The Washington times., 1923-06-15
Mr.. Daugherty and Colonel
Hayward, What About
Tom Foley?
Will You Dig Out the Real Facts In the Bucketshop
Scandal?

This is addressed politely Mr.. Daugherty the able At
torney General and his energetic young assistant in New York.
Colonel Hayward Their job protecting the people as repre-
sentaves Of the National preventing use OF the
mails for fraud and generally making criminals
This newspaper observes with pleasure the Attorney zen
that included stealing many millions from small investors all
over the country included also OF the United states
mails for fraudulent purposes.
The case against the bucetshop criminals moved
slowly and aely awhile Witnesses disappeared Jurors
were offered brides Delays frequent Then the new
York American undertook to find out what was 'ns
The first individual uncovered Mr.. Tom Foley very
for Mr. AL Smith, whom he had helped to make governor Of
the State.
Il was shown that Tom Foley just before bucketshp
thieves stopped business got check Tor OF tneH
Then Mr. Foley was put the stand and few questions
Mr. Foley testified that he first Of the bucketshcp
just the latter had been arrested for
- .s n @ e 9oho op' business He lent
got another man to lend him than $4,000.
was non1 ~ ;uSges and choose h
ing arrested for criminal to start on big
scale tapping the pockets Of people all over the country Ia
another line Of crime.
After the Tom Foley check was reproduced the New York
American and the Tom Foley evidence came out the wit
stand the accused criminals suddenly without expana
It isn't necessary to tell Attorney General Daughery
Colonel HAYWARD WHY this plea was entered 50 suddenly
by that had counted political protection higher up
The criminals that have robbed the people Of millions Of
dollars through the mails and otherwise notified Of course
that they must plead guilty and take their medicine in
to prevent further exposure of the TAANY GENTLE
MEN BACKING THEM, FINANCING THEM, PROTECTING
THEM, AND PRESUMABLY SHARING THEIR PROFITS.
The Attorney General will find out about the glorious
Tamany system with its leaders starting the
banking business getting checks money stolen from inno
investors and helping the criminals in their work Of
robbery And he and Colonel Hayward will render public
service by investigating this matter thoroughly.
plea Of guilty in court certain set Of charges
end the and the Tammany higher ups
from complete investigation to their methods the
Of their income from criminal enterprises, etc.
To find what really happened and ALL that happened be-
tween the buckeshop keepers and the Tammany statesmen
would be to render great public service. The Attorney
General and Colonel Hayward know it, and will to it,
You have very energetic young fighter Colonel Hayward
for your assistant in New York Mr. Daugherty Let him
show the people that plea of guilty Of several
counts doesn't necessarily hush up conspiracy between
public thieves and Tammany statesmen
Colonel Hayward, Wednesday night, questioned Mr.
Fuller of the buckehop criminals for hours At the
end Of that questioning Fuller collapsed and his doctor ad
vised him to spend some time in bed, in jail
The people will be much interested know at the
time what questions Colonel Hayward put the bucketshop
keeper and what his They hope the will
not die out especially regards the Tammany Hall Estates
men, merely because the latter their friends had suc
lent errorzng influence to make couple Of criminals
fess their guilt to higher ups from exposure.