Evening star., 1920-02-04
BARREL OF MONEY
EXPECTED, CODY IS
QUOTEOASSAY|NG
Government Resumes Hear
ing of Testimony in New
berry Case.

! lsg the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. February (
Introduction OF testimony designed
! to prove its charges OF conspiracy.
fraud and corruption in the election
! of United states Senator New berry
/ was resumed by the government IN
| federal district court here ,Dday.
James +. Swe.nharr, New York rep
I resentatiVe OF the Detroit News. " as
recalled to complete his testimony be
| gun yesterday al the conclusion Of
opening statements for the defense.
! Sweinhart related a conversation in
! New York with Frederick Cody. one
J of the defendants. In which Mr.. New
{ berry's candidacy for the senate was
| discussed.
1T viii be great time for the boys
! in Michigan because they will spend
a barrel OF money" the witness quoted
! Cody as saying.
Sweetheart testified today that in the
middle of January. 1918. he called on
! Edward Fitzgerald. secretary Of Mayor
Oscar Marx Of Detroit. at the Biltmore
Hotel in New York Fitzgerald. he said.
was about to sail Tor Europe.
! Robert Cakman and Mayor Marx were
with him. He said that about half an
! hour later they came ''face TO face with
| Commander Newbe-ry leaving Oallmans
room
Sweetheart said he frequently called
! at Newberrys office at $50 Broadway.
Newspaper duties Were the usual OH
jects Of such calls, which he said ex-
tended into September He testified that
Frederick Cody was there ''verv often
Sweinhart said Cody usually walked
past the office attendants without ques-
ton. while others were not allowed be-
yond an outer railing until permission
| to enter came from the inner office.
Sweinhsrt said that in his talks with
NeWberry about the senatorial cam
paign he was shown letters and tele-
grams from Paul II. King and that New
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most daily on happenings in Michigan"
HAYDEN Evidence Opened.
First evidence in the trial was in
troduced yesterday when J. G.. Hay
den, Washington correspondent of the
Detroit News. and Sweinhart gave tes-
timony bearing on the NeWberry pub
licity carn paign. Previous TO the call
ing of these witnesses James W.
Heime, candidate for United States
senator in the 1918 democratic pri-
mary in Michigan and one of the de
PENDANTS, made to the jury state
I ment which he said was "humillat-
ing"
Helme's appearance was unheralded.
IL followed a statement by James q.
MI rim, who opened for the defense.
| that Helme had been worked" by the
Newberry campaign committee into
making The race against Ford Murfin
| explained to the jury that this was
| done to prevent democratic votes be-
ing cast for Henry Ford in the repub-
| lican primary.
II was worked as Mr.. Murfin told
you" said Helme. Il am making this
statement because I seem to occupy
| position apart from the other defend
ants. but the recital is bit humiliat-
ing"
Quotes Samuel 0'Deu.
Helme said that Samuel ODell. an
other defendant. who was ftate treas
urer in 1918. tnld him that II he beat
Ford in the democratic primary and
| Ford won tire republican nomination"
all the republicans would turn TO him
in the genera. cleo on
Hayden testiio1 to conversations in
December. 1877, with Frederick Cody
and Truman ~. Newberry. then
lieutenant in TIE Navy. He said.
on direcc examination, that Cody
tried to hire him as campaign man.
lager for Newberry. On cross-exam-
ination by Martin w. Littleton he
agreed that the job was that of
..political secretary" with headquar-
ters in Detroit and duties of exam
lining political sentiment IN Michigan
Cody Visit 10 ID. &.
The testimony also touched a visit
of Cody TO Washington in which the
latter told Hayden that Paul King
meanwhile selected for campaign
manager. would not take cent and
cepted the position that he wanted
| a chance at some of the legal business
Of the Newbe~Iy concerns. He said
Cody also told him that Allan a. Tenn
pleton was receiving nothing TOR ms
part in the campaign
| Sweinhart testified to meeting Cody
in New York in January. 1918. and
being told that Hayden would he
made such "A financially attractive
offer thai he could not afford TO re
fuse it."
MIR. Nurfin corrected a statement
made in the morning that Mr.. New
harry made no contribution to the
campaign. He said that Senator New
berry had given Sl.5OO to the state
republican. committee day or TWO
before the general election. tie aise
said that what Mr. DALEY described
Monday as payment for "circulariz-
ing the uarents of dead boys. mem
hers of the Gold Star Club of Kent
county. was really contribution OF
s35O 10 the Kent county republican
committee made in October. 1919,
nearly g year after the election.