The Washington herald., 1920-11-22

WITNESSSTAND
ITODENYCHARGE
He Declares Sands Erred"
In Saying 81, 800 Was
Borrowed"
LETTER TO BE SHOWN
Tumulty and McAdoo May
| Also Testify in Bribe
! Inquiry.
LETTER TO BE SHOWN

Richard Wilmer Boiling. brother
in-law of President Wilson and
Treasurer of the Shipping Board,
demanded yesterday that he be per-
mitted to take the witness stand
and defend himself against the
charge made by Frederick Sands,
that he participated in a $4,000
bribery fund used TO influence ship
ping board contracts.
Il am anxious to have this mat
ter cleared up and will gladly give
all the evidence l can to the Walsh
Committee" said Mr.. Boiling.
Denies .Loan" Made.
The charge made by Sands that
I borrowed $500 from him about
the time this fund was Instituted
is false. He never made a loan OF
any sort to me-"
"As a matter of fact Sands still
owes me 5000 on a $4,000 house
which / built for him in 1916 wher
I was in the contracting business
Only two weeks ago he notified me
that he was unable to pay the bal
ance."
When he testified before the in.
vestigating committee. Boiling sale
he will produce at least one anony.
nous letter which he believes wa:
written TO him by Sands or some
member of his family after he hac
refused to intercede with the Presi'
dent to save him from prosecution
| by the Department of Justice.
Three Anonymous Letters.
Unfortunately" said Boiling, '
destroyed one of these Anonymous
letters. Another was given to tn,
Department of Justice and was los
by 1t. At least one has been pre-
served. All contained threats t,
accuse me il l did not interced,
with the President in Sands behalf
Efforts are being made by tn,
Shipping Board to trace the move
ments of Leslie Sisler, former sec
| retary OF the board, whom Sand
I testified received $1,000 of the SAC. .00l
/ alleged bribery fund from him.
! After leaving Washington Sislet
went to New York, "a high ofiicia
OF the Shipping Board said ~yests~
day. then to various parts of Canad,
and is now believed to be In Nov;
Scotia where he was until recent!
in the employ of a lumber firm. A
the apartment where Sisler formerl.
lived in Washington, it was rate,
that he left ten months ago withou
leaving any forwarding address.
Tumnlty May Testify.
Both Secretary Tumulty and Will
lam G. McAdoo probably will b
/ n A.
anonymous letters they receive
containing accusations against Nj
Boiling.
Col. Guy D. Goff, general coun
sci of the Shipping Board. recent,
nominated by the President a
United States Shipping Board Com
missioner, said yesterday.
TT is, and will be, my one an,
single purpose to run to cover ever,
person employed in the Shippin
Board or the Emergency Fleet Coz
poration-man or woman, clerk o
tion. and to prosecute them to tn
official-who is guilty of corrup
full extent of the law, as well a
every private citizen-whether h
be tradesman, ship operator
claimant, attorney, lobbyist, or SO
! hSitOi "ho .oISIS the Bilterln
bribe or sweetens his petition wit
gold.
MY appointment as a commits
sioner to represent the Great Lake
will not in the least interfere.
shall continue, as long as al
n connected with this board, to Civ
such matters my individual and un
divided attention, even to the eS
tent of personally conducting tn
prosecution whenever and whereve
the Department of Justice ma
deem it expedient or advisable"