Evening star., 1922-05-24
DAUGHERTY ISSUES
REPLY TO CARAWAY
Will Flush War Fraud Cases
Despite Attacks-Ques-
tions Motives.

Attorney General Daugherty In a
statement issued last night replied to
charges by Senator Caraway concern
ing the Attorney Generals alleged
connection with the Charles w. Morse
case. Mr.. Daugherty said;
"The correspondence of former
President TAFT and Attorney Generai
Wickersh sham, which was again pup
lished this month, clearly shows my
connection with the Morse cases Oh
many years ago, both civil and GRIM
inal. The incentive and motives IN;
spring this and other agitation VIII
not accomplish the results hoped for
by those behind the scenes.
THE various prosecutions OF war
fraud cases Will be carried out as
expeditiously as possible, irrespective
of these and other activities ana at
tacks which will be expected. l have
faith that the people of the country
appreciate the situation ana nave
confidence in the Department or JUS
tice being fair, judicious and et-
fective."
Assistant Issues Statement
Fletcher Dobyns. special assistant
to the Attorney General, issued
statement yesterday replying 10 Mar
tin ]. Gillen, former trustee of the
Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet
Corporation, who is under Indictment
with Morse and others. MIR. Dobyns
said:
Il have read the summaries which
have appeared in the press of the
statement OF Mr.. Martin J. Gi!len ad-
dressed TO the President. the Attorney
General and others. When this is
taken in connection with somewhat
similar statements issued last week
by Mr.. Barber and Mr.. Gibboney,
there is not the slightest doubt in my
mind that these defendants have en-
barked upon campaign whereby
they hope to create a public sen ntiment
hostile to the action of the govern
ment in connection with the proSecu-
ton of this case. The four Morses
have established themselves in four
separate jurisdictions, Maine, Massa-
chusetts. Connecticut and Washing
ton, and are fighting removal pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Barber and Gibboney,
Gillen and certain other defendants
have fled pleas in abatement and
motions to quash and have resorted
tactics. In the meantime they are
flooding the press with propaganda.
GilIen Attacks Dobyns.
IF Mr.. GilIen and the other de-
PENDANTS feel that they are unjustly
accused by this Indictment, then the
simplest thing in the world to do is
for them to abandon all obstructive
tactics and come at once to court
and jury and have their guilt or inno-
cence determined. When the pleas in
abatement and motion to Quash were
being argued in the federal court in
New York on last Friday 1 announced
to the court that I was willing to
have this case set down for trial on
June Is or July 1, or any other. date
that was agreeable to the defend
ants"
A denial that he desired TO post
pone trial of the charges against him
was made in q statement issued to-
night by Mr.. Gillen, who called upon
Assistant Attorney General Dobyns
for ian immediate. separate trial"
Mr.. Dobyns well knows that / can
not bring the Morse defendants into
court for a year and half" Mr.. Gill
len said, "and that l have charged in
a specifically drawn document, which
is in his possession, that he is either
Incompetent or he is a conspirator to
defame me. He can rest assured that
1 will have him investigated"