San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-23

long before / became attorney gen
eral. The company reorganized ant
/ took in exchange for these 5O(
shares two or three small patches o.
the reorganized stock. This l now
hold and all of it / could sell today
for the amount / paid for the original
500 shares, or about $4,000.
THE records of the Department oil
Justice will conclusively show how
vigorously l pressed the case involv-
ing the company in behalf of the gov
eminent despite the interference by
some Of those who have been most
active in criticizing me.
jess Smith was young man
whom my brother and / assisted in
business in our home town in Ohio.
He became successful business man
and was active in the campaign of
President Harding and was helpful
to US both. He has been dead about
year. -Four doctors and the under
taker stand ready to testify as to the
cause of his mind giving way which
ended in his taking his own life. l
never knew Jess Smith to do dis
honest thing.
Says Smith Was Honest.
"He was with me only part of the
time, and while / was not familiar
with all his acts, l do not believe he
was capable of doing a dishonest thing.
| never knew he had an office in the
Department of Justice, although since
his death / understand that he fire.
quently made use of room occupied
by others for the purpose of looking
after some private and legitimate
matters for me which / did not have
time to attend to myself. 1 knew
nothing about his domestic affairs ex-
cept that l knew he was worried on
account of demands made upon him
and the treatment he had received at
the hands of woman.
Il never saw the mysterious green
house on X street and was never in
it. The II street house l used TEN:
porarily because my family was not
able to be with me. My house was
never used for any improper purposes.
Nothing ever took place there that
the world might not know or that
could not with propriety take place
in the most respectable home in the
country.
The shack so mysteriously re-
ferred was rough place along the
creek where with others for years l
did considerable work and took health
full recreation. Nothing ever took
place there that was not wholesome
or correct in every way.
"As far as Howard Warrington is
/ do not think / saw him
four times after the first two weeks
l was attorney general. He never
made any proposition of any kind to
me and never asked any favors OF me.
He Flags Means.
"Gaston Means. an indicted man,
has been accommodated by having his
case postponed under promise by
those in control of the Wheeler COM
mittee that he would furnish sensa--
tional and dishonest testimony and
headlines. / appointed
Means with reluctance and dismissed
him in the face of opposition. Later
1 was importuned to re-employ him
and did so with great reluctance In
order that he might complete the pro-
curing of testimony in an important
case. I discovered that he had neglect
ed that duty and was engaged in
other work against my positive in
structions and 1 discharged him final
ly. He has gone about the country
because he. was indicted"
Mr.. Daugherty asserted that he
"was told by those in high position:
not the President, however," that ii
he would resign as attorney general
the resolution inquiry in
troduced by Senator Wheeler, Demo-
crat, Montana. would not be passed.
This he would not do so. he added,
because it would be a virtual admis-
sion of guilt of the charges against
him.
Senator Wheeler, he charged, in
pressing the inquiry, was carrying out
"a public promise made to the /. w.
WIS in Montana that if elected to
the Senate he would drive the attor-
ney general from the cabinet"