Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-03-25
PRISON OPENS
To GENE DEbS
THAT He MAY
VISIT CAPITAL
With Harding's Approval,
Convict Spends 3 Hours
With Attorney General

WASHINGTON. March "a = Un-
attended and without the knowledge
OF the public Eugene V. Debs. i'm
prisoned Socialist leader. came here
today from Atlanta penitentiary and
Tor three hours discussed his case
with Attorney General Daughertv
The unprecedented trip was made
with the approval of President Hard
ing, who recently requested Mr..
Daugherty To review the Debs case
and make a recommendation
The attorney general, in announc-
ing Debs was on his way back 10
Atlanta. sai,. that while there was no
precedent for calling a prisoner here
without a guard. II had beeH decided
N conference with President Hard
ing that inasmuch as Debs had de-
.ended himself at his trial he should
come TO answer such inquiries as
'he government desired TO ask. Mr..
Daugherty added that he believed he
had the authority to place the pris-
oner on his honor and that he had
assumed responsibility.
Debs Arrives Early
Debs arrived early in the dav. weur
TO the department of Justice about
9:45 o'clock. conferred with Mr..
Daugherty and G.. D. Goff. assistant
to the attorney general. for about
three hours and left at $3.50 O'Clock.
His movements from the time he left
Atlanta yesterday were kept secret.
For That reason newsnaper1nen who
gathered for, the attorney generals
weekly conference. refused for n min
ute 10 believe their ears when they
heard Mr. Daugherty say: Il don't
believe / have much news for YOU
gentlemen. but regarding DAhs' visit
] had statement prepared" Then
Mr. ,Daugherty gave out statement
Mr. Daugherty refused 10 comment
on the uresentment Tnade hv Debs
and declined to answer questions as
To what recommendation he would
make to the president relative to
the Socialist leader who was SEN
fenced IN 1918 To 10 years imprison-
meut for violation of the espionage
act
convic. NApuears Nervou-
Debs. Mr.. Daugherty said. looked
and acted much a. anv other manS
He was said TO be in fairly good ply
sical condition. although apparently
nervous. The prisoners physical
condition. Mr. Daugher-y added. nec-
essarily would be taken into consid-
Grafton nv the government in its Ge-
cisiOn In the Denitentiary DebS is
employed part OF the time in the hos
nital and part OF the time in the H.
-brarv. !
Drbs reached the department of
Justice about q quarter of an hour
before the attornev General arrived.
81 was said. Acting under instruc-
tions. attendants usheref him into
the office of Frank Gibbs. the Sttose
ney generals secretary who seated
h'r1-ir small private room.
He wore a brown suit. slouch hat
and black shoes. officials sai1.. and
carried an Overcoat and a black hag.
About ,IO:2n O'Clock Dehs went into
conference with the attorney general
ana Colonel GOff and remained with
them up'il about 1:3p
Denies Himself Lunch
He then returned IN the rrivate
office and remained theme until 3
n'clock when he left for the station.
re told officials he did not want
lunch and spent the hours awaiting
h,s train in reading various papers
he took from has black bag.
While he was perfectly courteous.
officials said Dabs waS not commu-
nicative. nor did he evince snv de-
ei-e tn talk either before or after
hi~ conference
Tho attorney general told newspa-
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