Evening star., 1924-06-05
SAYS PLOT T0GUARD
CRIMINALS PROVEN
Brookhart Declares Department of
Justice Conspiracy Clearly
Indicated.
CITES SMITHS ACTIVITIES
Condemns Daugherty for Refusal
to Testify.

The evidence given in the Daugherty
Investigation was reviewed today in
another heated debate in the Senate,
during which Chairman Brookhart of
thet investigating committee declared
the testimony had shown beyond d
doubt" the existence of a conspiracy
TO protect criminals in the Depart
ment of Justice.
Reciting the career in Washington
of Jess Smith, confidant of former
Attorney General Daugherty, Senator
Brookhart said the relationship of
the two men was so close that every
word of testimony becomes evidence
against Mr.. Daugherty himself"
Before he went into other details OF
the committees procedure, Chairman
Broc khart summed up as follows the
evidence relating to Smith:
Cites Smith Activities.
We find that Jess Smith. for many
years a friend of the former Attorney
General, came to his household in
Washington from Ohio. We find that
Mr.. Smith travelled with Mr.. Daugh-
"rty all over the United States, and
that he had an office in the Depart
ment of Justice, though he had no
right to such quarters. and used its
stenographers and stationary.
I'VE find that Mr.. Daugherty in
Structed the acting chief of the bureau
Of investigation, l.. ]. Bailey. to take
the orders of Jess Smith. and to keep
in touch with the Attorney General
through Mr.. Smith.
That testimony is uncontradicted.
Mr.. Daugherty refuses to come and
face IL. We find that Jess Smith had
access to the most confidential papers
of the department. and that employees
generally regarded him as second in
command TO the Attorney General.
ExneDaex n>~Ior,<y Heox
Although neither is man of
wealth. he continued, the evidence
showed their expenses in Washing
ton amounted to upward of $4,000
a year" and that Smith left a sub
stantial estate when he committed
suicide
Some of the declarations of the
Ch3irman were seconded by Senator
Ashurst OF Arizona. a Democratic
member of the committee, and it was
signed by three of the FIVE commit
teemen and severely criticizine the
former Attorney General both for
Eis ofhc1ai acts and for his refusal to
TESTIFY was IN course of PREPARATION
Smith Named Dausherty in VIII.
We find that Jess Smith left in his
VIII large sums to Mr.. Daugherty,
that he sold out his Ohio business
ana lived extensively at the rate of
$4,000 a year in Washington" the
Next we find the testimony that
large hootleggers in New York paid
large sums to Mr.. Smith. and his will
shows it.
The evidence is so we'll proven
that there can be no doubt that a
conspiracy to protect criminals ex-
isted in Mr.. Daugherty's household
The relationship between MIR. Smith
ana Mr.. Dau ugherty was so close that
every word of the testimony becomes.
evidence against Mr.. Daugherty him
The committee sought tax records
on Mr.. Daughertys own financial
status, Senator Brookhart said, and
found little property credited to him
in Ohio. Senator Fcss, Republican,.
Ohio. interrupted to say that Ohio
law did not require reporting of oor-
poration stocks or other securities
Tor taxation.
II understand that" Senator Brook
committee wanted him TO explain
Senator Norris. Republican, Ne
braska suggested that anybody"
would wish TO apIAar under the cir
cumStances.
Quotes Roxie StinsOn.
II don't think So" returned Sen
things Which do ners no. ~epe speeaF lots faip Of
minded in this inveHtigation. The
statement that Mr.. Daugherty and
Smith liv>d at the expense of $50, 900
d year in Wa>rngton comes as hear
say from the lips of one witness,
RoXie Stinson."
She heard it from Jess Smith, a
member of the conspiracy" said Senator
Brookhart.
Il know nothing so reprehensble in a
man as to associate with a woman as
lady" Senator Caraway Democrat,
Arkansas, put in, land then to attempt
to brand her as unworthy. Is there any
than that she associated with Harry
Daugherty?"