Show I iii a t EVIDENCE CHASE iJ Judge e Anderson jo to See 1 l If f If sR SIa as Ro v er r rf f I t. t C l f f Conceal e r Facts F in in in inI U United it d Stat States Cases I r APo TS l h t JB At u the tie request of government gOV r gove-r I the the conspiracy con con- ca caa a CIa against 15 soft coal miners and aTIq operators of r Indiana Illinois Ohio h and western Pennsylvania PennsylVania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania was sas ci continued when called in inthe inthe inthe the United tl States til es district distri t court of Judge A A. B. B Anderson BAnderson this morning Judge Anderson Andson then immediately started upon his investigation of f Attorney At At- t torne torney General A. A Mitchell Palmers Palmer's connection In the case at one ne time declaring Im going to find out whether the attorney general can a case in this court Dan W. W Simms of Lafayette Ind md who recently resigned as special as assis assistant sis tan t district attorney in the case was the first witness called in the investigation GOVERNMENT PlEA PLEA BLEA The government government based ased its plea for tor fora tora a continuance on the fact that not all of the d defendants had been brought within the jurisdiction of the federal l district court for Indiana and alfeo alo tin on the resignation of Mr 11 Simms who wh following his resignation decided his was due to Instructions from Mr Palmer that certain evidence b bot b not ot used USE v i These instructions Ions Mr Ir Simms i stated literally heart out of the case case NO AGREEMENT r. l-r. r l I Mr Simms i Jn In t testifying g today in the Investigation Q di declared d that no agree agree- men meat ment t Q dy sort pad iad been leen made by bythe bythe bythe the y general or any anyone one else either in liv int t ti the o of Judge Andrson Andr- Andr son or out tot gutof of it it in regard to the evl evi dence to be used sed He stated also that he had conferred with both Mr Palmer and Judge C C. B B. Ames mes mes assistant at- at g gerie general ne al after the indictments were were returned and that th t both had Com Complimented oth- oth him on his work Judge Anderson asked ased J If Mr Simms had been confronted d with any ma motes mo es esby by the department of justice indicating ing a lack of ot cooperation and the witness witness wit wit- ness replied We have Im going to out wh whether the attorney general can ha hamstring a case caseIn caseIn casein in this court and the examination of Mr Simms continued |