Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-04
.DAUCHERTY NOT
To BE HEARD
Will Not Appear Before the
Probers-His Counsel
Will Be Withdrawn

WASHINGTON. June 4.-Former
Attorney General Daugherty today
notified the senate committee which
has had his official conduct under
Investigation for nearly four
months. that he would neither testi-
fy as a witness nor be represented
further by counsel in it's proceed-
ings.
The committee had asked the for
mer attorney general to take the
witness stand on Friday. As the last
witness before preliminary report
b submitted 70 the senate. no for
NAL subpoena had been issued for
him. however. and committee MEM
bers have indicated that they would
take no steps TO compel his appear
ance.
Paul Howland. attorney for Mr..
Daugherty. read the committee a
statement by his client, declaring
that certain members of the COM
mittee" had made a desperate at
tempt to 1blacken" his reputation
and denying that he had 'profted
IN any Illegal. corrupt VI unethical
way from his tenure of office.
Mr.. Daugherty's statement also
declared the federal court in Ohio,
between the committee and NJ. S.
Daugherty had held the committee
to be engaged in al illegal proceed
ing. He therefore gave notice that
his lawyers would withdraw.
Chairman Brookhart declared the
statement was reflection" on the
to reply before letting matters go
committee and said that he intended
further.
I'VE have proved the existence of
criminal conspiracy in Mr.. Daugh-
erty's household" Senator Brookhart
said. I'VE have proved that the tax
returns of Mr.. Daugherty when he
took Office showed he had no money,
but that before he left office he had
$4,000 on deposit in his brothers
bank"
The chairman added that under
the circumstances he would ask the
committee to proceed with its plan
of making a partial report. and then
adjourn for some time" 1t is
part of the plan to resume sessions,
however, at some date late in the
summer.
Chairman Brookhart also re-
ferred to the indictment of Senator
Wheeler, the committee prosecutor,
as a "frameup" and said MIR. Daugh-
stead of defending himself
Senator Moses, Republican, New
Hampshire, said he wanted to ex-
press some dissent from the chair
man and Mr.. Rowland with George
e. Chamberlain. his associate, then
left the committee room.
Former Attorney General Daugh-
erty's statement to the senate
Daugherty committee follows:
81 beg to acknowledge through
my counsel, your verbal suggestion
of the S1st ult., that I appear before
your committee on Friday, June 6.
This is the first intimation l have
had from your committee that / was
to be accorded the privilege of a
hearing, and, up to this time. of
course, have had no opportunity of
calling witnesses on my behalf or
on behalf of the department of JUS
tice. Before. definitely replying to
your suggestion that / appear be-
fore your committee. I wish to call
your attention to certain matters
which seem to me to be pertinent
at this time.
81 The great volume of business
of the department of justice, so di-
versified that II vitality touches every
branch of the government, is of
necessity handled in detail by the
various assistant attorneys general
and special assistants to the attor-
ney- general, but under the general
direction and supervision of the at
torney-general himself. In order to
arrive at a correct judgment regard
ing any particular case. 1t is alb
solutely necessary to call said as
sistants who have had that case in
charge and who. having access to
the files of the department can fully
and accurately advise the commit
tee In every detail in connection
Herewith.
.'It would be absolutely necessary
for me or any attorney general to
refer to the assistants and the files
before 1 could with any degree of
satisfaction attempt to make q state
ment before your committee This
being true. such assistants and others
having the active charge of cases
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