Evening star., 1922-12-14
RALsToN CHARGES
HOUSE MEMBERS : :
;. b: WERE SHADOWED
CONTINUED from First Page }

the arrest Of the McNamara brothers
Sampel Gompers had "houpded". him
at every opportunity He also
charged that A. =. Macauly. an Amer
lcan citizen living in Toronto. Can
ada. who wrote to President Har.l-
ing protesting against his appout-
ment, had been arrested In st. Louis
on information obtained by the Eurns
DetectiVe Agency as to The, alleged
passing of worthless checks drawn
against the Canadian Express Com
pany. =:
The st. Louis case was not pressed,
Mr. Burns testified. Macauley being
moved to New York for trial on a
case never was brought to trial be-
cause. OF q peculiar alibi"; that when
ne was supposed to be in New York
ne was identified as having at that
ume Deen In st. Louis. and vice versa.
Tells OF Suits.
Burns asserted that Macauly re-
mained in Jail in St Louis three or
four days before obtaining bail and
mat after he was released he went
to several detective agencies in an
effort to find an old timer who re-
semhlcd him closely enough to- ".,.,
for him" Finally. the witness said.
the Finkcrton's found Christmas
kcogh."
After the case in New York had
been dropped, Burns went on,
anG MafaIIy nhia,n sued ,S,e New York jeweler
versed by a higher court. Also, he
said. Macauly went to St Louis and
sued everybody" except the Burns
detective Agency.
Jones case. Mr.. Burns told the COM
inlttee that he had made repeated ef-
1orts to clear up any points about
which there might have been doubt
the pardon was issued. After it was
signed by President Taft he said he
went to the then Secretary of the
interior Fisher. and informed him
that the President had been deceived
and that Jones had paid for his
pardon"
still Seeking Hearing.
Fisher went to see Mr.. Taft. Burns
continued. and WAS told that the
President personally knew nothing
about the case except what Attorney
General W!tkersham had reported
and that the matter should be re-
ferred to Mr.. Wickersham. This was
done. the witness went on. but Mr.
Fisher had brought back word that
the Attorney General WAS very much
absorbed and had saiu that I'VE are
| gong out Of Office soon, anyhow; let
| nun take II up with our successors"
/ Mr Burns told the committee that
he followed this suggestion, but with
out result. and added:
! nave been knocking at the door
from that day to this to get d hear
ing
Replying to testimony given earlier
IN the day by Mr., Wickersham that
the report to President Taft in ,ho
case was held up several DAYS while
ehortA were made to see Mr.. Burns,
me ne ihvestieation bureau director said
that he Called at the department
about the matter four different times
ana not Just one time, as had been
reported to MIR. Wick kershafn. He add.
ed that he had been unsuccessful in
his efforts to see the then At,nrrcw
General and finally sought contac,
through Assistant Attorney General
Cobb. ai
At Odds With lsomper..
with respect 10 e"McNamara ar
rests. Mr. Burns charged that Mr..
"onpers had sent an agent to Los
Angeles TO prevent" the confession
OF the Mcnamara brothers. but tha:
the representative had arrived too
late Also he charged that when the
Mcnamara brothers were arrested in
! indianapolis Mr.. Gompers promptly
had issued a statement declaring the
arrest to be 'frame-up."
Mr.. Gompers in reply testified that
the statement that he had sent an
agent to Los Angeles for the purpose
stated by Mr.. Burns was absolutely
without the slightest foundation" He
also said he did not think he had
isued any statement to the newspa-
| pers charging that the arrest Of the
! Mcnamara brothers was a .'frame-up."
Declaring that 1t was untrue that
he had ''hounded" Mr.. Burns. the
! tee it had never occurred to him
| that this man hunter should regard
me as bounding him." He declared
! that after the Los Angeles explosion
Burns went over the country speak
! ing at 1uncheons and repeatedly |
| stated that he would get Gompers. |
| the man higher up.
! Gives 4. F. l.. Reasons.
! Asked the specific question as to
whether the American Federation OF
| Labor sought to impeach Mr.. DauCh
erty because it thought him unfit for
office or because of the Chicago rail
+, strike injunction. Mr.. Gompers re-
piled, Both" Earlier in the day he
had testified that after the natter
had been discussed at a meeting of
month he had communicated with At
torney Jackson H. Ralston of this
city and obtained his services to as
sist Mr.. Keller in presenting certain
phases of the Impeachment charges.
Maurice A. Joyce. a former investi-
gator for the Department of Justice.
testified regarding the case of Louis
Beekman. formerly "a. deputy marshal
in New Jersey. who was removed. he
said, on charges "involving the run
ming of whisky -
Mr. Joyce had been called by Jack
son II. Ralston. attorney for Mr.. Kel-
Ter. during the day, but the committee
would not hear his testimony at that
time. Representative Graham of
Pennsylvania objecting because he
said MIR. Burns would not have an op-
portunity to reply. After Mr.. How
land called Mr.. Burns the committee,
on the suggestion Of Mr.. Graham, re-
scinded Its original decision.
Could Not Get Evidence.
Joyce haid Burns had given him the
file in the Beekman case. but that aft
| er he had spent some time in JERSEY
City and Newark he had reported
that he was unable to get any credible
| evidence.
Burns told me-" he said, "it was my
plain duty to have Beekman indicted.
and when I stated could find nothing
| against him, Burns flew into rage.
Burns said it was my plain duty 70
| have the man indicted, which later
| was done"
A statement by Joyce that in his in
| vestiEation he had bought liquor in
| saloons in New Jersey ted to an in,