Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-27
TWO LAWYERS NAMED To
PROSECUTE WHITE SI4ANERS


IN these cases Immediately after.
ward the name OF Francis J. Ilenes
was eliminated. ard the definite an.
nouncoment of the appointment ol
Hayden and sullivan was made
A legal associate of Hayden ox.
pressed doubt as to whether he would
accept tho special prosecutors posi-.
tion, and added
Hayden was looking for the ap-
poiutment as United states district at.
torney long before McNab thought OF
resgning. We have been working
hard to get the appointment for him,
and that was what prompted his east
ern trip. / don't think he wants TO
be special prosecutor
Matt /. sullivan said h. had re-
ccived no official notice Of his ap-
puintment as special prosecutor ana
declined to say whether he would ac-
copt.
The federal grand Jury which rein
dicted tha defendants in the disputed
cases over which Mr.. McNab resigned.
met today To wind up is affairs as
a grand july. but / irned it could not
adjourn until Jull II had been
given out from re. ole sources that
before adjourning sine die. the jury
would issue report criticislng the
action of the department OF justice
in the McNab affair. This report was
expected today. but the jurors am
nounced that no action would be
taken before their final adjournment
Judge T. Van Fleet, Of the United
states district court. today appointed
BENJAMIN l., Mckinley to the position
of United states district attorney for
northern California Ia hold Office un-
I'll John J.. McNahs successor shall
have been named in Washington. Nc
knley was senior assistant to MeNab.
Thos. T. Hayden, selected today for
appointment as special prosecutor in
the Digs -Caminetti ana Western
Fuel company cases, was formerly
president of the san Francisco board
of education and before coming to
schools mt Watertown n. Y. Matthew
/. Sullivan is an attorney of this city
who was prominent In the prosecu-
ton Of the notorious munioipa graft
eases several years ago.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer.
Of Pennsylvania. startled the senate
lobby Investigation committee to-
night by testlfying that efforts had
been made by some person whose
name he did not give to create the
impression in high financial circles in
New York that he. Speaker Clark.
Majority Leader Underwood and oth-
or prominent democrats could be in
nuenced in legislative matters in a
way that would please those interests,
Mr.. Palmer sworc that Lewis Cass
Ledyard. a New York attorney. had
told him of repeated telephone con-
vorsations with n man purportlng to
he Representative Palmer. Of Penn
sylyania." who said he possessed the
confidence Of leading democratic leg
islators. After many telephone talks,
Mr. Palmer said Mr. Lcdyard met Ed
ward lauterhach another New York
attorney, who was supposed to rep
resent the mysterious user Of the
telephone. Lautcrbach, he said. spoke
Of this persons influence with high
officials in Washington and named
several.
Mr.. Lauterbach later took the
stand and made a statement denying
that he ever had claimed to have in
nuence with congrcssmen.
u don't know people in Washing
ton" he said. II do not know any Of
the people investigating things this
year"
Lauterbach explained his conversa-
tions with Mr.. Ledyard by saying that
he had talked with him about the
alleged interests Of Congressman
Riordan on his employment BIZ the
Union Pacific railroad.
Mr. Palmer took the stand at ms
own request.
IN view Of the turn which your
investigation has taken by reason OF
Judge Lovett's testimony yesterday
he said, Il felt it my duty TO acqualnt
YOU with an experience of my own
of that kind 50 that you might nave
the benefit Of it If YOU cared to
pursue this branch Of the nvestiga-
ton deeply.
Early in February last, when was
at my home in Pennsylvania was
called to the telephone to answer
what my clerk said was call from
New York. A voice at the other end
Of the wire said. this is Mr.. Ledyard.
"He spelled his name and said ne
was Lewis Cass Ledyard and added
YOU ought to know for you have
been talking with me over the tele-
phone.
Il said, YOU are very much mistak-
en-, Mr.. Ledyard. | have never seen
you. I have never spoken to YOU az
rectly or over the telephone or had
any communication with you. You
will have to explain yourself a little
further.
"Hc then went on to say that II
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