Show REEF P PACKERS AND PUBLIC OPINION Attorney Alleged to Have Paid Money Moncy to an Inter Ocean Reporter REPORT OF SECRET SERVICE oa into 11 to Mind Washington Jan lly authority of ot President Roosevelt Hoos wan wait made public nt at the While house tonight relating to 10 methods method alleged to have hove been boen employed by attorneys for forthe forthe the beet who I are under amler Indict Indictment ment at al Chicago to lu Influence public opinion ol In III behalf of ot the puckers packers The fhe documents lat of or a it com coin communication made to 10 Moody rooth by b United Stales Atty Alty of or Chicago setting netting out oft certain c idle alleged n e cl c l Rots facts regarding time till payment of or a n sum suet of or money mOlley to u n Chicago newspaper re ru reporter porter perter i h by one uno of or the attorneys forth for the rockers packers a IL letter from from the thc attorney to tom the Hie lie president Mr Sir 11 1 report expressing Ia ilm opinion that no WIlY way existed under the law by which till limo alleged offense o could be tie and a IL letter from froll rein the nt to tn II the di lit reefing re the publication p i l ot of t the the corro tT In hl order that tho ilia might Iw be iv Informed of lit one ono situation at lit least which the government has baa to in meet owel In III the vase cuso o u the The Ih corr correspondence follows with the tho exception excepting ot of certain exhibits 1 In Dl Dist t tAtty Atty Itty I Murrl Morrisons IU report were not nut furnished of nr the he Ington Jan 25 26 l Sir I the Ihl report of It Mr II the limited States l ies district attorney at III Chicago showing that one of the time counsel for till the time defendants In the Indict Indictment meat ment t tho tut beef packers hits has Rh given Rhen en n 0 sum of money manes to a II reporter of lit this the Chicago Inter Ocean engaged in re 10 reporting reporting porting the proceedings In that case cape CI I mid unsuccessfully un attempted to 10 give Ie Ien a n sin Rum of money to 10 another reporter of ut the City elt Trots Prow Pre a of ot Chicago who de tie declined dined to It In III view vies lIt of ot th fact that articles of 01 the thu reporter of the tho Inter biter Ocean hoc have m c been beell misleading contain many inn n tire fale u 11 Puts of nf fact tt imd unit hUe have a been circulated widely through throughout ugh out the Ihl country I 1 deem It proper to bring the subject to your our attention Inder the statute which restricts tl II power of the Lila federal courts to punish for tor contempt of or rout I there them to tu ho he no remedy I am nor advised lIhI by h time Ih district attorney a that lint for of the tho offending attorney I would not pot be by b likely to II prevail In III the tho federal courts court I await your Instruction with ref reference reference to III limo tho subject Ir If you have hill nay any to give Very 11 respectfully ll W V II U A I Iro To ro tho time President the thc White Department of ot Justice Justlee or of the United States Slates Attorney torn Chicago u Jan IS The Washing hilt ton toni I Sir I have hilI the tho honor lo to soy Uy that on the tho of or December 1905 Judge Jurle George GIor e W thrown Drown who In la one alii of II the till attorneys for the tho III packers In the beef beet trust case gave III to a it 1 Mr II Hauler Hasler who U lA u It reporter for time the and jud who reports the tho proceedings 1 of the b It ct of trust case comae a n 1 certain amount of or money ostensibly ns nil n e toe exact amount I da do not know and aud ill dl mu rented reeled him to give lve Ie of lit It to a n Mr Mm Elwell who IH is a II reporter for tur the city tily I Press of or Chicago mil and nd who scho Is also mu on lie do detailed tailed to report the court In lu this thin cam and whoso whose reports are used tired by all nil of ot the till newspapers of ot Chicago ehl ngu and largely larKely by b the Associated AH Press Mr Hasler r had Intimated to Mr Ill Ll well the th day before that lie hr h was w os going to 10 receive a 1 present on that dos lav mulct met t him In the corridor of or the federal building and handed cd him MOO 1100 Mr 11 la LI lawell well declined to take It and he hc pushed d It Into Inlo his pocket with Judge prawns Brown card mind and told toh Mr r Elwell that Judge Drown Brown had sent It to him him hI Elwell went to le his hits employer and dl told l ll i him about bout It II and hm hie employer told him to 10 toke take the Ih money timid and ge give It U to 10 Juti a Drown Brown which he Drown told 1 him limo that he did not metal mean anything by hr It that he ht Just wanted vomited to In hint him a II Christina present I then requested Capt Porter to tn have hate an interview with Mr Mv tr ler which he hI did dbl didOn IlI IlIOn On the of lit January there lh rc appeared el In the Inter Ocean the article which I herewith enclose This morning nn nil ur nr r Idle appeared In time thu Inter Ocean Oivan a 1 t copy COllY of or which 1 I herewith enclose you yell The Iho Inter Ocean circulates quite gen generally dully among the 1110 farmers perhaps p mo mu re Q than any other Chicago dally dall Tae 11 Jury Impaneled to 10 try the Immunity Issues appeared In iii court yesterday morning but hut owing to 10 the time Illness of tip Mr II lilacs Hines the hearing was until 2 today The Jury have havo hu 0 been At nt large since HI nee they the were svere first Im Int Impaneled paneled After Iel Judge Brown knew kno that lima I iwa van VI familiar w with the facts he carne came to the till alike ollice to see lIei me He lie lad hud learned that thai we knew kne about the tho matter Ills His explanation nation was that t complimentary article had been written about him In the pa po papers papers pers and he thought thou hl Mr Ir wrote them and gave the money to Elwell out of ot gratitude for tor what he had hud said I Ido Idu do du not remember any articles especial especially ly complimentary coin Ill to 10 him film but am mini haw hav having lag InK the tile matter looked locked up to 10 s lIe se c er cr there were or pot not Judge Brown also admitted to me that he ho hellO gave Under money at tit the same Name time to retain for himself The Time amount he gave Under ws was not stated Judge Drown Brown stated started that the motley money hu ho gave was his him own money and nn l tint that Ills his clients knew nothing about It We are considering the tho questions ns RS to whether we e will lily lay 11 the mutter matter before belo lie editor of ot the tho Inter Ocean I beg h g to 10 roll rail your attention to the th fact that lint the tho Jury jur returned yesterday morning mid on remained In Chicago over overnight overnight night and 1 hind had every ctr opportunity to tor read r tho the article published in this morn Inter Intel Ocean Orran Respectfully yours c n IL United States Attorney Department of et Justice Ju lle Office United States Attorney of Northern District of ot Illinois Chicago Jun Jan 10 0 1006 I lt A John Chief Secret S eret Tri Tree vy ry Y Department Sir 4 e ea and aud a mid t I r showing s I him h r mi III n u article a u a aone one i r Adv 11 him If It Jiu lie wrote It lie Ite ad lie ho 11 I naked him biro why Who etc tc te and stud hu bo failed lolled to 10 malt maUu manufactory reply rell a n m In me If It I knit knew whether or not S See ey of Q S Hoot lino tout tillI Atty tI In Moody anti and the tho Ih president thaI list till the government humid hUll made etude 11 u fatal crier ii 11 n the packers to give Kiva up tbt t founts se ue is s und It mil d that time till puckers n I m i 1 milled to 10 Immunity etc ct 1 l told him himI I 1 knew nothing nr about the th matter at tit nil alt II 11 then salt said sa fur me mime to 10 find Inti out nut If Ir Mr M 1 I r did dill not lint so o state to the th president mind and 1 ho he would woul tell toll me moo about this thin money moue tram tret He lie s ld h lit did dl hand hund money to a C ic me porter at iii t t Urn time mentioned but hut bo tin h would 1101 nut tell m nc Ine hu lie did dbl It nut not from whom hf he h obtained lime money IK lIl II v is as very T Miter bitter against the president and attorney orn e Y g eti at fur for u the le t manner nut our In III im b tecy ecY Morton f and tilt the Santa IV I 1 e WOe veip l lost Jut t oil off etc It HP III further raid Bald the of ot Justice jU lIC Is III very Cr corrupt und and that If it he be daod d lot to tl do In HU sh HUhe he ho would write it up UI etc eta I told hold him bun t I would hike to from rom ram whom the money Cant CRillI and nud for what purpose aunt and 1111 1 a asked II fd him to tell lell hut but h hI he refused to tl go ahead and it rid Und had In t out mill all I could coull and I when II the thu t u comes lie III will sill tell all nil about It and write tulle It up though when he does HO nn tv V will be lie disappointed au IlU them thero Is III nothing to tp It 14 I report 1 the result of ot my Illy lu In bestow to 10 Mr Ir Morrison etc White House Washington Jan 23 0 Sir In view riots vl of or the th tact fact that there seems to be bo no ac oll tur for action In tiro Iho courts the counsel el ot of the this best bott puckers packers who It appears tram front Atty Att Morrisons have been bl n guilty of ot u it reporter tho reporter teporter having false tolse nud as liB to the tho core tl tit the beef trust It to toe ine tiu the only anise courso left Idt U Is e to publish fl r letter and unit the other documents In tho time ruse case This Ills I 1 direct lt to tu tobe tob IK be done lIoDe I been In lit this Chile case aa nt in OliO anti or III two m ast to III poison the Ihl public mind by hy the Lion of ot false and misleading end and It ft h N I right that t at the tho th public should know why timid Iud how raw then their circulation l It Is secured Very truly yours tT lion Hon William Will I a 11 II H Moot Moody loO I Attorney Cuter Central t I VL LATiONS NO E Chicago Jan Jaa I tt curd today t oil II gays Tho Thu revelations r l from Washington denting With an all attempt to nc utilia opinion u ou Jn In town favor of fit Chicago beet beef t er puck t tera em era wore were not lIot wholly a u surprise to n u majority of ur the tIse newspaper lIeW I i m et I men Ih v ho havo I lO boson been in u II way with whit the dome of the parking 1 1 nil business and the th subsequent proceedings resulting In thu under which the thu packers packer ore are being prosecuted The federal grand Jilt u voted voled tho the l Indictments hull had tin d hen iem In tn session se lolI but hilt a n shun shot t time when I rumors begun IJ to 10 dent ilont thai vm com Ct taut newel aper reporters had tad been ip cp Prod otTers of ot money immune mone had beta made tu to reporters cure came Into III to the time po poI pus session I w ot of United Slates Hinten nl t Atty Morrison while willie time the grand Jury was WM making Its Investigation 11 No 40 1 could be bo obtained however that any auy I of ot the time utters lIen had hud been t accepted l As a II matter of or fact act the info mutton mation was wait first from who alto had lind been blen given the lIw hr In III direct hint that they thy might tight make some son cast money mOlloy If It they the It t was sync through these vague hilI I e t venal reporters were i d ro so to lo that thaI Mr h Mom Mor Morrl lol rl on reached 1 the conclusion llIn that mho I Interests of the government I Ow ho assistance of lit tIll the secret service Tin fh matter vu Inns placed Ahmed In to the thu lu hands of lit Cebu l hlo i I Wilkie at Washington and him apt wt Porter In III charge of lIr the Iho branch of ot tho the secret service nervier was nu I zed to watch s s the time mO o or r suspected persons I for Vor u 11 time while mho thu federal grand Jury jur was pursuing Us Its investigations hn nearly every overy news groper Il per reporter Ith the cus was 11 name aware that he tie was sous wt being bohl sha aha shadowed shadowed dowed owel by b secret I service operators The espionage of or the thc governments representatives of the packing com coin companies ponies 1101 es line hit never relaxed wince since the tho b h bu ginning of ot the tile grand Jury Jur Investigation lust last March This wa was vouched for tor last lust Il l I ht 1 by b a rt eral c I who iv ham r Is in I cog cos co h of ot the forts connected tt 1 ti with the llie charges In iii Atty 1 Morrisons letter to In Atty Uen Jen Moody When the work of Rejecting n a Jury JUl t to tn try Iry the Immunity pleas began u o new lIew force of nr minuet ser sec service vice Sit operators was detailed for tOI duty tinder rapt Capt 1111 Porter who had bad ha been heen hN Iro pre previously ly working In III Chicago being gen Kon generally known knowlt II no II |