Evening star., 1920-02-08
LINKS
Up NEWbERRy WITH
CAMPAIGN OFFICE
Strongest Point Yet Made in
Conspiracy Trial, Prose.
cution Holds.

0hANO RAPIDS, Mich, February Z.
Truman H. Newberry received let
ters concerning the 1918 senatorial
campaign from its Detroit headquar-
ters and the manager Of the campaign
used Newberry's letter box when in
New York, according to testimony
given at the elections conspiracy trial
here today. The testimony came
from Mrs. Annabelle Hamilton. one
of the chiefs Of the stenographic
force of the Newberry campaign COM
mittee.
The evidence was considered by
the prosecution as one OF the strong
| est links it has thus far forged in
| the chain by which is sought the
binding Of the 1913 defendants into a
| common purpose to violate federal
election laws. 1t went unchallenged
on cross-examination, although other
mony were subjected to a heavy
| cross fire from Martin w. Littleton.
one Of the chief counsel for the de-
fense.
Gave Jury Inside Gllmpse.
Mrs. Hamilton was on the stand a
goodly portion of the single Satur-
day session. She gave the Jury an
ters. touched on its finances and told
of "a brown tin box" in the vault
in which she saw punches Of wrap
lied the night force Of stenosra-
ped-up bfllS.
The witness said she had organ
could not care for the work that was
piling up. She said she asked b.
Frank Emery how much to pay these
girls and was told mot to spare ex-
pense." She gave them SO cents an
hour.
Mrs. Hamilton also. brought the
primary. ticket into The case again
e crs; lie eAtH defendant. told her he would
FOR for SewbeSry I II he had to run HIM
~Resardless Of the Money"
mate ef cosa sbben ae@ss sseretsls ssnpo to
eampaignss ami is refated iaef that Ia sibSen told
reeardIess M e e0t Of the moneY. Money os ana ses That
ssNewberry and his family were
hnSabneing SbsI1sg: The Sot;s tc;ampaign -.,
members Of the grand Jury, under:
went s.HaI. cros;s.e1amination S;se todaX and
Vs to Stray ends Of fdnssses the case tes''neo as
IAentiAes Mailing LasA.
MrA. Hamilton Identified . photo
she had in her. custody in Detroit.
= hard tight BY the defense to have
Judge Sessions admitted the Int a
government exhibit 50 ana 1t was read
to the jury.
The defense had the witness say
that she did not know that tho Bolo
Club was an established Organization
OF SpaniSh-American War Veterans
who had served in the Philippines
and that she did not know that Tru-
man II. Newberry was a member Of
the order. Turning to the Nickel
conversation. the attorney asked:
Asked About Nickel.
Did not Nickel explain that he was
against Ford because the lAtters
name was placed on both the repub-
lican and democratic primary tickets
with the idea that If he won both he
would be elected senator without op-
position?"
Il do not remember that remark"
said Mrs. Hamilton.
Walter Ware Of Boyce City and
Morris e. Richards Of Crystal Falls
told Of campaign work they had done
at the instance of the Newberry or
ganization. They related payments
made them, Ware getting SIS from
John M Harris for circulating nomi-
mating petitions and campaign litera-
ture and Richards receiving about
$50 from James F. McGregor for ex-
penses incurred as chairman Of his
county. Ware made the point that he
was requested, not hired" to do the
work.