Evening star., 1920-02-10
|SPEEDS Up PROCEEDINGS
| IN THE NEWBERRY CASE
Special Attorney General Daley
Continues the Questioning
of Witnesses.

/ GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. February
10.-Frank C. Daley. special attor-
ney general. continued questioning OF
witnesses for the prosecution today
in the trial of Senator Truman III
Newberry and 121 co-defendants
charged with violation of the election
laws in 1918. Indications were thai
the government attorney was making
an effort to speed UP the proceedings
Gold Star Club Activities.
Senator Newberry's correspondence
regarding the Gold Star Club. said &c
have been organized by Thomas j
OBrien. former ambassador to Japan
and other citizens of Grand Rapids
day. In addition, there was a tele-
gram from Frederick P. Smith. man.
ager Of the Newberry estate in De-
troit, to Commander Newberry in
New York regarding election ex-
penses. and another Of the defend
ants was quoted as saying pe1ore the
general election:
I'VE are going to get a real barrel
this time"
The letters which mentioned Am
bassador O'Brien were introduced
while Claude T. Hamilton. vice presi-
dent of the Michigan Trust Company
and chairman Of the Kent county re-
publican committee, was on the stand
The defense tried vainly to exclude
them. because they were written IN
September, 1919. more than year
after the election.
Hamilton's preliminary questioning
brought out that Hamilton had been
Informed of the expense" connected
with sending 10000 Newberry form
Il tiers members of the club,
The first letter. mailed to Wash
ington by Hamilton. September 13
1919. said that the county commit
tees budget had been exceeded in the
campaign of the year before and that
Hamilton had to put up for the def
icit." 1t continued. in part:
I'VE formed the Gold Star Club
sending out letter to each soldiers
family in the county. This letter was
signed by members who had lost sons
or relatives in the war. 1t had tre-
mendous influence, and was exclusive
ly for the senatorial campaign. The
cost was $3.50, and / would be very
glad II you would see that this was re-
funded"
The letter said that Representative
Mapes and John Blodgett were familiar
with the affair, and edded:
Ambassador OBrien. who is now in
Washington, is also familiar with this
matter; in fact, he served on the sub
committee which put this over"
Senator Newberry replied five days
later:
at seems that / should not contrib.
ute = as I subscribed to the
state central committee all that the
law allows"
A Few days later Hamilton said he
received from Detroit check for $3.50
signed by the Newberry estate.
Snith.NewberFy Telegram.
The Smith-Newherry telegram was
dated August 6. 1918, and read:
"Misinformed you this morning the
date of close Of regular expenses
Should have said August q. Circular
work, advertising. clerical help, post
age and all regular overhead expense
viii naturally continue until primary
Have written"
Leo A. Barry Of Barage. formerly OF
Chicago, drew the longest, fire of the
defense with his barrel testimony
He ascribed the remarks to James F.
McGreggor, a Detroit salesman. who
was a Newberry field agent in north.
ern Michigan. McGreggor. said Barry
walked into the office of q hotel in
| Munising some time after the New
berry committee had reported expendi-
paign and said to George Harding:
George. l am going down to New
York Friday night to see tho com
"WeH. Jim." replied Harding. accord.
ing to the witness. get more thar
'!.oS'v; '!.oS. ". are going to get . barrel
this time" was Barry's version Of
McGreggor's reply.