| Show wickersham IS UNDER FIRE attorney general charged with having permitted statute of limitation to run against alaskans Ala washington after secret consideration of charges made by delegate Del agate wickersham isham of alaska that attorney general wickersham deliberately permitted the statute of limitation to run against agents of the alasha syndicate who defrauded the govern ment through perjury to the extent of 50 the house committee on judiciary has determined to favorably a resolution of inquiry of by delegate wickersham investigation aimed at impeach ment and removal from office of at torney general wickersham for corruption in the administration of jus tice lice in alaska la Is proposed the resolution will call upon the attorney general to furnish the house bouso with any documents affidavits and testimony in his possession relating to an affidavit submitted to him more than a year ago and sworn to by 11 1 1 J douglas farmei auditor of the alaska syndicate in 1908 delegate wickersham startled led the committee when in executive ses bes sion he be produced a copy of in an af affidavit fl relating to an alleged criminal act by captain D ir II jarvis of the alaskan syndicate and for 4 GEORGE W wickersham merly prominent in the government bievenue cuter service who committed mitt d suicide in seattle on june 2 the day fol following loNIng the introduction of the wickersham resolution calling for production ot of the papers in the case and by john H bullock of the john J hesnor coal company of nome through conni connivance vante of these men it was charged the government was defrauded on coal and evi dence to that effect it la Is alleged was permitted to remain up on by the attorney general gener alB s office for more than a year until the statute of limitations expired last may |
