Evening star., 1927-11-07

agency in this work ceased upon pres
entation Of final reports, and neither
he nor any one else connected with
the detective agency knew for what
purpose the reports would be used,
Burns declared.
Likewise, he emphatically declared
there was no need of the marshals
office to enter the Wardman Park Ho-
tel room with search warrant Tor
the reports which had been compiled
on the Fall-Sinclair jury. "They
could have called up Ruddy Qocai
manager Of the agency. and he would
have turned them over" Burns stated.
While he was talking with the
newspaper men, Douglas Catchim. ac-
companied by Sergt. John Dowljng OF
the Marine Barracks, appeared. Sew
eral of the detectives surrounding
Burns recognized Catchim and nodded.
He smiled in return, but walked on
into BurkinshaW's office. Catchlm was
in uniform, and SerGt. bowling said
he had orders which prohibited Catchim
talking to any one except the United
States attorney and the grand jury.
Burns appeared to have little knowl-
edge about Catchim, but was informed
that the young Marine had been in
the employ of the local office until
assign a reason for Catchim's s leaving
the agency. 1t was stated that he
had considerable experience and had
devoted much work on check forgerleS.
More Former Jurors Called.
Returning to the subject again.
Burns declared his son handled all OF
the reports that were received in the
New York office. II hope you boys
will give me just as much space on
my story as you gave those VINO
talked about me in this case" Burns
stated, adding that when | come out
of the grand jury room I'll tell you
everything and the district attorney
will likewise tell YOU" Burns then
was taken into the grand jury room
by Burkinshaw. Three members or
the trial jury, Miss Bernice Heaton,
Robert B. Flora and Bradnor w.
Holiness were summoned to appear
before the grand jury this morning.
Able Goldstein, member OF an Oc-
tober panel, likewise was called.
AS he emerged from the grand jury
room, Burns surrounded himself with
newspaper men and in an oratorlcai
manner related what he declared was
1--WE came before the grand jury"
he declared, land stated to the dis
trict attorney we would waive i'm
munity and would bring all our opera
tives here without subpoena and chai'
lenge closest scrutiny OF our work.
1--WE have nothing whatever to
hide. The public has been led to
believe we had no right to shadow
the Jury. We were clearly within our
rights as the defense has the same
right as the prosecution.
"Of course we have no right to
approach a juror-that would be in
violation of the law and II any Burns
detective did that we would assist the
Government in prosecuting him.
Accuses Government Operative.
"In our work." Burns almost shout
ed, I'VE found tampering with the
jury by the Government itself. we
filed an affidavit in court to that effect
The agents reported to Ruddy and he
told the Government. While follow
ing a Juror our agent, William Long,
saw a car come in between his ana
the Jurors. The car went to the
Jurors home and later the juror came
out and got in his own car and went
to the Potomac Flying Service Field.
Our agent saw this man get out and
call the Juror to one side and talk for
90 minutes. He took the number of
the car and found it was Govern
ment operative"
"The affidavit was fled early last
Friday with Justice Siddons and the
report has been with the District at
torney since last Monday. Long
identified the man in the car and
Ruddy local manager Of the agency
verified this.
II want you to know we had per-
feet right to do what we did. | have
been investigating jurors for the Gov
ernment for 35 years. Bring in the
Government agents who have been
following the Burns men as we have
read so much about in the papers.
Where are they? You don't see any
of them here.
"For 35 years I have worked for
the Government and / have sent big
men to prison. I am the fellow they
are after--not the Burns agency. All
the radicals don't like me because /
put them out Of business"
Burns declared the defense made no
previous investigation Of the jury and
assumed it would be locked up. When
it was found the jury ''would be
turned loose" and with all the pref
udice here against FALL Sinclair and
Doheny and with Congress passing
laws to facilitate the prosecution" it
,r,as tn that a fair and