The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29

state treasurer's office until Nov. S. Mr..
Graham knew nothing about this, he said.
He corrected certain dates. He met Mr.
Wilbur at Manchester prior to Aug. a.
1918, saw Mr.. Barber July Z, and on
May l3 had his talk with Governor Gra
ham, He said the check was not held at
Governor Graham's request. He was act
ing as attorney for Mr. Graham.
1t now looks as if the case will 90 over
into next week. When the court sus-
pended at noon it was the understanding
that Mr.. Johnson would be recalled for
cross examination by the state and that
Governor Graham would follow him.
The prosecution started out to describe
new angle in the Graham case late yes
terday afternoon during the cross exam
ination of ex-State Treasurer Edward
H. Deavitt. and whether it was for the
purpose of bringing to the attention of
the jury the fact that Governor Graham
received financial assistance when he
sought to overcome the balances on the
auditors books against him or for the
purpose of testing the memory of the
witness is a question, still, at any rate,
it brought into the case for the first time
evidence about the Graham loan
Only little while before there seemed
| to be difference of opinion between Aud
| itor Gates and Mr. Deavitt on the ques-
| tion of whether or not Mr. Deavitt had
| informed Mr.. Gates that Governor Gra-
| ham questioned some of the accounts
charged against him. Mr.. Deavitt said
| he did and Mr.. Stickney told the witness
to step down while he called Mr.. Gates
to the stand, and Mr. Gates made a fat
denial that he ever did.
Perhaps Attorney General Archibald
! had this in mind when he began the cross
examination of Mr.. Deavitt. After some
| preliminary sparring as to when the eX-
act time Mr. Deayitt first went into the
auditors office to get the data on the
| Graham accounts and what extensive
reading he had done in the papers about
the subject, he was asked if he had
called on j. B. Wilbur at Manchester
which is the attorney generals home
town. The witness answered that he
saw Mr.. Wilbur at his home. The wit
ness was asked to identify the date with
respect to the date of Aug "a, 1918, on
] the check for 81 900 marked as exhibit
"B.' He said it was before the date OF
the check
Did you tell Mr. Wilbur that you were
getting up a patriotic contribution ?"
Il wouldn't put it that way"
did you request payment OF
money!"
Il made a request of Mr.. Wilbur"
did you say that it was for the pur
pose of saving the good name of the state
or that in substance"
81 don't think so -
Did you say in substance to save tn,
good name of Governor Graham?"
Il don't remember. l don't think
did"
. He was asked if he had seen Governo
Smith at st. Adams and if he used tn
same words or their substance and mad
, the same answer.
In respect to his visit to Curtis S. En-
cry of Newport, mentioned as a possibl
candidate for governor the witness re
piled: IF Mr. Emery said did l woul
not deny it. l don't remember havin
any such talk with Mr.. Emery.
The witness said he called to see Red
field Proctor but he was away. He say
5 Frank c. Partridge. He also called o
f George Durham at Brattleboro but NJ
o Dunham was not there. He said he Gale
on James Hartness of Springfield an
J others respecting loan that he wishe
i to negotiate for Governor Graham.
n Asked if he had blank notes signed
d Mr. Graham with him, he replied that h
: did not at that time.
K did you have papers of any kind
The memorandum ! hold in my han,
I and perhaps that paper which has bee
4 referred in evidence, this paper COZ
4 tanning data secured from Mr. Gates.
. The witness said he met Mr. Barb,
between Bellows Falls and Brattlebol
: while he was on the trip. Senator Dal
iels was with him. Harry Wetmore
Montpelier was with Mr. Deavitt. TT
only topic he could recollect was talkt
n about was the Graham matter Mr. De
in witt denied recollection of saying to NJ
c. Barber in this conversation that he ha
e 'better not stir up the matter" "bett
ne not do anything to drag in the good nan
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