Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-20
CON T 8 AL|B|
IS ADVANCED
8 Men Saw Him in Newark
When Dey Says He Was
in South Amboy
DEFENSE NOW HEARD
Jesse Salmon'S Name Brought
Into Trial Being Held in
Federal Court
DEFENSE NOW HEARD

NEWARK, June 2o:-The name
of Jesse R. Salmon, Republican
chairman of Essex county, today
was brought into the trial of Samille
H. Cone, former field agent of the
New Jersey prohibition forces, on
trial on a charge of bribing two fed
eral officers.
David S. Bingham, legal adviser
of the Jersey prohibition Office, tes-
tilted that conferences were held, at
first frequently and then almost
daily, to discuss evidence considered
to be in Cones disfavor. These con-
ferences, he testified, were held in
the prohibition headquarters and
were attended by various members
of the prohibition department.
Former State Senator Brown,
counsel for Cone, asked the wit
ness:
weren't there other mea present
at those conferences? Aren't you
tying to conceal the NAMES of some
men, not members of the prohibition
department, who also were present?
mo, / am not" Bingham replied.
"Wasn't Jesse Salmon present at
one of these conferences counsel
for the defense asked.
NO, he was not" Bingham ans
wered.
NJ. Brown asked Bingham if ne
did not come to him on May 22, the
day the indictment was handed
dow against Cone and tell him
(Brown), that if a man named Deak
would testify against Cone the
government would take care of him
Mr.. Bingham admitted that he
had a conversation with Brown
abo t Deak, but denied that he was
afte. Cone He dclared that he
only desired to see justice done and
that he considered Cone the great
es. culprit we have"
Brown asked: "Why did you make
an overture to counsel" Mr.. Bing-
ham replied that he did not think
the governments case against Cone
was strong enough but when Dey
turned over the money which had
been past in the various deals he
changed his mind.
After a few more questions be-
ing asked on this point the govern
ment closed its case.
When the defense opened its case
the first witnesses called were eight
well known business men of Now
ark, and they took the stand fol
Cone.
During the governments case, Dey
testified that on April 2S, at S:1t
o'clock Cone had passed 500 to
him when he met Cone in Cones
garage in South Amboy. During the
testimony of Dey yesterday, Cones
counsel asked Dey several times ii
he was sure that this was the date
toA him iT
South Amboy and Dey was sure OF
this fact. The eight witnesses plac-
ed on the. stand for Cone today, tes-
titled that on the day Cone was sup
posed to be in South Amboy witt
Dey, he was in Newark.
The following witnesses testified
to this fact.
Captain Joseph H. Ahern of Flush
ing, Long Island, business man in
Newark, testified he saw Cone in
Newark on April 2S at $3.50 o'clock.
Benjamin B. Phillips, Newark saw
him at 2:30 o'clock in Newark.
Charles Miller of Arlington,
Newark business man saw him on
April 2S in Newark at 1880 o'clock.
Otto Jansen, Newark, saw him ut
4:05 o'clock
Theodore Ackerson, Newark busl-
ness man haw him in Newark Mt
3:45 o'clock.
Richard j. Curley. a typewriter
dealer, saw Cone in Newark be-
tween 80 and o'clock on April %.
Philip Krimke said that Cone
parked his car on his property n
Newark on April 2S, at 4:30 o'clock.
md that he is we'll acquainted with
Sone.
Leopold Schoen, a tailor of New
ark, said that he saw Cone in New
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