The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-14
M'GETTRICK
MAKES REPLY
Answers the G barge Of BOs-
ton Newspaper.
DENIAL OF ALL WRONG
Evidence in Chinese Cases Tried
Before Him Permitted No
Other Course Of Action.
DENIAL OF ALL WRONG

Gettrick. former well known resident
OF st Adams. nov living In Boston
and who has been appointed 10y Dis
trict Attorney John Is. Moran to assist
In probing certain charges OF bribery
involving members Of the Massachu'
sets legislature. The result OF the in
yestig2Hon was long story describ'
ing the rcthods pursued in the treat
menl a. various Chinese cases brought
before McGettrick when he was United
states commissioner. Mr. McGettrich
has made answer to the charge as
follows:
"My attention has been called TO a
long story in the Boston Evening
Transcript Of July II headed: Was
Moran Deceived Query Raised In
Connection With McGettrick. etc.
"Ghope that readers OF The Trans
crlpt, instead Of reading the headlines
and drawing on their Imagination for
the rest will carefully read and anal
we the whole story, and in connection
Herewith offer the following sugges
tious:
ITO the first charge have 10 plead
guilty. l am comparatively a new
conner 10 Massachusetts and am well
known In Vermont l can only say in
extenuation that my highest ambition
is to become as we'll known 10 Massa-
chuselts as ] am 10 Vermont and to
merit the esteem and confidence Of the
people here that enjoy among the
people OF my native state.
ITO the second charge that OF being
democrat (which ] suspect is my
greatest offence in the eyes of those
who make it'll also plead guilty with
capital "G." But il in that connec.
ton the transcript means to imply 10y
the fact OF my appointment to the Of
ice Of commissioner during President
Cleveland last administration that
such appointment was political one
that would DE far from the truth.
was appointed by the United States cir
cult court TO- the district OF Vermont,
presided over by Hon Hoyt II. Wheel
er, republican and distinguished
Judge who has known me ever since ]
was admitted to the bar.
GAS to the way in which alleged
Cinnamon we're brought before me and
the character OF the evidence given on
the hearings the statement of The
Transcript is substantially correct as
far as it goes. But it should in fair
ness be further stated that every case
was brought before me on complaint
of the United States attorney and pros
ecuted by him in person or someone
representing him All | had to do and
couldn't refuse TO do it, was to hear
the evidence and decide on that. 1t
may have been poor judgment on my
part to find the fact OF American birth
on undisputed, positive testimony, but
have yet TO hear that the United
States attorney who prosecuted the
cases ever found fault with or CRITICS
ed my decisions, and ! have yet to
learn rule of law or principle of NOR
atty that would justify a different
judgment.
"Next comes the statement as to my
testimony in the cases growing out OF
the famous Chinese raid in Boston
in October, 1903 The Transcript in
its somewhat specious statement evil
IDENTIFY intends to convey the idea that
| identified the Impress of my seal on
twenty-five of the certificates pro
duced including four concerning
which it was proven THE Transcript
alleges that the photographs were
taken in 1904 That would be an err
roneous Interpretation of my testi-
mony, as never pretended to be able
identify the impress of my seal on
a photograph, as believe the re-
cord will show The seal used by me
| have not seen for several years,
having no use for it since ceasing to
be commissioner, ana could not
from memory identify its impress from
that of forged one.
81 did say, however, and say now
that whenever genuine certificate of
mine is found there is undoubtedly at
least one impression on it. But not
all the certificates given out by me
had photographs on them add 1t
would OF course be an easy matter to
put one on any time and..-place the
impression of seal on it that |
might not be able to distinguish from
the genuine. 1t is a matter of com
mon knowledge, as Commissioner Met
calf says, that commissioners seals
are counterfeited, and | have seen
several forgeries of mine, but 1t would
be a strange proposition to hold the
commissioner responsible such
forgeries,
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