The sun., 1918-10-10
REFUSE TO TESTIFY
IN NEWDERRY CASE
Several Witnesses Face Pun
ishment for Contempt
of Court.
ALL DENY JURISDICTION
Former Gov. Osborn of Michi-
gan Appears Before the
Grand Jury.

Chase S. Osborn, former Governor Of
Michigan and unsuccessful candidate in
the August primary election In Michigan
for the Republican nomination for the
United States Senate against Lieutenant
Commander Truman. II. Newberry. U. s.
". was a witness yesterday before the
Federal Grand Jury that Ia investigating
the expenditures Of the Newberry cam
paign 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 1
want Is for his managers TO come out in
the open Then we'll get behind Him
and elect him.
witnesses May he Punished.
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. Gov
eminent officials made the inquiry In
this city because Lieutenant Com
mander Newberry Is stationed here. 1t
ia said that the obstreperous witnesses
were ordered to appear to-day before
Judge Henry d. Clayton in the Federal
District Court to show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt.
Theswitnesses who entered the Grand
Jury room yesterday were Frank w.
Blair. treasurer OF the committee; Allan
A. Templeton. chairman, and Thomas p.
Phillips. assistant director Of publicity.
Witnesses who testified Tuesday were
Lieut. -Gov. Luren d. Dickinson and
William G. Simpson. unsuccessful candi-
date against Lieutenant Commander
Newberry. Lleut-Gov Dickinson chal
berry committee IN the primary cam.
paign.
Other Michigan men here under sub
p1na are Paul H. King. former receiver
Of the Pere Marquette Railroad, execu.
tive chairman of the Newberry commit
tee: II. A. Hopkins. publisher OF the st
Clair Repubfscdn; Guy ingalls,, Deputy
City Clerk OF Detroit: Milton Oakman
County Clerk of Wayne county. Michi
gan: Robert Oakman. Ensign John S
Newberry. U. S. N. brother Of the Com
mander. and Paul f. Daley. counsel OF
the committee.
Lieutenant-Co Newberry was
not subp9naed. He has refused to dis
cuss the matter because of his officia
position. He Is an executive Of the Thirt
Naval District. His Office is at 2st
Broadway.
Committee Spent S176,0OO.
Ten days before the primary election
August -. Commander Newberry made
statement for the secretary OF tn,
Senate In which he certified that M
money had been spent On his behalf with
his knowledge and consent. Ten day.
after the election the Lieutenant Com
mander made another affidavit. as re
auired by the Federal law. saying tha
no money had been spent with hi
knowledge or consent. but adding tina
he had read the statement of expendi
lures made by Treasurer Blair to tn,
County Clerk OF Wayne county.
The Newberry committee accounted
for the expenditures of $4,000, O
which $4,000 was for publicity.
The Federal statutes limit the expend!
| lures of candidate for the nomin at iol
| for the Senate to $4,000, but do no
place restrictions upon a purely Stat
campaign committee, provided II doe
not act with the consent OF Its candi
| date.
John D. Magnum. chairman of tn
Republican State Committee of Michi
| gan. came to this city yesterday H
had a talk with VIII II. Hays Nationa
Republican Chairman, at the Waldorf
Astoria.