Evening star., 1924-03-28
VALET DESCRIBES
PARTIES HELD IN
DAUCHERTY HOME
CoIored Servant Testifies
That ''PIenty" of Whisky
Was on Hand.
RECEIVED LARGE "TIPS"
FROM SINCLAIR, HE SAYS
Declares Armour Company Sup
piled Hams and Provisions
Without Charge.

The Daugherty Investigating COM
mittee was thrown out of step mo-
mentarily today by the resigna ton
tf Attorney General Daugherty, but
when the excitement caused by the
announcement had subsided it plod-
ded along in it's task of gathe ring
evidence against the Attorney Cen
eraI.
Life in the Daugherty apartments,
where Jess Smith. the Attorney GEN
erals friend who committed suicide
lived, was gone into through the
medium of Walter Miller. former
valet, who told of whisky being
brought and kept there. of the many
visitors. including Albert +. Fall.
Harry F. Sinclair. Will Hays, Howard
Warrington, Will A. Orr and a host of
others, and of some social games"
in which some of the visitors en-
gagged.
Overheard Conferences.
He had often heard. Miller said con-
/, ferences between Smith and Daugherty
on qualifications of prospective federal
employees. Many seeking government
house. he said Richard Washburn
Child was a caller. he added. and he
, said he knew of Child's appointment
to the ambassadorship at Rome before
ii came out in the papers,
Former Representative J. Van
Vcchten Olcott of New York told the
committee of conversations he had
with visitor" at his Office, in which
he was told that he would be expected
ito pay $4,000 when his name, was
sent to the Senate for a federal judge
ship. He identified the visitor as
wayne Wilson" and said he had not
been told he represented anybody in
the Department of Justice.
Government Auditor Appears.
Much of the Testimony today was
from Allen J. Pickering. formerly
auditor for the government in the air
craft cases, who testified of conditions
in the industry and of the govern
rnentS requests to airplane companies.
Wheeler Warns Committee.
Senator Wheeler, democrat, Montana
committee prosecutor, announced that
Attorney General Daugherty's resigna-
ton should not affect the committees
work. The committee. he said, wou,d
proceed with its inquiry with the OBJ
Ject OF clearing out the rottenness We
believe has been disclosed in Washing
ton Chairman Brookhart supported
Senator Wheeler'S position.
1tneBs.
Mr.. Olcott of New York city, the
first witness called, told of converse
tions he had with the "visitor" at his
Office
Two or three days later he came
back said Olcott. He told me that
little money was necessary / told
him | couldn't possibly see any rea-
son in that"
ssWhat l;J ~
That $4,000 would be required
when my name went to the Senate
and $4,000 when 1 was confirmed.
Il sized IT up as one of those cases
Wnere a tellow learns about a candi-
date who Is to be appointed, and he
thought L would be gullible and easy."
Previous experience, Mr.. Olcott said
made him think the proposal was a
fraud
Did he come under the Department
of Justice?" Senator Jones' repuh.
lican, Washington, asked.
Did Not Name Smith,
"I think he said he was inyesti
eating for the Department of ,Jus-
tice, but the department didn't come
in in any way. 1 think he mentioned
, the boys"
Wilson had not named Jess Smith.
Howard Warrington or Will A. Orr,
OlcOtt said.
Was Wilson prominently identified
Jones asked
He joined the National RepubIi-
can Club back in 1921. / think when
1 was president" Olcott said.
can you give me the exact time?"
Senator AshurSt, democrat, Arizona.
asked.
Wasn't there special session of
Congress when President Harding
took office?" Olcott returned ut was
during that session, when there was
bill UP to increase the number of
Judges in the southern district of
New York"
Have you seen Wilson since
then?" Senator Ashurst continued.
'Oh, yes"
Get News of Dau8herty.
Olcott said he had mentioned his
experience as an interesting item"
He also said he was not certain It
was the National Surety Company
with which Wilson was supposed to
be connected, but was sure "he had
some connection with the surety
business"
Paul Howland. attorney for Attor-
ney General Daugherty, asked that
Wilson be brought in for questioning.
First word of Attorney General
Daugherty's resignation reached the
committee through the Associated
Press.
I'VE have nothing to do with the
Attorney Generals resignation"
Chairman Brookhart remarked, when
he heard the news
Ex- Senator Chamberlain, one of Mr.
Daugherty's attorneys, said that he
had known it was coming"
Allen j. Pickering, the next witness
was formerly auditor for the govern
ment in aircraft frauds. Assigned to
the Standard Aircraft investigation.
he said he found Considerable oppo-
sition from that company, and from
Mitsui Co, the Japanese bankers
who owned it."
Says He Had No Help.
Pickering said Howard Mingle,
president of the Standard Aircraft
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