The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-26
DEMAND FOR
A PUBLIC
PROBE |
GUGGENHEIMS ALLEGED no
HAVE CAUSED REMOVAL OF
TWO ALASKAN OFFICIALS
WHO INTERFERED WITH
SMETTER TRUST PLANS.
(BUILETYN.)
| (By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May %
THE charges that the Guggen.
helm interests were instrumental
i'm seeking the ousting of United
States District Attorney John b
Boyce and United States Marshal
ID. A. Sutherland will continue
behind closed doors. Chairman
Nelson of the subcommittee OF
the senate judiciary committee
before which the charges have
been brought, ruled against the
open session demanded by senate
leaders today. The decision was
reached after an executive session
of the subcommittee.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May %.
allegations of political and civic
corruption, including charges that
the Guggenheim syndicate caused
the removal of Federal District
Attorney John b. Boyce and Unit
ed States Marshal ID. A. Suther-
land of Alaska, resulted today in
the demand that the "lid be lift
ed" from the secret investigation
being carried on by a sub-commit-
tee of the senate judiciary COM
mittee. The subcommittee met
today to consider the lid lifting
and probably will announce its de-
cision soon.
The charges have created con-
siderable interest and many sem
ators are demanding that the
whole investigation be conducted
openly. ...z..
One of the charges that has
caused the demand for publicity
is the allegation that Guggenheim
activity began after one of their
lemployes had been convicted and
the district attorney and the mar
shal began the work of trying to
indfct "higher-ups."
The charge has been made to
the subcommittee that the Gug-
genheim agents spent $4,000 to
keep one of their employees out of
prison and itemized vouchers
showing an expenditure of $I,-
500 were presented in an effort
to influence court proceedings.
A battle which occurred near
Valdez, Alaska, in September,
1907, it is alleged by Boyce and
Sutherland, was the beginning OF
the present trouble.
The Guggenheim interests had
begun a railroad grade near VAL
dez, and then abandoned it. The
people of Valdez organized a rail-
road company and announced
they would take possession of the
abandoned grade. The GuggenS
helms sent a force of men under
Edward Hasey to hold the grade.
Hasey was appointed a deputy
United States. marshal and this
fact is cited by Boyce and Suther-
land as an evidence of the alleged
Ifavoritism shown the Guggen-
helms by the courts.
Valdez sent an expedition to
dislodge the Hasey forces. A bat
tie followed and two men were
killed and three wounded. Hasey
was charged with murder and
tried in Juneau early in 1908. He
was acquitted.
A year later he was tried for
assault with deadly weapon,
convicted and sentenced to 1s
months in a Washing gton prison.
Sutherland submitted to the
senate subcommittee a letter
written by Hasey's counsel to the
Guggenheim agent at Seattle.
With the letter was presented
itemized bills for $1,000 paid one
OF the witnesses In Hasey's first
trial. The bills, 1t is said, show
ed in detail how money was spent
for entertaining witnesses" The
bills. 1t is alleged, were approved
and paid by the Guggenheim
agent at Seattle.