New-York tribune., 1921-05-19
Mrs. Bergtioll
Faces Citation
For Contempt
ordered TO Bring Before
House Committee To-day
Documents She Refused
10 Give Representative
Lawyer Forced 10 Testify
I)cserter's Attorney Talks
After Board 5 Times
Votes for His Indictment
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WASHINGTON, May 1s.-A series OF
,sasations marked the hearing to-day
II the Congressional committee seek.
inr to establish the responsibility for
me escape of Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, millionaire army deserter. Fol-
loving the citing for contempt Of Har-
~ L. Weinberger, the New York at
torney who defended Emma Goldman
and later Bergdoll, Mrs. Emma c.. Berg
doll, as the result of new developments,
faces citation for contempt before
the House of Representatives for her
failure to produce records sought by
ire committee.
Mrs. Bergdoll has been summoned to
supear before the committee tomorrow
morning. She also has been directed
to bring with her certain papers and
financial statements, access 10 which she
denied q committee representative.
Lawyer Had Qualms of Conscience
Weinberger appeared this morning
snd "qualms of conscience" kept him
from testifying about his transactions
with Bergdoll Weinberger was coun-
sci for Bergdoll in his court martial,
the insanity proceedings and the habeas
corpus proceedings in New York. He
was an arrogant witness to-day and
fstly refused to give details of his
arrangement with Bergdoll.
A hectic scene followed. during
which the committee, on FIVE separate
occasions, cited him for contempt and
voted unanimously to nave him indicted
before the bar of the House tomorrow.
Re was served with subpoena by the
sergeant-at-arms as he left the stand.
Both Chairman Peters and Representa-
tive Ben Johnson, of Kentucky, who
made the charges, conferred at once
With Speaker Gillett.
Weinberger had decided change of
heart during the luncheon recess, and
when the committee reconvened he Of
Tered to make q statement, and subse-
quently escaped his predicament. He
vas then told that Mrs. Bergdoll had
Informed the committee he had re-
eeiyed $4,000.
In the meantime Weinberger had
called his Office in New York and OBJ
tanned part of the information. and
agreed TO submit an affidavit with the
other missing details. He revealed that
while in confinement at Governors ISL
and Bergdoll had become much inter-
asted in cellmate, and had authorized
the payment of 5000 to the cellmate,
which Weinberger paid.
Understood Westcott Was in Case
Weinberger said that he understood
Judge John o. Westcott was connected
with the case. but that he had never
received any kind of suggestion from
him.
Representative John A. Peters, of
Maine, chairman of the committee, and
General John H. Sherburne, of Boston,
counsel for the committee, had hoped
90 Conclude the hearings to-day, but
tess was prevented by the Weinberger
ssselopment and new twist given by
Ms. Bergdoll's attitude
The witnesses to-day were John F.
Bromley, former partner and special
agent for the late D. Clarence Glib
honey; Earle P. Wood and Assistant
Attorney General John ]. McDevitt, of
Philadelphia.
Witnesses tomorrow, in addition to
Mrs. Bergdoll, will include Mrs. Ike
Speicher, wife of the man who aided
Bergdoll in his escape; Sergeant Salvin
York, who was one of Bergdoil's guards,
and several Department of Justice
sgents.