The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-18
LAWYER WHO WOULD NOT
OIvulCE AMOUNT OF FEE
MUST FACE BAR OF HOUSE
Attorney Forbidden II
Leave Washington
Refuses Information

U1AA C0t VI CVsht~MPe PAVNes
before the bar OF the house Of
representatives, Harry Wein.
berger, of New York, fOrn,ar
counSel for Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll,. draft evader, told \
house investigating committee
today he would answer all
questions and produce any doc.
uments demanded.
Washington. May 1S,-uarTy
Weinberger of New York, c0un.
sci for drOver Cleveland Berg.
doll In court martial proceed.
iDgs, was ordered before the bar
of the house Of representatives
today for contempt after refus-
ing to testify before the house
Investigating committee regard
ing fees paid him by Bergd0lPB
mother.
Weinberger challenged the
right of the committee to in
vestigate the escape Of Berg.
doll, on the ground that he
never had been inducted into
the army. Chairman Peters
brushed aside the contention,
declaring 1t was entirely aside
from the question ut issue.
Asked how much money had
been paid him by Mrs. Berg.
doll, Weinherger refused to
answer, contending 1t was not .
relative and was privileged
matter.
When the witness refused to
produce his books, Representa-
tive johnson, Democrat, of Ken
tUcky, moved that he be held In
contempt There was NO Objec.
tion.
After Weinberger's refusal to
answer, John H. Sherburhe, coun-
sci for the committee, asked the
witness about buried gold. Berg
doll, Weinberger said, told him OF
the buried treasure, but did not give
its location. The witness refused to
turn over letters written him by the
late D. Clarence Gibboney, also
one of Bergdoll's lawyers, and the
committee again adopted a motion
to call him before the house.
Formal Demand.
Mr.. Sherburne made formal de-
mand for all documents held by
the witness bearing on the case.
IF the house tells me to ansy-c.-.
I'll take its decision" Weinberger
said.
THE house will do more than
rule" Representative Johnson
warned.
Four separate charges Of con-
tempt were lodged against Vein
berger before Mr.. Sherburne ans
wered that there was no possible
ity of going-further unless the COM
mittee could get Weinberge-'s pa
pers.
Were you counsel for Emma
Goldman" Representative Near
thur, Republican Of Oregon, asked.
Il was if you want to know" he
replied, but ! don't see where that
has anything to do with this in
quiry." %
You have refused to answer cer-
tain questions" Chairman Peters
told Weinberger, ''and nothing re.
mains but to have the house decide.
Its we'll for you to know that the
house can imprison you," Mr.. John
sen said.
The question OF Imprisonment
does not enter into my decision in
this matter" Weinberger replied.
Weinberger was not placed under
arrest, but was ordered to appear
before the committee later in the
day and not to leave the city with
out its permission. ~
Enter Judgment.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 1S.-Judg.
ment was entered today in the fed.
eral district court here against al
the property of Mrs. Emma C. Berg.
doll, yesterday sentenced TO a veal
and day Imprisonment and t,
pay a fine Of $1,000 ON charges O
conspiracy to aid her sons, Grove
c. and Erwin R. Bergdoll to deser
from the United States army. Thi
was done to insure payment of tn
fine.
i Mrs. Bergdoll was reported t
have said after being sentence
yesterday that she would never pa
the fine. 80