Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-05
CONTINUOUS KICK BY COUNSEL
FOR NEWbERRY DEFENDANTS
ATTESTlMoNY OF WITNESSES

Grand Eapics, Mich. Feb. 4.-Tes
titying In the face Of general obJec
r11r by me Defense ina the gov
eminent had failed Id prove q con
spiracy existed 10 violaIe federa
election and postal laws. g witness
as appeared a. today's session OF
the Crial Of Senator Truman Il. New
berry and his I22 co-defendants
The defense commended that the II
cividual acts OF defendants could net
De offered in evidence al La1s stage.
but Judge c. ". Sessions held rt1a1
government counsel could marsha!
their testimony as they saw fl.
Two bits OF evidence offered TO
day were considered by the prose-
curior as important II the cDnspIr-
acv charge James SCsinna-t- head
Of the New York bureau OF De
1-oit newspaper, said Frederick Cody
a defendant roi6 him IN New York:
"The lid is of II Michigan ano
the sky Is the limit
Walter Chappeie. editor Of week
II newspaper a. Harrlsville, Mich.
testified that Ben jamin F Reed. dep
U-v state labor Inspector. and anoCh-
er defendant. had solicited him TO be-
come a-counry chairman II the New
berry organization and told him;
The freight VIII he paid"
The government forces also were
frequently averru-eG when they trlec
10 cenftae cross examination Of their
witnesses 10 the material developed
bv direct questioning. Defense al
rempts 10 search the mor1ves OF VIII
nesses in certain cam paiEn acts were,
however, halted by the court The
defense commended thar such tesa-
morv would go 10 the essence Of the
consoi-acv charge but Judge Sessions
ruled that II was not proper CROSS
examination
The question came up II the Cross
examination OF Lyle Shauanan, an
attorney from Cha-levoI1 and one
OF the organiZers OF the COMMIT
tee OF three which had charge o.
the Newberry campaign II MS coOn-
~ Shauahar testified that ne ha6
received $40 from j. r. Harris chair
man of the committee and Il detenC-
mt. W H Eichorn questioning Tor
the government drew from SnAna-
nan that ne had used So OF that
amount 10 pay a challenger al the
PRIMARY polls but had not accounted
for the remainder.
You understand" the witness saIc.
that Judge Harris die not tell me
iris WIS Newberry money and that
I was "a Newy@rry man before the
committee was organized"
Martin " LIrrieIDn On cross sZ-
animation asked II Sflananan con
sidered he had done any wrong II
accepting the money. bringing AT OBJ
lection from Frank {. Daley. assist
ant attorney general
Shanahan testified thai he spent
srs ID SIS n collecting primary re
turns by telephone. that many per
.uns crowded his Office that evening
and that he had the place closed next
day.
THAT constituted my expenses II
the Champaign" he said
similarly the gpvernnsr- blocked
questioning Of Chappeie as to his
ideas of the morality Of the EXPIRES
uon regarding freight" The cam
r,afrn Of lanes Helr3s for the Dem
Df.rxric senatorial nomination again
Vas brought into the trial through
rhe testimony OF Van =. Loomis-
aeuutv sheriff and private detective
from jackson Loomis said he had
been hired by Charles Y Deiand.
derendaus. TO circulate Helme nom
iuation perirIons. He admitted re-
r.;y,,,~ geo for the work and SAID he
had partially flied two PETITIONS nav
ing space for % names eacn