The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-02
Taft Called.
toIlelpOust
Daugherty
Representative Keller Names
Chief Justice as Witness in
Demand to Impeach
Attorney General.
Wlckersham to Testify

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Washington, Dec l--a3y A. PJ-
thlef Justice Taft was named today
N a statement 10 the house judiciary
committee by Representative Keller.
republican, Minnesota. as a witness
10 be called In support Of his demand
for The Impeachment Of Attorney
General Daueherty.
The chief justice was desired to
testify, Mr. Keller wrote, in connec.
ion with his charge. formally filed,
that Attorney General Daugherty
had appointed. "untrnstworthy, cor.
rupt and dangerous men" 10 high
office. knowing at the time that they
were men Of such character.
George w Wickersham, former at
t1fney general. Samuel Gompcrs,
president Of the American Federation
of Labor and Guy oyster. Mr..
dompers secretary. also were men.
toned by Mr.. Keller as other wit.
nesaes he would ask the committee
70 summon as 10 this particular al.
legation
Fourteen Specific Counts.
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who could testify as TO any Of the
charges on which he based a demand
for Impeachment, Nj. Keller wrote
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on Morse's failure TO pay Daughertys
associates in the pardon proceedings
an agreed fee he "prostituted" the
office OF attorney general for per.
sonal revenge, by securing an in.
dlctment Of Morse.
The reasons why Mr.. Keller de-
sired 10 have Chief Justice Taft and
Mr.. Wikersham testify were set
forth in his bill OF particulars. He
cited the case Of William n. Jones,
convicted in 1907 for alleged land
frauds against the government in
oregon and subsequently pardoned by
President Taft. He alleged that VII.
liam J. Burns, now chief OF the
bureau Of investigation OF the De-
partment of Justice and then EN-
ployed by the government, got pos
session in advance" Of the prospec'
tive jurors who were to be called In
the trial OF Jones, and placed op.
posite their names notation as to
their socalled fitness from a prosecut'
ing standpoint.
Needs Months Time.
A.. n-aI,o, said q would remlire at
,.as, !, r,nntbts aaditionai time for
!. Ia, .ao' aaa,a g an narticu,ar. in his
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,'Ao ,'''e '""' -. .''o a.a,,,in,ne, documents
pe ,aNvi' w -. =" - r,atioa +o which
~ aa,,,ardad no he given access.
Declaring he had evidence to prove
that Harry NJ. Daugherty is unfit to
he attorney general of the United
States Mr.. Keller said Mr.. Daugh'
ertv's consistent refusal to prose
cute" offenders charged with viola
tfons If the antitrust laws had be-
come public scandal"
Mr.. Keller said he had no objection
r. furnishing the names of Chief JUS
lice Taft. Mr.. Gompers, Mr.. Wicker
sham and Mr.. oyster, but that "in
General | do not propose to have the
witnesses subjected to the surveillance
nj the detective bureau of the De
,artment Of Justice, under the guild
ance of Mr.. Burns or of Mr.. Burns
r,rivata agency. especially in view of
tho character Of the charges made
aeainst the attorney general. involving
Mr. R,n.ns"
Nor do / propose. he said, that
witnesses shall be terrorlzed. brow
naateu driven or coerced. or iu.
,stelcd out of the jurisdiction"
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