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Show WICKERSHAM IS " UNDER FIRE Attorney-General Charged With Hav ing Permitted Statute of Limitation Limita-tion to Run Against Alaskans. Washington. After secret consideration consid-eration of charges niade by Delagate Wiekersham of Alaska that Attorney General WUkersham deliberately permitted the statute of limitation to run against agents of tho Alaska syndicate who defrauded tho government govern-ment through perjury to tho extent of $.'0,000. the house committee on Judiciary baa determined to report favorably a resolution of Inquiry offered of-fered by Delegate Wiekersham. Investigation aimed at Impeachment Impeach-ment and removal from office of Attorney At-torney General WUkersham for corruption cor-ruption In the administration of Justice Jus-tice In Alaska Is proposed. The resolution will call upon the attorney general to furnish the house 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 II. J. Douglas, former auditor of tho Alaska syndicate In 1908. Delegate Wiekersham startled tho committee when, In executive session, ses-sion, he produced a copy of an affidavit affi-davit relating to an alleged criming act by Captain D. II. Jar-' vis, of the Alaskan syndicate and for- GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM. merly proinlnen. In tho government revenue cuter service, who commuted com-muted suicide In Seattle on Juno 2, thi day following the Introduction of the WW -kershain resolution calling for production of the papers In the case, and by John II. Dullock of the John J. Sesnor Coal company of Nome. Through connivance of these men, it was charged, the government was defrauded on coal cotnracts, and evidence evi-dence to that effect, it Is alleged, was permitted to remain unartcd upon up-on by the attorney general's office for more than a year until the statute stat-ute of llniitiitlons expired last May. |