The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-16
DNAPARTE HAS NOT
PROMISED IMMUNITY
hportant Conference to be
Held at Department
on Monday.
ASE OF CHICAGO & ALTON
ecretary Refuses to Discuss
Contemplated Suits Against
Corporations.
|AsE OF CHICAGO & ALTON

WI HS@
Washington, Aug, 15.-Announce-
lent was made to-day by Attorney
eneral Bonaparte that an important
Inference would take place next
onday at the department of justice
q which the subject of the promise Of
Immunity from prosecution given to
e Chicago and Alton railroad Off
ais by the then district attorney, Mr..
orrison, would be discussed. The
|atement of the attorney general fol-
WIS:
Attorney General Bonaparte stated
his morning that he expected to have
conference on Monday next with
district Attorney Sims, ex-District At
brney Morrison, and Mr.. Wilkinson,
the subject Of the Chicago and
lton cases, and that, until he had
Nlch conference, no statement in re-
! ard to the matter involved could, of
ourse be made. He said that he UNI
Serstood that certain testimony and
.atements were to be presented to
lin, and would receive careful exam
nation and consideration.
4 Attorney General Bonaparte was
sked if Judge Lands had replied to
His letter informing him that Mr.. Nor
&son had made to the Chicago and AL
'on officials the promise of immunity
h consideration of their furnishing
Evidence in the Standard Oil COM
kany's case. He replied that he had
OF heard from Judge lands.
ut may be noted, too" he added,
! that Judge Lands did not publish
I'm letter to him, or that Of ex-District
kttorney Morrison to me. Those let
3ers state the attitude of the depart
saent of justice in the Chicago and
Alton immunity matter, as we under
Btand it now"
Il can say" continued the attorney
&eneral, that since / have occupied
his position, I never have agreed to
krant immunity to any one. The prom
be in question was made during for
her administration of this depart
8nent. That Mr.. Morrison gave the
bromise, there is no doubt, and that
y he attorney general at that time (Mr.
Justice Moody was cognizant of it, Is
butte certain"
The attorney general declined to dis
buss at this time what further action
he intended to take against corpora
Hons that he believed to be in VIOLA
zion of the law.
us it possible for you to indicate
what suits, If any, the department Of
Justice may institute against corpora
lions or individuals"
1T Is utterly impossible" he relied.
M cannot discuss that mater at all.
will say this: There is no reason for
bny officer Of any corporation or enter
|prise, whatsoever, to apprehend trouble
with this department If he is quite
sure ne has not violated the law"
Attorney General Bonaparte was
asked what action, If any, might be
Expected by the department of justice
against Edward H Hartman further
than the proceeding already Instituted
against him and Mr.. Kehn in the Unit
ed States district court in New York
Ito compel them to answer questions
by the interstate commerce
commission.
'"rhat is a subject which I cannot
|talk about" he replied. II now am
the report Of the commits
sion on the Hartman case. l have
neachad M cOnnlusion -
II was reminded that an official
statement had been made public re-
GENTLY by the department Of justice in
(which 1t was said that ''no other pro-
|ceedings against him (Harriman) and
|no proceedings against the Union Pa
|cific have either been determined upon
|or are now under consideration.
'"That statement was not author
HE'D, Attorney General Bonaparte re-
|sponded. II cannot say now whether
|any action may be taken against Mr.
Hartman or not. 1t Is not the prac-
tice of this department to discuss fol
publication contemplated actions. A
little while ago some of my critics
complained that I said too little; now
some others are urging that I am talk.
ing too freely 1t is bit difficult" he
added with laugh, "to satisfy every
body. But as to the Hartman case
1 can say no more than that it is be-
ing considered"
Attorney General Bonaparte returned
to his office in the department of jus.
tice to-day from Baltimore, where, yes.
terday, he attended the state conven.
ton of the republicans of Maryland
He expressed himself as decidedly
pleased with the action of the conven.
ton. When it was suggested to him
that it had been said that the work
of the convention was cut and dried
by Representatives Mudd and Jackson
he responded, laughingly:
'eWell, if Mudd and Jackson did it
they certainly did a very good piece OF
work