The Washington times., 1911-07-15

I sham. 81 say that he has. furnish.
| ed him with the evidence to show
| that the Government had been de.
frauded out os $4,000 through this
combination between the Alaska syn.
dicate and the Sesnor Coal Company
at Nome. and their fake bids, presum.
ed to be from rival concerns"
'The Attorney General had this evil
dence more than a year before the
statute of lfmition ran. The fraud
was committed in 1905"
Calls It. Organized Crime.
Did you send the Attorney General
evidence sufficient to show where wit.
nesses could be found to obtain an in
dictment?". asked a committee member
Undoubtedly" replied the Delegate
from Alaska. IT have furnished him
with evidence Of other crimes. The
Alaska syndicate is an organized
crime"
Delegate wickersham also startled the
graphic copies Of an expense account
said to represent the expenses Of an
Alaskan syndicate agent at the time of
the Hazey murder trial in 1908, when
an agent Of the Alaska syndicate was
accused Of killing the laborers OF q II
val concern whos were trying to build
a railroad in Alaska.
This expense account of the syndicate
agent. M. B. Morrissy, contained items
such as this:
Expense entertaining witnesses
and Jurymen. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Alaska grill, for Witnesses. 1850
Cafe, for nesses..............> 1900
Expenses during grand jury ses-
sion, Valdez. dez................. 1000
Taking Care of Witnesses.
Delegate Wickersham also has in his
possession what is claimed to be a copy
Of letter from John A. Carson. coun-
sci for the Alaska syndicate. transmit
ting the Morrissey expense account to
Captain jarvis, treasurer Of the North
western Commercial Company. In this
Carson says that he has no personal
knowledge Of all the expense items, but
taking care of several of the Govern
mcnt witnesses" His acquaintance
with many of the Governments wit
nesses and control over them" is also
complimented by Attorney Carson.
When Delegate Wickersham referred
to the Alaska Syndicate as an or
ganized crime" he was asked to name
the syndicate.
Il refer" Delegate Wickersham re-
piled, ito the Alaska Syndicate COM
Guggenheim brothers. and other mem
bers. Kuhn. Loeb & Co.. Henry Schiff,
and Graves
WHO do you mean by the Guggen-
helm brothers?" asked Representative
Norris of Nebraska.
Names Guggenheims.
Senator Simon Guggenheim and his
six brothers, who constitute the Gug-
genheim sons" was the reply.
who Is Graves?" asked Representa-
tive Graham Of Illinois.
He represents Close Brothers, the
English syndicate. and other English
capitalists" said Wickersham.
who was Captain Jarvis. mentioned
in the afhdvit?" Chairman Clayton
Jarvis was the confidential agent Of
Morgan, IN charge of the syndtcate's IN
terests In Seattle" Mr.. Wickersham an
swered. He committed suicide lmme. me.
resolution You are now considering. He
knew that this resolution would bring
out the facts"
Frauds In Coal Bids.
IT is charged in the affidavit made by
Douglas. who was auditor Of the North
western Commercial Company and the
other companies of the Alaska syndi-
cate in the spring and summer Of 1908,
when the war department oONcI ILSSN
for bids for coal to supply the Alaska
military posts, that Jarvis, then treasu-
rer Of the Northwestern Company, and
John H. Bullock. of the Sesnor Coal
Company, of Nome, a rival OF the syn
dicate, agreed with each other to sub
init bids which would insure the award
of the contract to one company or the
other, there being no other competitor;
agreed to certain lighterage charges to
be included in the bids, and were pre-
pared between them. and agreed upon
a division OF the profits.
The Sesnor company got the contract
to furnish 1900 tons OF coal at $2S
ton, a price which It is claimed was
nearly twice too high, and the profit
was divided, Douglas himself entering
s6. 700 from the Sesnor company on the
books Of the Northwestern company, as
the latters share Of the profits.
Both Bullock and Jarvis, Douglas
swears, made false affidavits to the
to the effect that no one
but the company which each represent
ed had any interest in the contract.