Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-25

Washington, June 24---Atorney Gcn-
| eral aicReynolds will make full re-
port to President Wilson. TUESDAY,
at the Presidents request on the ea1sss
cs that moved him to direct postpone
ments of the Diggs Caminetta WHITE
| Slave cases and the. trials OF two dlreez
tors of the Western Fuel Co., the basis
OF the resignation Of United States DIS
trict Attorney John l.. iieNabe oil San
Francisco and his sensational charges
| against the head of the department OF
justice.
One of the days most remarkable
deyelopments in the unusual episode
was the receipt by the President Oh
Telegram from Clayton Harrington,
special agent of the department OF JUS
ice in charge of the federal bureau OF
investigation at San Francisco, de-
handing the removal from Office Oh Al
torney General MeReynolds, Herring
toms official superior. officials, tonighe,
declared that the question or summary
action in Herrinstons case propaply
would be taken UP by the attorney gem
eral. The department of justice Was III
ignorance of the special agents pro-
test until it's publication in the AFTER
noon papers. 1t was then called 10 the
attention of the attorney general.
Early in the day. before Harrington
action became known at the depart
mont officials were somewhat mysli-
fed and later amused by the receipt Oh
telegram from another special agent
,nnlving for the vacancy at san
Francisco. -,
While. no action has yet been taken
on the McNabe resignation White
uouse officials let it be known that
the president was looking for a sue
oeesor They stated that the character
If the new district attorney wouio
socn show whether there could pc any
manipulation of the cases OF ,he ue
partment of justice through pohtaee
Influences as charged by Dlstrit A.'oi
ney McNabe. Steps, today preni,,'.
nary to a final determination u .n'
controversy were many. Inc
dent said his first intimatioh oi 'n'
situation was CLEANED from the new
paper reports and added that ne Woui'
wait for the Attorney Generals re
port before determining MS COL
| The episode found an echo in the nam
of Congress, where Reps. kahn' l.e
publican. of California and Hinepausil
| progressive, of Illinois lntroouie'
resolutions in the House, one caiilht
for the official papers in the cases au'
the other for an investigation pN w
official papers in the cases ana e.i'
other for an investigation by the Juai
ciary committee. Republican Leaue
Mann issued statement deciaIiit
That President Wilson should suppiah
commissioner General of Immigration
lCaminetti on the ground that ne MAJ
fused Both his political and onicia
influence TO prevent his son IRON
being brought to speedy trial
| Interest here in the incident cehtete
largely around the Caminetti-Digss cos
| for the nostponement of which Secretar
| wilson of the department of labor, yes
terday, took responsibility. Assistant a.
torney General Harr, tonight, assume
full responsibility for the order 10 ol'
i trict Attorney McNabe postponing u
{ trial of Robert Bruce and Sidney
/ Smith. directors of the Western Fuel "a
, on charges of customs coal frauds. n
postponement mentioned in MI M
7 Nabe's telegram of resignation to u
| President, was ordered, declared NJ
| Harr. to prevent a possible miscarrlas
of Justice 1.-THE trial of the entlre w es
ern Fuel case was not ordered postpoi
e ed" said Mr.. Harr. but only the ira
y of Bruce and Smith, who were indlctt
with three other directors of the con
pany.
Bruce and Smith were only director
$ while the other three defendants We
: officials as we'll as directors Attorn'
Pringle for the company, asked tn
= tho indictments of Bruce and Smith
: dismissed on the ground of no eviden
: to connect them with the alleged frauo
carefully studied the evidence IN q
case submitted by United States Attorn
: McNabe and reached the conclusion tn
: Bruce and Smith, who seemed men
high character. probably were innoce