Evening star., 1924-06-17

Attorney Generals brief cas-had
something Of the status of a valet per
| haps. or a personal servant
| Did Mr.. Daugne-y ever tell you how
/ To treat him." Senator Jones asked
| Yes. in one instance Mrs. Vile
brandt responded. Mr.. DaughertT
| eyes were botherng him, and Hr- sr7.:..
| brought me memoranda about -o'--
Ohio case He suggested that do soT-@-
| thing or other about the rna-te--l
| think It was postponement ne wanted
| but I paid little attention 10 Il Lax!
| / spoke to Mr.. Daugnerty. and re sald
oh, don't pay any attention TO Jess. .
i've got any instructions to give VOL
I'll give them myself There's te-e-
smith discussed with Mrs Willie
brandt other minor matters ana n
quired about cases once or twice Saf
could anybody ever find out whs
less smith wanted you to do So
! broke in TO one one Of Senator Jons=
| questions. His conversations We
| just blurbs.
ular about the department" and -
! she had no knowledge OF his aee@S
| to files
Refers to Grossman Case.
With reference TO the EIecut.s@
ciemency obtained by Philip Gross
man of Chicago, Mrs. Wtlleoranli
said there was "no doubt but that H."
| corrupt local political ring out IN en-
cago kept him out OF 3ail.
John w H Grim, special assistan
| to the Attorney General. intervene
when Mrs. Willebrandt repeatedly re-
| fused to say whether local officials 81
the Department of Justice at Chicag"
| had concealed the facts in making UP
| the pardon record
.sThere's no doubt at all that some
| body in the United States marshal
ONCE in Chicago knew that Grossmar
was being kept out or Jail, Mr.. Grim
said. and that's all there is TO tina
case"
Succeed Against BootleEgers.
| Mrs. wiliebrandt declared the sue
cessful prosecution of large-sca -
bootIeegers at Atlanta, brought UP IN
the testimony. had been most sue
cessful endeavor OF the Departmeh!
| of Justice, and that the evidence had
only been procured for convictions
| by many months OF persistent ana
| patient "under.cover work" OF secret
agents.
'The trouble about criticisms that
come in these big cases" she said. "iS
that the critics have only the general
knowledge. and you can't convict peo-
Pile on that. You have to get to the
bottom with specific names, dates ana
instances. The bootleggers boast be
fOre they get IN jail, pul dllci iha
they only mutter quietly.
During his testimony before the
committee yesterday describing cases
which have come before the depart
ment and policies adopted, A. T. Sey-
mour, first assistant attorney gen
eraI. touched only occasionally on
the more sensational allegations
made before the committee concern
ing the departm AS to Jess w.
Smith, whose status as companion of
N
tenure of office has been frequently
brought up, the witness said that he
saw him in his (Seymou ours) ONCE but
five times. Smith was interested. he
hut the witness said the Attorney
General never instructed him to fur
nish Smith information, files or other
facilities
Mfstake I'm Grossman Pardon.
Referring to the pardon Of Philip
Grossman. Chicago saloon operator
Seymour said he personally had
made a mistake" because the files
on which he recommended that the
President pardon the man. after his
conviction in proceedings arising
to show that Grossman had escaped
completely Incarceration in jail.
Later, he added, when he learned of
this fact he made a personal investi-
result he did not indicate to the
committee.
Discussing antitrust matters, Sey-
mour said there had been consider
able delay in some prosecutions, but
he held that the law was valuable
and enforceable.
Secretary Mellon, who has been in
vited by the committee to appear if
he cares to follow further any of
the testimony in it's investigation af-
a.
sponded. Sessions will be concluded,
at least for the summer, by the Sen
ate committee as soon as the officials
desiring to appear have been heard.