Evening star., 1924-03-15

Whatever your arrangements with
Muma Tor protection may have been
you later learned that the Department
OF Justice was investigating and ar
,,ahsihs TO prosecutor" asked How
Why He Quit Deal.
NAVARRO told me could be prose-
Suted Gas ior conspiracy, and 1 said
Daugherty''s counsel decided to ask
Quinby few questions and Paul
Rowland emphasized that Ouinby had
been forced to abandon the busi-
Quimby asked if he had to be
Quizzed without coOnsel to aid him
and Senator Wheeler assured him
that nothing would be used against
him.
Senator Wheeler said Quimby had
feared prosecution because of his
testimony and reiterated that 1t
could not be used against him.
Excused From stand.
Quimby was excused after two hours
on the stand, and G. Pendleton, a
former Department Of Justice agent.
Pendleton said it was generally
understood" throughout the country
sition: to aid the business Of the Burns
detective organization and to block
competitors.
Before being excused after short
examination. he smilingly admitted
tnat ne was competitor of Burns
and all similar agencies.
L. Z. Baldwin of San Antonio, Texas
RANGER and also former Department
OF soustice agent. was the next wit
ness.
With Baldwin's examination the
.esilmony switched to the subject of
can border
A William Hanson, in the immigra-
tlon service at San Antonio, was un-
oerstood to be involved with Mexi-
cans In getting arms into the hands
OF the revolutionists, Baldwin testi-
There were many cases of arms
shipments, Baldwin said, during. the
revolution of Esteban Cantu, gov
ernor OF Lower California.
baIowin said he referred to. the
UepartrAnt Of Justice a report that
Hanson had been to Washington to
make arrangements with certain high
omcials whereby Washington would
sanction sanction a revolution II the right
people were behind it,
helped the revolutionists. the witness
sald, after he (HaEson) had been at
tached to the congressional committee
headed by former Secretary Fall,
which inquired into Mexican condi-
tiOns.
While engaged in stopping neutral
ity violations, Baldwin said, he was
transferred in May, 1921. from Del
Rio to Dallas and no one was assign
ed to his place by the Department of
the border open, as far as the De-
partment OF Justice was concerned,
he said.
Baldwin said also he had instruc-
not to investigate violations of the
liquor laws, but to leave that field to
the prohibition officers.
The orders came when A. Mitchell
Palmer was head OF the Department
Of Justice. the witness said.
Although Department. Of Justice
agents were supposed to report other
federal law violations to responsible
authorities of other government
branches, Baldwin said the Depart
ment of Justice orders required that
liquor violations be ignored
Drinking in ONCE.
Baldwin said there was "a good deal
OF drinking about the federal building
at Dallas. and that the United States
deputy marshal got intoxicated"
Senator Wheeler understood the wit
ness to say that the postmaster. whom
was intoxicated also. but the witness
said not
Let's get this straight" said Sem
ator Wheeler. What happened to
the democratic"
He was chased out Of the building
by the United States deputy marshal"
Baldwin said. adding that he was not
Intoxicated.
Baldwin also charged District Al
torney Zweifel of Texas of failing to
prosecute Jack Wiley. a friend of his,
said to have secured $1,000 while pos
ing as a federal operator.
Identifies Circular order.
Baldwin identified a circular order
received from Director Burns pro-
hibiting investigation of the federal
district attorneys OF other federal
officials without specific authority.
This came, Baldwin said, after he had
been active in his Investigations of
District Attorney Zweifel.
Baldwin also charged that District
Attorney Zweifel had asked him to
recommend NJ. L. Lide for appoint
ment as g. Department of Justice
agent after. Baldwin declared, Lide
had been indicted for and admitted
taking $3.50 from a bootlegger named
Hightmer.
"Hightower." arrested for distilling
whisky, Baldwin went on, had shown
a receipt from prohibition officials
for $3.50 paid for license to run a
5lIlI IoT tHTcc HloHlHS SiilI
was very indignant at being ar
rested" but after investigation, Bald
win said, he found that two private
detectives had collected the money.
Charges Legal Delay.
Baldwin also charged that United
States Attorney John D. Hartman of
the western Texas district had de-
layed filing charge against Harry
Hamilton, a prohibition officer
charged with selling seized stills to
1.-THE district attorney told me to
let 1t go and not file complaint"
Although Hartman finally issued a
warrant, Capt. Baldwin said, District
United States Marshal Walker, Attor-
ney General Daugherty's brother-in-
law, and no indictments have yet
been found, although two grand ju-
ries have since met
Mr.. Hartman admitted to me it was
a political matter with him." Baldwin
observed, "and not a law matter He
and Hamilton got their appointments
from the same source" =.
Enforcement of federal liquor laws in
Texas, Baldwin went on, ''is a joke
1T was commonly known that Harry
Hamilton, the prohibition group head,
was selling back captured liquor" Bald
win went on. II saw him sell three stills
he captured to bootleggers and arrested
Mr.. Hamilton" .....
Il took in my witnesses" Baldwin
went on, "and usually Hartman said
that there, was a weighty question in
volved, because he (Hamilton) was a
republican" = =.
Friend Of Fall.
William Hanson, Baldwin said, "told
me he was special friend of Sena-
tor Falr' and was later appointed to
the immigration service at E1 Paso.
"Dou you think that Mr.. Hanson has
been continuing his activities. as to
arms running since he became an OFF,