yesterday morning, bl
owing tn the Illness Of Mr.. Hines, a
caring WIS postponed until o'clock toda
Tho jury has been at large since they Wei
trst empaneled.
After Judge Brown knew that I W.
ramiiar with the facts he came 10 the off
te seq me. He had learned that we kne
about tho matter. His explanation was thi
complimentary articles had been write
about him In the papers and he thought Nj
lslvell wrote them, and that he gave Il
money to Elwell out of gratitude for VIII
he bad said. do not remember any articl
especially complimentary to him. but a
having the matter looked up to see wheth
there were or were not. Judge Brown al
admitted Ia me that he gave Hasler mon,
NJ The same time Ia retain for himself. II
amount that he gave Hasler was not state
Judge Brown stated that the money he ga
was his own money and that his ellen
knew nothing about IT, We are this NOR
Ing considering the question as 10 wheth
We win lay the matter before the editor
the Inter Ocean. Mr.. Garfield and ] la
the matter before Judge Humphrey at
fVJTns.
j beg TO call your attention TO the "a
hat the jury returned yesterday mornil
nnd remained In Chicago over night Al
had every opportunity TO read the artiC
published In this mornings Inter Ocea
Respectfully yours, q. Il. MORRISON.
United States Attorney
Captain Porter's Report.
exhibit A.