Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

after tho elc ction. tho preceding one
being dated September ..
Ross said that all were Ill currency
with one exception. and then figurec
that checks against the account totalco
S91S7 90 UP TO December "a.
The cross-examipation brought ou'
that the account was in Floyd's nAms
and handled rs WAS his previous ac-
countssin tho same bank.
MS EXPENDITURES $lf ,256.5t.
Judge Sessions had the witness change
his computation 10 az to include all
checks up TO election day November s
This new total WAS $ll ,256.54, rs COM
pared with deposits Of Sill $50. The
transcript WAS then admitted TO evi'
dcnco
Frank Wolf. vice president Of the
Commonwealth Federal Savings Bank,
of Dctriot, testified that Paul II. King
chairman, had opened an account there
Albert r. Moore, another vice presi'
dc mt Of the bank, testified that the &c
count of the Truman II. Ncwbcrry
Senatorial Committee" was opened March
%. 1918.
The total deposit of the committee
account were given as Sis, ,S57.2o With
drawals continued up To December 10,
1918, the witness said, the last on that
date being for s65.S0. This left bal
ance of 1915.
A. h. Moore, who was the first of
the indicted men to take the stand, had
pleaded guilty at first TO four of the
six counts and not guilty TO the others.
III, changed this TO "nolo contondere' on
January 26.
When Moore was called to the de-
fense attorneys called Charles Floyd.
who had charge of the local Newberry
headuarters, 30 the counsel table.
Objections 10 tho testimony came thick
and fast, but Judge Clarence W. Ses-
sions allowed the testimony TO go in.
Moore told Of n trip to Detroit with
Floyd, at which time Paul King asked
him to visit tha Upper Penisnula ard
sound out certain individuals on tho
New berry candidacy, Moore said r.
Frank Emory, at Kings orders. gave
him 800 for expenses and he received
q check for that amount.
Moore said he made daily reports by
mail, and after ten DAYS returned ~
Grand Rapids He said Kings secretary
called him on the long-distancc tele-
phone and arranged another trip TO the
North IN company with King.
On this second meeting with King,
Moore said, he agreed with tho New
berry campaign manager on a salary of
S75 a week
Moore said he joined King in Mar
Quette about April %, 1918 and that
the latter was accompanied by Clifford
Sibben, his secretary, and another dc
fendant
Moore said King told him that Roger
Andrews of Mcnominee, objected TO tho
witness work IN the upper peninsula,
and that Andrews was in charge OF that
section.
Moore testified his salsry was given
10 him in Detroit in cash by either Emery
or Harry Q. Turner.
RELIEr ASSOCIATION HEAD HIS AID
Moore said that. through DR.. W. II.
Smith, Jr., at Muskegon, he met George
r. Murray, head of railroad mems
relief association and publisher of the
organizations magazine. He arranged
with Murray for letter of introduction
TO many railroad men, and DIR. Smith
took trip with him.
Were you given anything besides let
ters To take to these men asked Frank
c. Daley, assistant attorney general.
Yes, said Moore. Floyd SAID these
men couldn't he expected 10 work for
nothing IN distributing literature. and he
gave me s4o0 in cash TO pay them.
Moore said he gave Jack Murray. OF
Detroit. $3.50 in connection with visits
to railroad men and factory workers.
Jack Murray. he said, was a brother Of
George Murray. At Port Huron he gave
$40 or $50 to,Alexander Murray, another
brother. At Saginaw a man named
Hickey" was given SIS.
George Copeland. a baggageman at
Saginaw, received SO in several pay
mcnts. He said DR.. Smith was right
there" when he gave out this money
Another trip described by Moore took
in Cadillac, Grayling, Boyne City and
East Jordan lie got more money frnm
Floyd and gave ardmaster Murphy, at
Cadillac, s25. 4 foreman one Mason,
az Crawling, received $40 70 $50
Moore said, and he named Earl Farmer.
an engineer at East Jordan, as getting
$40. Fred Curtiss, at Boyne City, got
half that mount.
At Battle Creek man named Mandel
got $40 and Joseph Lardner q machinist
at Manlstique, was gwen $50, according
10 the witness.
On various trips TO Flint, Moore said,
he gave Myers, a freight agent, $50;
A. r. Cole, yardmaster, IS, and Ray
Larrabee OF the Interurban Line, $40.
PAID AN ENGINEER SI40.
"a man named Allen. an engineer
Of Battle Creek, was mentioned as re-
,eiviEg $40 and Secretary Lloyd, OF the
Jackson branch of the relief association,
$40. Moore said this money was given
him by Floyd at Grand Rapids or by
Emery or Turner at Detroit.
Moore then described a trip he took
With George Murray, arranging for the
annual meeting OF the relief association.
WHO paid the expenses" asked Mr..
Daley
II did, said Moore.
"Out of what" Il
Out Of my Newberry expense money" I
Moore testified FLOYD authorized this /
lse OF money More gave his total |
alary as $500 and, after referring 10
notebook, said his expense accounts .
otaled sl2l9 He said between $500 /.
md 5000 vss given him to distribute
among railroad men. This last state
nent went in over the objections of