The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-28

Capt Frank A. Newberry, OF the
Scotch station. charged Jointly with
Police Commissioner Smith and Frank
Hibbler with conspiring to compound
felony by grating" from Annie
Smith. the Delray resort keeper. took
the stand in his own behalf In Justice
STEMS court. Thursday morning.
Under a skillful crossexamination
by Prosecutor Yerkes he was forced
TO acknowledge the ownership OF a
punch bowl. diamond stud and cut
glass whiskey set, three articles
named by Annie Smith In her list OF
presents to Newberry. He denied EN-.
phaticaliy that he had ever received
any presents Of any kind from thu
Smith woman, but his memory proved
very defective as TO how the articles
mentioned came into his possession
The diamond stud he claimed to
have bought In st. Louis, Mo-, IN
March, 1907, when he was attending
bowling tournament. paying SITS for
It, but he could not remember the es.
Establishment where he made the pur-
chase ut was about this time or
shortly before that Annie Smith claims
to have presented the captain with a
$3.50 diamond stud, which she pur-
chased, she said. because Newberry
complained that diamong ring she
had given him at Christmas was too
small.
The captain produced what he said
was the st. Louis diamond in court
It was set In ring and he explained
that he had had the work done In a
local jewelry house.
Admits Sending "HiohbaIl" Postal.
1t was on this visit to st. Louis that
the captain sent the famous "highball
post card to Annie Smith. He identi
fed the card and said he sent It as
token of good will In recognition OF
Annie's valuable services to the police
department as witness, detective and
interpreter.
Capt. Newberry was very hazy as to
how the punch bowl came 10 his house,
saying that his wife had bought II a
long time ago Later he thought II
might have been a birthday remem-
branoe. but could not tell what year.
Even after Annie Smith had charged
that she gave him punch bowl he
had not thought to ask his wife about
1t. He denied that It had been ex-
changed for one Annie had given him.
He was equally In the dark as to the
antecedents OF part OF a whisky set
he has In his house, some OF the
glasses OF which are broken. he said.
Capt. Newberry made several state
ments on the stand that are regarded
as helpful to the prosecution.
Frank Hibbler was forced TO ac-
knowledge that the gift OF punch
bowl TO Commissioner Smith last
Christmas was his AFFAIR. and that the
only other contributor was ex-Mayor
Codd. Codd put up no money. how
ever. simply calling square an account
against Hibbler which he never ex-
pected TO collect anyway, according TO
Hibbler.
FERRIES to Testify.
Justice Jeffries has been subpenaed
az a witness and will probably take
the stand during the afternoon.
II have no objections TO testifying.'
he says.
It is also expected that Commits
sioner Smith will take the stand today.
Justice STEMS conduct OF the case
IL exciting tho admiration OF both the
prosecution and the defense for It's alb
solute fairness.
Frank Hibbler's DISCRIMINATION
was resumed by Mr.. Yerkes. when the
police scandal inquiry was taken UP
Thursday morning The punch bowl
was reverted TO once more
81 believe you told me yesterday
that you told Mr.. Smith the punch
bowl was from some Of his friends3'
was asked.
yes, SIR"
Il believe you said later that you
and Mr.. Codd were the only ones In
IT." ~
Yes, SIR"
"Then II was not gift from a party
OF friends?"
mo. IL was not"
why did you tell that story to Com
missioner Smith? Aren't you willing
70 let your friends know, when you
are making them presents. that they
come from your"
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