San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-04
Ex-WARDEN TESTIFIES
He Declares Burns Acted
Conscientiously in the
Matter.
NEGRO TAKES STAND
Says Liquor Sent to Green
House Accompanied by
Revenue Man."

Washington, ID. C., April 4.-Sweep-
ing ahead at express train speed. the
Daughcrty investigating committee to-
day left in its wake another glittering
trail of disclosures, charges, suspicious
and controversies. Here are the few
of them:
J. F.. Dyche, once warden Of the
Atlanta prison. testified that Heber
Notaw, federal superintendent of
prisons, stopped an investigation of
extensive smuggling Of drugs to pris-
oners.
W. J. Burns, director of the Jus
tice Departments investigations bu-
reau, cororborated Dyche's statement,
and declared his men were on the
trail of the "men higher up when
they we're called off.
Acting Attorney General Beck re-
fused TO send TO the committees the
record of the Atlanta drug investiga-
ions, saying President Coolidge de-
sired first to get the opinion of his
new attorney general.
Daniel Smith, former negro butler
at "the little green house on h
street." testified that liquor was de-
livered at the house under guard Of
"a man with badge and a gun.
and that these who foregathered there
included Harry Nj. Daugherty, Harry
+. Sinclair and MFR. Christian.
Senator Wheeler, the committee
prosecutor, produced a photostatic
copy of what purported to be a con-
tract by which Elias II. Mortimer
was TO receive $4,000 if Charles
Vincente of Baltimore was released
from the Atlanta prison before mis-
term expired. The record shows he
served the full term.
Heard Of Prison Corruption.
Dyehe said he had heard "prison-
err talk, of corruption in securing
paroles, but had no knowledge of his
own on the subject.
Burns revealed that Fred Upham
treasurer of the Republican national
committee, was a dollar a years se>
cret agent of the Justice Department..
Edward b. Mclean, he said, had re-
signed the similar commission held
by him.
The committee decided 20 send Sena.
tor Wheeler to Washington Court.
house, Ohio, to examine NJ. s. Daugh-
erty, brother of the former attorney
general. and the books of his Midland
National Bank. At first the whole
committee had planned TO go.
Secretary Weeks sent in the army
air service records asked for ON
the basis of yesterdays testih.-ay, but
the committee decided at the secre-
tary's request to examine them be-
hind closed doors. Weeks is sched-
uled to take the stand later.
Dyche was the first witness to take
the stand this morning.
Guards Brought in Dope.
The witness said there were $50
violators of the narcotic law in the
prison when he went there. Drugs
came into the prison in various ways.
he said, and many cOnvicts became adj
diets after their conviction. There
was evidence that some of the guards
took in the narcotics, he said.
After he had urged Votaw for =
year TO do something, he declared
W. ]. Burns finally sent three ~UR-
der-cover" men. -Four prison guards
finally were indicted but none Of them
convicted.
VotaT came down when the guards
were indicted and insisted to the
United States attorney in his hearing
that the investigation cease until the
four were tried, Dyche said.
Did he assign any reasOn:~ asked
Senator Wheeler. unfortunately the
matter insisted on getting into the pa
pers. His objection seemed to be tue
publicity. He gave another reasen that
i: would diSorganize the prison out
there was nothing TO that"
And tie traffic was still goius
orr Its sciRg on today.~
Ii was O. ought out that an IN
Sncctor Of PRISONS went 70 Atlanta 10
ultimate 10 Dyche that ~Daughcrty
wanted him to get out.
The inspectors said the ATTORNEY
general ~was in a jam" Dyche said,
and he resigned.
Reported DRUG Traffic.
The witness said he had reported
the drug traffic conditions perSOnailv
In Attorney General Daugberty but
s. he already knew Il.
The thing that seemed to be wear
Inc on the attorney general was The