Evening star., 1924-05-07
Tells Probers Daugherty Was
Responsible for Action
Against Senator.
ADMITS TALKS WITH
COAN AND LOCKWOOD
Another Witness Tells of Money
Paid Warrington to
Get Favors.

W. J. Burns, chief of the Depart
ment of Justice investigation bureau,
told the Senate Daugherty committee
today that although he had assigned
an agent to Shadow" CASTOR b
Means, this man was not concerned.
IN the disappearance of Means IA
nous documents and diaries.
A detailed story of money pay
ments to Warrington in whisky, tax
and Shipping Board cases was told
the committee by NJ. P. Kaffmfller
who said he had lived with Naming
ton for time at the 'little green
house on K street" He declared the
money was collected on the basis of
Manington's supposed "closeness" to
Attorney General Daugherty, and
that in some cases the desired results
were attained.
Burns said he had ordered a man
named Bonner to watch Means, who
has been an agent and detective for
the committee.
Bonner followed Means wherever
he went" Burns said. That was
done at the suggestion of Hiram c.
Todd, assistant attorneyl general.
prosecuting Mr.. Means in New York. -
When Senator Wheeler suddenly
association with Blair Coan, an en-
ploye of the Republican national
committee, who went to Montana 10
investigate Wheeler, Burns agreed
that he knew Coan and had met II. c.
Closer, a witness against Wheeler.
Consultations With Coan.
Senator Wheeler asked Burns how
many times he consulted Coan''
What do you mean consulted? ?'
replied the witness Il saw him four
or five times. We talked about Sen
ator Wheeler's case every time"
He identified a man named NC
Graw as a private detective for
merly employed by himself, but de-
clared the man worked now for the
Republican natinoal committee.
You have consulted Mr.. Lockwood
secretary of the national committee,
frequently, on my case" Senator
II talked with him several times, :
Burns said.
Under further questioning he finally
conceded that he talked with Lock
wood and former Attorney General
ment before it was returned.
How many of your Nivate men
were in Montana on my Indictment %
Senator Wheeler asked.
Not a one" Burns exclaimed
though a lot of these lice around
here are trying to tell you they
were"
Senator Wheeler told the witness
not to "browbeat" the committee. but
to moderate his voice. Burns took
exception to that, saying that the
senator would be mad, too, if he
knew as much about this as I do
The committees prosecutor then
went back to the experiences of Gas
ton Means. Burns said Means went
to work for the German government
n hI1f ur hp
made reports to the Burns private
agency, which had some connection
with the English secret. service, and
that the reports really were intended
for the United States government.
Means, Burns said, offered him
German government, but he refused
it. The Burns agency, engaged in
guarding munition plants where the
allies were getting supplies, got
Means report, which, Burns said
were very valuable" The dates
were in 1915 and 1916.
1.-THE important reports which
Means made were so badly treated
by those in the government" Burns
commented, that he got sick ano
tired of making them
Burns then testified he knew
Warrington and also that Jess Smith
used an office in the Department OF
Justice"
DoIIar-a-Year Men.
Another spat was threatened wher
Senator Wheeler sought the identity
Of the dollar-a-year men employed as
secret agents by the bureau of in.
vestigation. Burns said Attorney
General Stone had discontinued that
service, but agreed that he would
furnish the names of those who had
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