Arizona republican., 1920-02-10
NEWBERRY LETTERS BARED IN COURT TO
 SHOW CONSPIRACY
Prosecution Attempts to Show Senator in Close Touch with Financial Status of Campaign
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 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Feb. g. Senator Truman H. Newberry's cor respondence regarding the Gold Star club, organized by Thomas J. OBrien, former ambassador to Japan, and other citizens of Grand Rapids. were introduced as evidence today in the trial of the senator and 122 others on charges of conspiracy in the 1918 cleo tion. In addition there was telegram from Frederick P. Smith, manager of the Newberry estate in Detroit. to Commander Newberry in New York regarding election expense and an other of the defendants, was quoted as saying before the general election: :: We are going to get a real barrel this time"
 Introduce Newberry Letters
 The letter which mentioned Ambas sador O'Brien was introduced while Clyde T. Hamilton, chairman of the was on the stand. The defense tried vainly to exclude the letters because they were written in September, 1919. more than year after the election
 The first letter, mailed to Wash ington by Hamilton September 13, tees budget had been exceeded in the campaign of the year before and that Hamilton had to put for the de- ficit." It continued, in part:
 I've formed the Gold Star club. sending out d letter to each soldiers family in the county. This letter was signed by members who had lost sons or relatives in the war. It had a tre- mendouS influence and was exclusive ly for the senatorial campaign. The cost was s330 and I would be very glad if you would see that this was refunded"
 The letter said that Ambassador O'Brien, who is in Washington. was familiar with this matter, in fact he served on the sub committee which put this over.
 Senator Newberry replied five days later:
 Tt seems that I should not con- tribute as l subscribed to the state central committee all that the law allows
 He added that he would consult Am bassador O'Brien and see if some correspondence indicated that the senator and ambassador did not meet, and Hamilton wrote:
 Newberry Estate Sends Check
 Il understand the circumstances and if you wish to make a contribution committee. I would be very glad to have you do so.'
 A few days later Hamilton said he received from Detroit a check for $350 signed by the Newberry estate.
 Did you reimburse yourself for the $350?" asked MT. Daley.
 No, sir, I put up for deficit which amounted altogether to $50O'
 What did you do with the check 9"
 q cashed it.''
 Where did the money go?"
 ITO me-"
 could not remember that the check was signed by Frederick F. Smith. attorney in fact.
 He identified the voucher which he receipted as chairman of the county committee.
 The smith -Newberry telegram was dated August 6, 1918, and read
 "Misinformed you this morning the date of close of regular expenses Should have said August 2. Circular work, advertising, clerical help post age and all regular overhead expense will naturally continue until primary Have written"
 Going After Barrel"
 Leo A. Barry of Baraga, formerly of kallspell. Montana, and several places in British Columbia and the Pacific northwest, drew the longest fire of the defense with his barrel testi- mony. He ascribed the remark to James F. McGreggor. a Newberry field agent in Northern Michigan.
 McGreggor said Barry walked into the office of d hotel in Munising some time after the Newberry com mittee had reported expenditures of $176,000 in the primary campaign, and said to George Harding: George, I am going down to New York Friday night to see the commodore"
 Well, Jim" replied Harding. ac- cording to the witness, "get more than SIC, ,000.'
 .'Oh, we are going to get a barrel this time,' was Barry's version of Me