The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-13
'Daugherty's
Trial Opens
in Senate
Divorced Wife of Jesse Smith,
Attorneys Lieutenant, Who
Committed Suicide, First
Witness Called.
Tells of Blind Accounts

Washington. March 12.-An anaz-
ing story. containing many grave IN
situations. was told before the sen
ate's Daugherty investigating COM
mittee today by Roxie Stinson of
Columbus. o.. divorced wife OF Jesse
Smith. who for years was Attorney
General Daughertys confidant and
political lieutenant, and who commit.
ted suicide in the attorney generals
apartment here year ago.
She said Smith had more money
after he came TO Washington. and
we were all better off" He told
her, she declared, that I'VE have a
big thing" worth s1so,ooo in the
Dempsey fight films, and asserted
that by we" he meant himself and
Daugherty. She also detailed how
certain stock sales were made through
Ohio brokers quickly and quietly
on Smiths advices from Washington.
proceeding in which she also, xafa
she understood the attorney general
had 4 part.
Some Of the stock was oil stock.
the witness declared, and Smith told
her that ''it didn't cost him anything"
The consignment. she said, consisted
OF two shares Of Pure OIL company
stock.
Only Part Of Deal.
She said the Pure Oil stock was
part OF deal" He said thev'd
made another DEAL" she added.
Who did he refer to-" asked ser-
ator Wheeler.
II assume Harry Daugherty."
He didn't mention Daughertys
name?"
II couldn't say tha. he didn't.
Just don't remember. II wasn't cieas.
IN my mind just who he meant
There also was some White Motor
stock. she said, about which Smith
cautioned her to be secretive.
Asked again about her reference 20
paugherty. she said II was not a
mere inference. 1T was clear in mr.
mind to whom he referred she in
sisted.
smiht's stock dealings shs said.
were sometimes in his own name ana
sometimes in blind account"
Had Blind Account.
The blind account she said. wa-
known as William r. A. Hayes No.
2" She declared Smith was a cor
sistent loser and closed the account
In January. 1922.
He replied. she said, that he had
had sif5.ooe OF Eastern money de-
posted in Nal Daugherty's bank AT
Washington court house.
Referring to his borrowings for
speculation. Mrs. Stinson said she had
demonstrated with him and had SAID
she would tell Nal Daugherty. fthe
attorney generals brother) not to lend
him money.
She herself had an account Of IS 500
known as William r A. Hayes No.
." with Ungerleider and company Al
Columbus. she said. which with other
money. making sil 900 in all. was tax
en- by the attorney generals brother
az Smiths executor and converted
into Smiths estate.
About this she consulted a lawyer
and told Nal Daugherty that the az
fair probably would lead to many
things" She informed him, she said,
that she knew "of vast sums OF
money deposited IN his bank. and
that ended that conversation.
/ Without completing her testimony,
the witness was excused until ton,cr-
row
The attorney general said he vel
i coined the opportunity, however. ito
expose faisehood and scandal. and TO
establish truth"
He asked that il anything developed
that warrants the formulation OF an
expires charge against the attorney
general. he demands that II be form
ulated in direct and express terms"
and that he have opportunity at once