The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-10
READY To BEGIN
DAUGHERTF
TRIAL.
Senators Announce That
Plans Are CompIete-Ex-
pect More Sensations.
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
International News Service.

DEVICE.
Plans for the public trial. of
Attorney General Harry M. Daugk.
erty on charges of neglect of duty
were completed today by a special
Senate committee.
The first public session. scheduled
for tomorrow, will be devoted to
evidence linking the Department of
Justice with an alleged conspiracy
to fOment revolution in Mexico, ac.
cording to Senator Wheeler Dem. }
of Montana, acting prosecutor.
Daugherty, who has denied all
charges against his honor and in
tegrity, will be represented at the
hearings by personal counsel.
Senator Wheeler announced today
that a subpoena had been issued for
Harry S. Obbon. former mayor Of
CalexicO, Cal.
Have Sensational Evidence.
The Daugherty investigation prob.
ably will steal the spotlight of
interest from the Teapot Dome
inquiry beca use of its tremendous
political significance.
Its sponsors were known to- have
in their possession evidence of a
sensational nature and they have
promised series of thrills rivalinH
those of the oil inquiry. Friends
Of the Attorney General however
maintained that the evidence would
not involve him personally although
it may seriously reflect upon per-
sons in his department.
Three phases of the investigation
were known today. These were:
/. Summoning of seven former
Department of Justice agents to
tell of an alleged conspiracy, in
vOlving former Secretary of the
Interior Albert B. Fall. e. l.. Do.
heny. Harry F.. Sinclair and other
oil interests, to foment the unsuc-
cessful Estaban Cantu revolution
1922.
Facts Suppressed, Charge.
Several of these former agents
have charged that the Department
OF Justice suppressed their efforts
to arrest the alleged conspirators
and ordered the release of confis.
Gated munitions destined for the
Mexican rebels.
2. Investigation of a story that
General Leonard Wood was offered
the support of Jake Hamon. late
Oklahoma oil king. at the 1920 Chi.
cagO convention if he would name
HamOn Secretary of Interior. il
elected. Leonard Wood, jr.. and
dozen of Daugherty's bitterest
political foes are to be subpoenaed
to determine whether Hamon made
the same offer to Daugherty, while
he acted as campaign manager for
the late President Harding.
3. Investigation of charges that
high Government officials gambled
on the stock market on the strength
of leaks from the White House.
This phase was prompted by
Chicago grand jury, which investi-
gated the Veterans Bureau but re-
ported 1t had found evidence of
speculation by one o. more Off
Gals Of the Government wherein
it has been asserted official infOr.
nation was used for purposes of
speculation"
4. Alleged sale of paroles, also
charged by the Chicago grand jury
and said to have involved a mem.
Der Of Congress.
Interference Is Alleged.
In addition, the investigating
committee has summoned Gus
Jones, chief Of the Department of
Justice agents on the Mexican bor-
der, to inquire into reports that
he interviewed John Camp. a Mexi-
can secret service operative, after
the latter was called as a commit.
tee witness.