Evening star., 1920-02-05
MOORE, INDICTED,
|NNEWbERRy CASE,
TELLS OF ACTIONS
"Lid Off, Sky the Limit, y
Cody Quoted as
Saying.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. February D.
Allen X. Moore, first of the indicted
men TO testify. was called to the stand
by the government when the New
berry elections conspiracy trial was
resumed in federal court today. Moore
pleaded guilty at first to four of the
six counts and not guilty as to the
others He changed this to "no1o
contendere" on January 26
Moore's home is in Grand Rapids
and his appearance on the stand
caused defense attorneys to call
Charles Floyd. who had charge of the
local Newberry headquarters. to the
counsel table.
Moore Tells of Activities.
Objections to the testimony came
thick and fast. but Judge Clarence w.
Sessions allowed the testimony to go
in. Moore told of a trip to Detroit
with Floyd. at which time Paul King
asked him to visit the upper penin-
sula and sound out certain individuals
on the Newberry candidacy. Moore
said r. Frank Emory. at Kings or
ders. gave him 500 for expenses, and
he received check for that amount
Moore said he made daily reports
by mail. and after ten days returned
to Grand Rapids. He said Kings Sec
retary called him on the long distance
telephone and arranged another trip
TO the north in company with King.
S'3 Week, MOOre's Pay.
On this second meeting with King.
Moore said he agreed with the New
berry campaign manager on a salary
of s15 week.
Moore said he joined King in Mar
quette about April %. 1918. and that
Sibben, his secretary and another de-
fendant. and that King told him tha t
Roger Andrews of Menominee objected
to the witness work in the upper
peninsula and that Andrews was in
charge of that section. Moore testi-
fled his salary was given to him in De-
troit in cash by either Emery or
Harry o. Turner.
Moore said that through DR.. W. H.
Smith, jr, at Muskegon. he met
George r. Murray. head of a railroad
mems relief association and publisher
of the organizations magazine. He
arranged with Murray for letters of
Introduction to many railroad men and
DR.. Smith took a trip with him.
Letters and Cash Told OF.
Were you given anything besides
letters to take to these mem" asked
Frank c. Daley, assistant attorney
general.
Yes" said Moore: Floyd said these
men couldn't be expected to work for
he gave me $500 in cash to pay
Them
Moore said he gave Jack Murray of
Detroit $3.50 in connection with visits
to railroad men and factory workers
Jack Murray. he said. was a brother
OF George Murray At Port Huron he
gave $40 or $50 to Alex Murray, an
other brother. At Saginaw man
named Hickey" was given s25.
George Copeland. a baggageman at
Saginaw. received SIS in several pay
ments. He said DIR. Smith was right
tnere when he gave out this money
Eighteen Heard Yesterday.
Special Prosecutor Daley was hope
full of getting into the record today
the testimony of as many witnesses
as he placed on the stand yesterday.
when eighteen were heard, despite
general objections by the defense that
a conspiracy had not been proved.
Prosecutor Daley was compelled to
rearrange the order of appearance of
among them or their families.
The defense contended that the in
dividual acts of defendants could not
be offered in evidence at this stage
but Judge c. w. Sessions held that
government counsel could marshal
their testimony as they saw fit.
Lid on; Sky the Limit
Two bits of evidence offered yester-
day were considered by the prosecu-
charge. James Sweinhart, head of the
New York bureau of a, Detroit news
paper. said Frederick Cody, a defend
ant. told him in New York:
The lid is off in Michigan, and the
sky is the limit
Walter Chappelle, editor of a week
ly newspaper at Harrisville, Mich.
testified that Benjamin F. Reed. dep
uty state labor inspector and another
defendant. had solicited him 70 be-
come a county chairman in the New
berry organization. and told him:
The freight will be paid"
Government Overruled.
The government forces also were
frequently overruled when they tried
to confine croSs-eXamination of their
witnesses to the material developed
by direct questioning. Defense at
tempts to search the motives of wit
nes sses in certain campaign acts were.
defense contended that such testi-
mony would go to the essence of the
conspiracy charge. but Judge Ses-
sions ruled that it was not proper
cross examination.
The campaign of James W. Helme
for the democratic senatorial nomi-
nation was again brought into the
trial through the testimony of Van
A. LOomIS "a deputy sheriff and pri-
vate detective from Jackson. Loomis
said he had been hired by Charles v.
De Land, d defendant, to circulate
Helme nominating petitions. He ad-
mitted receiving $50 for the work and
said he had partially filled two petit
tions having space for twenty-five
names each.
StenORraphers Are Heard.
Among the witnesses were a number
OF stenographers and typists employed
at Newberry campaign headquarters in
Detroit. They named numerous de-
PENDANTS they had seen about the Of
fees, told of being paid in cash. and
some of them related that there was a
cash chest in the vault at headquarters.
Miss Kate McDougal of North
Branch, formerly a clerk in the house
of representatives at Lansing. at the
afternoon session. testified to receiving.
indexing and filing at Detroit head
quarters about 400 contracts with
Michigan newspapers for advertising.
Littleton brought out that imme-
Giately after the primary Miss Nc
fouSal worked not for the Newberry
committee. but the republi-
can central state committee.
Harry Viger of Grand Rapids was
a sked to tell about an offer of employ
ment made to him by George W. Welsh
state representative from this city
He was reluctant. and was sharply Or
oered by Judge Sessions to ansIer the
questions. He said he received So a
week for distributing literature in
Grand Rapids factories and worked
after the urinary