The Washington times., 1924-05-07
ASSA|LS JUDGE.
At DAuCHERTY
TRIAL.
Attorney Declares Mayer
Could be Impeached for De-
cision in New Haven Case.
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A spicy tale Of how Howard
Warrington, proprietor Of tho
Little Green House I'm X street."
and A. p. Kraffmlller, who de-
scribed himself as q worker"
i'm the Hardign campaign, split
q $4,000 fee for securing big
liquor permit for the General
Drug Company, of Chicago, was
related to the Wheeler BroOlxhart
committee today by. Kraffmiller
himself.
K1affmiIler, who said his home
was In LaGrange, ILL.,, testified he
had given Warrington $15,0 900 to.
ward the Harding campaign fund
while MannigtOn was managing
the front porch campaign"
Federal Judge Julius N. Mayer,
Of New York, could be impeached
for his action In removing a disso-
luton decree issued against the
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad, @ onrad w. Crooker,
railroad attorney, testified today be-
fore the Wheeler-Brookhart COM
mittee.
: CROKER charged that Judge May.
er'S action was directed by Attor.
ney General Harry M. Daugherty"
and resulted in the New Haven OPP
Grating in violation of the Sherman
Antitrust laws.
Sees Impeachment Possible.
Croker said that "a decision to
set aside the decree, which had ex.
listed for seven years." was
reached at a secret night confer.
ence on May II, 1929, in Judge
Mayors chambers in New York.
A public hearing followed and the
decree was vacated one month later,
Croker said.
Croker said he entered the case
an general counsel for the minority
stockholders of the. Boston and
Maine road, which was acquired by
the New Haven.
II think Judge Mayer was un.
fair In failing to let me attend that
secret night conference" said
Croker. Il think he was grossly
imposed upon by Daughterty In
RSSGAaS0 (AlAD OGCISS dSIQe.
You think he ought to have a
guardian?" asked Paul Rowland, at.
torney for Daugherty.
Could Not Appeal.
II think he could very easily
have been impeached for what he
did In this case"
Why didn't you appeal Judge
Mayors decision?"
Judge Mayer said distinctly he
would not permit any intervention
IN the case," Croker said. I'VE
were unable to appeal the decision
and there would have been no hone
or success as long as Daugherry
was influencing the opini Jns OF
Federal judges"
Croker charged that Judge
Mayors decision wrecked the Ros-
ton ind Maine Railroad and caused
q lots Of 100000, 900 to its stock.
holders" OOF
Burns also said that Government
agents were sent to Montana 10
gather evidence to indict Senator
burton x. Wheeler and admitted
that he had conferred several times
with Blair Coan q representative of
the Republican National Committee,
concerning the Wheeler indictment.
Burns testified that a Department
agent, Ralph Hateley, had been sent
to Illinois at the request Of Dangh.
erty to see man who claimed to
have some evidence against Wheeler.
The informant had nothing Of i'm
portance, Burns said. Z
Denies Aiding Lockwood
Burns emphatically denied that
the Burns Detective Agency, or
Department Of Justice operatives
had assisted Lockwood in the
Wheeler indictment case.
who helped LOCKWOOD" de.
mandec Wheeler.
II don't know. He doesn't tell
me-"
WAS your agency employed by
the Mexican government between
1921 and 1124?" :
mo, but some years ago we were
and we never got paid"
do you employ under cover
men to do work for the Depart
nnent Of Justice?" /:
There is not a word Of truth in
that" :