Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-14
SPENT MONEY LIKE
DRUNKEN SAILORS,
hEWbERRY MEN SAID
Candidate for State Senator Tes-
tifies He Was Told to Fall in
Line or be Beaten.
$50, 900 BARREL OPENED

Grand r apids, Mich Feb. it.-~Mayor
Mckeieha An Of Film. Mich. under cross
examination in the Newberry trial yester-
day, repeated his testimony of Thursday
relative To threats made by State Labor
Commissioners Fletcher to get his support
for Newberry. Government attorneys
produced four witnesses Ia corrohorate
the fact that Paul II. King. Fred Henry
and Fletcher called on Mckeighan and
evidence 10 connect Fletcher and Henry
with the Newherry campaign in Flint.
Frank J. Robards of IIilsdale testi-
fed yesterday that T.. V. Chllson, New
berry field agent, told him the New
berry managers had opened another
barrie" and that $4,000 was given to
the City Committee" IN Detroit to
boost" Newberry.
"1hcy arc spending the money like
drunken sailors" Robards said Chilson
told him early in the campaign.
Mckerhan was the first witness
called for cross examination yesterday and
stood Ivy his story that Fletcher told him
If he did not support Newbcrry his ease
on appeal IN the Supreme Court would
bo affirmed
Mckeiphan wag convict ted "a an ac-
compice 10 an assault and robbery
charge by advising some of his friends
10 get bark their money which they
lost in dice ce-shakng game. The friends
wayiatd the man who had won their
money and took it leaving him $50 TO get
out oi the State MCkeighan was not
present at the attack
The Supreme Court reversed the vpr-
dict ~ guilty" against McKeiehan
who testified that he did not believe
Fletcher had influence with The Supreme
Court but that nj the same time he
took no chances and went out and car
ried his ward for Newberry.
Hugh J Naddigan OF Flint an in
dicted man, who entered q plea Of nolo
contendere, was the third respondent to
testify against his co-defendants. Mad
dlgan told "a long story of how Frcd
Henry and Richard Fletcher got him 10
work for Newberry in Flint paving him
$500 lie supported Mekeiehans story
relative 30 King IIenrv aud Fletcher
calling nt hckeiRhans drug store and
threatening Mokeishan
Henry told me that night that they
had lined up Mokeirhan and that be
dare not go against Newterry because
of the bad prcdicamcnt he was IN Fletcher
NJ the hotel told me that IL would not l'e
we'll for NckeWhan Ia so against ~ for
hc would yet IN bad in his c9iso. hut that
If he helped us even II the Supreme Court
affirmed hIs case. he could got him a
pardon from the governor.
Maddigan testified TINT Henry told
him the Newberry campaign vas "a le
made ststew ide and that Fletcher was
getting more money to pay out
Dr, Hugh A. Stewart Of Flint defeated
State Senator. testified that Fletcher
and Henry told him that II he did not
-. l.. sxut. Il
for reelection.
II told them. he testified II was
not for Nowberry, that I WAS running
my own campaign, and would not be
drawn into tho Senatorial fight They
put up another candidate against me
and through the heavy use of money !
was beaten. They wanted me 10 break
away from Chase :. Oshorrr.
Stewart told long story of Flint poll
tics, IN which he revealed the inner
workings of the Fletcher-Henry machine.
declaring that Henry told him:
so help me God if YOU don't sup
port Nowberry ! will defeat YOU for
State senator
The government towards the close Of
the day shifted it's attacks from alleged
threats and large campaign expenditures
20 alleged false campaign accounts r.
ID. Engeman, secretary-tressurcr of the
Belding Banner News Publishing Com
psny. testified that ms newspaper re-
cciyed sjl.92 for advertising during the
campaign. while the campaign report
filed only showed si5G
Government attorneys tried to show
the date Newberry made his campaign
contribution To the State Republican
Central Committee. but this was ruled
out for lack of proof. Mayor Fred Green
Of Iona will be called To identity the
report The object is to show that this
contribution was made after the cam
palgn, and that no report of unpaid
subscriptions was filed. The amount
Newberry gave was ST 500
Testimony was also produced to show
that Newberry speakers were paid for
their services. Roy Herald testified that
he got as high as Sl53 and expenses for
one speech. Charles p O'Neil Of Detroit
testified he got $500 for making a few
speeches. This testimony was produced
10 show that none of these accounts was
fiNd IN the campaign expenditure report.