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Memorandum ~2- 2/17/36 Monday, quate -.-. back and asked them not to report this matter to the Chief Justice. Of course, it was reported to the Chief Justice on Last Monmky, which was the 10th, but Justice Hughes seid in view of the fact thet the case was pending, the only person to whom he could refer the matter for prover investigation was the bIc. | Department of Justice; in view " the relationship of the Attorney General as opposing counsel to he didn't want to de enything on it until the decision was h wie The decision wes handed down today, and he called the General this afternoon. He says that is supposed to be a very high-class reputable attorney, and tha - teinly if he were honest and sincere in this matter, the first thing 2 ¥ ave do shen this was broucht to hie attention wae nome he would have done then this was brought to his attention was to come to the Chief Justice, and explein that he had nothing to do rith it. Was occupying an office in the Supreme Court Building which had een Supplied for him to do his work in the library, etc., but he never came near the Court about it. The officials at the Capitol haven't done much, but the Captain of the Guard up there has had a little dis- ereet check made to see who isp woman is. She is a divorced wonan fron Birmingham * * *, - Hoover: Whet dees the Chief Justice want? mod Tamms He wanted a complete investigation to see who wrote the letters, who ee | dictated them and why, and a complete investigation into all the fects zo with crisinai prosecution or disbarment proceedings if any attorney Hy is involved. He says that * * *, Hoover: The way it looks to me is that here is some individual who wanted to appear as a "big shot", and wanted to impress the other members of the company or the association es a "big shot", and he had this letter written using these familiarities, calling the Justices by their first names, end incicating that the decision wes going to be against the Governnent, which everybody assumec that it was going to be. If it had come out that way, and the decision had been against the Govern- ment, and the letter hacn't been found, this fellow probebly would have been in the position to get a nice slice of money out of these ’ utility companies. It strikes me that what you ought to do is to get hold of this woman and get a sworn statement from her, advising her of her legal rights, of course. I would ask her what she wrote it on and where it was written, so that you can get the machine. fhet I would do is to cet hold of her right away * * + Tamm: Here is what I have cone - I have teken the letters wp to the Laboratory. You sce, there are tuo originsls of the letter siened "Cherlie™, One of ae Bey wee We HF, toe Whe a Va piste ee oe wea them, after dictation, nas ned a jmumber of penciled inter-Lineations writt