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me, for some one else I did not
10 out and look them up myself"
when asked who he meant by
"they" Means replied: 81:
''Oh, Jess Smith and w. It. Under
wood-I saw him last at Palm Beach,"
Means said he was sent to Palm
Beach by Sidney Thompson, who had
business with Underwood. Senator
"go-between" after Jess Smith died.
The money carrier" interpreted
Means.
Sidney Thompson, Means added,
was 1.-The messenger for Underwood
Underwood. Means explained, was
"the man who worked with Jess
Smith" and helped him tMeansl make
Investigations. He understood Thomp-
son was a friend of Smiths and with
out any connection with the Depart
ment of Justice.
Means said he understood Under
wood wanted information regarding
his diaries and testimony in the New
York trials.
Harding Is Mentioned.
Underwood, Means stated. was max
ing an investigation for the President
of the United States. He later said
Underwood worked for President
Harding.
Means said Jess Smith and Under
wood wanted to catch Secretary
Mellon and we got him" President
Harding, he added, wanted the in
formation.
Means said he gave Capt. r. l..
Scaife thousands of dollars" in con-
nection with his investig cations. Scaife
was an investigator of the depart
ment who agitated investigation Of
air craft scandals.
Means testified that he too had
worked for Preside nj Harding.
The charges against the Attorney
General, Means declared, were not
true. Means said he knew Under
wood represented the President.
Investigated Mellon.
letter from Underwood to Smith,
Means said, declared President Hard
ing wanted some confidential under
cover Investigations made" by Jess
Smith, Underwood and himself.
In New York Means said he investi-
gated reports of arrangements gone
into by Secretary Mellon for certain
permits"
But the first time he slipped
through our fingers he said.
These Investigations, the witness
said. related to violations of the Vol
stead act.
Means also said he had a Laura
Jacobsen investigate Senator Cara
way, democrat, Arkansas.
The Caraway investigation was
made after the Senator had attacked
President Harding and the Attorney
General, Means said.
Senator La Toilette also was inves-
tigated, Means said. adding that he
saw to it that the La Toilette office
was gone through, although he did
not do it personally.
Got Stock Market News.
Means said he thought Smith was
a closer friend of the President of the
United States than he was of the At
torney General.
Smith. he said, got reports con-
stantly on the stock market over the
Attorney Generals telephone, but in
the Attorney Generals absence.
Sometimes Smith would later read
the stock reports to the Attorney
General, he added.
Senator Bruce, democrat. Maryland.
also was investigated right after cleo
tion. Means declared.
The Investigations of Senator Bruce
were ordered by Jess Smith or some
of them the witness said.
Means denied making an investiga-
tion of Representative Woodruff OF
Michigan.
VIII Produce Records.
The Bruce inquiry, Means qualified,
was not regular investigation He
promised TO find out from his records
who ordered the investigation of
Senator Bruce.
During the House Impeachment of
the Attorney General Means said he
knew the Department Of Justice had
agents following witnesses and
watching the investigation.
Senator Wheeler returned to Means
receipt OF money.
who did you pass the money on to
When it was received by you?" he
asked.
Mr.. Jess Smith and Mr. Under
wood, was the reply.
Means said he paid off the men
they" had employed land who were
working under me"
\ man named Jarnicke also col
lected some money and paid it to Tn
derWooG. Means declared.
Says $1OO.OOO Collected.
The first money he collected. Means
said. was 100 one-thousand-d dollar
bills in connection with the Standard
Aircraft case. The 100000 was re-
ceived in the old Bellevue Hotel here
In February, 1922, just before Smith
went to Florida. Means added.
The money was received, he said,