Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-13
COMMITTEE HEARS
OPENING EVIDENCE
i'm DAUGHERTy CASE
Taft Letter, Scoring Burns
Alleged Methods, Read
Into Record.
ACTION IN LAND FRAUD
CASES CAUSES PARDON
Attorncy.Ccncral Held to
Have known Of Miscon-
duct Charged.
"1CkERsHAM WILL TESTIFY
impen"hmcnt Preceding. In Progress
with Three Specifications Tn
! der investigation.
ACTION IN LAND FRAUD
CASES CAUSES PARDON
WTCkERSHAM WILL TEsr,ry
imnen"hmcnt Proceedings In Progress,
Win Three Specifications Tn
der Investigation.
lEv Associated p.e..,

WASHINGTON, Dec. la.-Ife,rinrs
on impeachment proceedings brought,
against Attorncv-Ceneral D.uphcr.v
hy Representative Keller. KepubIi-
can. Minnesota. we're opencd ,od, -
before the House Judiciary Commit
zoe. ihe% were married. by frequent
cIashes between members OF Tho
committee and Jackson y. Rals,on
counsel FOR Mr.. Keller. first as 10
1ne inethod OF procedure and second
az TO tho relevancy OF .est!monv
Inc Minnesota Representative ;von
me h'st shirm!sh. t.c committee vo,-
Ing in executive session. after ar
nonE and 4 half o: wrangl!n- in the
"pcn. TO hear first evidence on three
or tae fourteen specifications desiu
mated by Mr.. Keller. instead OF ,ak.
ing up the charges in tn. nunncrioa,
order IN which they were presented
originally.
VIII Not Call Taft.
another decision was aga!ns. the
SUN H'oning Of chief Justice Tai,
Who's" presence had been requested
oN Mt Ha!ston for the purposes OF
confirming; letter which Mr.. TAFT
Wrote in 1912. while President. to
'he then Attorney-Geaera! Wicker
sha'n' and which was read in the
record during the day. Tho com
W!tsee held that confirmation you,a
be unnecessary.
L"is letter, and one written to Mr.
Iaft by Mr.. Wickersham. constituted
thh principal evidence submitted 70.
DAY. They both dealt with a pardon
for willard y. Jones, convicte6 In
oregon in 1907 o. alleged lan1
frauds. and referred 20 alleged ac-
tvi.i*s OF William J. burns. an
pointed last year by Mr.. Daurh. -;v
az chief OF the bureau o. inves,ira.
t!on OF tho Department, OF Justice. I,
connection with tho drawing o, the
jury IN the Jones case.
Purpohe TO support Charge.
The purpose ot their introduction
into the record, Mr.. Ealston OK
0iainod. was 10 support tho charge
In the !mpeachmen, sneciaca,;ons
that Mr. Daurhcrty had appoin.nG
70 positions of Erea, Importance and
large hnancial and moral rcsponsl.
hiIity' men who are uutrA,worthv
corrupt and dangerous TO the l:hcr.
Ties OF The people OF the United
In. the Wickcrshan1 report 20 .be
buTns. who then was cmployad bv
the government under Francis ].
Heney as special prosecutor In tho
iand fraud cases. obtained In advance
list of prospective pctSA Jurors who
were to he called in tho trial hoforc
JudG" Gilbert. and that after 500 OF
the 800 names had been found satis
factory from his standpoint ,hcI-
names had been allowed 10 remain In
the jury box.
Tart Denounced Conduct.
President Taft. In rcplyinr 20 N-
Wick"rsham and approving "A pardon
for Jones. declared the methods de-
scribcd constituted "the most bare
faced and unfair use OF all the ma
chinery for drawing jury" whicl,
had been disclosed to him In all his
long experience in the Federal courts
lie added that this condition gives
sufficient reason to Justify a pardon"
for Jones AZ we, as "iustifyinG con
dcmnation OF tho methods of Hency
and Burns"
Paul flowland. OF Cleveland. Ohio.
who appeared as personal counsel
for Mr.. DauSherty. developed from
James 4. Finch. pardon attorney FOR
the Department OF Justice. who PIE
pared the report in the land fraud
cause. that both Mr.. Burns and Mr.
Iicney had denied the charges with
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