The Detroit times., 1910-05-27
RUMORs RIFE OF
CIVIC CORRUPTION
Charges Are Made That Guggenheim
Syndicate Spent $4,000 To Keep
Employe Out of Prison.

WASHINGTON. May 26.-Sensa'
tional allegations OF political and civic
corruption. including charges that the
Guggenheim syndicate brought about
the removal OF two federal officers III
Alaska, who were seeking to prosecute
syndicate oficials. became known to
day and has resulted in demand that
the lid be lifted" from the secret In
vestigation being made by a sub-com
mittee OF the senate judiciary com
mittee.
The evidence taken in secret has
gradually leaked out, and when the
subcommittee met today II considered
the advisability OF opening the doors.
The only objection TO such a course
Hes In the fact that the action Is being
taken In connection with the holding
up by the senate of nominations by
President Taft OF successors To the
men removed and may be considered
part OF the executive business" or
the senate. The investigation Is In
charge OF Senator Nelson (Rep.,
Minn.) as chairman, Senator Borah
(Rep.. Idaho), and Senator Overman
(Dem., N c.. Nelson is chairman OF
the Ballinger investigating commit
tee.
The charge was made to the com.
mittee that agents of the Guggenheims
spent $4,000 In an effort to keep ono
of their employees out OF prison. Item
lied vouchers, showing an expenditure
of $1,000 in an effort to influence courl
proceedings, were presented to the IN
vestigators.
II was alleged that the United States
district attorney, John B. Boyce, and
United States Marshal ID. A. Suthsr-
land were dismissed because. after
convicting a Guggenheim employe.
they began the work of securing In
dictments against men higher up.
Sutherland is a Massachusetts, man
and Senator Lodge has been active III
giving him a chance to clear himself
of charges brought against him by
alleged friends of the Guggenheim In
terests. Alaskan Delegate Wicker
sham is advocating the cause OF Boyce
and Sutherland.
Against them are Gov. w. +. Clark.
of Alaska; ex-Gov. w. B. Hoggatt and
National Committeeman Shackleford.
The battle of keystone Canyon"
near Valdez, on Sept. 80. 1907, Is
charged by Boyce and Sutherland to
have been the starting point of the
trouble. The Guggenheims had con-
structed a railroad grade In the call
yon and had afterward abandoned II.
Men Of Valdez organized the Alaska
Home Railway Co. and announced
their intention OF taking possession OF
the grade. The Guggenheims sent up
a force of men to work on the grade
and Valdez dispatched an expedition
to dislodge them. The Guggenheim
force was led by Edward Hasey, who
was clothed with power OF a United
States deputy marshal, fact that is
pointed out as an evidence of the al:
legged favor with which the syndicate
was regarded by the court.
When the Valdez delegation APP
peared, the Guggenheim army, under
the leadership of Hasey, opened fire.
Two men were killed and three wound
ed, Hasey was tried at juneau on the
charge OF murder in January and Feb
ruary. 1908. and was acquitted A
year later he was placed upon trial on
the charge of assault with a deadly
weapon, was convicted and sentenced
to serve Is months In the Washing
ton penitentiary.
1t is reported that the effort OF
Boyce and Sutherland to get evidence
to convict the man alleged to have
tempered with Jurors and witnesses
and one or two others involved was
the cause OF the movement that led
to their dismissal