Evening star., 1927-11-13

What was revealed yesterday after
noon IS only part of an eight-page
affidavit signed by McMullin anc
which has been in Mai. Gordon,
custody for week There wouIe
be no objection to the revelation O,
McMullln's activities in connection
with this matter in detail" explain
ed Maj. Gordon, hut public interest
requires that no disclosure be made
as 10 his testimony or TO his activ
MES or reports relative to his superior
onlcer and fellow operatives.
In oral statements to q large gather.
ing of newspaper correspondenfs yyho
had followed the trial and grand iurv
proceedings closely. Maj. Gordon and
ms assistant. Neil j. Burkinshaw. re-
iated how McMullin was induced to
make and sign false reports" about
j uror Norman l.. Glascock. and how
Long affidavit that a man. identi.
ned In an accompanying affidavit bv
anoIher Burns operative as II. r
Lamb a special assistant to the At.
tofney General. approached Glascock
al Hoover Field on October "a. .'was
sheer fiction"
tie was told by the operatives of
,he Burns agency to sign the atfi.
I'd VII ABOUT Lamb and to stick to the
testimony before the grand iurv anS
that he would be taken care of . Mai
Gordon declared
Maj Gordon's Statement.
Since October "a. when Gov
t,inchot was informed Of McAIuIIin's
chafges' Long has remained i'm the
service or the Burns agency, carrv-
ing out orders and instructions from
nus superlors. His service with thar
concern obviously terminates today
AS Tar as could be learned. none ne
the numerous Burns detectives i'm the
corridors yesterday afternoon sus-
pected Long"
Maj. Gordon's formal oral state.
ment, follows:
me man who has been operat-
ing under the name of Long" is
ndthed William j. McMullin McMul-
~ ~ came 20 Washington on the 18th
9a :, octCoer as an operative Of tie
burns agency with directions to r..
port 10 Ruddy &C.. G. Kuddy. i'm char,A
oi the detail here). Upon being given
MS assignment in connection with the
surVelilance OF the jury in the Fall
conspiracy case ia soon
learned of the real purpose of the
surveillance and became very mucn
lie Is from Philadelphia and bav-
ing known of Gov. Pinchot, ana hav.
ms read the day before in WASH
ihSton that the governor was here
he ctiled upon the governor on Octo-
oer - ana informed him of the situ-
ton. Gov. Pinchot then sent for Mr. .
Roberts and McAIullin has been in
communication with Government
;oUhsei ever slnce-foT three weeks
and while still working with the
Burns agency.
McMullin was induced To make
and sign false reports of Glascock
ana others for the purpose OF pro-
v1hInE a mistrial if needed The
visit TO the flying field aud the fol-
lowing of the Oakland roadster and
ms report as 10 Lamb was sheer fc-
ton.
Lays Plot TO Agency.
This was known tot the Burns
agency. Is they supplied the license
number OF Lambs car To put into the
report. All of this was known to the
PurEs agency and was knowingly
used as the basis of the affidavit made
by Long" and sent to Justice Siddons
tour days after the mistral.
This was done for the purpose and
effect 10 show that the Government
was tampering with the jury and to
Justify such surveillance. There
would be no objection to the revela-
lion of McMullin's activities In con-
nection with this matter in detail, but
public interest requires that no dis.
closures be made as to his testimony
Or TO. his activities or reports relative
o his superior officers and fellow
,peratives.
This office has been In possession
IT an affidavit of eight pages of Nc.
Mullins for week disclosing in de.
all the operations of the entire
rowd. He was told by the operatives
t the Burns agency to sign the afr.
lavit about Lamb and to stick to the
tory in his reports in giving his testi.
nony before the grand jury and that
le would be taken care of-all Of
which was Immediately reported to
his office. He was instructed to play
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