Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
NEWDERRY DOODLE
USED WITHOUT STINT,
WITNESS TElLSJURY
Thousands and Thousands OF Dol
lars Handed Out but Without
Intent Of Fraud" He Says.
RELIEF SOCIETY USEO

One of the most amazing chapters OF
rolitical history illustrating the use OF
tremendous sums Of money TO carry an
election is shown in the opening days
proceedings Of the trial of United States
senator Newbcrry (Republican) and l32
other parfy workers. at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, charged with the conspiracy In
The use Of money AZ the Senatorial cleo
tion in Michigan last year.
\ portion of the testimony is given be-
low. IL will he found of especial interest
lust At this time:
AK Moore, Grand Rapids, one Of the 10
defendants who have pleaded nolo con-
tcndero TO the indictment, answered
questions concerning his trips shout the
>tstc. telling at payments OF from $40
20 $40 to various men and of campaign
,ng with the president of railroad
mems relief organization.
On cross-cxaminatIon Aioorc said he
had no intention OF violating any law and
thAt the payments were made TO men
h,n>d 20 circulate nominating petitions
and literature on behalf of Senator New
berry "snd for no other purpose.
On this showing the defense attorneys
maintained thst Noore's testimony had
failed to advance the Government case.
The prosecution, however, explained that
thev had shown widespread use of money
and the conversion of railroad relief
organization 10 roliticsl purposes.
cor $500 FOR 70 wEEKs' WORK.
The Government sad also that Moore'S
salary OF $500 for 20 weeks work,
hls personal expenses accounts OF Sl2lg
snd the $500 or $500 he distributed To
Others totaled within a few hundred
dollars OF the $3.50 campaign expenses
allowed by law.
The proceedings were punctuated oc-
casionally with objections, the defense
seeking 10 have the entire testimony
stricken out hecausc no groundwork of
a criminal conspiracy had been estab-
lrshed and the Government attempting to
limit cross-cSaullnatlon to facts adduced
IN the rect questioning Judge Scs-
sions wss inclined To give both sides lati
tudc and the chief objections were over
ruled
One Of the sharpest Tits came when
Nsrt,n W. Littlcton for the defense
sSkcd Moore:
In all your work for the Newberry
tampaign Committee did you have any
intent TO violate any law
No INTENT TO vioLARH LAW.
Nv otJsNhith
but Judge SESSIONS cut short the discus
sion by holding that Moore wa. "in a
different category from other witnesses"
Moore then answered:
Il did not
Another exchange between attorneys
ccurrcd on redirect examination, after
frank &. Daley Assistant Attorney
General, established thst Moore had paid
the expenses cf George r Murray, of
Muskegon, head Of the railroad relief
organization. on trip the two took
when Murray was installing officers in
the various locals Of the association. He
qierled:
And this was Nc~tcrry organization
money
Mr.. Idttleton obiected 20 the form of
: ne question. but the witness had answered
.filrmatIvely before the attorneys started
r,uing and the Court allowed II to
-t.nd The redirect examination also
brought out that Moore was admitted
10 the meetincs and addressed them on
lehalf of Nevberry.
Moorss knowledge OF when the New
tssrry campaign organization went out Of
business was sought by Mr.. Llttleton,
but the court allowed government OBJ
Icctlons to this line OF testimony. Moore
testified, however. that nc quit work
alter the primary One Of the contentious
81 the defense Is that the organization
ceased after the primary and, therefore
no convection can be had on counts
alleging Illegal actions in connection
with the general election.
.in echo OF this point came just before
recess with CLYDE l. Ross. cashier of a
Grand Rapids bank, on the stand. He
testified be had leased two Offices In the |
hank building to Charles A. Floyd, in |
charge OF the Western Michigan New |
isrry organic atiohs. and that the arrange |
'nent ran st $50 a month from MAY | to |
September Is, 1918. The primary was held |
August - OF that year. Ross also said /
nat Floyd opened an account with the |
lank, which was carried through the /
wear
Ross identified deposit slip and Q
transcript Of the banks records Of the
floyd account and also the books bv
which he verified IL
Ho read from the transcript showing
"a initial deposit OF $3.50 on April 26. /
Further deposits were detailed, ranging
rom 800 TO $500 and extending TO
December 8. 1915. They totaled Sill
30 without two December deposits Of
800 each. These deposits were made
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