The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-27
CHICAGO REPORTER
PAID BY TRUST
Attorney for the Beef Packers
Makes Gratuitous Gifts to
Writers.
GRATEFUL FOR COMPLIMENTS
Reporters Alleged Paid to In
fluence Public Opinion in Be-
half of the Packers.
CBy Associated Press

WASHINGTON. d. c., January 2s-By
authority OF President Roosevelt CORES
pondence was made public at the White
House this evening relating to methods
alleged 10 have been employed by at
torneys for the beef packers. who are
under indictment at Chicago, to influence
public opinion in behalf of the packers.
The documents consist of q communica-
ton made to Attorney General Moody
by United States District Attorney Morri-
son, of Chicago, setting out certain al
legged facts regarding the payment of a
sum of money to q Chicago newspaper
reporter by one of the attorneys for the
beef packers; letter of the attorney
general to the President, transmitting
Mr.. Morrisons report, expressing the
opinion that no way existed under the
law by which the alleged offense could
be punished; and a letter from the Pres-
dent to tho encouragement directing
the publication of the correspondence
Mr.. Morrson's letter which contains
the allegations regarding the payment
of money, says:
Mr.. Morrison's Letter.
THAT on the twenty-seventh day of
December, 1875. Judge George W. Brown,
who is one of the attorneys for the
packers in the beef trust case, gave to
W
Inter-Ocean and who reports the proceed
ings of the beef trust case. certain
amount of money. ostensibly as Christ
mas present. the exact amount do not
know, and directed him to give one hun
dred dollars of 1t to n Mr.. Elwell. who
is reporter for the City Press. of Chi
cago, and who Is also detailed to report
the court proceedings In this case and
whose reports are used 10y all of the
newspapers of Chicago and largely by
the Associated Press.
Mr. Hasler had intimated to Mr.. I'll
we'll before that day that he was gong
to receive a present. and on that day
met him in the corridor of he Federal
building and handed him one hundred
dollars. Mr.. Elwell declined to take It,
and he pushed 1t into his pocket with
Judge Browns card and told Mr.. Elwell
that Judge Brown had sent 1t to him.
Elwell went to his employer and told him
about 1t. and his employer told him to
take the money and give It to judge
Brown. which he did, and Judge Brown
told him that lie did not mean anything
by 1t; that he lust wanted to make him
a Christmas present"
A Gratuitous Gift.
Mr. Morrison, in his letter, says that
Judge Brown called on him and explained
that he had given money TO Elwell out
of gratitude for complimentary articles
concerning himself. Judge Brown also
admitted giving Hassler money. He said
the money he gave was his own and his
clients knew nothing about It.
Attorney Genera, Moody, in transmitting
Mr.. AIolrison's letter. ss~ the articles
of the Inter Ocean reporef we're .'rnis-
leading" ana contain ''many false state
ments of facts
In, ts 1attpr IN hi icnt ion
OF the letter. President Roosevelt says:
'Extraordlnary efforts have been made
In this case, as IN two similar cases, to
poison the public mind by the dissemlna-
tion of false and misleading statements,
and 1t is right that the public should
know why and how theirs circulation is
secured"