Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-20
more EVIDENCE
In
MAYFIELD Case
Fort Worth Man Testifies
None of Money Collected
by Him Was Turned Over
to Mayfield

ibt ne AN~oNiHN"i fffNS.
CORSlCANA. Texas. Oct 20. James
y. Straughan Of Fort orth testified to-
day in the injunction suit seeking to
keep the name Of Earle X. Mayfield OF
the ballot a. the senatorial candidate
Straughan stated that none ~ the mon
cy collected by him was given to May
field or 10 Mayfield'S campaign man
ayers. He asserted that il was all eN-
pended by himself for local campaign
work. Straughan told Of collecting about
$3.50
Straughan said Ne Travelled with May
field great deal during the campaign,
but had paid none of the candidates ex-
penscS. He said he had never solicited
funds for Mayficld at Wichita Falls or
Port Arthur.
IL was thought here today that the
supreme court amy stop the trial Of the
injunction case here until the appeal al
Dallas a. finally decided ny the supreme
court.
The plaintiff tentatively rested it,
case this morning. but reserved the
right 10 question Mike Mcnamara. II.
r. Lydi.y. one Of Mayfield's managers.
testified that money for campaign pur-
P'n'' W. '"ihiSH'u hiH ohiy bA May
field.
Other dcpositions are expected "a ~
read later In the day BY the plaintiffs
with the consent Of the defense
The first witness for the defense was
r. ]. Scott Of Dallas who testified 10
having contributed a sum 10 man who
represented himself a. Ben {. Richards.
Jr. But when Richards. who was MAY
fields manager. was pointed out, Clark
said he was not the same man.
DALLAS Texas, Oct. %. The court OK
civil appeals here late last night eerti-
lied 70 the state supreme court the uues-
tions recently presented il as 10 whe-
ther the plaintiffs IN the Corsicana in
junction suit were the proper persons TO
seek such an injunction. The Injunction
restrained the secretary Of state from
certifying the name Of Earle r. May
field a. candidate.
The supreme court will rule on the Is
sues presented to the manner In
which the injunction was sought x S
said.
Answers 70 the questions will be Re-
turned TO the appeals court. In turn
they will be handed down 10 the district
court at Corsicana. probably within the
next few days.
The first mention of the Ku Klux Khan
N th- proceedings against Earle ~ Nav
h"ld II Junction >uit proper. seeking ro
prevent his name a. United state,
Senatorial demnrrarir candidate from
going "n the ballot wa made hate YES
frr'iay when Luther \i,krls. lauiuriff
attorney. asked Zen a. Richards Jr
M the witness stand II ynn did not hear
and see a. t Parker art a. the grand
ry"l"p> ~ The ku klux Khan ana
ih" puddle init tiaiinn before M. first
democratic primary? The Khan waS mem
TONED IN qu->ti"nit = Jurors but this ~
M" iir>f Tim" witness haS been asked
about it
Defense Attorney w. H. Mclean inn
medint"ly objected AMI the ronri ,u.
tanned the objection ard ordered N
stricken from thr records. .rfnr- ask
Inc The question. NirkrIS cautinneI
Richards NOT Nv answer until TIE defense.
had had time ~ "hircI
!;I-harl>. assistant campaign manager
Tor MayfIeld. was pur-riuu., ,loSrI,
ny Nirkrl> regarding th- printing ~
ballot ~ ticket which was distributed
~ ihi> public Khan meeting. Richards
denied knowing anxthii about Il and
"inphniically declared that he bad nothing
'" ~ with distributing " ~ Tie meeting.
"" ~ah. however. H. was present ai the
meeting ~ company with his mother