Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-18
LIE PASSED IN
BALL|NGER
HEARING
LAWLER ACCUSES BRANDEIS
OF DELIBERATE UNTRUTH
Assistant Attorney General fof
the Interior Department Re-
Seats Charge That He Was
ConceaIing Somtbing,


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/ choi investigation late today when
Assistant Attorney General oscar
lawler, author Of the now famous
l'aWlcl memorandum, rose WrathmllA
/ rom the witness stand and accused
Attorney Brandeis of utterine de-
llberate untrnth
Ihen after ne had been rebuked
by several members of the commit
tee Nj. LaWler Withdrew his remarl
ana apologized To the committee.
Mr.. LaWler WAS called tu the stand
by the defense" to explain the cir
cumstances under which he had pre-
pared for the president mcmoran-
dun containing his opinion on the
charges Iiled by Special Agent CLAWS
against Secretary Ballinger
Several hours had been consumed
i'm the examination of Frederick NJ.
kerhy the stenographer in Mr.. Bill
linaer's office. who was discharged
yesterday because ne made public
confidential information rclatina Ia
tho Lawlcr memorandum.
MI Kerby was called unexpectedly
bv Chairman Nelson in order that he
might eiye sworn testimony 10 his
Brandeis had endeapored ta have
printed in the record together with
the presidents letter of last sunday.
Directly eonradicting Secretary
Ballingers testimony before the conn
mittee, Kcrby said his former supe-
rior know about the preparation of
the memorandum and that he pard-
cipated i'm conference on the SUBJ
ieci Furthermore hc said fawler
had told Private Secretary carr in his
presence that he had LEFT a copy of
the memorandum with MI Rallin~
ger
Under ross-examination by MIR.
nlandeis Iawler 4ofcrred fo various
requests Tor the document and In
formation bearing on il which the
attornev had sent t. Secretary BAL
Hngcf through the committee. Mr.
Iawler had informed the secretary
i'm each instance that ne had supplied
all the matter bearing ON the CLAWS
charges "in his possession
Didn't YOU discuss with Mt Carr
the obvious nurpose of my requests pr +
NO sir"
"Didn't vou discuss with Carr how
Won could evade my requestsaa
NO"
Didn't Won know Won were evad- +
inp-"
"That statement is an absolute
falsehood bv Won sir" shouted the
witness Jumping from his seat and
fncinn mis- inmiisitor with flashing
ewes
Mr. Brandeis Immediately instant
ly appealed fo the committee To renri-
mand the witness
"If my remark has been offensive
/ Withdraw il ana apologize To the
committee" said Mr. IaWlcr. Mr.
i}randeis was thereby placated and
resumed his cross-examination.
Mr. favler said he had been asked
bv the president to preparo an opin-
.on and that ne REGARDED ii is ID con-
fidential trust lie said he had nlr-
nisboa Ia the committee an the in
.ormation Inc had relt MI lbertv to
li,nIpe and ala not think he hnd
INV ripht to inform the committee
.bat ennb "a mnmorandln existed.
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