Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-25
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General Daugherty was charged by
Senator Caraway. Democrat, Arkan-
sas, speaking today in the Senate,
with having assigned secret service
operatives to shadow members of
Congress.
The Arkansas senator declared Mr.
Daugherty never had denied the
charge recently made by H. J..
Scaife, discharged department OF
justice employe, that secret service
men, including negro coachman,
had been assigned to follow mem
bers Of the House. The senator ad
ded the statement that he knew of
a witness who would testify that
secret service men are trailing
mem bers of the Senate as well as
spying on members of the House"
Another statement made by Sena-
tor Caraway was that the attorney
general and c. B. Fielder. New York
attorney, "usggested" that Charles
w. Morse had kidney disease when
they were endeavoring to secure bis
Communication from the Atlanta peni-
tertiary.
Mr.. Caravans statements in the
course of another long address on
the Morse case and war fraud prose
cution. were made in commenting on
a statement issued by the attorney
general declaring that his connec-
tions with the Morse case were
shown by letters of former President
Taft and Attorney General wicker
sham. The statement also suggested
that the attorney generals war fraud
prosecutions were the cause of the
attacks upon him. This was denied
today by the Arkansas senator.
Referring to Mr.. Daugherty as the
titular attorney general" Senator
Caravan said that Mr.. Dau2hcrty
statement was mot candid" and that
he used that term to be polite and
not to state what he really mea MT.
The Taft and Wickersham letters.
Senator Caraway said, did not SHOW
DR.. Daugherty's connections with the
Morse case. as stated by Mr.. Daugh-
erty, because, the Arkansas senator
declared, they did not show that Mr..
Daugherty and MIR. Fielder had con-
tract calling for $4,000 to secure
Morses release.
They did not show that Morse
was given some kind Of chemical
to make his kidneys bleed" said
Senator Caraway, nor, he added, a
contract with Morse that he (Morse)
! must submit to whatever they sug-
gested, in handling his case. He,
(Morse>, must submit to whatever
! they suggested, and they suggested
| Bright's disease" said Senator
Caraway. 1T was Daugherty and
Fielder who discovered that. and It
who confirmed it,"
Senator Caraway said that DR..
| Fowler, later was put back as
| prison physician, AS a reward for
| what he helped to perpetrate.'
| Senator Caraway characterized as
| absolutely foolish Mr.. Daughertv $
| statement that his war fraud prose-
| cutions were causing the attacks up
! on him.
| The Arkansas senator declared
that if Mr.. Daugherty was accusing
! him Of being actuated in the, con-
| troversy by desire to throw up a
/ smoke screen and shield war grafters,
| he was uttering a wilful and malici-
! Gus falsehood and l defy him to
4! bring on his proof
| Senator Caraway denied than that
| he had or ever would attempt to
| shield anybody who had defrauded
| the government.
Reverting to the charge that Mr..
Daugherty had sought to have Mr..
/ Fielder, as attorney for the Bosch
Magnetic Company employ Mr.. Scaifs,
the discharged Department of JUS
| tice employe, as an assistant in de-
Tending the company. Senator Cara
way said it was 'up to the attorney
! general to explain that situation"
| He asserted that unless Mr.. Daugh-
erty did so 1t would stamp the de-
| partment with a flavor of corruption
which he cannot avoid or ignore