Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24

II. The only quarrel ne h2Q win hef, ne
said, was that she had not put In all the
money she had promised.
Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri,
closed the incident with the statement
THAT he believed Heffernan's statement
I'd have bein utterly unjustified' and
Chairman Kenyon remarked that this
WIS what grew out Of wild and loose
statements"
r. p. Stewart Heard.
r. p. Stewart. assistant attorney
general. whose name was mentioned
yesterday in connection with the dem
ocfatic national convention at San
francisco and his travel to that city
at public expense, told the committee
today zthat he went to the Pacific
coast In connection with the prosecu-
tom OF fraud cases. He was heard at
his own request.
Mr.. Stewart explained that his work
at the Department of Justice involved
the supervision of prosecutions OF
fraud cases for the government
We had a number of shipyard cases
in the northwest" Mr.. Stewart said.
'ipxolsang frauds. and frequent re-
locally for assistance l talked 1t
ovef with Judge Ames. and he decided
1t waSsnecessary for me to CO.
C6nferreA With Attorneys.
He also mentioned the proce edngs
st5rfe6tagainst John Granau, leader
of thesAEitchmen's strike. On his trip,
heksaid, he stopped in Chicago went to
Seattle and later arrived at San Fran
cisco. comforting with local attorneys at
all three places
AT San Francisco, after clearing up
the matters in question, l took my an
nual leave. beginning June 25, he
said, land made no charge to the gov
eminent for the period following"
Chairman Kenyon mentioned Dis
trict Attorney C1yne of Chicago.
Did you see him at the San Fran
cisco convention, working for Attor-
ney General Palmer%' Chairman Ken
yon asked.
Il presume he was" Mr.. Stewart
said.
Chairman Kenyon asked the witness
to produce any letter or telegram
YOU have from District Attorney
Clyne requesting you to come to Chi
cago" on cases. Mr.. Stewart said that
the requests might have been made
verbally.
Kenyon Pushes Inquiry.
The examination was pushed fur
Their, Chairman Kenyon requiring Mr..
Stewart to relate details of what he
had accomplished on the trip in ref
erence to what was called the out
law switchmenS strike" prosecution.
The witness said likewise that he had
assisted in the preparation OF briefs
on the appeals of William d. Haywood
ana OInST l.. w. w leduSTS lTOI1l COu-
victions they sustained in federal
prosecution at Chicago.
Chairman Kenyon required the wit
ness to give in exhaustive detail the
circumstances and conditions sur
rounding prosecutions OF shipyard
corporations at Seattle. 1t developed
that the defendant corporations in the
prosecution were acquitted.
There were twelve or fifteen Spe-
cial agents concerned in the investi-
cation at the time" Mr.. Stewart tes-
titled. The chairman demanded to
know how many of these had attend
ed the San Francisco convention. Mr..
Foster and Ralph Kelly were two of
them who did So Mr.. Stewart said:
N. ]. Neal. acting chief of the bu-
reau of investigation, went on the
trip also.
How many employees of the Depart
ment of Justice did you see at San
Francisco?" Chairman Kenyon de-
manded.
art recounted. John Laskey. district
attorney for the District of Columbia,
was a delegate. Mr.. Scott and j. 2.
Creighton, l don't know what his po-
sition is"
These gentlemen you speak of from
the Department OF Justice were
San Francisco most of the time work.
ing for Palmer for PRESIDENT" Chair
man Kenyon demanded.
Proud to Aid Palmer.
81 don't know what they were do
ing, Mr.. Stewart replied. I know
that SO far as l was concerned. IT
there was anything I could say or do
for Mr.. Palmer / was only too proud
to do it." >
His annual leave, he said, began
June Is, three days before the con-
vention, and continued for the next
eleven days.
senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio.
brought out the fact that District At
torney Wertz of Cleveland supported
Gov. Cox at the convention. Senator
Reed, taking up the examination, ask
ed about George NJ. Montrose.
He was Attorney General Palmer's
personal stenographer," Mr.. Stewart
answered. who travels with the At
torney General, to keep him con-
stantly in touch with the many de-
partmental matters requiring con-
slant attention.
Would Have Gone Anyway.
Would you have made this trip had
there been no democratic convention
in session at all?' Senator Reed asked.
But having got there" Senator
Reed continued, land your duties COM
pleted, you felt you had a perfect
right, as an American citizen. to lay
OF for ten days, attend the conven-
ton, and do what you could for Mr..
Palmer"
IT did," Mr.. Stewart answered.
f. X. Nebeker Heard.
Frank X. Nebeker, another assist
ant, also asked the privilege of ap-
pearinE.
I'VE have many cases arising out
of oil land litigation in California" he
said. "One set involves over $22,O00,-
900 in cash.
Various matters in litigation were
pressing me for attention there.
don't mind saying that did put some
of them of, not to the governments
disadvantage. however, SO l could
time my trip there to fit the dates of
the democratic convention"
Il prosecuted the Haywood cases."
Mr.. Nebeker added. and also spent
some days in Chicago. comforting with
the special assistant directing the
governments cases on appeal"
Incidentally, l attended the con-
vention for three days" Mr.. Nebeker
continued, talked favorably for Mr.
Palmer, and did as much as / could
in spite of the pressure of other mat
tiers. 1 wanted to perform as well as
1 could that other great matter of
service to my country, of attending
o democratic convention"
scripps Put ON stand.
The committee put Robert p. Scripps
on the stand yesterday afternoon to
investigate charges that Gov. Cox,
the democratic nominee for President,
had urged draft exemption for Scripps
that the Scripps family was now sup
porting Gov. Cox in it's newspapers.
and through the Newspaper Enter
prise Association. and sending out