ENQUIRY AGENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1930, Page 5

ENQUIRY AGENTS

STATEMENT OF HARDING AFFAIRS.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) VANCOUVER, March 22

According to a Washington correspondent of the Chicago “Tribune,” Uaston Means, a former justice agent, in a book he has dictated, declared lie was secretly employed by Mrs Harding between to establish the falsity •of rumours of her. husband’s mesalliances with Nan Britton ; also to -discover how and where Harding was dosing large sums in stock speculations, and to frustrate the designs of several of his associates whom Means calls “Ohio gang,” who were able to force compliance with their wishes, by the threat of the exposure of an alHeged intrigue with Nan Britton. Those connected with the gang, who seemed to command unlimited money, includes Jess Smith (associate of the former At-torney-General Daugherty), who according to Means did not commit suicide as stated, but was killed to seal liis lips. Three others died suddenly. T. D. Feilder (another Daugherty associate) after declaring lie would reveal .the story, John .T. King, policeman, and E, F. Hntely, a Justice,. Department agent.

’ .Means added that the “Ohio gang” gol.i protection to bootlegs.