The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-28
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rye"
The crowd got another laugh.
Was CASTOR B. Means ever
there?"
II don't recall"
Miller said he also met Col.
James Darden at the II street house.
Ibid you ever see Howard Man.
nington bring liquor there?"
mo. SIR"
bill ORR"
"Yes, he brought some"
How much liquor did Orr bring
there?"
He brought it in a suitcase
every now and then, enough each
time to last a week or more"
DIR. Sawyer a Visitor.
What kind of Iiquor?''
There was no labels on the bot
ties but it was whiskey alright"
Did you sample it,"
II would If ! got a chance"
What did you do with the
liquor?"
Put it in the safe.'
Who else came there?
General Charles H. Sawyer) was
there. He was another welcome
visitor"
Did Albert B. Fall visit there?"
Oh yes; frequently. He stayed
to meals"
Did Sinclair tip your"
Yes, number of tines
How much?"
Well, it was over SO and under
Tells of Card Games,
= -
seeing either K. l.. Doheny or Tex
| Richard at. the house.
Who came up there to play
cards?"
Fall, Sinclair, Daugherty, Col.
onel Zevely, and Smith"
Where was that?"
AT the Wardman Park Hotel
and it wasn't a social game either"
"Why?"
There was plenty of money
passing around"
What did visitors come to the
Wardman Park apartment for"
"on appointments"
Child Also Caller.
well Daugherty's brother-in-law
a Mr.. Walker, was one. He came
there frequently before he got his
appointment a as marshal in Texas"
Did you see Richard Washburn
Child there"
Yes SIR"
Ibid you know he was going to
get his appointment as Ambassa-
dor"
Yes"
Before it was in the news
papers,
"You frequently knew of appoint
ments before they were announced"
Eyes sir
did you hear Attorney General
Daugherty talk with Jesse Smith
about appointments"
Did Daugherty ask Smith what
he thought OF this man or that
man."
Yes, in a general way"
Was John Ringing ever there?"
Yes, he had dinner there
Ringing Wanted Help.
What did Ringing talk about?"
1T seemed he was having trouble
in getting q plot for his circus at
Pittsburgh and he wanted to get
help from a brother Of Secretary
Mellon"
What was Jessie Smiths posi-
ton in the Department Of Justice 81"
Nobody seemed to know"
He was a sort Of go-between for
the Attorney General"
yes. sort Of laison man"
did you see people talk TO Jesse
Smith at the Department of JUS
tice. and later go in to see the
Attorney General"
YES"
You took care Of both gentle.
mems WARDROBE"
Yes, SIR
What sort Of wardrobe did Mr..
Smith have? Was it expensive?"
Not when he first came to
Washington. He had just n bust
ness gentlemen's wardrobe, but
after he was here a while 1t was
pretty elaborate"
did you ever see a money belt
on Jesse Smith,"
mo. I don't recall"
Did he wear any unusual belt"
Eyes, sir. 1t was a big belt, of
rubber He wore it after his opera
| ton"
Guests at Dinner Party.
Ho "AIHSSS was dSheu ABOUT Oln'
| ner parties" at the HI street house.
did Daugherty give dinner to
the President"
Yes, sir. He gave a dinner for
President and Mrs. Harding. e. B.
Mclean, Mrs. Mclean, and Jesse
| Smith,"
Did President Harding visit the
| Fl street house after that"
Eyes. number of times. The
President just came to call on the
| Attorney General"