Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-20
NECRO's COUNSEL TRIES
TO PROVE CONSPIRACY
Alleges Federal Indictment at John.
son nm Effort to Get Him TO
West Virginia.
ACCUSING WOMAN on STAND
fei's Of Her Relations With Eugi-
i've Whose Return to Place OF
Crime Is Prevented by Massachu-
sets Governor.

By,,As$ociatcJ Prcss.I
HUSTON. MASS, December ia--.\m
effort 10 prove that the United states
Attorney for West Virginia has been
deceived by n group OF consrirators
chea2cf in desperate attcmpt to set
the negro. John johnson. back to tina,
state will he made ny Johusous coun-
SCI IN the proceedings before the Fed
eral commissioned here Uncr OF proof
to 'his effect was made to-day in the
tria! OF Johnson aS fugitive from
justice from Charleston w. VA. where
rnc Is wanted 10 answer ~ indc;mcn;
charging violation OF the Mann ac;
! through the alleged transportation of
! i.diih Godhcy. waite woman. from
tal!ettsburg. kE., TO Charleston.
Hishnrd w. linie, former United
states commissioner senior counsel for
Jofnsch, asserted that the Ciodbey
woman, tho governments principal
witness. was one of the alleged con-
s!'rdior". although more sinnod
asairsi than SHINING" we will show"
continued AIR. Hale. that she is dur,i-
mated by persons who have Eer under
,noir control. and that she fetrs per-
sonai injury unless her testimony IS
favorable 10 their case"
1T is The voice or JACOB and tho
hand OF EHau, The voice of the United
states and the hand az the state OF
West Virginia reaching ont to set THIS
man. William II. Lewis another of
Johnson's array OF counsel. told tho
commissioner. Lewis. a negro. former.
~ was assistant United states atior-
ney-general.
WOMAN TELtS HOW
SUE WAS TREATED
The woman was on the witness sand
all day. In her direct testimony sh,1
told OF intimacy With Johnson covering
a period OF five years. during which she
said she constantly lived in fear oil
death if she did not do his bidding.
In November. 1915, she testified. SAC
threatened Johnson with arrcs, after
he had kicked ani beaten her, bat She
ref'ain"d from doing So when NC prom.
ised 20 leave CharleNton. lie left az.
oordin. to the witness and three day.
later she received a letter. and as
result wont TO Catlettsburg. where She
said. Johnson Joined her. Two days
later. she sail. Johnson provided her
with transportation for the return 10
Charleston. and occupied tho scat Iii
r. rtiy behind her on the train
The cross examination by Lewis APP
rarrntly indicated an attempt 10 show
tina; the witness never went TO cat
lcttgbure. In reply TO his questions.
she said that She could recall little
about the journey or her stay in the
town.
The cross-cxamination went into de-
tails nbou, the facts leading up TO The
woman's testimony before the Federal
grand Jury in Charleston asains,
Johnson. She admitted returning to
Charleston from nearby town about
the time Governor Mccall OF Massa-
chusetts. refused to grant rcquistion
for ~ return OF Johnson 10 West Nir-
einia. and that II was only BY accident
she mot police officer with whom she
talked about Johnson. Later. She 50 id
she sent FOR ny the chief OF po-
lie. IN Charleston. and subsequently
went 10 tho COUNT prosecutors office
and tho grand jury room.
The cross examination will he con-
tinucd Tomorrow.