The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-11
new TACK In
NEWBERRY CASE
Defense Fails in Attempt to
o Have Ex-Gov. 0Sborne'S
Evidence Eliminated.

EVluenCe Eliminated.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE
| government took new tack today ir
steering the prosecution of Senator
Truman ID. Ncwherry and his II;
campaign aides, taking up the can
didacy of J. w. Heme, Henry
Ford's primary opponent.
A dozen witnesses were placed on
the stand to testify that their sig
natures to petitions placing Helme
in nomination were forgeries. Thus
the government contends that Helmc
was induced to run by Newbcrry's
managers and paid for making the
race, Special Assistant Attorney
General Daley announced that he
would prove that the petitions con-
tanning the forgeries were circulated
| by agents employed by the Newborry
senatorial committee
The defense today made deter
mined fight to have stricken from
the record tho testimony late yos-
terday of former Gov Chase S. Os-
born. They were unsuccessful ex-
Cept on one motion, the court order
ing stricken from the record n refer
cnce to IL. A. Hopkins as financial
sewer"
Police Magistrate Edward Jeffer-
son, OF Detroit, described an effort
made by Alderman Fred w. Casta l.
tor, one OF the defendants to secure
his aid in persuadlng Helme to run
The ease with which money could
be picked up" In Flint during 1915
was described by Wilson Young. lie
told of distributing Newberry but
tons al the request Of Fred Henry, 0
defendant. When he had completed
| his task, Henry told him, he tcsti-
fed, there's something in youl
pocket besides a button" The some
| thing was ten dollar bill, he said
Again, he said, on election night
after driving Henry home, the lat
ter laid n ten dollar bill on the seat
of his automobile.
A motion to strike from the rec
ords the testimony of ex-GoV. Os-
born so far as II relates to Mark T.
Mckee, renewed 10y Martin w. Lit-
tleton at the outset today, was de-
MED.
Tho reference to Hannibal Hop
kins, who was told by the former
governor that he was making a
financial sewer Of himself" was
however, ordered stricken out
William Osborn, a Grand Rapids au-
tomobile dealer. said that In June, 1913
he lived at a26 Cherry street. Mr.. DALEY
called his attention 10 one Of the liclmt
nominating petitions which were mn
pounded from the secretary of state
Office several days ago. The line bore
the name OF william Osborn, d1o
Cherry street"
Did you sign or authorize any one
ts sign that pctition2"
Il did not II is not my handwrit-
ing" said the witness.
The defenso fought the testimony on
the ground that no connection hnd
been shown between any OF the defend
ants and this particular petition. judge
Sessions said such n connection should
be shown.
We can't do It all az once" said
Mr.. Daley. I'VE will show that tht
circulation Of Helme petitions IN Grand
Rapids was In charge Of several de-
fendnnts.'
Il submit" rcioincd Nj. Lttlcton
that the wrong, nay more. the crime
Of n man hired 10 circulate petitions
is not binding upon the defendants"
THE testimony may stand SAID
Judge Sessions, and the defense note'
an exception.
Tho witness told Mr.. Llttlcton he di,
not remember signing n Newherry pctt
tion and Mr. DALEY then read one o
the form letters mailed 20 petition
| signers II was sent to Osborne nnf
! signed Truman " Nowberry. /. WI
! liam Tosman. OF Grand Rapids, Wal
shown IA Holme petition dated July %
The witness read his name and ad
| dress In the petition.
rs that your signature aud hand
writiuR2' asked DALEY
1T iH not" said Tolsman. Cross
! examination developed that II was hu
| best recollection he did not SiEu nul
| petitions in July.
The check for $3.50 which CLAUDE
! Hamilton. chairman Of the Kent county
| republican committee. received IRON
| Truman II Eowhcrry last october Wa
! then read into the record 10y the de-
! fcusc. This pnrt Of tho proceedings wni
! arranged when Hamilton was uud'i
| cross-cxaminatlon regarding the Golr
| could not remember the signature ~
! ihc check. " was recorded today H'
! Truman " Ncwbcrry by Frederick J.
! Smith. attorney. iu fnct."
other witnesses found their names or
| Hclme petitions ana in each instance
! rcpudiatcd them.
Benjamin o Buth. who lived IN Eala
| wnzoo "oycr hfty ye1rs" said bc know
| Harrison Norrill. o defendant. Hu1 ih'
! latter introduced him 10 Thomas bigger
/ state boxing rommlseioncr.
Mr. Merrill said 10 mo. Here. d'
7 Won want 20 make % lftIn easy money
This iF my friend Mr Bigger. li'
] wants fhrra petitions circulated f0'
/ James " Hrlfuc "
bigger offered tho witness f2s for 2-0
/ names Burh said hc arFsd them a
/ they were trying 10 beat Ford bon
! w1rH"
ITO raid BirFrr told him they have
] Ford bent iu tho republican pr.mHr
now nud are going after him Boo iA'
/ other"
Bush snid h' put dozen Uslmo r".
/ 'iff1UE IN his pocket had four or t-s
/ friends sign and later destroy 8H fh.
petitions and Bush told him Do had
. 'laa' them" "
George T. NcKinie, park Hpsrln.
/ trr3rnf of Flint. fiid Fred u rry. dep.
ufy state factory inspector and "a De-
! f.udsut offered him 800 20 Ecf twerf1
! IIs'wr petitions signed within week
h week later Henry called ON tNs
I telephone md told him 20 continue th,
I work and do the best DO could
THE dHg before The primary uef ci1ara
T...7rd Fletcher. another dsfauda r'
. "rHN.d tom Lansing and asked rhH'
/ H.I become ~ fhn petitions" said Tr-
Hr 90 fo'l him : Ind forgsr.'.' a
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