The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-12
CHARGES JURY
SECRETS GET OUT
JUDGE Lands DEMANDS THAT
ALLEGATIONS BE SUSTAIN
ED FORTHWITH.
!. 5. OFFICER INVOLVED
Makes Denial--Woman inspired Char
ges--Said WicXersham Advised
Her Not to Give Evidence
to Grand Jury.

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Chocago, Dec. 11.--Charges tfat The
secrets Of the federal grand jury room
were being tipped off" to interested
parties, made before Judge kenesaw
u. La'dis of the United States dis
,rict court, caused him to suspend a
contempt case he weis hearing and
den and that the allegation be SIS
tanned at once. Tie man accused OF
being the "tipster' Is Charles +. De-
woody, division superintendent Of
the bureau OF investigation OF tie de-
gartment of justice.
The accusation was made Ey John
=. Brown, counsel for Mrs. Allen
christopher, a witness against the al
eyed paving brick trust She was in
curt to show why she had refused to
ring certain evidence and documents
'efore the grand jury, as requested by
he United States district attorney.
lei answer by her attorney was that
she feared the evidence would be
exposed to the persons interested and
Dewoody was the maa she accused
through her counsel.
Mrs. Christopher testified that De-
woody came to her at Portage, wis.
o get certain information, and told
Ter of the secret Information the
grand jury had obtained, which later
resulted in the indictment of former
Cashier Fitzgerald of the federal SUP
reasury on charges OF the theft of
s173,00O
Dewoody Denies it.
Judge Lands directed that this be
stricken from the record as not affect
ing her charge that Dewocdy hal VIC
ated his instructions of secrecy con
2erning gran jury information in the
specific brick trust case.
When the charges were made by
Attorney Brown, Dewoody sprang to
his feet and declared.
II am the head OF the investigation
department. seen ingly referred to.
Four honor, anil | wish to say | court
the { ullest investigations of the
charges"
Yes" continued Attorney Brown,
Mr.. Dewoody is the head of The de-
"artment ! refer TO. | will show the
court he not only exposed the secrets
J have referred to, but other secrets
1t the grand jury room, those PER-
'ainng to the Fitzgerald case and 9th
er matters"
When Dewoody Promoted.
These other matters the court re-
fused to allow the attorney to go in
%. Attorney Brown also announced
le had letter from Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham advising him not to
rive the evidence to tine grand jury,
but Judge Lands said such instruc-
ions mad no weight in. his court.
Charles DewooJy has been in
aharge of the Chicago office of the
bureau Of investigation Of the depart.
nent of justice about five weeks, sue.
ceeding Marshal Eberlin The sue.
cessiOn was announced suddenly and
caused considerable conjecture at the
lime, which finally resulted in
statement from Washington that ii
;igniied nothing. The coniectures
we're raised in connection with beef
.rust investigations in which De
woody was then working, the sub
treasury theft investigation and 9th
,rs.
Had Rebate information.
Mrs. Christopher detailed the in
she claim ed Dewoody had |
given to those interested in the case
she said she had possessed certain |
of alleged rebate sheets |
non which she claimed the name OF |
ne Chicago, Milwaukee ami st. Paul
abroad. were printed, and that she |
rad shown these Photographs to no
me besje Dewoody
"Then ! learned" said Mrs. Chris |
opher, that the information on that
meet had been given to Mr.. Souther |
u the st. Paul road"
Mr. Souther, subpoenaed, denied |
hat Dewoody had given him such in
ormation.
When a discussion over the loca. |
ion of certain papers came up Mrs. |
said they had been re-
1oved from ner home in Portage. |
Wis.,. In her absence, and she be- |
evel her husband, who was directed |
Y Judge Lands to stay away from
is wife and the federal court build.
lg. had them.