Evening journal., 1921-08-18
URGE MILLER
To GET THAT
Pot OF GOLD
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he might dis up an alleged pot Of
gold. should be debarred from prac-
tice before any departments. any
court martial or in any courts Of the
nations"
Major Bruce Campbell. military
counsel for tho Stacker whom Mrs.
Bergdoll charges asked for 100000
from her and obtained $4,000 ito fix
higher ups" so that her son might
be released, was exonerated COM
pletely.
Col. Thomas W. Miller, OF Della
ware. alien property custodian, was
commended for his seizure OF the
Bergdoll property and he Is urged
to take steps TO force Mrs. Bergdoll
to produce the 100000 in gold
which she says she buried.
Col John z. Hunt. whom the re-
port alleged allowed Bergdoll TO
leave prison without proper guard.
should be discharged from the re-
tired list of the army.
Earl B. Wood. of the Department
of Justice, should be removed from
the Federal service because he fall
ed to warn the War Department that
Bergdon was planning TO escape.
Information to this effect came to
Wood a month before Bergdoll made
his getaway. the report alleges.
| Col. c. c. Cresson is sharply crfti-
cised on the grounds that he made
a weak prosecution OF Col. Hunt in
a court martial after the escape.
The majority report was written
| by Representative johnson, Ken
tuclxy, Democrat. who wanted TO
fight Bergdoll's brother. Charles A
Braun, during a committee hearing.
Representative Peters, Maine, chair
man of the committee failed to re-
ceive a majority for his report due
TO the refusal of Representative
Luhring. Republican, Indiana, 70
sign It
The minority report signed by
Peters and Representative Near
thur. Oregon, denies that any man
in the army participated In the con-
spiracy TO effect Bergdolrs escape
but states that Colonel Hunt and
sergeants OIare and York. the
Bergdoll guard, were guilty Of dere.
lction OF duty. The primary re
sponsibiiity for ''the situation which
made possible the escape rest
upon AdJutant-G General Harris, wh'
approved Bergdolrs release to hun
pot OF gold but the motives o.
none OF the army men are impugneC
by the minority.
Anselrs participation IN the cas-
was characterized as a blunder, bu
the minority states he ~fen a will
ing victim TO the Misrepresentation
OF Bergdoll by D. Clarence Glib
boney," Bergdoli's Philadelphia law
yer.
The minority states there's NJ
proof that Major Campbell accepte
bribe from Mrs. Bergdoll, but sug
gests that the War Departmen
make a complete investigation Of tn
charge.
Bergdon, now supposed to be 4
Germany. is writing a book abou
his escape from the American mill
tary authorities.
This was revealed today in the re
port OF the House committee. Elk
cerpts from a letter from Bergdol
70 his mother IN Philadelphis
which was intercepted. are includes
in the report These contain Berg
dolls charges that there were sew
eral grafters involved In his cas-
who should be exposed.
I'VE are writing a book whicl
gives away the whole swindle fror
beginning to end" Bergdon wrot
from Eberbach. Germany, "and tn
American public will wake up whe
, they read II in the near future. W
made the Americans look like
bunch OF boobs before the Who'll
world. They are all laughing a
them"