The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-11
CHARGES AGAINST
FEDERAL OFFICER
Allegation That Secrets of
Grand Jury Room Have
Been Tipped off,

Chicago. Dec. 1O.-Charges that Sc
crets Of the federal grand jury room
were being tipped OFF, TO interested
parties. made before Judge Kcnesaw
NJ. lands of the United States district
court. caused him TO suspend case
he was hearing and demand that the
charges be sustained at once. The man
accused Of being the "tipster" Is
Charles T. Dewoody, division superin-
tendent or the bureau Of investigation
OF the department Of justice.
The accusation was made by John
r. Brown, counsel FOR Mrs. Aileen
Christopher. n witness against the
paving brick trust She was IN court
to show why she had refused TO bring
certain evidence and documents before
the grand jury. as requested by the
United states district attorney. Her
answer by her attorney. was that she
feared the evidence would be exposed
70 the persons interested. and DewoOdy
was the man she accused.
NOman's Accusation.
Mrs. Christopher testified that De-
woody came 20 her az Portage. Wis.
to get certain Information. and while
there told her OF the secret informa-
ton the grand Jury had obtained
which later resulted I'm the Indictment
OF former Cashier Fitzgerald Of the
federal sub-treasury on charges OF
theft Of $4,000.
Judge lands directed that this be
stricken from tho record.
Attorney Brown said;
THE reason we feared TO give the
grand jury this Information was that
other testimony before the grand Jury
| had been tipped Off to the brick trust
| by the head Of the department max
I inc tho Investigation. 4"
United States District Attorney Ed
/ win Sims asked IL his was the depart
ment referred to. Mr.. Brown assured
/ him It was not and amplifed his first
/ statement by saying:
District Attorney BIameIess.
1T is not your department. Mr..
/ Sims: Il is the investigating department
/ whose head I referred to-
Dewoody sprang TO his feet and de-
clared.
Il am the head Of the investigating
| department seemingly referred to. your
/ honor. and 7 wish to say I court the
n fullest investigation OF the charges"
II YES" continued Attorney Brown
''Mr. Dewoody is the department head
|, 7 referred TO- Yes. I will show tho
court that he not only exposed the Sc
crets have referred to, but other Sc.
crets OF the grand jury room. thOs,
pertaining 10 lle tllnEeEdlu case ant
other matters"
Attorney Brown also announced tina
he had a letter from Attorney Genera
WiCkersham advising him not 20 Civ
the evidence to the grand jury. JudC,
lands said such instructions had n,
weight IN this court.
The Man Accused.
Charles Dewoody had been in charg
OF the Chicago division OF the bureau
Of investigation Of the department. O
\ Justice about five weeks.
Later Mrs. Christopher said she Ia,
possessed certain photographs Of NJ
! legged rebate sheets on which sh
claimed the name Of the Chicago. Nil
waukee & st. Paul railroad was print
cd, and that she had shown these pho
toRraphs to no one beside Dewoody
who was seeking information to be pu
before the federal grand jury. whic
was looking into the so-called brio
trust case
Then 7 learned" said Mrs Chris
topher. that the information on tina
esheet had been given to n Mr.. Southe
s Of the st. Paul railroad"
Mr.. Souther. subpenaed denie
that Dewoody had given him such in
s formation.