Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-16
RUMOR OF LEAKS"
IN COURT RULINGS
IS UNDER INQUIRY
Alleged That Advance In
formation Supplied Tips
in Stock Market.

Department of Justice officials con-
tlnued today investigation of reports
of alleged leaks on Supreme Court
decisions which were being used as
tips for stock speculation. A minor
official of the department and an at
tache of the Supreme Court were i'm
plicated in the charges, but Capt.
Burke, chief of the bureau of investi-
cation of the Justice Department, de-
clared that SO far no basis for the
charges had been discovered.
In a verbal statement last night
Capt. Burke said that a Mr.. b. E.
Moses" with offices in the Munsey
building, Washington, had been re-
International News Service, for an
alleged attempt to secure financial
backing from friend of Pew to play
the stock market on advance informa-
ton Of Supreme Court decisions.
Moses Alleged Statement.
Moses told Pew's friend Capt.
Burke said, that he had been doing
this for some time. but he did not have
sufficient funds to make the profit he
might make if. he had financial back
ing. The friend of Pew insisted that
before he could get the finances which
Moses desired he would have to be
convinced that advance information
on the Supreme Court decision was
absolutely obtainable. He told him
furnished him (Moses) was employed
in the Department of Justice in Wash
ington. Furthermore, this man was
with Moses in New York on Sunday.
November 16. and that on Monday
morning they went down town and
played Southern Pacific short, closing
out when Southern Pacific dropped
three points. They made some money.
but they did not say how much. Later
Southern Pacific was being played the
other way, SO obviously they had cor
rect information on the courts de-
cision in the Southern Pacific oil land
cases.
Make Denial when Questioned.
Moses was Intercepted by William
Flynn, director of the bureau of in
vestigation Of the Department of JUS
tice, Capt. Burke said. and denied that
he was getting his information from
4 minor official of the Department of
Justice, as was claimed, or that the
latter was getting it in turn from,
Moses, according to Burke, said he
had made his deductions on the fu-
ture movements of the stock as any
lawyer might have done from the
general information on the Southern
Pacific case. He denied also there
was a leak in the Supreme Court.
Capt. Burke said the official in Ques-
ton holds minor position i'm the
Department of Justice. and that he
denied he knew any one in the Su-
preme Court who would give out any
such Information or that he had been
in any such deals as We're charged.
The attache of the Supreme Court
denies also that he had any connec-
ton with the affair and there is moth
ing to show that he did" Capt. Burke
added.
However. he said. the investigation
will be continued.
Justice Brandefs Reticent.
Associate Justice Brandeis, who
wrote and delivered the prohibition
opinion yesterday m the court, de-
clined today to comment upon reports
of leak.
James ID. Maher. clerk of the Su-
preme Court, denied today that there
was any leak" in his Office on the
courts prohibition decision yesterday
and said he knew nothing of an in
vestigation being made by the De-
partment of Justice.