San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-15

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TO abandon the business"
Quinby asked ii he had TO be
luiEEed without counsel TO aid him
and Senator Wheeler assured him that
nothing would be used against him,
Senator Wheeler said Quinby had
feared prosecution because OF his teS-
timony and reiterated that il could
not be used against him,
Whatever your arrangements with
Muma for protection may have been,
you later learned that the Department
OF Justice was Investigating and ar
ranging 10 prosecutor asked Rowland.
Baldwin Takes Stand.
With Baldwin's examination, the
testimony switched 10 the subject Ut
violations Of neutrality GU the Next
can border.
There were many cases of arms
shipment, Baldwin said. during the
revolution OF Estehan Cantu. COVER.
nor Of Lower California.
William NJ. Hanson. in the immi-
grafton service at SAN Antonio. was
understood 10 be involved with Mex
leans in getting arms into the hands
of the revolutionists. Baldwin teSu'
fled.
Hanson was understood TO have
helped the reyoluuonists. the witness
said. after he (Hanson) had been at
tached to the congressional committee
headed by former Secretary Fall,
which inquired into Mexican condi-
tons.
Baldwin said he referred 10 the
Department of Justice report that
Hanson had been TO Washington. 10
make arrangements with certain high
officials whereby Washington would
sanction revolution if the right peo-
pie were behind it.
trality violations. Baldwin said. he
Del Rio to Dallas, and no one was
assigned to his place by the Depart
ment of Justice. That left about 200
miles of the border open as far as
the Department of Justice was con-
cerned, he said.
Baldwin said also he had instruc-
tons from the Department of Jus.
tice not to investigate violations Of
the liquor laws, but TO leave that
field to the prohibition officers.
"Do you know Gus II. Jones!" SEN
ator Wheeler asked.
He was superintendent of investi-
CATION for the Department of Justice
at Ell Paso," Baldwin said, explaining
that Jones had been assigned to work
with the Fall committee.
Before going on his transfer he
made report on conspiracy of nine
men "to slip in liquor from Mex
ico."
Although Department of Justice
agents were supposed to report other
federal law violations to responsible
authorities of other government
branches, Baldwin said the Depart
ment of Justice orders required that
liquor law violations be ignored.
The orders came when A. Mitchell
Palmer was head of the Department
of Justice. the witness said.
Identified Burns Order.
Baldwin identified circular Or
der received from Director Burns.
prohibiting investigation of the fed
eral district attorneys or other feder-
al offices without specific authority.
This case, Baldwin said. after he had
been active in his investigation Of Dis
trict Attorney Zweifel.
Baldwin said there was "a good
deal of drinking" about the federal
building at Dallas and that the
United States deputy marshal "got
intoxicated"
Senator Wheeler understood the
witness to say that the postmaster,
whom the witness identified as a
Democrat, was intoxicated also, but
the witness said no.
Lets get this straight" said Sena-
tor Wheeler. what happened to the
Democrat"
"He was chased out of the build
ing by the United States deputy mar
shall" Baldwin said, adding that he
was not intoxicated.
Baldwin also. charged District At
torney Zweifel of Texas of failing
to prosecute Jack Wiley, friend of
his. said to have secured $1,000 while
posing as a federal operator.
Baldwin also charged that United
States Attorney John ID. Hartman Of
the Western Texas district. had delayed
filing a charge against Harry Hamil-
ton. prohibition officer, charged
with selling seized stills to other boot
leggers.
Baldwin also charged that District
Attorney Zweifel had asked him TO
recommend NJ. l.. Lide for appoint |
ment as Department Of Justice agent |
after. Baldwin charged. Lide had been
indicted for. and admitted. having
posed as a federal officer and taking |
$3.50 from a bootlegger named High |
tower.
No Indictments Returned.
Although Hartman finally issued |
warrant, Captain Baldwin said, Dis
trict Attorney Hartman conferred with |
United States Marshal Walker, At
torney General Daugherty's brother
in-law, and no indictments have yet |
been found although two grand juries |
have since met. !
Enforcement of federal liquor laws |
in Texas, Baldwin continued, sis a
joke"
1T was commonly known that Har-
ry Hamilton, the prohibition group |
head, was selling back captured |
liquor" Baldwin went on. 81 saw him |
sell three stills he captured to boot
leggers and arrested Mr.. Hamilton"
Il took in my witnesses" Baldwin |
went on, "and United States Attorney |
Hartman said that there was weighty |
question involved because he (Ham-
ilton) was a Republican"
"Hightower," arrested for distilling |
whiskey, Baldwin continued. had |
shown receipt from prohibition Of
ficials for $3.50 paid for a license |
to run n still for three months" The |
still man was very indignant at be-
ing arrested" but after investigation.
Baldwin said, he found that two pri-
vate detectives had collected the
money.
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