The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
QUINN MAKES STATEMENT

QUINN MAKES STATEMENT
 Assistant District Attorney Ralph w. Quinn disposes of MT. Denson's conten- tion in the following language
 "All of this statement with reference to me and my connection with the case commenced against MT. Denson as stat ed by him is without any foundation in fact. is a fabrication pure and simple, and was evidently made by him under some abnormal delusion, which cannot be accounted for. I did not instruct Judge Watts to issue the warrants, neith- CT did I advise the special agent of the department of justice to make the com plaint against MT. penson: l approved the complaint after it had been made and when the same was presented to me for approval by Judge Watts. as is customary to have the approval of the United States attorney in all cases commenced before the United States commissioners before warrants are is sued l had absolutely no knowledge of MT. Denson's connection with any such cases as he refers to in his state ment, and had not been advised by the attorneys of said corporation, or any of them, or by anybody, of MT. Denson's S connection with said cases growing out of an accident in Shelby county in 1913. I do not know to whom MT. Denson re- fers when he says 1 was the attorney for the corporation one time when the cases were under consideration. wish to say flatly that this is untrue. l did not know that the special agents of the department of justice contem- plated the commencement of this prose- cution against Mir. Denson and had not been advised by either of them or con- suited by either of them that the case was to be commenced against him. I knew absolutely nothing of the case until Judge Watts presented the com plaint to me for approval
 50 far as I know, this case was commenced upon the initiative and en- tire responsibility of the special agents who appeared before Judge Watts and made the complaint, and this, as stated, without my advice, counsel or procure ment, and without the suggestion of anybody so far as I know.
 ANTAGONISTIC ATTITUDE
 "I think it is generally known as to Mr. Denson's antagonistic attitude to- ward the government in the prosecution of this war. The United States at.or- ney's office has been repeatedly advised by various persons, officially and unoffi- Cially, for long time by truthful and trustworthy persons of MT. Densons bit terness toward the government in the
 
 alleged disloyal remarks such as the one based upon which the prosecution against him was commenced. and my ad- vice in answer to those giving informa- tion was that, in my opinion, the alleged statements by MT. Denson were not suf- ficient upon which to base prosecution unless such statements were made by him to or in the presence of those in the military service. and immediately before my approval of the warrant presented to me by Judge Watts I ascertainetl from the special agents of the depart. ment that such remarks with which he was charged were made by him in the presence of those in the military service of the United States.
 "I repeat that MT. Denson's delusion that there has been a conspiracy be- tween me and any of the other parties to whom he refers. or between me and anybody else. is absolutely untrue, and he knows the statement is untrue"