Show B BONAPARTE A TRIFLE ANGRY Attorney General Replies Jo o Criticisms of Officials of df the Santa Sant Fe Road Washington n Jan 4 A sweeping de do denial donial nial of the charges by officers and counsel and more particularly by b President Ripley of the Atchison To Topeka Topeka peka Santa Fe railway upon the government and the th court in connection connection I tion with the fining of the road for granting rebates is contained in a aletter aletter aletter letter to President Roosevelt made public today by Attorney General Bonaparte The charges s are denounced as unfounded unfound d and unjustifiable and andin andin in so far as Mr statements affecting the trial judge are concerned It Is stated st ted they constitute unwar unwarrantable reflections upon a Judicial of ot officer fleer respecting the discharge of his hs duties Mr statement Is quoted at length and in tn it he alleges that the Santa Fe investigation was as a general Inquisition the proceedings were frivolous and vexatious and mid originated in ill iU will toward the company The attorney general concludes his letter as follows J JIt i It has been the consistent tent policy of r the department to discourage and so 90 far as possible prevent newspaper con controversies controversies between its subordinates and those whose enmity they might incur I through the faithful discharge of their public duties and its course in this in instance Instance instance stance has been In accordance with this policy But I feel it my duty in clos closing closIng closing ing this report to say that the charges made by liy the officers a d counsel of this corporation against the United States attorney m n connection with the mat matters matters matters In the present report appear to have been unfounded and unjustifiable and the comments and suggestions contained In Mr Mc 11 letter regard regarding regarding ing the judge who vho tried and sentenced his corporation constitute unwarrantable ble reflections upon a judicial officer respecting re the discharge of his duties as such which are ara wholly Indefensible both In form and substance and de do deserve deserve serve the condemnation of all citizens to protect the dignity and independence of our courts |