The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-24
|EICKERSHAM ORDERS
WILSON TRIP INQUIRY
Aitornry-Grncral Thoroughly
Aroused over Wireless
Mans Lark Here.
KEEPER MUST EXPLAIN IT
Law Making llabcaS Corpus Va
cations Difficult Will
Be Asked Soon.

NAsUNGroN. July cS.--Col. Christie.
phct Columbus Wilson's lark in New
York city is going To- put an end to
.a1cas corpus vacations for Federal
rrisoncrS.
As rcsui, Of Wilson'S pleasant stay
n Manhattan and suburbs. Attorney
General Wickcrsham will probably ask
congress TO enact bill designed to pre-
tent recurrence of the Wilson Incl
lent 1t was learned to-day that the
N,orney-Gcneral has practically made
~ his mind TO suggest legislation which
viii provide for notice being served on
'nited States District Attorneys before
habcas corpus writs shall be granted
,equiring the production of Federal
prisoners.
The purpose of this law will be merely
to out the United States officials In the
district where the prisoner Is to be pro-
duced in a position where they will be
iplc TO safeguard the Government
against abuses Of the writ.
1t was learned to-day also that
Keeper Shea from tho Atlanta peniten.
and who took him to board with one OF
Nis CShca's) relatives in The Bronx in
stead Of putting him up at the Tombs.
viii have lot OF explaining 10 do. At
torncy- General Wickcrsham has ordered
a thorough investigation OF the whole
dffair. He intends to find out every
hing that Wireless Wilson has done
while in New York.
United States Dlstric, Attorney Wise
already has been instructed by Mr..
Wckersha n 10 undertake this investi-
-atiun, and Keeper Shea will I've obliged
20 account IN dc,on ioi his conduct.
The Attorney General is very much in
'.rncst officials Of the Department Of
Justice say shea will have difficulty.
specially in explaining tn Mr.. Wicker
sAam's satisfaction why the prisoner
Was taken 10 lodge In The Bronx in
stead Of being confined in the Tombs.
II Was explained ~ the Department OF
Iust'c" that tl,e trip To- New York with
D guard On habcus corpus writs was In
conformity with the 'ulcs and reglia-
Ions ~ IN" Department OF Justice and
with 'hr practice that has obtained for
q good any wears. This is said TO be
tlo first instance that has ever come to
NE attention .: the Department where
~" practice apparently has been
abused
pi'i"ials of the department OF Justice
Complain. however, that Keeper shea
Was laN. to say the least. In mis- method
# handling the prisoner They con.
tend that he ought to have turned him
over /" thr District Court in New York
upon his arrival there and that the
curt then ought to have put the
Prisoner In the custody Of the United
states Marshal.
me Attorney General already has in
''Stieatcd The Wireless Wilson case at
'h' Atlanta pcn!tentiary and he Is sat
'rd that everything was regular and
proper there.
John Do" inquiry will be conducted
hyfore the Federal Grand Jury into the
rironrlstance- under when Col. Chris
'opher Columbus Wilson. ex-head of
United Wireless. has been living with
N""per Snea Of Atlanta prison at a boa rd-
~ house in The Bron- instead OF being
'ep' IN tho Tombs while he has been
orc since July TO testify in the United
Wireless bankruptcy proceedings.
Subpunas for Col. Wilson. Keeper
shea and others We're issued Yesterday
and put IN the hands of Marshal Henkel
MN Instructions that they We're not 10 he
-"rV"d until the attorneys for the United
"reI"ss creditors give the word that
hey have finished with Col Wilson The
-HbpTnaS We're issued following the
statement by -\ttOrney-Gencra Wicker.
"'an IN Washington tnat he would in
'nlr" INTO the statements that Cot Viii
son has been enjoying some degree of
ir"edom while in the custody Of Keeper
shea
saul :. Myers and Selden Bacon. at
'"rnevs for Jesse Watson. the trustee
fpr ne United Wireless Company, hurried
through their final examination Of Col
wilson before United States Commits
N'ner Gllchrist yesterday morning be
tauae they understood that the Gov
'rnment was ANXIOUS TO have Col Viii
son back in Atlanta right away. They
aidn get any light on any assets which
hey believe are being concealed. and
after they finished with the witness his
counsel. Arthur NJ. King. asked a few
'l"stions TO bring out statements that
'oi. Wilson has absolutely no knowledge
'i the Whereabouts of books. papers or
h"r documents for which the ATTORNEYS
u1vc been seeking.
he lawyers asked Col Wilson If he
.'li think he would lie ready to sign his
'">tlinony ihl, afternoon. but he wouldn't
'ronl-" If he is ready to sign then it ia
understood that the Grand Jury sub
nHiIas will be served Immediately after
"ari aud the departure for Atlanta will
'" delayed Iending the inquiry. II il
"'"r>'ood that one of the purposes OF
H" inquiry is to got the test imony of
"'i"r Shea as to how ne came to take
"' Wilson to The Bronx boarding house
stead OF to the Tombs, where he was
"I' On his first trip to testify last May.