Show I MISSILE THROWN A BOOMERANG Roosevelt Hit Taft Campaign gh He Aimed at Bryan Chicago Sept 29 Judge Charles Nagel who In the absence of or Chairman Hitch Hitchcock Hitchcock cock is in lu charge of Republican national headquarters today toda gave out a II statement admitting that thee the law firm or of which he heIs heLI heis Is LI a member Is acting g In a professional proCessional ca capacity capacity Capacity for the Oil on com company om pany PIUl Judge statement was called forth by b the statement made by Judge Henry S Priest of St Louis a Ii Democrat crat who was referred to by President Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt velt In a letter to Mr Bryan as a trust attorney attorn e supporting Mr Bryan Mr Priest admitted that he had been retained In a legal capacity by the oil company compan and stated that Judge Nagel Republican committeeman from Missouri was was sim similarly similarly retained Judge Nagel in his statement says that the employment of ot his firm by b the Wa company compan began be an some years yearB ago when they undertook an examination of the Missouri reference to the operations of ot the company under them When hen Attorney General Hadley began his suit to oust the com corn company company pany Judge firm was engaged to the defense In the course of a few months said the th statement it developed that our re relations relations lations to the case was not what we had expected It to be Our firm thereupon re refused refused refused fused to receive further fees tees as general counsel and asked the thc consent of ot our client to withdraw from the particular case In question This was refused Since then Judge Nagel concludes the firms connection with the company com pan has haa been confined to this one case presenting those points of ot law on which they the believe decision in the case must finally turn |