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should be removed by the court" said
Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona.
rs this the trial Of Means" Todd
demanded. May l be permitted to
tell why 1t is I call CASTOR B. Means
q crook +"
NO." Senator Wheeler said.
It's In connection with his claim
want to nail him." Todd continued.
Wen get to that" replied
Wheeler.
Claims Immunity Given.
Senator Ashurst read the indict-
ments and said they showed Todd
gave immunity to some bootlegger
in every case"
Todd said he was trying to ex-
plain, but had been cut off,"
Again he was stopped. Senator Ash
urst telling him ito quiet your per-
turbed spirits, because you'll get an
opportunity"
who instructed you to prosecute
Means" Chairman Brookhart asked.
John W. H. Grim, assistant attor-
ney general in July 1929" Todd re-
piled.
Means attorney, asked for a con-
tinuance, because of illness" The
witness said that Means himself later
was reported i'll.
The United States court has suf-
fered indignity from this commit
tee," Todd continued as he told of
later days because of Means pres
ence here.
And this committee has suffered
indignity from some officers of court
xt,a xxyho vyilf n
slider It's own dignity. II 1t has any left"
returned Chairman Brookhart.
Finds Lecture Interesting.
You did everything you could do
from March IL on to take away an
important witness from the commit
tee" put in Senator Ashurst. 1T Ill
becomes you now to speak of in
dignity
i've listened to you lecture with
great interest" Todd retorted.
Chairman Brookhart remarked that
the Department of Justice could de-
lay criminal cases for years until we
got a witness close to the throne.
Senator Wheeler asked II MT.
Daugherty is going to become men,
ber of your law firm"
HE is not decided. That's like
lot of other things you read In the
papers," Todd replied.
Senator Wheeler remarked the De-
partment OF Justice was busy" in
dieting witnesses and committee MEM
bers.
Il have great respect for indict-
ments In the United States court in
Montana or New York. said Todd.
You'll have no respect for my In
dictment in Montana before 1 get
through" Wheeler returned
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Chairman Brookhart, addressing the
witness, and Senator Jones again
pleaded with his associates to drop
the controversy.
Howland in Tin.
Paul Rowland, another attorney
for Daugherty, who had served in a
similar capacity during the impeach-
ment proceedings in the House in
1922, was drawn into the discussion
and was accused by Senator Wheeler
of having used Means to Spy on"
the House investigating committee.
Some hot words were exchanged,
Rowland saying to Wheeler:
I'm not under indictment In
Montana You can say what you
please with your immunity"
When that row subsided, Todd re-
sumed his testimony, saying that he
had at great expense to the govern
ment, arranged for witnesses" in the
Means case.
cause Means sits behind you to get
the evidence" he said when Wheeler
you'll undoubtedly have trial so
far as this committee is concerned
on June g." said Wheeler. turning to
Means.
Detectives watch Means.
Now you had some public detec-
tiyes watching Means?" pursued the
senator.
"some of the Department OF Justice
oneratives yes - from early in
March," Todd said.
"You hired six people to watch
averv movement he made and every
nerson who came to his house. You
received all the reports of the shad-
'"i' 4 did not; they made me two re-
"There wasn't any reason why the
ewepv person at his house,"
II didn't order that.
He had sought only reports on
Means health, he insisted.
Denies Duckstein Testinony.
I'm here because Mr.. and Mrs
Duckstein testified here I wrote q
letter to Mr.. Daugherty." Todd broke
in. "I never wrote such q letter.
n.ver knew Petit or O'Brien, who
.a,d they came down Here to watch
the committee.
"But I want to tell this committee
about Means papers. The men from
the Department of Justice performed
a valuable public service on the night
of March 81.
Means said that on the evening
Of March 81 at 6:25 o'clock two men
posing as sergeants-at-arms got his
papers. All that day two agents OF
the Department Of Justice were on
his house, one at the back door and
one at the front, and no person ever
came to his house between 6 and
pm. that day."
Call those men, want to show
up this fairy tale"
Have you got any more con-
ciusions and hearsay? We want it
ALL" said Senator Wheeler.
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