Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
SIMON WILL RESIST FACES HIS ACCUSER
Haitian President Does Not In Attorney General Denies State
tend to Flee the Country. ments by Alaskan Delegate
TO DEFEND PORT AU PRINCE LATTER is CRITICISED
Progress Committee Members Regard
gents Checked. of Charges a insufficient
DELAY ATTACK ON CAPITAL MIR. L1TTLET0N rs EMPHATIC
Warshs Hurried Committee to Decide Whether
land Safeguard In House for Authority to
terests Of Foreigners. tinue Inquiry
Attorney General Denies State
ments by Alaskan Delegate.
LATTER is CRITICISED
Committee Members Regard Proofs"
Of Charges as insufficient. =.
MIR. LITTLET0N IS EMPHATIC
Committee to Decide Whether TO Ask
House for Authority to Con-
p
tinue Inquiry. I,

With Attorney General wickersham and
Delegate Wickersham of Alaska facing
each other, the delegate was sharply cri-
ticised In the House judiciary committees
today for alleged insufficiency of what
the delegate declared was proof the At
torney General did purposeIy shield and
defend Alaska syndicate criminals against
punishment
Representative Sterling suggested that
Delegate Wickershams charges indicated
only failure of the Department OF Justice
to prosecute.
'Oh, he has gone way beyond that"
interrupted Attorney General Wicker
sham.
Yes" said Delegate wickersham, II
insist there was a deliberate ATTEMPT to
protect
The delegate declared that United
States Marshal II. X Love, who figured
in the Cunningham coal land cases. had
discharged a deputy named Bowers, who
was also jailer at Kodiak, because he
wouldn't give up the graft"
He wouldn't pay Love $1OO a month
out OF what he received for the board Of
prisoners, the delegate explained.
Reads Long Brief.
Delegate Wickersham read to the
committee long brief presenting his
case. He charged before the commit
tee that the Attorney General "pur-
posely did shield and defend Alaska
syndicate criminals from punishment
for crimes against the government"
and that he refused to prosecute them
for fraud and perjury committed in
robbing the government treasury and
n q r m IfNd he tot To
run in their favor"
After Delegate Wickersham today
had completed his discussion of one OF
the alleged frauds concerning which
he presented evidence to the Attorney
General and on which he says the At
torney General refused to act, he was
askeu by Representative Martin Lit
Teton or New York IL he thought he
had proven his charge so far as that
particular case In question was con-
cerned.
II think ! have" replied the delegate.
don't your
Il do not" Mr.. Littleton declared with
empha sis.
discussion as to whether the delegate
should be permitted to proceed or whether
1t was necessary for the committee to Sc
cure specific authority from the House to
continue the inquiry into the Attorney Gen
erals conduct. 1t was finally decided 10
permit the delegate to present his case
and the Attorney General to reply. The
committee will then consider the ques-
tion Of whether a real investigation into
the conduct Of the Attorney General IL
demanded by the facts brought out.
Delegate Wickersham started out by
declaring that his charge that the At.
torney General did pulpOsely shield and
defend" Alaska syndicate criminals from
prosecution. was made deliberately.
II have no apologies to make for the
statement" he said. land l am here TO
back it up
Have you any proof to back up your
statements?" inquired Representative
Carlin of Virginia. The delegate re-
piled that he had.
rs there any new matter in your
statement concerning frauds in Alas
ka?" inquired Representative Rowland
of Ohio.
Nothing that the Attorney General
has not had in his possession for .
year the delegate answered.
"Not True" Says Attorney General.
THAT is not true" interrupted the
Attorney General
"Well,' said the delegate, then for
reasopab BILE length of time"
That modifies the Importance OF the
fact" suggested the Attorney General.
Then the delegate discussed an alleged
fraudulent contract between one or the
Alaska SNnOlcdte COMPANIES diu oil W,
side concern. by which the government ls
alleged to have been defrauded out or
about S5O.OO0 in the purchase OF coal for
its forts in the territory. He became in
volved in wrange with half dozen
members of the committee. republican
and democratic as to whether the dehv-
cries of the coal under the alleged fraudu-
lent contract did not constitute overt acts
and thereby postpone the operation OF the
statute of limitations. This is the At
torney Generals belief. The delegate
takes the contrary view.
The committee at noon took recess
until 1: 80 pm.