New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Trace 100000 500,
tsed in Race
For Newberry
n;,nesses Tell of One Fund
nc S178.857 and Another
nf S78.956 Which We're
rhecked Against
Ew Makes Limit $3.50
nsfense Contends How
eyer. This Refers to Sum
candidate Himself Spends

cpAND RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. 5.-Ex-
.nd;ture of more than 100000 in the
.a,s campaign to insure the election OF
ssns.or Truman H. Newberry has been
sss.ealed so far by witnesses before the
-, in the trial of the 1913 persons in
!.:ed on charges OF conspiracy and
nd il was estimated tonight by at
..rneys for the prosecution. This WAS
.,mnared with the limit of $3.50 al
lived by law in Michigan.
The defense has Indicated it's inten-
.on Of maintaining that the limit fixed
l. state law refers TO the amount
.h;eh may be spent by the candidate
t.self. but does not include what IS
snent by others in his behalf.
Dollars formed the main topic at the
h,al to-day. Beginning with the testi-
rony of Allan t. Moore. defendant
spa continuing right up TO adjourn
nsnt. the testimony related to money
.aid 10 have been expended. received
a. deposited and checked against, and
h cash kept in deposit vaults in De-
troit. or handed out in the Grand
Rapids Offices from which the Western
Michigan campaign was directed.
Bank officials We're on the stand to
identify deposit slips, ledger entries
Ind voucher checks. and guardians of
lie master key OF q Detroit safety de-
bosit vault told Of visits to that in
Eitution by certain defendants.
Moore testified that he had received
b. handled approximately $500 in his
work as field agent in the campaign.
The testimony of Grand Rapids bank
cashier gave The total deposits in the
suount of Charles Floyd. in charge OF
Grand Rapids headquarters, as S11,2S0.
Detroit bankers testified that $5,0s3
was deposited in the account of paul
g. King. chairman" and that the ac-
count Of The Truman Fl. Newberry
Eenatorial Committee showed total
deposits of Sl1s.S51
In addition. ii was brought out that
Frank " Blair. president of the Union
Trust Company Of Detroit and treas
urer Of the Newberry campaign.
banded 1896 through his bank. The
Institutions records showed that all
this money had been checked against
h favor o. the Truman H. Newberry
Senatorial Committee account in the
other bank
Tac Proceedings were punctuated
occasionally with objections, the de
fense .iNg 20 have the entire testi-
nory stricken out because no ground
vorh Of criminal conspiracy had
been established and the government
attempting 10 limit cross examination
10 facts adduced in the direct oues-
toning
Judge Sessions gave both sides lati
!ude. and the chief objections were
oyerrued. one of the tilts came when
Martin " Littleton for the defense
sssed Moore:
IN all your work for the Newberry
esmpaign committee did you have any
intent to violate any law"
The government objection was sharp.
,but Judga Sessions cut short the dis
cusson Sby holding that Moore was
IN different category from other
vitnesses.' Moore then answered:
Paid Another's Expenses
q did not
Another exchange between attorneys
occurred on redirect examination after
Frank O. Daley, Assistant Attorney
General, established that Moore had
paid the expenses OF George d. Muir
ray, of Nuskegon, head of the railroad
rehei organization, on a trip the two
TOOK When Newberry vas installing
officers in the various locals of the as
sociation He queried:
And This was Newberry organization
money"
MIR Littleton objected to the form Of
the question. but the witness had
answered aefrmatively before the at
,orneSs started arguing, and the court
allowed it to stand The redirect ex-
animation also brought out that Moore
was admitted to the meetings and ad-
dressed them on behalf of Newberry.
Moore knowledge of when the New
berry campaign organization went out
o business was sought by Mr.. Little
ton, but the court allowed government
eeolectlons TO this line of testimony
Noore testified, however, that he quit
worn after the primary. One of the
contentious OF the defense is that the
ofganzatlon ceased after the primary
knd therefore no conviction can be had
" counts alleging illegal acts in con
hecuon with the general election.