The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-27
NEWBERRY PUT
ON TRIAL WITH
123 OTHERS
Senator'S Co-Defendants
Delayed by Snow in
Reaching Court

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Jan al
Snowbound trains operated 10 delay
until afternoon the process OF jury
selection In tho trial Of senator Thos.
Truman ~ Newbcrry and i2a code
PENDANTS when the big political case
was called In the United states dis
trict court here today
4 dozen of the respondents failed
TO answer at the roll call Just before
court assembled aud although most
Of them reported by telegram that
they were on their way no word had
come from half a dozen men.
A motion by the defense challcng-
ing the array OF the jury panel. was
entered and denied. tine process
bringing sharp spnt between Judge
Clarence w. Sessions and Martin ".
iittleton, OF Nfw York, one OF the
senior counsel for the defense. The
court said the language OF tho chai-
lcnRc WAS uutruthful and added.
Documents filed win this court
must be truthful"
General Battle" Promised.
MY integrity Is lust as precious na
the courtA' said Mr. l.ittleton. aud
he promised tho Judge general bat
tie on the point The engagement.
however. failed to develop beyond the
skirmlsh stage
one OF tho half hundred or more
defense attorneys objected 10 the
seats assigned newspaper men. say
ing that the press had been favored
apnNe the hpr. Judge Sessions assured
him that arrangements had been
passed on Ia advance and that thcS
would stand
Ncwbcrry and iai other men we're
charged with corruption, fraud anI
conspiracy bv the federal grand jury
which investigated the senatorial
election Of 1915. when the indict-
tncuts were returned Nov. so. Inst.
United States District Judge g. W.
Sessions, who assembled the jury, In
dicated that evidence Obtained by the
inquisitors disclosed that between
$500. GOO aud 81 600 OOO had been ex-
PENDED fraudulcutly IN connection
with the election.
The Indicted men included every
member OF tho committee that com
durtcd the NowhcrrN campaign ana
state. county and municipal Officers 'n
virtually rtcry county from Lake Su-
ucri0r 10 the ohio border.
Two Binnkct Indictments.
The conclusions uf TIE grand iur.
were embodied in two blanket iudirt-
montH. They Churgod violation ot
both federal and state laws hN as"
Legitimate expenses in the campaign,
and violation of the federal corrupt
practices act which penalties pay
mcnt of money to voters Use Of tho
malls "tu defruud an tho people nj
Michigan was further charge I
against the campaign committee
More than 100000 Of the con-
trihutcd fund o. charged was
converted 10 the personal use OF
some Of the campaign managers
james W HDlmr. former state
dairy md food commitsin who
opposed Horny iurd for the domo-
cratic nomination in tho senatorial
primary another rluurc Of The in
dictm"nt alleged. WIS compensated
hv the Nowhcrry organization for
making the primary race. The ale
legged purpose was 10 prevent demo-
cratic voters from lining up' with
Ford ln the republican primary
Attached o. the indictments was "a
list ui more than two score covert
acts These contained charges thHt
number OF those indicted bad given
rewards ranging from promises of a
good ioh' to payments ot sums
ranging from s. tu y2.15U Boo return
for support Boz tho Nrwhrrry cam
palrn. one country editor WIS all
legged tu have received ton of print