The Washington times., 1915-10-02
RIGGS OFF|C|ALSTO
FIGHT LAST COURT
Long Legal Battle Sure to Re.
sutI From Perjury indictment
Against Trio.
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were issued by the District Attorneys
office for the indicted men. an under
standing having been reached yesterday
that bond would be made today.
For the present the interests Of the
indicted officials are being handled BY
Hogan. attorneys for the bank In the
civil suit. 1t is not yet announced
whether these attorneys will Icpresen,
the officers OF the bank when they arc
arraigned In their personal capacities
In the criminal courts. but 1t 10 be.
lieved Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Hogan will
be associated, possibly with additional
counsel. In the perjury charge trial
Patrons Express Sympathy.
An officer Of the bank declared today
that It had been crowded during the
morning with patrons and others who
came to extend to the indicted officials
expressions OF confidence and sym.
pathy.. That the latest form Of perse.
cutlon'' by the Treasury Department
had not hurt either the bank or its Of.
at f's The Gf institution e today. c was A''ef'''
President Glover referred all inquirers
to the law offices Of Mr.. Hogan H.
said. however. that he was not worried
over the Indictment.
ther comment to make uDon the return
OF the Indictments. Neither would hs
discuss the resignation Of Mr.. Flathei
except to ssy that 1t was 4 matter en-. en-.
and without bearing on the Riggs
Treasury controversy.
A confidant OF Mr.. Glover said tears
came to his eyes at one time toha.
when an old friend called to say that
yours IL you need them"
As under the banking laws an as.
sistant cashier is empowered to fulfil
all the duties Of a cashier: no successor
70 Mr.. Fiather has yet been selected
night. appointed Harry V. Haynes or
assistant cashier. and he will assis
Joshua Evans, jr.. who has served a.
assistant cashier for a number oi
years. In the assumption OF Mr.. Flath'
er's work.
Mr.. Hogan issued late last night the
following statement relative to the In.
stitution OF criminal proceedings asains'
the bank officers: =
my opinion. furnish conclusive proof o'
that malicious persecution which tn,
Riggs National Bank charged In It's sui
against Messrs. McAdoo and Williams
I doubt whether In the history ol
heretofore been Indicted in either Fed
orai or State courts because Of diner
ence In opinion respecting the lega
Interpretation Of a written instrument.
ION purely technical construct"E o'
the wording Of an affidavit, by hich
nobody was or could have been de-
ce,ved. with no que st,on OF moral culpa.
biifv involved. and while the civil SUI,
| Of the bank against two government
OFFICIALS IL still pending. this action IL
/ taken. II looks dangerously like an at
| tempt to invoke the operation or tht
, criminal courts to punish the Officers
| OF this splendid bank for their "temer'
| ity" In appealing to the courts Of tho
community in which they live for pro
lection against official persecution. Ir
| inducing the Dope rtment OF Justice tc
| obtain these indictments. Mcssrs NC
Adoo and Williams proved that malice
| against which the bank sought prctec
arhe Indictments are not surprising
because we have long expected that al
| the power OF the Administration woulC
be invoked to punish men who refused
\ to remain silent under persecution. Tn,
| indictments are not alarming. becaus,
| conscious innocence cannot be. alarme,
| at any act that must result in gIvin,
public opportunity for complete vindi
| cation.
THE officers Of the bank, who hav,
been subjected to this new form OF at
tack. are prepared to meet the issu,
with the same vigor. manliness. an,
determination which inspired then
when they and their associates ap
pealed to the courts Of the land 70
protection against the gross abuse o
official power to which their bank an,
themselves had been. subjected by tn
| Treasury officials"