San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-07
GALL BALDWIN
ANDOTHERSTO
WASHINGTON
Want Ranger Captain to
Back Up Unofficial
Reports"
BRING HIS "ARCHIVES"
Committee Investigating
Department Of Justice
Calls Men Here.
BRING HIS "ARCHIVES"

Ranger Captain r. c. Baldwin now
on duty in San Antonio has been
called TO Washington to substantiate
unofficial reports he has been making
TO the committee investigating the De-
partment of Justice and Attorney
General Daugherty. Baldwin is for
mer member Of the Department of
Justice.
The summons for him came TO Mar
shall ID. 4. Walker Thursday and or
ders Baldwin TO appear before the COM
mittee to back up statements he APP
parently has made and to hing his
secret archives with him.
w. A. Wiseman. former agent Of
the Department of Justice, and John
f. Camp, said to have been repre-
sentative of the Mexican government
during the recent revolution, have also
been called to Washington.
The subpoena for Baldwin reads
differently from those issued for Wise
man and Camp.
Baldwin's connection with the De-
partment of Justice was severed sew
eral months before it was announced
that he had received an appointment
in the ranger service. 1t is reported
that he had resigned after he had been
ordered to an undesirable station in
the northern middle western states.
Would Delay Trip.
Neither Captain Baldwin nor Mr..
Wiseman. il is reported, desire TO go
TO Washington at this time. Mr.. Wise
man. il is known, had planned to make
an important trip to the Rio Grande
valley, Saturday morning. in the IN
terest of the concern for which he IS
working. He has requested Washing
ton to have the date for his appear
ance before the committee delayed. II
is reported also that Captain Baldwin
desires q delay on account of the pres
sure of other business.
. Mr.. Camp will leave San Antonio
Sunday morning, United States Mar
shall Walker having made arrange,
ments for his transportation. Ar
rangements, have also been made for
Mr.. Wiseman's transportation 10
Washington. and unless he secures the
permission of the Senate investigating
committee TO appear at later date. he
will probably leave Sunday morning
he has informed the marshal.
With the exception of Baldwin. the
men who were put on notice. Thurs
day afternoon, were merely summoned
10 testify what they knew concerning
matters before the committee.
Has Other Subpoenas.
Marshal Walker refuses TO divulge
the number of subpoenas held by him
not yet served. He admitted that there
were several.
Although il was reported that Gus
T. Jones, special agent in charge Of
the bureau of investigation of the De-
partment of Justice. was TO have been
subpoenaed. he had not been sum-
moned M until noon. Friday. although
he has been continuously in the fed
eral building. Capt. w. NJ Hanson.
who has also been mentioned. issnow
on the border in company with +. j.
Henning, first assistant secretary of
labor.
The witnesses, il is reported. have
been summoned 10 testify what they
knew regarding activities in this conn
try preceding and during the Mexican
revolution. A subpoena was also wired
10 the marshal's office in San Antonio
for service on an agent of the Depart
ment of Justice now on the border
hut who is not within the jurisdic-
ton of the western district of Texas.
The matter was referred to the
United States marshal at Houston.