New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
IH[WCKERSHAMC CHARGES
sooate Committee Has Already
Found Them BaSe|ess.
LAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED
M Delinquency on Attorney Gen.
erals Part Shown-He Makes
Informal Reply.
frr,,n The Tribune Bureau 7

frrom The Tribune Bureau
r.sninrton. July l5.--There are only two
..,.,,s IN the charges submitted by Dele
Ia WIckersham. of Alaska. against At
.v General Wickersham. ana on which
-. uopse Judiciary Committee has ordered
,,vss,lsation. The first is that they are
:, true The second is that they have
49,, thoroughly investigated by tie Sem
:. Judiciary Committee and 10y IT found
"a he false
u.,s,her or not the allegations on which
,,.,.sste Wickersham bases his charges
80 any basis OF fact is being investigat-
"A and the statute OF limitations has not
.~r and will not run except as TO a sin
=. rbass Of the affair. That is the az
~, which. il Is alleged. was a perjury.
:, che contract with the government ap-
...,s when the investigation now being
,.,spc,ed by Stuart Mcnamara, special at
...,sv for the government, is completed,
:. n. fraudulent. an indictment will be
.,,rsd There remain six months In
.A,,h 70 procure such an indictment.
A, Investigation of the charge that the
.,osnse account Of one NJ. b. Morrissey in
.oa.cton with the Hazey murder trial
,AoUad an expenditure OF s,1S3 for the en-
..,,ainment of witnesses and 1urymen.
xs,,h investigation was ordered by the At
,o,psy General, resulted in report
.,s, there was not a scintilla Of evidence
.Ss, any funds were expended for this
.,,,osA until after the verdict was rem
dsred.'
The letter OF the Attorney General to
n,lseate Wickersham saying that the
statute Of limitations had run referred only
"a possible prosecution for perjury and
az 70 a prosecution for fraud, fact
vh,rh Delegate Wickersham was careful TO
Uppress
practically all the charges now pre-
Jared by Delegate Wickershdm, and OF
vhch the committee has ordered an in
v.stieation. were preferred by him when
Iosp Rustgard was nominated for United
gates Attorney and Herbert l.. Faulkner
vas nominated for United States marshal
s,he LIST Division of the District OF Alaska,
IN April q. 1910. a thorough investigation
Vas then conducted by a subcommittee,
,,mposed Of both Democrats and Republic
,,rs and Of which Senator Nelson, whose
,ssged integrity none dare challenge. was
Chairman. The work of the subcommittee
vas reviewed by the full committe1 aId
pus,gsrd was confirmed on June 20 1910.
ard Mr.. Faulkner was confirmed May .,
gl. The committee found that ell proi er
etps had been taken by the Attorney Cen
~ al n "a
Wickersham were baseless.
whether or not the suicide Of Captain
Jarvis. OF the Alaska syndicate, which was
,o,rcdent with the introduction of Dele
t,,e Wickersham's resolution In the House,
lad any connection herewith is not known,
but there is a suspicion that the relation
0, cause and effect in this instance was
about as close as in that of the chanticleer
which assumed that because the sun rose
Zach day Immediately after it crowed his
rowing was the cause Of that phenomenon.
Attorney General to Testify.
The unbridled antagonism Of Delegate
Wickersbam 10 the Taft administration is
vsa known. and there is no surprise that
!. should have taken advantage of the
.sger desire Of the Democrats TO discover
4 Ume scandal from which campaign ma
srsl may be made TO revanp his charges
nd exploit them in the most sensational
manner possible. In due time the Attorney
General will 60 on the stand and answer
sny questions the committee may care to
ask and there is entire confidence that all
who desire to know the truth will then be
lble to satisfy themselves that there has
ssen no delinquency on the part OF the
4 Department Of Justice in its handling OF
4 he interests Of the government in ALASKA.
4 How far the investigating committee Will
4 < guided by the facts as disclosed by It's
arestigation, or how far IT may be swayed
4 BY an inCrdinate desire to create campaign
Material cannot. OF course be foretold
4 Attorney General Wickersham to-day
made an informal reply to the charge Of
Delegate Wickersham that ne had allowed
De statute Of limitations to expire in GER
an Alaska criminal cases without taking
4 i.ton
II I have not given a definite opinion that
hs statute Of limitations has expired In al
These cases" he said. 1T is not improb-
ale that criminal action may be taken.
ne matter IS still under investigation, In
lar as it relates 10 the alleged combine
20 Of bidders In the coal proposition The
ai'ty case however. / think is barred by
re statute ] viii continue my invesu-
auon o. the others. II has been under
N 10y some time and has never been dis
tnunge5"
Delegate WicEersham declared to-day
@' the same evidence concerning Alaskan
'slds had been furnished TO J. NJ. DiclSin-
Va e1'seeretary Of War. as was furnished
A0oIney General Wickersham in May. 1910.
az mat he never acknowledged receipt OF
e'cuments. lie had this statement
""N IN The records of the hearings OF
'uaciary Committee.
"lplse with it was the further state
FN mat Delegate Wickersham submitted
sac Attorney General more than year
Unence OF the alleged bribing Of
s States District Attorney by the
-" COMPANY enc Of the organizations
~' Alaska syndicate.
nave evidence said Delegate Wick
Nm that 5000 WAS used 70 BRIDE
-" District Attorney. That is the
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