New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
INVESTIGATOR, T|PSTER?
Charges in Brick Trust" Case
Made Before Judge Lands.
FEDERAL OFFICIAL ACCUSED
Chicago Woman Says De Woody
Also Divulged Information in
Sub Treasury Theft.

Chicago. Dec. Ie@Chsrges that secrets
TIPPED of 10 interested persons. made
before Judge Kenesaw NJ Landis. Of the
United States District Court. to-day caused
him ~ suspend the contempt case he was
lsearins and demand that the charges Ia
sustained ~ once. The man accused Of be-
inc the "tipster" IS Charles r. De Woody.
oiVision superintendent of the Bureau of
INK 1estisation Of the Department Of Justice.
The accusation was made hy John f
Brown counsel for Mrs. afIeen Christopher.
q witness against the alleged paving brick
tinsf. She was in court 10 show why she
had refused 10 bring certain evidence and
documents before the grand jury. as re-
ouested by the United States District At
tcrney Her answer, ny her attorney. was
sfst she feared the evidence would he eT-
posed TO the persons interested. De Woody
was the man she accused through her coun-
sci
While waiting for other witnesses 10 tes-
flfy concerning the charge, Judge Lands
questioned Mrs. Christopher She testified
that Mr. De Woody came to her at Portage,
Wis. TO get certain information, and while
shere told her Of the secret information the
grand Jury had obtained which later result
ed IN the Indictment Of Fitzgerald, the for
,z1er cashier Of the federal Sub-Treasury
At Chicago, on charges Of the theft OF
s172,soa.
Judge lands directed that this be
stricken from the record. not affecting
her charge that De Woody Tad violated his
instructions of secrecy concerning grand
Jury information in the specific Brick Trust
case. Then other witnesses were sent for
The charges creaIed a sensation when
made since their first expression was
= vague Mr. Brown said: THE reason We
feared 10 give the grand jury this fnforn,a-
ton was that other testimony before the
xnand jury had been tipped off TO the Brick
Trust by the head of the department max
snS the investigation
United States District Attorney Edwin
W Sims, who was in court with several
Of his assistants. asked if he was the de-
z,a-fuent head referred 10. Mr.. Brown as
sured him he not and amplifed his
first statement by saving: 1T is not your
Department, Mr.. Sims: II Is the inVesti-
eating depart ment whose head I referred
to-
De Woody also I'm court. sprans TO his
feet and declared: 81 am the head Of the
investigating department seemingly re
ferTed 10. yoslr honor. and / wish to say
court the fullest investigation Of the
charges
Yes continued Mr. Brown. Mr. De
Woody is the depar7ment head I referred
II. 7 will show the court he not only ex-
posed the secrets I have referred to. but
ether secrets of the grand jury room. those
ai-,ir1r rfe otJ,a
Inat1erg. These other matters the court
refused 10 allow the attorney TO go into.
Nr. Brown also announced he had a. let
Ter from Attorney General WickeTsham ad-
Nisine him not to give the evidence to the
grand j1.rr. hut Judge I-andis said such
5T7srrucfion had no weight in his court
Mrs. Christopher later detailed the in
formation she claimed Dc Woody had given
- those Interested in the brick trust case
She said she lad possessed certain photo
graphs Of alleged rebate sheets. upon which
she claimed the name of the Chicago Mil
Haukee & St Paul Railroad was printed
and that she had shown these photosra phs
10 no one beside the Investigator who was
seeking inforulation 10 i.- put before tho
federal grand jury which was looking into
the case
Then I issrned. said Mrs Christ orfer
that the in formation on that sheet had
been given 40 Mr.. Soufher. of the St
Paul road" Mr.. Soutber. subppnaed. de-
MED that Re Woody had given him such
1nfornlstion.
Charles De Woody has been in charge
of the Chicago division Of the Bureau of
Investigation Of The Department of Jus
1ice about five weeks, succeeding Marshall
Erberstein. The succession was announced
suddenly. and caused considerable con-
lecture at the time, which finally resulted
3n 4 statement from Washington that it
signif1ed nothing The ConjectIres were
raised in connection with beef trust investi-
cations on which De Woody then was