The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-16
CONNECTION With
PROBE ESPIONAGE
CHARGED TO NYE
Attorney General Of Illinois Says
COMMITTEES Chairman Knew
Of Spying

Chicago, Sept. 6.-PeThat SEN
ator Gerald p. Nye had direct con-
nection with espionage upon Con-
gresswoman Ruth Hanna Mccormick
was charged today In q statement by
Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom
Of Illinois.
The statement was p~reparedSfor de-
livery before the senate committee In
vestigating campaign expenditures, but
was barred. Carlstrom, nevertheless,
released 1t to the press.
After reviewing the espionage to
which he said Mrs. Mccormick was
subjected, including several cases OF
wire tapping, Carlstrom said David 8.
Groh paid money to Kenneth Wilson,
an operative Of the w. G. Dannen-
berg Detective agency. to procure In
formation on the activities of the
agency. Mrs. Mccormick had en-
ployed the agency to shadow Nye.
Says Committee Tricked
MI. Wilson gave to MI. Groh, IS .
means Of checking on his activities,
false information as to the names Of
three persons who he told Mr.. Groh
were employees OF the Dannenberg
agency" the statement said. THE
connection of MI. Groh with the
chairman Of this committee (Nye) be-
came Immediately evident when these
three persons were at once subpoenaed
to appear before the committee. MI
Wilson with further purpose to test
Mr.. Groh's connection with the In
vestigation. gave him q number Of
yellow Information slips, purporting to
have come from the waste paper
basket in Dannenberg's office, and in
subsequent hearings held by the
chairman, the slips were found to be
in the possession OF the chairman"
Carlstrom charged the committee
acted without warrant of law and said
the statement was intended to inform
the committee that Mrs. Mccormick
would not cooperate with it In its in
vestigation II the espionage upon her
continued.
On the alleged wire tapping. the
statement offered to establish by two
witnesses, now here present." the
responsibility Of the persons who
caused this to be done and connecting
such acts directly with employees ana
operatives Of this committee"
Nye Enters Denial
Senator Nye opened today's hear
ing with o statement denying that the
committee had engaged In spying
upon private affairs or pilfering rec
ords from the files Of Mrs. McCor-
mick, who had charged wire tapping
by committee operatives In q state
ment Issued last night.
The charges and counter charges Of
spying were then side tracked and
Chairman Nye proceeded to call
Mabel q. Reineke, former collector Of
internal revenue here, as the first
witness In resumption OF the cam
patgn expense hearing.
Mrs. Mccormick, In her statement,
said two men who. by letter. offered
their services because "they would
rather be on her side" were ready to
testify Is to the wire-tapping. Other
witnesses and photographs will forti-
fy the statement I the pair. George
e. Cole and Frank Ortlepp. she said.
Cole and Ortlepp have been kept In
seclusion by her. Mrs. Mccormick said
Says Nye Knows
MY only fear" she continued, III
that the hearing win again be post
poned, Is was yesterdays. since Ger
aid p. Nye knows that I have THU
| evidence"
Mrs. Mccormick issued an o00-word
statement charging committee en-
| ployes with the overlapping and
quoting Senator Nye's denial Of the
charge and the statement Of Senator
Porter H. Dale. Republican, Vermont
member Of the committee, that such .
proceeding. would be 4 reproach OF
the entire PERSONAL Of. the commit
tee.
II say" she said, that. II Senator
Nye had knowledge Of the wire tap
ping by his employees, he Is unfit u
be . senator and chairman Of . sen.
6toeial committee.