The chronicle=news., 1913-06-21
j. S. DIST. ATTY.
SCORES CHIEF;
QUITS

United States District Attorney John
l.. McNab announced today that h..
has resigned his office. The r"sisna-
ton follows AN exchange of tsie-
grams with washIngiOn regarding
the condition ~ the local federal
ncss Of this offs. -
McSnbs resignation. tn. accept
nnc" OF which h. rcqu.sts by wire. Is
contained In n long telegram To rr.s-
i,icnt Wilson. McNab SAYS In the
message that he feels forced 10 re-
torn-y general tying his hand. In tn.
prosecution of the DixSs camin.til
wni;. .iav. sasc~ aud the iniict-
m"ni. against officials Of til" West
crn Fuel company,
lie states n" received orders tn
postpone action In th's. 'ls.s by
telegraph vest. rdny and In spii. Of
his protest and sia;cm.at To III. at.
tpin", general that efforts to tam.
per with government witn".s". In
the care. had been made.
In hitter humiliation al spirit"
ih" message ssys. u am compelled
Ia a-Lnowirds. what I have hereto
fore Indignantly ryfusrd to believe.
namCl. Tint the department of jus,
tire Is Yielding ,o influence which
Will cripple ami destroy ih" useful
n->. % this Office
Maur"y !, Digs. former state
architect. and Drew camin-i,i. son q.
former stat" senator n camip.',i. Of
Jack DL. Calf. Who recently Was ap-
pointed commissioner Of immigration
by President Wilson. clopri 10 Reno.
Nevada. last MAY with two high
school firis of Sacramento. i~ayin.
their wives and bsbi~s behind them.
They were brought back 10 csiiios.
ala aAd intaies a~nis fou.e against
the meu under the Mans white slave
act.
The message 80 the president fol.
lows:
Woodrow Wilson. pfr.Id nj
the United States. Washington. u. e.
II have the honor tn tender my
resignation as United States aitor-
ncy for she northern district Of Call.
'arnia. to TAX" effect Immediately.
! am ordered by the attorney general
over my protest to postpone until
autumn the trials Of Mnurcy DiExs
and Drew Cam!n~;ti. Indicted for
hidcous crime which has ruined two
Iiri. aud shocked the morals of the
people OF California and this after
have advised the dcpart mcnt of Jus.
,ir~ tha, attempts have been made io
corrupt the government wi,nrssrs
and friend. of the defendants ARE
publicly boasiinr that the wealth
and political prominence" Of the de-
fcndants' relative. will procure my
hand to be stayed through Influence
a, Washington.
TN these eases two girls were TAX
On from cultured homes. bniiicd and
frightened in the face Of their pro-
tests into Eoinx to foreign state
where. ruined and deb'nchcd by the
defendants who i"f, their wives and
infants TO commi, the crime.
ON tccrip, of attorney generals
telegram. I prepared my resignation
to take effect at the conclusion OF the
trial NJ the Western Fuel directors
and the !. e. Wilson stock brokers
cascs. both of which I had insii,utcd
and which wished to bring to a full
conclusion. Before could Sfnd my
resignation. 7 received another tclC-
grsm from the department ordering
me to postpone the case aaains, Ger.
tain defendants Of the Western Fuel
company and not To try them unless
ordered by the department.
TN bitter humiliation of spirit
am compelled to acknowledge what !
have herc'ofor Indignantly refused
to believe. namely. tina, the depart
mcnt Of justice is yielding to !nf1u-
cncc which will cripple and dcstro,
the usefulness of this office. can