Evening star., 1924-03-18
DAUGHERTY CLAIMS
BLACKMA|L Effort
Says Roxie Stinson Tried to
Sell Papers and Her Silence
to Him for $3.50, 900.
OFFERS TO PROVE CHARGE
Asks Senate Committee to Call Wit.
nesses He Names.

Attorney General Daugherty yes
terday attacked his accusers in
letter to Chairman Brookhart of the
Investigating committee The At
torney General said that he would
prove by James W. Holcomb, Samuel
Ungerleider and Henry T. Ellis of
Cleveland, and his brother, NJ. S.
Daugherty Of Washington Court
House, Ohio, that the prosecutions
star witness, Roxie Stinson. divorced
wife of Jess w. Smith. has offered to
turn over her papers and documents
for s15o,0o0, and leave the country,
offered to take $4,000.
These negotiations, the Attorney
General said he would prove by the
men he named and whom he asked
10 be called as witnesses, took place
IN Cleveland on February 21. 1924
Mss Stinson herself and A !. Fink
eharesa Sahas9; so,,xbt the Attorney General
eliminated with d conference be-
tween Mr.. Ungerleider, Miss Stinson
and Fink.
Threat to Sell Paperx.
When Ungerleider, speaking for
enter into the negotiations, the At
torney General said his witnesses
would prove, Miss Stinson and Fink
announced their purpose to go to
doc,,nsork Hew a0rk and sell the papers and
Ine Attorney Generals letter to
'nalrman Brookhart follows:
MIR Chairman, Gentlemen Of the
Committee:
we some time ago requested the
Snhnoan3S w
Holcomb. 9400 Euclid avenue, CIeve-
land, Ohio: Samuel Ungerleider, Lead
.r News building, Cleveland. Ohio:
iienry t. Ellis, Cleveland, Ohio: and
house, Ohio. Your committee advised
us that a statement of what we ex-
pected to prove by our witnesses must
accompany the request for subpoenas.
Complying with that rule. we al
leee on information and belief that
said witnesses. if called, will testify
that on the 21st day Of February,
1924, Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of
Jess w. Smith: deceased. and A. L.
Fink of Buffalo n. Y, were In Cleveland
and had conference with the above
named witnesses; that on the 18th day
of February, 1924, Roxie Stinson and
A. l. Fink registered at the Hollen-
den Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, under
they occupied room 456 in said hotel:
that the next morning they paid their
bill and departed from the HolIenden
Hotel, Roxie Stinson going to the
Statler in Cleveland and A. L. Fink
going to the Cleveland Hotel in Cleve-
land; and on the 21st day of Febru-
ary. 1924, in conference with the
aboye-named witnesses, A. L. Fink,
acting as agent for Roxie Stinson,
represented to the above witnesses
the Statler Hotel and had letters and
documentary evidence which would
be greatly embarrassing to H. NJ
DauSherty If given to the public at
this time: that the said Roxie Stinson
was ready and willing to sell said
documentary evidence and her silence
TO the Attorney General for s150,O0o,
and would deliver said documents to
the above-named witnesses and leave
the country. so that they could not
b subpoened to testify in any in
vestisai on that might be had of the
Department of Justice at Washington.
In Case of Refusal.
THAT. if the above named witnesses
would not purchase for the Attorney
General this evidence for $3.50 900.
Fink and Roxie Stinson were going
to New York to sell said evidence to
other persons.
That the above witnesses were il
conference with the said Fink, act
ing as such agent for the said Roxi'
Stinson for several hours. That the
SdlO 7 lin Sdiu ne I" DIS d IlldTTleu IudI
and stopped at the Holienden Hote'
in the said city of Cleveland on the
18th day of February. 1924, with the
said Roxie Stinson and registered IN.
der the name of A. L. French and
wife. and the said Roxie Stinson oc-
cupied the same room with him.
THE witnesses will also testify
that later, during a conference, the
said Fink, acting as said agent for
1sixie Stinson. dropped her price for
said documentary evidence and her
silence from $150000 to $4,000,
agreeing to deliver the said documen-