Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-27
VERDICT AGAINST
MAYFlELD RETURNED
CONTINUED FROM PACE oNEl
Instructed Verdict

CORSICNNA. Cc. 2t-JWds. SCar
hio.gn tonish, ineuu'tei the jury 70
bring "a verdict aFains, Earle y. May.
fI,ld
Judge Scarborough took this action
following the nltug % a motion ~
plaintiff attorneys asking the Judge 20
Instruct the jury 10 give answers mega.
tiy, to NayfI,m Boo sN 81 the q ques-
tious popoundsd hy he court IN hia
charge lo the jury
Questions Involved
Al ~ ~ questions on which the
plolntIff ATTORNEYS. Richard Mays and
". W. helms requested an instructed
.ordict refer to thc expenditures NJ Mr..
Javfcid in tho primary campaign and
18Th the recording ~ expenses incurred
turing ~, campaign ~ Nr MayfielA
r0 his a.istan,s.
The siN questions are numbers One,
Uc. three, four. ten and thirteen. Plain
10 attorneys as,ed az instructed ven
iict 4 "no" IN ite first four questions
md "ye'" On The las, two questions.
The iir't four questions refer to the
\ corrrctncS, oi campaign cNpeudiiurcs
report HE'D by Ken e. Richards. -. r..
Is d,y md Mr. uly.leld. Richards wa.
Na,iields north Texas campaign man.
iger Ia thu primary and Iyday was
'ampIign manager icr The state
QacStion nunbor thirteen, g. which
he p,iintiffs' requested the Judge Tor
IA Instructed verdict q YES" asks IN
Jury a. decide whether the campaign
expenditures 81 either Richards. Iydiy
az Mayilc,d &C. by any and MI persons
md organ aat.ons with the knowledge.
consent ur connivan" NJ said Mr.. MAY.
.ield rNcec'ied SlO. O00l the limit fixed
BY law lha, can &c spent by candidate
fer The nlicd states senatorial nomina
ten To- = primary election.
No Contradiction
The mot.ou fled by M" plaintiffs and
which wa- SUSTAINED w. judge Scar.
1ruugh contends that the evidence b.
hc cas-, demanded that these quest ions
'e answered a. requested hy the plain
tlfis a- they declare the defense pro.
duc'd no evidence 20 contradict them.
Prior .o the rim" The motion was filed
Judge scarborough c,llrd tho jury into
M" court room and asked tn foreman
what progress had been made Tn. fore.
man r"piicd that ihey were hoprlsssly
lcadlockcd ThsY wtrs given another rs
minutes boz which 20 dolihcratc and a,
the expiration OF thN time limit tn
plaintiff motion was nici ana sustain
led by the Judge.
The QUESTION:
The Questions and the instructed an.
swors requested bV the plaintiff follows
Question i-Dd Earle u Mayfi,ld
keep and preserve written record
accurately snowlnr 90 funds received
by him. and all run0s dishurse~l by him.
for purposes iu connection with his
campaign Tor the democratic nomina
ton for the Office Of United states sen
,tcrT
Plaintiff requested an answer - mo
Question number Did Rem &. Rich.
ards ~. keep and preserve written
record acs urateiy flowing al funds re
cciyed hy him. ard an FUNDS dishursed
BY him. Tor purposes connected with "a,
campaign of United States senator
Plaintiff requested an answer q: mo.
Question numh'r 3 l)id H. r. i.yday
Keep al preserve a written record az
curaiciy showing all funds received by
aim and all lunds dishurscd hy him for
the PURPOSES connected with tho cam
uiIn ot Pare u. Mayteld Tor the Ilcm.
ocraiic nomination O.. United States
senator
Plaintiff requested an answer % NE
Question number 1-Dld. Earle g.
MaVfiell In the written reports prcuar-
"a and iiled by him such reports being
IN evidence h,for, yon STATE all moneys
fishurs,d hy him. including Liabilities
Incurred. hui NOT paid. for campaign
purposes or u.s. in connection with hi.
said campaign
Plaintiff requested an answer % mo
question number ie-lg you have an