Evening star., 1924-02-06
BREWER EVIDENCE
GIVEN T0CONCRESS
b0DY|N BANK HERE
Reporters Barred When Con-
tents of Two Huge Safe De-
posit Boxes Are Barred.
DECLARES DOCUMENTS
WILL GO INTO COURT
Woodruff Protests Expulsion of
Newspaper Men, But
Later Agrees.

Behind locked doors of the board
room of the Union Trust Company
Charles B. Brewer and his attorney.
w Gwynn Gardiner, this afternoon
laid before committee of members
of Congress the evidence" from two
huge safe deposit boxes upon which
Brewer bases his charges of duplica-
tion of government securities at the
bureau of engraving and printing and
which will be used before the District
Supreme Court in a suit filed by
Brewer to personally retain it.
Newspaper men, who We're at first
invited to attend the meeting, were
asked to leave the room, after Il con-
sultation between Brewer, his coun-
Sci and members of Congress.
Protests Newspaper Men.
Mr. Gardiner, Brewers counsel, pro-
tested against the presence of news
paper men on the grounds that the
alleged duplicate securities to be
viewed by the committee were later
TO be used in evidence before the
courts. MIR. Brewer himself declared
he had no personal objection to the
newspaper men remaining, but said
he did not wish to lay himself open
to 1.-The criticism of my enemies"
1t was said that information con-
cernlng the meeting might be given
to the public afterward.
The conference, which was called
by Representative King. republican,
Illinois. to hear Brewers case, and to
see the securities upon which Brewer
bases his position, was attended by
republicans. democrats, Independent
and farmer-labor members of the
House.
Among them We're: representa-
1ives Nelson of Wisconsin, leader of
the progressive bloc in the House:
.Wefald, farmer-labor, of Minnesota;
Sinclair. republican, North Dakota;
Guardia. republican, New York:
Woodruff, republican, Michigan; JEFF
xers, democrat, Alabama: Kavale, in
dependent, Minnesota; King, repub-
lican. Illinois, and former Repre-
sentative John Baer, North Dakota.
now connected with the American
Federation of Labor.
Gave Keys. to King.
Mr.. Brewer, prior to the closing of
the doors Of the board rooms against
reporters, explained that the primary
purpose of the meeting was to pre-
sent officially to Representative King
and such other fellow members of
Congress as were called together,
what was in the safety deposit boxes
to which Mr.. King held the keys.
Brewer said he had given the keys
to Representative King, who would
now hold them.
when the two boxes were brought
out before the delegation Brewer was
asked: What was done with the
other boX?" This was the first indi-
cation that newspaper men had that
there we're three boxes of evidence"
Brewer replied to the question that
ne hadn't brought it along
From reliable sources, it was learn
ed that Brewer some time ago had
made arrangements to present his
gress, but that in view of develop
ments it had been decided at that
time not to do it.
Members of the delegation did not
express themselves definitely upon the
Brewer proposals except to say that
they had come to see what he had to
present.
The exclusion of newspaper men was
at first objected to by Representative
Woodruff of Michigan, who claimed
that the public should be allowed to
know all the facts in the case. Upon
the representation, however, of Brew
erS counsel that the evidence was to
be used before Il court, it was agreed
the reporters should not be present.
This was the first step in the investi-
following meeting in his office yester
day, when Brewer laid before meeting
of twenty-siX members of the House his
story of the investigation of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing.
Brewer, the presidential agent prob
ing bureau matters. had been hound
ed by special agents of the Depart
ment of Justice. and bindered in his
-
sentative King said. The man had
twice been asked to resign and twice
been reinstated, and now. before he
went down the third time" Mr.. King
said, he wished Brewer to have
chance to be heard by members of
Congress
Brewer injected fresh sensation into
the entire bureau affair yesterday. by
filing his suit for injunction against
Secretary Mellon. Attorney General
Daugherty and others to protect and
personally retain his evidence. His
appearance later before the special
coD1pittee in Representative Kings Of
flee also was taken as further indica-
tion that the man who has been severe
1y criticized by administration leaders
Jor his connection with the bureau
dismissalS, and who has been slated
for dismissal. did not not mean to
be let out without a fight to justify
his own position
His brief before the court relates
in detail his personal connection with
the bureau Investigation since he was
appointed by President Harding and
given a place on: the rolls of the De-
partment of Justice
Ousted employees of the bureau hope
that congressional investigation will
grow out of Brewers charges before
the court.
Workers Want Inquiry.
1--WE have always been in favor of
an investigation ta know just why
we were dismissed" said a spokes-
man for the ousted group today. But
we never have been able to find out
the real charges upen which the ad
ministration decided to oust us. We
are not afraid of any. evidence which
nay ,ss,asn,s ss%s out !, in t)e investigation.
The resolution of Senator Caraway.
democrat of Arkansas. champion of
the dismissed men. c.lling for an in
vestigation now Is sn the table of
the Senate. Through an acknowl-
edged agreement between Senator
Caraway and republican leaders, Of
fcially revealed In Senate debate
last Friday. it had bsen agreed that
Senator Caraway would not press ac-
lion upon his resolution provided the
:sdministration would :restore all the
ousted men to their Eaaces.
Impatient at the delay of the