New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Uurns Faces
goes in Bitter
senateHearing
INV Over DaugherIy
s,rres Develops Into
s,maiic Trial With De-
Give on the Defense
.susOn His Champion
landed by GOmpers and
iOodeed by Wickersham in
OId Fraud Case, He Says

.,srrxcTON. Dec. 13.-Thc House
- c.mmittee. sitting 20 deter
=. deposition of the DauEherty
N .n.s. charges, gave itself over
- shat amounted TO 9 trial Of
,.'' '.. . suns. chief Of the bureau
sA...-..;,,,los q the Department Of
..,. Dusst,s were plentiful. for
'''''-.. ...-ls,sisa Of such witnesses
'''...' s.s,,~ Slnn Johnson, Of califor-
As -, esnpsrs, president Of the
w. Federation Of Labor, and
Anr1.'- 1.'-,elf vas rivaled by clashes
~. rsmbers Of the committee and
- counsel
h-,,an Volssesd declared tonight
\ "a. ana moi believe, from the evil
4 M - fsr addueed, that the charges
..'-.t the Attorney General are VAR
i.fson II. Ralston, counsel for Rep
-..ststive Oscar Keller, who made
a.,ssrres against the Attorney Gen
=, ,isfted the fireworks early in the
I .sgsoon session when he called es q
,s-rss Maurice A. Joyce, 3 former
- Of the Department Of Justice
4 1g-srb whom he expected % support
i 7, ,fsertion that Burns was unfit foI
q, and that Daugherty appointed
= rith such knowledge.
n,.lr He's Changed His Spots"
l.ron said that the suggestion wss
\ =, yesterday by some OF the Judi.
81 Committee that "the leopard
s,rd his spots" thereby inferrinf
rr, vas now "a fit man" Il am pre-
80 70 prove that he Is to-day the
rs, nan he apparently was some time
~ said Ralston.
n, reference 10 the committee
..,,,l a heated discussion between
i,,,wntative Kitchener. of Michigan
o,lrrsn Volstead and several others
T,l,ber interrupted the witness to
!, ,htt "this is not n whitewasbinR
....s,ition." He declared there wcrc
~, thst something is decsying In
n.--,rkg and that IL there was any
1l,s back Of the bad smell" the
..-ri,.ee should "stand up like men
~ sni out what there is TO H."
m Burns is the kind of man they
s,lr =, should hear all the evidence,
\, add when Mr.. Nolstead ruled
81 Ioyc,s testimony Was irrelevant.
Attacks Called Unfair
", are not trying 20 exclude any
.s;rs, bus We should not waste time
h,,rrr snything on Burns unless 1t
an v connected with Daugherty,
ah yoisitzd.
Esprsssrsssive Graham, Of Pennsyl-
vsrh. sAzrrd the prosecution with
an ,tori 70 strike a blow at a man
rtehna On mal. He has no oppOr-
,ss,y 70 niuie the things that are
al a. hn aeept through statements
ne fBt'
an height Of this hsre-up Chair
nih FtINesd shouted, eve are not
i1nr BBrns." while Ralston heatedly
H,lN that "Burns's character Is NOR
L1riier.7 A. this point Representa-.
n Yiics Of Illinois, reprimanded
h.,a. Il object 20 your continual
~ epilhets such as rotten said
ha
fiss all a matter Of opinion" re-
tx Rslston. and then added, bellig-
,s,fg: "If the committee wants tC
srtw me from taking any further
strsay that Is its business
-Fe haven't tried 20 foreclose yot
~ admitting evidence. We have
,..ued a lot of irrelevant testimony
y. % close your mouth against pro-
"a that We are keeping out cvi'
trz,' shot back Representative Ora
in.
Nav I suggest" sarcastieslly re-
1,-ed Ralston, "that / am not tht
rly one who is making speeches TO-
hyr
Johnson Recommended Bureau
Eh,s order was again restored Sen.
r,r Johnson was called to the stand
v counsel for the Attorney General
". Johnson related that no had FIRST
st. Burns In 1906 40 the time Of tho
raft prosecutions in San Francisco
ns said he had known the detective
lriiuziely for two years st that time
/ r1 casually ever since, and that ne
recommended his appointment 10 tne
/ 'sIetu Of Investigation.
BE is the very best organizer and
ts,eetive aad 80 told Mr.. Daugherty,
ui Senator Johnson. A few minutes
a.sf. when Ralston made a brief ex-
sniration Of the witness, the Senator
hmltted he was POSSIBLY" aware that
Burns had received "the most severe
andemnstion a. the hands Of Wicker
ain,' but that IL Il came 70 a ques-
~ o. veraeily between Wiekersham
b u Burrs I'd take BBrns's word" He
ra,squcr.ly stated that his only rea-
wief 50 saying was that he had been
es.gh The fire" with Burns and didl
know former Attorney General
i tslsnhan.
~ one Of the COMMITTEES referred
a tefense," Mr.. Rowland, who
'sie Mr.. Daugherty, protested
& W not on defense, but merely
n lilp the committee.
n nng 10 lay myself open TO
s@s',iR and 60 into every day
n b, lt aid Chief Burns with evil
ss lie took the stand as
- Hihess. lie told Of his record
~ '.s1sent service, beginning IN
.oo d<f few unimportant ques-
. sIsa INTO the oregon land fraud
n p - y Ssieh he is charged By Kel-
20 isry stacking"
! N.p' Found wiekersham "Oc."
,,.,..!lni :. ss'ni told the committee he was
,,g.H With about sixty cases dur
,,.s 4. mad Investigation and "never
}. any kick or complaint until
& ..,s after il was all over" "Then
t,,,,;'.. ron Mr. Honey, who was my
, Nat some Of the defendants
b VI ~ 80, trying 20 get pardons had
~ ,Ysilared atfidavits, charged me
an ~ kind Of crime.
1 e,i..s,e 1e things that they based their
l, 49, ~ y, Tor a pardon on we're a tis-
AZ ~. lal'ehoods, and will be glad
4 N II. ,s..-i anyone who claims that there
I,ss...-ete.ns wrong with that trial. I
~ st,vsln,tiy 10, called four different times
NJ .lesershsm,' he said. in taking
~ ssAfraiive, "about the whole mat
'Ia each time was told he was
4 g. ~ soon a. heard Of the pardon
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