The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
THOMPSON DROPS
WIRE TAP INQUIRY
Moss. Counsel to Committee,
However, Says He Is CO.
ing Ahead.
CASE LEFT WITH SWAMI
Says 1t Is Seymour's Next
Move. hut lie Declines
to Make 1t.

The principals concerned In the
Thompson legislative committees In
vestigation OF telephone wire tapping
took advantage OF yesterdays lull in tho
committees activities to catch up with
the rapid developments of the last few
days. Senator Thompson touched of
another fusillade of statements before the
left for Albany at noon. The others
involved in the case, departing from the
city for the week end. left promises that
indicated developments this week which
may pale the occurrences Of the week
just past
United States Attorney Marshall, en-
larging upon his statement that the
Government was interested in the Cir
cuinstances growing out OF the tapping
of the telephone wires Of Seymour Il
seymour. lawyers In the Equitable
Building. asserted yesterday that al
though the Government had nothing to
do with investigating the police super
vision OF the Seymour wires. the police
in the cours, OF their investigation ac-
cidentaliy had turned up evidence OF
importance to the Federal authorities
Beyond that. however. he would not say
more.
II was learned from other sources
that the police investigation based on
the information that United states At
torney Marshall referred to is progress
ing arid that the police still hope TO ap-
prehcnd the person or persons sus-
pected. Mr.. Marshall said the firm Of
seymour 4 Seymour was not involved
Deputy Police Commissioner Scull is
conducting the inquiry for the Police
Department. 1t concerns an alleged
shipment or intended shipment Of arms
to Mexico. hut IL is impossible TO learn
anything more about the case at this
time.
Developments In the CRse.
The other dcve.opments in the wire
tapping inquiry yesterday were these:
senator Thompson had scarcely nm
ishcd breakfast at his hotel before he
had resumed his controversy with the
city administration over the tapping or
the seymour telephone lie charged
that the Mayor had become overcNcIt.d
and told a lot OF things that did not
happen" lie maintained that the Sey-
mour wires were tapped solely in tn"
interest of j. l.. Morgan CO. and un-
iustinably SO. lie still! insisted tha:
there were no national interests in
yoly.d, As to the committees future
course in wire tapping, he said that
matter Was w 10 IN" District Attorney /,
that he would hear the Mayor on Tues
day II Mr.. Mitchell presented himself.
but would not call him.
District Attorney swami on the other
hand said he htd received ho lnforma-
ton that the committee intended To drop
the wire tapping inquiry, The District
, ATTORNEY added that Frederick seymour
had three times d-murrei from pressing
, complaint against William J. Burns
for placing a d!rtagraph IN the seymour
Offices and for entering the offices for
IN, purpose Of getting papers t. sub
stantiate the theory that some ole IN
the Seymour Offices was acting in col
fusion with some one in the employ Of
J. l.. Morgan N Co to get secret !nfor-
nation on war orders, Mr.. seymour.
said Judge Swami, is the only man
who can lodge = complaint in the case.
Frank Mos. counsel 10 the Thompson
committee, said emphat!cai!y that the
committee was not through with the
wire tapping Investigation, although I'D
knew OF no pIcvonC.Tted plan Of the
committee FOR this coming week The
committee, he sad. did not feel obli-
gated by any agreement last week Ia
call upon the Mayor 70 testify on Tues
day. Mayor Nit ahel, however. who wen,
TO Goshen without replying to anything
the committee said. has announced that
II the true facts of the wire tapping
IN connection with the recent charities
Investigation do not come out through
the Thompson committee they will come
out some other way.