New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-10
WITNESSES SILENT
IN NEWBERRY CASE
Refuse to Testify in Scandal Over
G. 0.P. Nomination

New York, Oct. Chase S. Osborn.
former governor of Michigan and un-
successful candidate in the August
primary election in Michigan for the
republican nomination for the United
states senate against Lieutenant Com
mander Truman H. Newberry, y. S.
n, was a witness yesterday before
the federal grand jury that is inves-
tigating the expenditures Of the New
berry campaign committee,
Osborn said after leaving the grand
jury room: II would hate to have
had all the money Newberry has and
be placed in the temptation he was.
All I want is for his managers to come
out in the open. Then We'll get be
hind him and elect him."
1t is understood that several of the
witnesses called before the grand jury
yesterday refused to testify, taking the
stand that the federal district
court of the southern district of
New York is without jurisdiction IN
the case Government officials made
the inquiry in this city because Lieut..
Commander Newberry is Stationed
here It is said that the obstreperous
witnesses were ordered to appear to-
day before Judge Henry D. Clayton
in the federal district court to snow
cause why they should not be punished
for contempt.
The witnesses who entered the
grand jury room yesterday were
| Frank w. Blair, treasurer of the COM
mittee; Allan A. Templeton, CHAIR
man, and Thomas p. Phillips, assist
| ant director of publicity
| Witnesses who testified TUESDAY
| were Lieut.-Gov. Luren d. Dickinson
| and William G. Simpson, unsuccessful
| candidate against Lieutenant-Com-
| mander Newberry. Lieut-GoV. DICK
| inson challenged the expenditures OF
| the Newberry committee in the prlm-
| airy campaign.
| Other Michigan men here under
| subpoena are Paul H. King, former
| receiver of the Pere Marquette Rail
| road. executive chairman of the New
| berry committee; H. A. Hopkins, pub
| Usher of the st. Clair Republican,;
| Guy Ingals, Deputy City Clerk of De-
| troit: Milton Oakman, County Clerk
| of Wayne county, Michigan; Robert
| Oakman. Ensign John S. Newberry,
| U S. n, brother of the Commander,
and Paul r. Daley. counsel of the
| committee.
| Ncwberry Not subpoenaed.
| I.ieutenant-Co Commander Newberry
| was not subpoenaed. He has refused
| to discuss the matter because of his
| official position. He is an executive
| of the Third Naval district. His Of
fee is at ESQ Broadway
Ten days before the primary cleo
| ton August q, Commander Newberry
made a statement for the secretary
of the senate in which he certified
| that no money had been spent in his
| behalf with his knowledge and con-
| sent Ten days after the election the
| lieutenant-commande made another
| affidavit. as required by the federal
| law saying that no money had been
| spent with his knowledge or consent
but adding that he had read the state
ment Of expenditures made by Treas
urer Blair to the county clerk of
| Wayne county.
| The NeWberry committee accounted
for the expenditures of $4,000, of
which $4,000 was for publicity.
The federal statutes limit the ex-
penditures of a candidate for the NOM
ination for the senate to $4,000, but
do not place restrictions upon a pure
ly state campaign committee, pro-
vided it does not act with the consent
of its candidate.
| John d. Magnum chairman of the
republican state committee of Michi-
gan, came to this city yesterday. He
had a talk with Will IT. Hays nation
al republican chairman, at the
| Waldorf Astoria
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