Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Inquiry Ordered into krenning Case
Reports.
tst. Louis post-Dispatch,l

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W&sIu NGroN, January 5.~~The De-
partment of Justice will Investigate
the source OF reports said to have
been circulated by friends of District
Attorney Oliver OF St, Louis to the eff
feet that TIA department would order
a dismissal Of tie d~islovalty charge
against Il. r. krcnning, of st Louis.
former president OF the Doris Motor
Car Go Those circulating the re-
ports have said Oliver was In favor OF
prosecuting the Krenning case vigo-
rously, but that influence brought to
bear on the Department of Justice
would cause a dismissal of the case
over divers head.
Oliver, it was learned to-day, will
be asked to make a statement regard
ing this matter. aud in regard to the
di5missal of the cases Of John Il.
Franklin and Charles $. Marsh, pres
ident ard secretary of the defunct
Bankers Trust Co. They are charged
with using the mails to defraud, in
the promotion of the company.
When the franklin Marsh dismissal
was entered December 10, Oliver stat
% to the Court that the action was
taken On the advice Of the Department
Of Justice in Washington. He said to
a Post Dispatch reporter that he had
made a report and recommendations,
at the departments request, and had
reported that he considered the evi-
dence sufficient to prosecute the case
successfully. He knew, he added,
that '%'several persons had Interested
themselves in the case in Washing
ton"
The department asked Oliver near
ily three weeks. ago, for a report on
the Krenning case, but has not yet
received such a report. The request
was made after Morton Jourdan, st.
Louis lawyer. politician, and Jeptha
D. Howe, former Republican boss of
st. Louis, had called at the depart.
ment in an attempt to get the Kren-
ming case dismissed without a court
hearing.
The situation which has developed
in st. Louis regarding the Krenning
case was laid before Attorney.G ener-
al Gregory by the Post. Dispatch cor.
respondent here. Gregory, after in-
quiry among his subordinates. gave
the following statement to the Post
Dispatch:
~ have seen the wire from st Lou.
IL, signed Post. Dispatch,' addressed
to albert, Washington and relating
to til Krenning case. Two St. Lonis
attorneys Of KrenniDs recently called
at the department and made a state.
ment OF their views In behalf of their
client. This statement has been re-
IeTTcu W VIC Guitcu CbhtCs LtbtUTJlcy
at st. Louis with q request for a state
ment Of his views. The Attorney
General has not ordered the indict-
ment dismissed, and the views OF
the United States Attorney asked for
have not be6n received"
The new request which will be made
Of Oliver Tor a statement about the
new phase Of the K%renning case and
about the Franklin. Marsh case is In.
dependent Of the earlier request for a
report on the legal merits Of the Kren.
ming case.
The Attorney. General, 1t WAS learn.
cd, 10 unwilling to have an issue ere
ated between bis department and one
OF IT, attorneys, but he will not per.
NIT intimations o. ny undue inaa-
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