The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-02-04
HINTS NEWBERRY
PLOT WAS HATCHED
IN BILTMORE HOTEL
Witness Says Robert Oakman
and Mayor Marx of Detroit
Were There.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. A.
Introduction of testimony designed To
prove its charges OF conspiracy, fraud
and corruption in the election OF
United States Senator New.berry was
resumed by the Government in Fed
eral District Court here to-day.
James +. Sweinhart, New York rep
resentative of the Detroit News, tes-
tifed that in the middle OF January,
1918, he called on Edward Fitzgerald,
secretary Of Mayor Oscar Marx OF
Detroit, at the Biltmore Hotel In New
, YORK.
Robert Oal0man and Mayor Marx
were with him. He said that about
half an hour later they came face to
face with Commander New'berry
leaving OalOmans room"
Sweinhart said ne frequently called
at Newberry's Office No. $50 Broad
way. Newspaper duties were the
usual objects of such calls, which he
said extended into September. He
testified chat Frederick Cody was
there very often" Cody was re-
ferred to yesterday as having said
there would be BARREL Of money" in
the campaign.
Sweinhart said Cody usually walked
past the office attendants without
question, while others were not al
lowed beyond an outer railing until
permission TO enter came from the
| inner office.
Sweinhart said that in his talks
with Newberry about the Senatorial
campaign he was shown letters and
kilograms from Paul II. King and
that Newtberry told him he was kept
posted almost daily" on happenings
in Michigan.
Sweinhart said he remembered one
| specific conversation with Cody IN
Nowberry's office.
at related to money" he said 'We
stood apart from others in the room
and Cody told me that he had been
out to Michigan and Cody said: The
lid is off out there. The sky is the
| limit"
The witness said Thomas p. Phil
| "a
! gesstions as to some big Republican
| to interview in support OF NewberrY,
and Swsinhart suggested Theodore
| Roosevelt.
Martin w. Iittleton, for the de-
fense, drew from the witness that
Arrangements were made through
Cody for a visit TO Col. Roosevelt at
the Century Club. The court halted
attempts TO get into the evidence at
| this stage what was said by Col
! Roosevelt relative 20 the Ncw'berTy
candidacy.
Mr.. Littleton tested the witnesses
memory on details Of visits to the
| NeW+berry office Then he turned to
the conversation in April, 1918, with
Cody and learned that the witness
could not recall his own remarks on
the occasion that the lid" was dis
Gu ssed by Cody.
A conference over the candidacy Of
Chase Osburn, which Sweinhart said
| Cody claimed to have broken Up, was
the next topic. The witness said he
understood from Cody that Osborn,
NewIberry and Henry Fond were ex-
pected at the conference. logged by
| Mr.. Idttletcn, he recalled that VII
! liam Alden Smith was also mentioned
as a possible participant
Did not Mr.. Cody tell you that the
conference broke up because Mr..
smith would not attend?" Iibtleton
asked.
mo, sir"
oscar 3. Marx, former Mayor OF
Detroit, testified he visited New York
in January, 1918, in company with Ro-
| bert OalIunan. He said he knew New
berry and Cody and they visited
| Marks room. Marx said Cody told
him: "If Newberry became candi-
| date il would take a load off his mind
| n my organization we're with him