The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29

I tried to get Giordiano appointed
commissioner Of immigration at New
York. saw Senators Calder and
Wadsworth, and Warrington. Gior-
diano didn't get the job"
Cimino said he accompanied Man
nington to the White House to urge
President Harding to appoint
Giordiano az commissioner Of immi-
grafton.
Paid for Court Jobs.
Cimino said he received 81 500
for securing the appointment of
two stenographers to q New York
court.
Cimino said he loaned one Of the
stenographers,-an Al Price. about
$780,"
''You had an agreement with them
that when some prominent man was
involved before the grand jury,
these stenogr9pherS would change
the record?"
Made Washington Trips.
mo, / don't know what they
did,"
well they told you they would
make plenty of money selling their
shorthand records, to newspapers
or to other persons and you were to
get a share?''
"Oh, no."
Cimino admitted Price paid him
1880 for securing his appointment.
What did you do for the 81, 5O0?"
II made five or six trips to Wash
ington."
Clears Daugherty in Deals.
On cross.examination, Cimino de-
MED he knew of any money being
paid to- Department Of Justice
officials in liquor deals. He also
denied that the Attorney General
was involved in the deals in any
way.
Capt. H. L. Seattle. former De-
partment Of Justice agen., was re-
called to reveal more details of his
investigation Of alleged aircraft
frauds.
Seattle testified that Charles Evans
Hughes. now Secretary of State,
was appointed by the late President
Wilson to investigate charges Of
graft and corruption in the, air
service.
no TSIldI kdDI0 LnluR ABOUT
Judge Hughes investigation was
that the testimony he took has
never been published" Scaife said.
Helped By Woodruff.
Seattle said he then took his
records to Congressman Woodruff
(Repl Of Michigan, which resulted
in the attempt to impeach Daugh.
crty. Soon afterwards he said Col.
Thomas B. Fielder, then an associ.
ate of Daugherty, offered him a re-
tainer to act for the Bosch Mag
neto Company.
Fielder told me he had conferred
with the Attorney General and
that they wanted me to go with
the Bosch Magnetic Company" said
Seattle. "They had some deal on.
1t looked to me like .frame.up to
get four or five million dollars
more from the Government. I
thought It reprehensible so 1
ignored It."
Ibid you ever carry these cases
to any grand Ijuries?"
Sold to German Citizen.
Numerous cases. said Seattle.
means and agreed to keep after
them until we cleaned them I'D. To
date we have secured 800 indlct.
ments."
Asked about the Bosch. Magnetic
case Scaife said the company was
sold to Martin Il. Kern a high
flier and friend Of Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer, at ridiculously
low price,"
1--WE found that Kern was a Ger.
man citizen and his picture was in
the rogues gallery at New York."
he added.
Facts Before Daugherty.
Scaife read a report he submitted
to Daugherty in 1922 charging that
secret interests controlled the Gov.
eminent and INSTRUCTED all efforts
to reveal corruption in the Govern
ment." 81
did you know the ATTORNEY Gen.
eraly received that report?"
Yes, sir; ] saw the Attorney
General myself. Jesse Smith was
with him. He said he hal read my
report. He said he would see me
later and that he would 70 after
the crooks. big or little.'
Seattle said he waited ten DAYS
to hear from Daugherty and then
resigned. because / knew the At.
torney Generals hands were tisd."
81 talked to Jesse Smith and-he
told me they were only going TO