The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-16

niger. to Assistant Secretary Pierce, to
commissioner bennett and to Chief of
Field Service Schwartz.
Mr.. Ballinger was at Seattle. but
on receipt OF the charges he came 20
Wa shington TO prepare his answer. On
Monday. Sept. 6, Mr.. Ballinger reach
ed Beverly. accompanied by Mr.. Law
Ter. the assistant attorney general OF
the interior department.
How COmclusion Was Reached.
"Mr. Balllnger sent to my house on
that day the answers OF the various
voluminous record OF exhibits. had
conference with him the evening OF
the day he came. Sept. s, and then on
-folloSFing-aus Sent. L talk :
ed over the charges with Mr. Ball
niger the first evening and then asked
such questions az suggested themselves.
without Initiating any conclusion. ana
said i would examine the answers and
the record and would see him the next
day. ] sat UP until o'clock that night
reading the answers and exhibits; so
that at my next conference / was ad-
vised OF the contents OF the entire rec
there was nothing In the charges up
on which Mr.. Ballinger or the others
accused could be found guilty OF either
incompetency. ineffciency. disloyalty
dishonesty.
"In the discussions OF the second
evening, Mr.. LAWYER. who was present
at my suggestion, discussed the evil
dence at some length. said to Mr..
LAWYER that I was very anxious TO
write n full statement of the case and
out the Tsason ms for my decision
a long western trip, occupying two
months, was Just one week from that
day: that ! had some six or seven set
OF that journey. and that could not
give the time TO the preparation OF
such n detailed statement and opinion
as l would like to render in the mat
ter.
LawIer Asked For Opinion.
II therefore requested Mr.. LAWYER
to prepare an opinion as II he were
president
such consideration TO the CLAWS rec
ord as was consistent with previous
engagements. but paid no attention to
the speeches. On the 9Th 1 telegraph
ed the attorney-general to come to
Beverly in order that might consult
him I'm respect to the case He ar
rived there Saturday afternoon, Sept.
IL, and, pursuant to an appointment
house early on Sunday morning, Sept.
l12.
HE then delivered to me the draft
opinion prepared by Mr.. Lawler and
on coming from New York to read the
answers OF Mr.. Ballinger and others.
| i then said to him that I had made
up my mind as TO my conclusions and
| had drafted part OF my opinion. but
that wished him TO examine the full
| record aud bring me his conclusions
| before / stated mine. He took the
whole record sway
| During the day I examined the draft
opinion OF Mr.. Lawler, but its 80 pages
did not state the case I'm the way In
which l wished IL stated. II contained
| references TO the evidence which were
| useful, but it's criticism OF Mr. Pinchot
| and Mr.. CLAWS I did not think II prop
| er or wise 90 adopt / only used a few
paragraphs from 70 containing merely
general statements.
Conditions Are similar.
THE attorney general returned I'm
tho evening with notes OF the exam
lnation which he had made and re-
ported 20 me the conclusions which
/ he had reached, which were In sub
| stantial accord with my own We then
discussed the matter at some length
| particularly some points OF law which
were involved, and took MP the opin-
| lon which had finished and made a
number OF alterations and as the re-
I suit OF that discussion I determined
the ma. form which I employed and
| signed the ssne on Monday, Sept 18th
/ The conclusions which reached
were based upon my reading OF the rec
/ ora and were fortified by the oral an
alysis OF the evidence aud the conclu-
sions which the attorney general gave
me, using the notes which he had made
dnrtng MS examination OF the record
was very sorry not 10 be able 70