Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-22

company operator, now out on pa
role from Atlanta penitentiary after
conviction of Bookkeeping charges
was recalled to the stand. He said
department of justice officials told
him yesterday that Federal Judge
killits, in Ohio, had reported un.
favorably" upon his parole, and had
started a move to have him return
ed for confinement.
George H. Chamberlain, attorney
for H. M. Daugherty, got the wit.
ness to agree that Judge killits'
when I was on trial, but only
stronger"
For the fourth time, Fl. L. Seattle,
former investigator of war FRAUDS
for the department of justice, was
recalled.
A grand jury in the District OF
Columbia on November II, 1922'
Seattle said. reported that evidence
of conspiracy to violate law mao
been found in the sale Of the Bosch
Magnetic company by the amen
property custodian, but that the
covert act" was committed OUTSIDE
the iurys jurisdiction.
An audit of the Magnetic com
pany's affairs, made by w. H. Bar
nv. accountant for the air service
was read by Seattle, who then
switched to an account of rum
running on the Atlantic coast. lie
said his information was based or
a report by Clark Grler, speclai
agent OF the department OF Justlce'
regarding the Savannah WHISKY
case" filed February 20, l922'
The men concerned were the
same bunch that defrauded the air
service" said the witness.
"Grier was fired for making the
report and he gave it to me because
he knew I was trying to get the de-
partment to function down there.
Erred For Report
"They fired these felloWs--both IN
the prohibition unit and the depart
ment of justice-as soon as they got
after this crowd" Seattle went on.
''They didn't do anything about it all
until here recently when some of
these fellows came into court and
pleaded guilty"
"They were all convicted?" asked
Mr.. Chamberlain.
Il don't KNOW saw some OF
them going to court. But these men
were fired for bringing in that re-
port"
$50 that's really the point-that
these men were fired?" Senator
Jones put in.
YES" Seattle said. I'm just
showing the existence of a con-
spiracy to obstruct Justice"
Grier, himself, was called and re
cited the evidence he had collected
and reported to the department. He
said it showed graft" payments to
federal prohibition agents in Sa
Vannah. He was ordered back tC
| Savannah by CASTOR r. Means &c
get more facts, he said, then was
recalled to be told by William J.
Burns that he was mo longer
| wanted"
Grier said other agents OF the de.
partment were sent to Savannah ito
get this evidence" after his dis
charge, but that the pootleggers re-
fused to talk to them.
Nothing else was done on the
case until President Coolidge came
into office" Grier said, adding that
ultimately there were 76 conVlc.
lions.
Accuses j. Z. Philips
Grier said Burns had told him he
was discharged because he was
too old' but that as matter OF
fact phillips. OF Savannah, who has
been mixed up in lumber fraud cases
as well as liquor cases." had him
fired. Philips is a Republican lead
er in Georgia and Grier said that he,
himself, had been member of the
Georgia state Republican commit.
tee and quite prominent in Geor.
gia politics" He was a department
of justice informant" rather than
regular investigator.
He declared none Of the prohibi
| ton agents there who got the
graft" were federal employees.
Grier said he served the depart
| ment Of justice three months, from
| December, 1921, on, to look up law
violators in the Atlanta. Birming.
| ham and Atlantic railroad strike.
II found some of the strikers were
| in the liquor business" Grier went
on, land this led me to Savannah
I found a lot Of liquor came in from
J the Bahamas there.
II reported this. and brought
Charles Nesle, of Savannah. and
| Florida, back TO to the department.
| We got the names of boats. the
amount of whisky per trip, and the
number of trips.
81 stated there was graft being
paid to prohibition agents, and gave
the names OF men who collected