New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
Claims Late Jess Smith Gave Him Documents
 Purporting To Show That Secretary Of Treasury Was In Deal.
Also Claims Montague's Bookkeeper Confessed to Plot Involving "Upham and Whole Whiskey Ring"-SenatOr Bursum Mentioned.

Washington, May a9.--Gaston B. Means told the senate Daugherty com mittee today that he received from Jess w. Smith iI 1929 certain docu- ments purporting to show that Secre- of whiskey withdrawal permits in re- turn for money, which was to go toward payment of the deficit of the republican national committee.
 Bursum and Upham
 The alleged arrangement, the wit ness said, was with a man named Red Sheldon, who was to receive the per mits and pay over the money. He added that according to the story Sem ator Bursum of New Mexico and Fred Upham, treasurer of the republican national committee, went to Mir. Mel Ions office in regard to the mattey,
 Later, he said. Senator Bursum de- nied that ho had any part in such a plsn and said he had sent Sheldon o the treasury secretary, just as he would send any other caller" and without knowing his purpose.
 Whole Mhiskcy Ring
 Secretary Mellon, Means asserted, himself told II. l.. seaife former justice department man, about the arr engagement in September 1922. After ward, the witness went on, he got a confession from man named Stevens. a bookkeep,r for the X. Montagues in Now York, involving Mir. upham and the whole whiskey ring"
 Means On stand
 Gaston R. Means, detective, former government investigator and one time international spy, took the witness stand today again before the senate Daugherty committee to give addi- tional details of his story that he carried protection" money in huge amounts to Jess smith, dead com panion of former Attorney General Daugherty.
 His story ended, he will go 10 New York for trial next week on charges of taking money from bootleggers, in a prosecution in which he promised to ask or give no quarter"
 Means repeated his assertion that in the summer of 1922 smith asked him on the strength of letter from President Harding, 10 investigate the liuuor situation. He worked for some time. Means said, on such an inquiry in New York.
 Senator Wheeler then asked if he had an,thinE Co do with oil.
 T did. The department of justice assigned mo to investigate some oil matters in February 1923" said Means.
 He went on 10 say that Richard Cole, an oil man, came 10 Washing ton and entertained number of sem stors. Asked if Cole was attorney for Estaban Cantu, who was planning & revolution in Lower California, Mexi- co. he replied:
 "He was more 3 promoter. He had q lot of correspondence with the as- sociation for protection of American rights in Mexico. That body had no other purpose than to create agita- tion. and if necessary. revolution in Mexico"
 Names Morgan's Man
 Means named F. l.. Doheny and Martin Egan. "J. Pierpoint Morgans confidential man, as officers of the association.
 You worked for Morgan. too:'' Senator Wheeler put in.
 '1 had run-in with him." Means replied. The association. he said. employs ministers, teachers. anybody. in order to help lead the masses astray."
 Means said he was suspended from fhs department of justice staff just at the time he was investigating the as- sociation. ''Regardless Of that suspension T never left the department of justice" he went on. T vas right there the same as ever" That means you were making re- ports 10 them rightalonga" asked George F. Chamberlain. counsel for DauEherty.
 "Yos. lets of them" Means said. Made them on the bread price in vesiigation." During the impeachment proceed inss Tn the house against Mir. Daugh- erty. weren't you working for W. ]. Burns?' Senator Wheeler asked. T was" Means said. The night the charges were drawn up by that crowd in the house, I had them un- der surveillance. I walked into a room of the department of justice where Paul Howland. Daugherty's at- torney. was. and handed him a copy Of the charge they drew up. ] also had five bootleggers in the car-boot- l leggers l was roping in-which took l me to the department Of justice. That 1 v as the first time l ever saw Mir. l Hovland."
 Rowland vho was sitting at the ! committee table. asked permission 10 l read an extract from the senate hear i inFs March 1s in which. he said,
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