New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
MIR. Brandeis's Charge.

Mr. Finney's cross-examination covered a
wide range of topics. but most of it related
TO the documents that were before the At
torney General when he prepared his sum-
mary bearing date of September II. 1909,
in which he reviewed the CLAWS charges
and declared them to be without founda-
ton. Near the close or Mr.. Finney's testi-
mony Mr.. Brandeis intimated that the At
torney Generals summary was not written
until November, 1909, although il was dat
ed two months earlier. Mr. Finney said nc
knew nothing about this, as he was not at
tached TO the Department Of Justice and
had not seen the summary until il was
printed for the use of the Senate. In his
brief redirect examination Judge Vertrees
said that although the committee was
charged with the duty of investigating the
Interior Department. practically the entire
day had been consumed in cross-examning
the witness on matters dealing with the
Department of Justice. He said these
methods had not been adopted for the pur-
pose of eliciting the truth. but merely 20
make slanderous attack on the Attorney
General
At the White House and the Department
of Justice IT was said that neither the PresI-
dent nor the Attorney General would COM
ment on Mr.. Brandeis's intimations
Mr.. Finney was succeeded on the stand
by John ". Dudley who was Register of
the Land Office at Juneau. Alaska. until
his dismissal early in January H. X. Love
former special agent, had testified that Mr.
Dudley told him he had been offered from
5000 to $1,000 by an agent of Golfers
Weekly" TO come to Washington to testify
against Secretary BaIlinger Mr.. Dudley
said that Mr.. Love had not accurately
stated their conversation. What happened
was this: \ few days after he was dis
charged as register he was approached by
f. c. Russell, the editor Of the local news
paper at Juneau. who told him that if he
would write story supplementing the
CLAWS article in Golfers and revising
copy on some of GIavis's articles for that
publication he would be paid from 5000 TO
$4,000. Mr.. Dudley said he told Mr.. Rus
sell he had no information that would be of
use to Golfers" A few days later Mr.
Mr.. Dudley called him to his Office and
showed him telegram signed by Norman
Hapgood. editor of Golfers" In this
message Mr.. Hapgood said that he was not
willing to enter into negotiations with Mr.
Dudley until he had further information
He was willing TO pay the expenses of Mr.
Dudley from juneau to New York and re-
turn in order that a conference might be
held. Mr.. Dudley said he repeated his for
mer statement that he had nothing that
would be of use to Golfers" That was
all he knew about the transaction. He
said he supposed Mr.. Russell was acting as
the agent of Golfers" and expected him
TO write something that would reflect on
Secretary Ballinger
Replying TO Mr. Vertrees the witness said
that, although he thought an injustice was
done him in dismissing him from his place
as register. he had no information reflect
ing on Secretary Ballinger or any other
official of the Interior Department
Another telegram read was written by
MIR. Russell on January Il. 1910. and ad-
dressed to Mr.. Hapgood. in which Mr.. Rus
sell said that ii was impossible 10 secure
Dudley, and that probably other interests
had intervened. Mr.. Dudley said no inter
ests had intervened.
c. Keltman, former chief Of the mineral
division Of the Interior Department, will
take the stand tomorrow. Judge Vertrees
said tonight that he still had more than a
dozen witnesses to examine.