Evening star., 1924-04-04
DRUG SMUGGLING
| AND PAROLE DEALS
| TOLD TO SENATORS
Former Atlanta Prison Ward
en- Says Daugherty and
VotaW Were 'CoId."
BUTLER SAYS K STREET
HOUSE GOT MUCH LIQUOR
Weeks Sends Aircraft Data, But
Requests Secret Inspection
to Protect U. S.

Sweeping ahead at express train
Speed, the Daugherty investigating
committee today left in it's wake an
other glittering trail of disclosures,
charges, suspicious and controversies.
Here are a few of them:
J. Il. Dyche, once warden of the At
ianta prison, testified that Heber Vo-
&aw, federal superintendent of pris-
pnS. stopped an investigation of eX
Tensive smuggling of drugs to pris-
pnerS.
W. ]. Burns, director of the Justice
departments investigating bureau,
Corroborated Dyche's statement, and
declared his men were on the trail
pf the men higher up" when they
rTere called off.
Beck Holds Up Papers.
Acting Attorney General Beck re-
fused to send to the committee the
record of the Atlanta drag investi-
cations, saying President Coolidge e
desired first to get the opinion of his
new Attorney General
Daniel Smith, formerly negro but
Ter at the little green house on X
street" testified that liquor was de-
livered at the house under guard of
"a man with a badge and a gun" and
that those who foregathered there
included Harry NJ. Daugherty, Harry
+. Sinclair and Mr.. Christian"
Senator Wheeler, the committee
prosecutor, produced photostatic
copy of what purported to 'be a con-
tract by which Elias H. Mortimer
was to receive $4,000 if Charles Vim
cente of Baltimore was released from
the Atlanta prison before his term
expired. The records show he served
the full term.
Heard OF Parole Deals.
talk" of corruption in securing
paroles, but had no knowledge of his
own on the subject.
Burns revealed that Fred w. Up
ham, treasurer of the republican ma
tional committee, was dollar-a-
year" secret agent of the Justice De-
partment Edward b. Mclean. he said
Fad resigned the similar commission
held by him.
The committee decided to send Sem
stor Wheeler to Washington. Court
House, Ohio, to examine Nj. S. Daugh-
erty, a brother of the former Attor-
ney 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
the committee decided at the Secre-
tary'S request to examine them be-
hind closed doors.
Objected to Publicity
1t was brought out that an inspec-
tor of prisons went to Atlanta to in
innate to Dyche that Daugherty
wanted him to get out" The inspec-
tor said the Attorney General was
in JAM" Dyche said, and he re-
signed.
The witness said he had reported
the drug traffic conditions personally
to Attorney General Daugherty but
that "he already knew it,
"The thing that seemed to be wear
ing on the Attorney General was the
fact of the publicity" Dyche said.
''He objected to the publicity"
Dyche said he had been associated
political matters, and was appointed
warden at Atlanta July l, 1921.
Daugherty he said, was instrumental
in obtaining the appointment. He re-
signed after twenty-eight months of
service.
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
addicts after their conviction. There
was evidence that some of the guards
took in the narcotics, he said.
After he had urged Votaw for a
w. ]. Burns finally sent three under
cover" men. Four prison guards
finally were indicted, but none of
them was convicted.
Votaw came down when the guards
were indicted and insisted to the
United States attorney in his hearing
ahat 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 papers. His OBJ
lection seemed to be to the publicity.
He gave another reason, that it would
disorganize the prison, but there was
nothing to that"
And the traffic was still going on?''
en?
Its going on today"
Guards Opposed Inquiry.
Half the guards at Atlanta, he said,
ewere opposed to the investigation
snto drug smuggling"
What was the treatment of the
witnesses against the four indicted
guards?" Senator Wheeler asked.
There was constant complaint
that the deputy warden and the
guards Disseminated against the
witnesses. The deputy warden,
At heart. Fletcher, like Mr.. Yotaw.
When the superintendent of prisons in
sisted that the investigation cease, the
Burns men left the city"
The witness said in his opinion
there should have been EIGHT or
ten" indictments, and when "Mr.
votaw blew in and took the position
he did was perfectly astounded."
HE is minister of the gospel and
brother-in-law of the dead Presi-
dent" said Dyche. II couldn't see
why the investigation shouldn't go
on, no matter who it involved"
ibid the evidence point to some
body higher up?" asked Senator
Jones, republican, washington
you mean as to the selling. /
don't think So / remembered that
Mr.. Goldie "a Burns agenD was
very enthusiastic and said they were
getting the source"
And that's where they stopped?"
Senator Wheeler put in.
Yes"
Senator Wheeler had the committee
clerk telephone Burns office for rec
ords of the investigation at the At
lanta penitentiary. Dyche insisted
that Burns himself had done every
thing in his power to stop the traffic.
Called by Daugherty.
The witness said Daugherty called
him to Washington for a conference
on the situation, and that Votaw was
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