Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1920 — PROBE IS EXPLAINED [ARTICLE]

PROBE IS EXPLAINED

Judge Anderson Tells Purpose of Palmer Investigation. Says He Wants to Know If Attorney General Can Make Certain ~ Agreement ‘ Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 8. —Federal Judge Anderson declared In the United States district court that the investigation to be made by him next Monday of Attorney General Palmer’s connection with the soft coal conspiracy cases would be for the purpose of ascertaining “whether the attorney general can make an agreement to suppress a portion of the government’s evidence.” Mr. Palmer also has said that an agreement was made, in Judge Anderson’s presence, not to use this evidence if the miners complied with the court’s order in the strike case, and court officials here expected that the investigation next Monday would include inquiry Into this phase, as also reveal what agreement was made with the miners. The attorney general, it walk learned here, has asked District Attorney Van Nuys, Special Prosecutor L. Ert Slack and former Special Prosecutor Simms, to go to Washington immediately for a conference regarding the investigation. Mr. Palmer’s message, sent from Washington, was received, and Mr. Van Nuys and Mr. Slack will leave here for Washington. Mr. Simms, who resigned as special prosecutor in the coal cases with the statement that the attorney general’s order had “cut the heart out of the cases” could not be located here or at his home in Lafayette, Ind/, to learn whether he would meet here with Mr. Van Nuys and Mr. Slack.