Evening star., 1922-09-26
PLOT TO OHAMPER
S.PROBE CHARGED
Former Head of Aero Club
Says Trustees Seek to
Destroy Evidence.

! NEW YORK. September 26.-Henry
Woodhouse, former president of the
| Aero Club Of America, filed an affidavit,
| and Photographic exhibits in the su-
preme court here, intending to show
that his injunction proceedings against
the present trustees of the club are
brought to prevent the disposition OF
funds Of the organization and the dis
posal Of evidence, which he declares is
| in the club files, bearing on aircraft
frauds against the government totaling
$2O.O00,0OO
This affidavit and the Photographic
exhibits together offer an answer to
the question raised by counsel for the
trustees. who said in open court today
that he did not know Woodhouse's
motive in bringing the action.
U. s. Requested Aid.
Woodhouse describes himself in his
afhdavit of today not only as acting
as chairman of committee chosen at
special meeting of the Aero Club Of
America to institute legal proceed
ing as chairman Of the committee
cooperating with the United States
government in the prosecution of air
craft frauds. requested by the United
states department of Justice to trans
init to the department certain docu-
mentary evidence of aircraft frauds
held in the records and files of the
Aero Club of America"
the defendants named are: George
II. Houston. Richard F. Hoyt, Clement
NJ Keys, The Manufacturers Aircraft
association. Hugh w. Robertson.
s. S. Bradley, Charles Thaddeus Terry
and Charles Jerome Edwards.
Prior to the fling of the affidavit,
particular attention had been drawn
to Woodhouse's desire to prevent the
present trustees of the club from "di-
verting to unlawful uses" funds,
trophies, furniture, etc. In addition to
these matters he also asks the court
to enjoin the defendants from with
drawing, seizing, removing beyond
the jurisdiction of the courts of the
state of New York. or destroying GER
tain documents held by the said Aero
Club OF America and requested by the
United States Department Of Justice
as evidence in actions brought by the
United States Attorney General
against corporations of which four
OF these defendants are officers and
| employees.
Charges Plot Against Club.
Further in his affidavit he charges:
These defendants had formed a
| olsplrdcy LOT the express purpose OF
| running said Aero Club Of America and
! placing it in financial difficulties. de-
| stroying it's unsullied reputation and
subJecting it to the dominion Of the
said Manufacturers' Aircraft Associa-
tion and the aforesaid group Of mem
bers and persons associated with It,
and obtain and destroy the docu-
| mentary evidence of the unlawful
plundering of the United States
Treasury by these defendants and
their associates contained in the rec
ords and files of said Aero Club of
America
The alleged conspiracy of the de-
PENDANTS, according to the Woodhouse
affidavit, was organized further for
the express purpose of preventing
said Aero Club of America from ac-
lively cooperating with the govern
ment of the United States In con-
Quoting it's investigation of the air
craft graft scandals involving 81, ,000,-
100000 and to hamper and embarrass
such Investigations and to cause, SO
far as possible. suspicion to lurk in
the public mind against all persons
prominently and Heretofore ASSOCIATE
ed with said Aero Club of America,
including the plaintiff, by reason OF
its gaining control over the activities
of said club