Evening star., 1924-03-28
VALET DESCRIBES
PARTIES HELD IN
DAUGHERTY'S HOME
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Company. refused to cooperate with
his investigation. withholding records
and refusing access to books"
What other cases have You investi-
gated down there?'
The Wright-Martin, Duesenberg
motor, Nordyke and Marmon, and
several others"
What reports did you make as to
the Wright-Martin Company"
THAT they return to the govern
ment 81, 100000.
From the Duesenberg motor. he re-
ported, the government should re-
ceive back $500, 900. AS to the others
he did not know.
The wright Martin case was sub
mitted to the Department of Justice.
which started an action and then
stopped it." Pickering said. "At least.
Col. Haywood. down in New York
started a case, and it was called
down to Washington and stopped
Believes Cases Delayed.
Isn't it a fact that all these mat
ters We're delayed from time to time
had gotten scattered around the
country and resigned" Senator
Wheeler asked.
That was my understanding Of
what was done Pickering said
The Lincoln Motor Company. he said
p
of s4S25,000.
At Mitsui & Co, Pickering said, "all
the people were Japs.'
Mr. Rowland took him over for
cross examination. Pickering said
he went to the War Department ac-
counting service in 1917.
Cases that he took up for audit
and investigation were often those
that had been closed during 1919
Pickering agreed.
Checking Old Accounts.
What you were often doing. then
was checking over settlements that
had been previously made?" Mr.
Howland asked.
Standard Aircraft and Wright-Martin
cases.
AS to the Lincoln Motor Company $
final settlement, Pickering said he
was not informed.
Mitsui & Co. had financed" the
Standard Aircraft. Pickering explain
ed, ''and then took it over after the
war" The Wright-Martin case, he
concluded, was the only one in which
he had worked after the Department
of Justice took charge.
He was excused.
What kind of duties did these men
perform" Chairman Brookhart. asked.
Investigating employees of the Wright
Martin Company-investiga sub
SAID.
Was this work done under a profit
and-loss contract" Senator Jones in
quired.
1T was"
Walter Miller, former negro valet to
Attorney General Daugherty, was called
He went into service with E 3. Nc
Lean before President Harding's in
auguration, Miller said, and met Attor-
ney General Daugherty while so en-
ployed.
He told of going to the H street
house. 1909 Ii street. to take charge for
Jess Smith and Mr.. Daugherty, and later
of working for them as messenger for
the Department of Justice.
'Was Male Chambermaid."
he was employed as everything,
valet, chamSermaid." Miller said
The witness said Albert 3. Fall,
Col. James G. Darden, J. W. Zevely
and other were callers lat our house
He also said Orr brought liquor in Il
dress suit case" several times. There
was "a weeks supply" in the wall
safe usually, he added.
Sinclair had frequently tipped
him in amounts of "oyer $40 and less
than $780, he said
There was plenty" of liquor in
in the wall" Miller said.
He had seen "WiH Orr" at the
house 'half dozen times" he added
and Howard Warrington was IA very
welcome visitor"
"sinclair Was Visitor"
Miller said Harry f. Sinclair Wis
ited the Daugherty house whenever
he was in the city" and discussed
business
|. Smith paid all II street house bills
with checks on Washington Court
House and other Ohio banks.
Miller said every body" including
W. j. Burns. Will H. Hays. Ogden
others. came to the house. Fielder
came frequently" he added.
Many seeking" government APP
pointments called at the Daugherty
house, the witness said. Richard
washburn Child was one of the call
ers. he added, and he knew of Child's
appointment to the Rome embassy
"before it came out in the papers"
GsDiscusxed Prospective Appointees.'
,Daugherty and Smith discuss qualifi-
cations Of prospective federal ap-
pointees He identified John Ring
ling, the circus man, as among those
who had dined" at the H stree'
house.
The discussion at the Ringing
dinner involved plot of ground in
Pittsburgh for the circus which, IL
seemed, the Attorney Generals broth
er owned .+f
Miller said he knew nothing of &
money belt worn by Jess Smith.
After his operation" Smith wore q
silk and rubber" belt to protect the
wound, Miller said. He also recalled
Pure Oil and White Motors as among
stocks Smith owned.
who came to play cards?" Senator
Wheeler pursued.