The Washington herald., 1911-07-15

very efficient and competent, and his ac.
quaintance with many of the govern.
ment's witnesses and control over them
placed him in a position to be of the
greatest possible service in defending
this action
In connection with this letter, Dele.
gate Wickersham submitted Morrisey's
expense account referred to, which con-
tained many interesting items. The ex-
pense account was dated May S. 1908.
and contains, among others, the follow
ing entries:
Occidental Cafe, for witnesses. s75.
Alaska grill, for witnesses, $195.
Expenses entertaining witnesses and
jurymen, 800.
Expenses Valdez, during grand jury
session, Size
In addition to the above, the Morrisey
expense account contains items of pay
ments to individuals, including Jimmy
Kelly and "OReilly," amounting to ST.
1870. Delegate Wickersham called at
tentiOn to the fact that these letters and
other evidence of crime outside Of the
coal fraud are also in the possession OF
the Attorney General"
Representative Clayton, Of Alabama,
chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is
out of the city at present, but will re-
turn early next week, when the resolu-
tion will be reported to the House and
passed. The secret meetings of the COM
mittee are understood to have been ex-
tremely interesting Delegate Wickersham
based his plea for action largely upon
the affidavit made by H. ]. Douglas,
formerly auditor Of the Alaska syndicate,
with reference to coal frauds.
r Sent Copy of Affidavit.
"On the 24th OF May, 19lO.'' Delegate
Wickersham said to the committee. Il
sent to Attorney General Wickersham a
copy Of the affidavit, calling his attention
to the fact that the government had been
defrauded in the sum of $4,000 by per-
jury and a combination of these two
corporations-the Northwestern CONNER
cial Company. a subsidiary concern Of
the Alaska syndicate, and the Sesnor
Coal Company-in the sale Of coal to the
government for military posts in Alaska.
I asked him to make an investigation
and to prosecute those people for the
crime committed in that transaction.
received a letter of acknowledgment May
81. 1910, and we had considerable fur
ther correspondence. On June 13, 1911,
more than a year later, received letter
from the Attorney General stating that
the statute of limitations had expired in
the case"
Representative Webb. OF North Caro-
lima. a member Of the Judiciary Commit
tee. asked Delegate Wickersham If he
thought he had sent sufficient evidence
to the Attorney General and II he had
indicated where witnesses could be found
so that an indictment might be secured.
Undoubtedly" the Delegate replied i
also furnished him with evidence Of other
crimes. The Alaska syndicate is an or
ganized crime"
Members of the Judiciary COMMITTEES
are rather chary about talking Of this
case, which they seem to consider ex-
tremely sensational, pending considera-
ton of the resolution by the House and
the receipt of the desired Information
from the Attorney General. But they
hint that the receipt of this information
will be followed by a comprehensive IN
uuirv which will develop all the facts
They express the opinion that this latest
alleged scandal in connection with the
Territory of Alaska trouble. considered in
connection with the Cunningham coal
claims and the pending Controller Bay
land tangle, makes a very interesting
combination.