Evening star., 1924-03-22
MISS ST|NSON SAYS
!. SHE WAS FRAMED
IN HOTEL INCIDENT
Tells Daugherty Committee
Fink Registered Names
Without Her knowledge.
CLAIMS JAIL THREATS
FOLLOWED PROTESTS
Told She Must Be Silent on Daugh-
erty to Escape Arrest, Wit
ness Declares.

Roxie Stinson. divorced wife of the
late Jess W. Smith, today told the
Daugherty investigating compittee
her version of the affair in Cleve-
land Hotel, in which the Attorney
General charged SIZE was registered
with A. L. Fink of Buffalo. n. Y. as
man and wife, and made an attempt
to blackmail him (the Attorney gen
eraD for $4,000.
Miss Stinson's reply to the Attor-
ney Generals charges in that regard
was that it was frame up"
Dinner in Her Room.
Her version was that she went 10
Cleveland to meet Fink. to talk
over big deal" and had him to din
ner in her room. There, she said.
Fink told her he had registered
them under a fictitious name" Miss
Stinson said she was incensed when
she learned of it. Later, she said.
Fink came and told her they both
were under arrest for Registering
under fictitious names and they
were headed for the bars, unless she
promised TO say nothing damaging to
Harry Daugherty."
Miss Stinson testified that one Lyle
johnson, who represented himself as
coming from the Columbus Citizen
and the Associated Press offered her
Il thousand dollars for IA lead" on
how to get some Information about
Teapot Dome.
CLyle johnson is not employed by
the Associated Press, and the Colum-
bus Citizen. for which he is court
house reporter in Columbus, Ohio, is
not a member of the Associated
PreSS.)
Reads Dnugherty Statement.
Chairman Brookhart read the state
ment issued by Attorney General
Daugherty last night on the commit
tees hearing of yesterday and en-
phasized it's comment upon the COM
mittee 'burying" the departments
record of liquor prosecutions.
IT got the record from the depart
ment last night after the statement
was. issued" Chairman Brookhart
said. s's t .sA
Has Mr.. Daugherty seen fit to ex-
pain what official position Jess w.
Smith had in the Department of Jus
tice?" Senator Ashurst, democrat,
Arizona, asked
He has not" Chairman Brookhart
responded.
"In fairness, we ought to let that
be explained by the Attorney General.
who has not yet come to the stand"
Senator Jones, republican, Washing
ton, put in.
Mrs, wfIlebr.ndt on Hand.
Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, assistant
attorney general in charge of prohi-
bition violation prosecutions, was on
hand, seated behind ex-senator Cham
berlain, the attorney for Mr.. Daugh-
erty.
Ex-senator Chamberlain went into
a discussion over the committee e
action. Mr.. Daughertys counsel had
not been allowed to cross examine
witnesses. he said. naming Miss Roxic
StinSon and CASTOR B. Means.
miss Stinson is here. you'll have
your opportunity today Senator
claimed. She has been sick-and
the reason is that the Attorney Gen
eraI has stopped to the unmanly and
indecent thing of attacking her
Miss Stinson. on the stand. was
weeping quietly while the colloquy
went on.
Chamberlain Protests.
Senator Chamberlain protested the
Attorney General was being placed
in an unfair position.
I'VE have the whole power of the
of Justice directed
against US and this hearing" Senator
Wheeler broke out with his
agencies intimidating our witnesses
by threats of prosecution if they ap-
pear.
II will criticise the President of
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