The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-29
THE ABERNETHY ], !
HEARING friday
Promises New Developments
Several New Witnesses WIZ
Be Examined Regarding
ABERNETHY'S EXPENSES

New Bern, Aug. 29-The resEmps~
tion of the hearing of the Abernathg g
case here Friday morning promisefs~
some new developments, the nature
Of which is probably the plaintiff 81
trump cards. 1t developed today.
that several new witnesses hsse "
been summoned to appear betoS12
Justice Street at the reopening- ~
| the hearing to make depOsitions EsN
| to what they know Of the erpeos-ss
| account of Mr.. Alternately. amcsuygs-
them being Mr.. w. H. Henderson,
| cashier of the Savings and Tr3xHf'
Company, of New Bern, which Aa1a&, ,,.~
| it is said also handled some Ina3RsN
for the candidate.
The managers of both the HeSt+F-
ern Union and Postal Telegraph
Companies here have also been suxrs--
moned, as have Mr.. H. I. Crumpgsiav
city editor of the Sun-Journal, azl2s''
dubbed by many as Mr.. Alternatives
right-hand publicity man, and NsSr.
Alternately himself.
Hon. A. D. Ward will again haE
charge Of the questioning of wSk
nesses and Attorney d. E. Hen6esr
son is expected to be on the job <Sa
counsel for the defense
Mr.. Jesse H. Davis, who is now 1rIN
the service, was subpoenaed to aEss~'
pear at Beaufort yesterday to ma kss'
a deposition as to what he kno~rS%
Mr.. Davis was Mr.. Abernaths cour1s~'
ty campaign manager before Lrsss
primary, and the plaintiffs hope euo
let in some light en- the subject aI
least 1t was rumored Tuesna,r
night that he had returned to canfYss
but this could not be confirmed
Mr.. Abernathy departed TueszzaEf
night on the Goldsboro train, but EzarS
would not say where. At ths ssk}s-'
journment of the hearing last ThDyEs-
day he informed the court thar RE
was entirely probable that he woysKs-
| be away on business trip ac EtfkS>
same time of the hearing FridaEp
but in case he was absent his asttsy-
ney would answer for him. Howsv=,~
| er, from what is understood now, at'
| will be necessary for the canditsaaE
to be here, as he will be re-examl1teE
| in regard to further matters beafs-'
ing on his expense account
The object of the second,' or rat5s--.'
er resumption of the hearing of tsEts4
| Abernathy expense matter, is pisa%sl
| The plaintiffs want to find out. nnH
much money was spent in the rarn
therance of Mr.. Abernathys caxg
paign for the nomination to CuE
| gress from the Third District, anGIM
the event witnesses cannot be g@x-
ten to say how much they will ma k;ste
an effort to find out where the czsssEo
came from. The plaintiffs feel tEoax
the limit was exceeded, and if IL ~
humanity possible to show this to -
so, they are going to do it.
Developments at the former heazS-
ing brought forth the admission ttaE1
about all" the law allowed ~gxy
A little political advertisement nS-
serted in the press just previorsx Hur
the hearing, however, tooE ~4sway
at the Investigations efforrs to shSyyvr'
up things by saying, ir supstangys.-
that II all candidates wffor had s.r--,
ceeded their expense allowance very.
made to pay the penalty of the law.
Sing Sing would be full Of canaT4.
dates, Many took this to be fauxff--
at the investigation bearing with Jr
the intimation that Abernathy axdz~
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