Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
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Mr.. STUART cNAMARA
CORRESPONDENCE AS TO HIS
PRESENCE BEFORE COMMITTEE.

The following correspondence was made
public at the Department of Justice today
al showing the reason for the presence or
Stuart Mcnamara, assistant United States
attorney, at the hearing regarding the
Washington Insane Asylum at the House
yesterday:
From Secretary Hitchcock to the Attor-
ney General:
"Sr: Transmit herewith copy of a letter
from the superintendent of the Government
Hospital for the Insane. and have to conn
mend to your favorable consideration the
request therein contained that counsel be
furnished the board of visitors of the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane TO render
them such assistance may be necessary
in connection with the proposed investiga-
ton of the affairs of that institution.
las this investigation is shortly to begin
1 will be glad IL you will give this matter
your early consideration.
Sir: have your letter OF April - trans
hitting copy OF a communication from
the superintendent of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane and requesting that L
consider the propriety of assigning an at
torney to represent the board of visitors in
an investigation about to be held under the
direction of Congress.
II incline to the opinion that IL would not
be best for me to assign counsel as sug-
gested by you. The purpose OF Congress is
to ascertain the facts, and to that end all
possible aid should be aHordeu.
"You have in the office of the assistant at
torney general several lawyers, and | sug-
gest that you may require any one OF them
to counsel with the board of visitors with
a view of aiding 1t and bringing to the at
tention of the committee appointed by Con-
gress all relevant matters.
Acting Attorney General Purdy 10 Dam
lei F. Baker, United States attorney:
"Sir: The Secretary OF the Interior has
transmitted to this department copy OF
a communication from the superintendent
of the Government Hospital for the Insane
requesting that / consider the proprfety
of assigning attorney to represent the
board of visitors in an investigation about
to be held under the direction or Congress.
1.-The Secretary has stated verbally that
owing to press OF business IT is inconven-
lent for him to assign any one for this pur-
pose from the office of the assistant attor-
ney general for his department, and he
therefore suggests that you assign some
one connected with your Office to counsel
with the board of visitors with a view OF
aiding Ii In bringing to the attention or
the committee appointed by Congress all
relevant matters.
The same to the Secretary of the Interior:
Sir: Again adyerting to your letter OF
April a. 1906, wherein you requested me
to consider the propriety OF assigning an
attorney to represent the board or VISITORS
of the Government Hospital for the Insane
in an investigation about be held under
the direction of Congress and your Verpal
statement of this morning, IN reply 10 my
suggestion to you under date OF Apru 90
that owing to press of business IL is incon-
venient for you to assign any one con-
neeted with the office OF the assistant at
torney general for your department, nave
the honor to advise you that the Dniteo
States attorney for the District of Column
MA will assign an attorney from his office
to counsel with the board or Visitors III
connection with the proposed fnvestSa-
uon."