Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-24
Subordinate of Attorney Gen.
eral Demands That Mercy
nolds Be Compelled to Re-
sign at Once
CONGRESS TAKES HAND
IN FUR0RE RAISED
Assistant Assumes ResponSl-
biIiy for Continuance Of
Cases Against CoterIe Of Az
Ieged Fuel SwindIers,
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Washington. june 23 Attorney
General McReynolds will make q fun
report a. President Wilson al The pres
idenrs request. ON the causes that
moved him 40 direct postponements
Of the nlses- Cnmnetti white slave
cases and the trials Of two directors
of the Western Fuel company the
hasis of The resignation OF United
state Attorney John McNab. of san
Francisco. and his charges against
the head OF the department of iua-
tlee.
one of the daN's most remarkable
developments in the unusual proceed
ings was the receipt by the president
of "a telegram from clayton herrlng-
ton, special agent Of the department
OF Justice in charge of the federal hu-
roau Of Investigation gt san Fran
cisco. demanding the removal from
office of Attorney General McRe}-
noids. Horrington's official superior
Officials declared tonight that the
question Of summary action la Her
iingtous case probably would bt
taken up 81 the attorney general
The department of justice WIS in
Ignorance OF the special agents pro-
test until IFS publication in the after
neon papers. It then was called 60 the
attention Of the attorney general
Early IN the day. before nerrineton's
action became knuwn at the depart
ment. officials were somewhat mNsti-
fled and later amused hN the receipt
of telegram from another special
agent applying for the vacancy ~
san Francisco.
While no action has set been taken
on the McNah resignation. White
House officials lei 1t Dee known that
the president was looking for sue-
cessor They stated that the charac-
ter of the new district attorney would
soon show whether there could be
any manipulation of the cases of the
department of Justice through political
influence as charged hy District Al
tarnoy McNab
The president said his first intima-
tion ef the situation was cleaned
from the newspapers ana declared he
would wait for the attorney generals
report before determining his course.
Tho episode found IN echo in the
halls Of congress where Representa-
tipes kahn. republican, of California,
and Hinehaugh. progressive, Of llli-
nois, introduced in the house reso-
luton calling for official papers in
the case and one for an Investigation
by the judiciary committee Repre-
sentative Mnnn issued q statement
declaring that President Wilson
should supplant Immigratlon officer
Caminetii on the ground that me
used both his political ana official
influence to prevent his son from be-
ms brought to Il speedy trial"
Interest here in the incident CEN
Wred largely around the Caminetti-
Diggs case. for the posiponoment of
which Secretary wilson af he de-
partment of labor Yesterday took rc-
sponsibily.
Assistant Attorney General ilarr
assumed tonight rul responsibility
for the order to Attorney MeNah 10
postpone the ulAl Of Robert Bruce
and Sidney " smith. directors of the
Western Fuel company, on charges
of customs coal frauds This post
poncment mentioned in Mr McNnh'a
telegram of resignation to the presi
dent was ordered, declared Mr. lIarr,
10 prevent possible miscarriage of
justice.
"The trial Of the entire Western
Fuel ease was not ordered post
poncd said Mr.. Harr but only the
trials of Bruce and Smith. wtl were
indicted with three other directors
of the company Bruce ana Smith
were directors only. while the other
three defendants were officials ass
well as directors Attorney Prlnale,
for The company, asked that tho IN
dictments Of Bruce and Smith be dis
missed on the ground Of no evidence
10 connect them with the alleged
frauds. carefully studied tho cvi-
donce IN the case submitted by Unit
cd states Attorney MeNab and reach
ed the conclusion that Bruce and
Smith, who seemed men Of high
character probably were innocent, as
they were unfamiliar with
the operations Of the company. IN
order To prevent a miscarriage Of JUS
tioc, ! recommended, and Attorney
General MeReynolds acquicsced that
it would be better to try first the
three directors who were officials be-
cause this trial undoubtedly would
develop the extent Of IN connection
of Bruce and smith with the alleged
frauds
1T seemed unwise To run the risk
Of oonyicting two innocent men along
with thre men who might be guilty
when the ends OF justice would bc
fully satisfied By later trials If the