Bisbee daily review., 1920-02-13
SAYS NEWBERRY
 GOT HIM FREED
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NCON LIN OEI FROM HAGE ONEJ ager. and others. The incident, Me Keighan said, occurred behind the prescription case in his drug store. Under cross examination McKeig- han said he knew nothing against the integrity of the Michigan supreme court or any member of it and when asked if he believed Fletcher's state ment he replied:
 Politics is funny; I was taking no chances"
 W. J. Crotty, former empioye of the Newberry estate. testified but was not cross examined after he had sworn that contributions to the cam paign fund by John Newberry. broth CT of the senator. amounted to be- tween $15,000 and s20,000 by June 15 1918. z
 Marious Hanson. a bankel from Crawling. Mich, said he found $56 bill in magazine which B. Frank Emery. senatorial committeeman ricked up and placed before him and that the defendant explained it was for possible expense in circulating petitions The banker said he used $15 and retained the other s35.
 McKeighan, on direct examination coolly told of his conviction on the assault and robbery charge and said he was facing rom two to fifteen wears in prison when four of the de fendsnts called on him before the primaries of August 27. 1918.
 'Jt was abont 3 week or ten days before the primary" he testified. King said he was making his last trip through the state ironing out the rough spots and that I was one of the rough spots the boys couldn't smooth out. so he thought he had better come and. seq what was the matter. I told him there was nothing the matter. but that I couldn't do "nythine for him as I was not for Newberry.
 ' King told me a big expense ae count would be allowed for my work CTS if l. did not need any money for T'1vseH and told him didn't need anything. that I was not for New berry and didn't intend to be.
 "Fletchrr eroke ID and said: T told you that there was no use talking money to him before we came ID here. rnaw how to straightcn him out McKeigllan. has been with me before He knows how stand in Lansing and resardless of whether Newberry goes to the United States senate we. will still retain power in the state of Michigan He knows well enough that his ease is 0h in the supreme court and I am in shape so I can see whether it. is affirmed or reversed. and that If he wants to get out and wUrks for Newbet'ry we will see that he sdoesn't go to jail. his case will besreversed and if he don't watch his listrict regardless of whether Newberry carries the state of Michigan or. not, it doesn't mat ter. If vor carry this district for us we will take care of VOL: if you don't you are going to jail
 McKeighan said Fletcher added that ''he didn't care to have me prom ise what would do. because he would know by watching the returns
 After this talk what did you do2" asked Judge Eichorn
 Why. figured it was safe t0 nlsv on the safe side of it so we kind of decided we sweuld be for Newberry.' said McKeighan.
 1.-Two of my main supporters in the different elections happened to bo in the front part of the store and walked out in front. told them of the conversation. what it meant. the way it was put up to. me. Now I says. we better see. that Newberry gets a very good vote up here; I don't care whether he wins or not
 Was the district carried for Mir Newberry?"
 "It was"
 What became of your case?"
 "Lt was reversed
 On cross examination Martin W. Littleton had the witness relate that he came to Michigan from Cleveland. had been in politics six or seven years and besides the assault and rob bery conviction had been arrested two or three years previously for il-