Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-15

Nal Daugherty took over as eXecu-
tor of Smiths estate, was brought
in. Daugherty had told her, Miss
Stinson said, that it really belonged
to her. When she hired a lawyer,
named Bennett, to take up her fight
for it, she said, the lawyer retired
from the case because she was de-
termined to come to Washington and
testify in the senate hearing.
The lawyer. whom she identified
as Smith Bennett" wanted to com
municate with the attorney general
about it, Miss Stinson said, and re-
fused to return herApapers.
Nal Daugherty advised her, she
said, to draw check on his bank for
Benefits fee and he, Daugherty,
would take care of it," although she
had no account there.
Lawyer Sought Information
After describing how she came to
be here to testify, Miss Stinson
added: II admit that. Jess Smith re-
ceived money. I don't go on what
the newspapers say-it's a fact"
The lawyer, Bennett, the witness
said, had refused to go on with her
case unless she would tell him all
she knew about the Washington
''situation."
The next day he agreed to continue
| her case.
"He is a partner of Robert F.
Wolfe, an attorney of Columbus.
don't know whether that means any,
t. ing to you gentlemen she said.
Miss Stinso-. said she already owed
Daugherty's bank over $1,000 but
Daugherty told her he would not
run the check through the bank"
She said she asked Bennett if
Daugherty's advice was a frame
up" Bennett told her to go ahead.
Nal Daugherty, having gone to
Florida, the bank officials refused
to return the check cancelled to her,
she said, in a long detailed recital
of the incident, adding she presumed
the check had been taken care of.
Asked to Get Papers
Nal Daugherty had asked her to
get her papers from Bennett, she
said, after she told him that they
disclosed things with refernce to
Washington"
When at Columbus last July Miss
Stinson told Daugherty she knew
of Smiths having deposited large
sums of money in Daugherty's bank,
Daugherty admitted knowledge of
the money Miss Stinson said.
Nal Daugherty was lending Smith
"a lot of money for stock specula-
ton, she said.
81 have seen seventy-five one
thousand dollar bills in Jess Smiths
possession" she added. What he
did with them I don't know. They
were not in his estates.
How Smith got the $4,000 Miss
Stinson did not know. He told her
nothing. When she saw Smith with
the 900, he had just come from
Washington, the witness said.
The private papers, coming here
to her from Ohio, Miss Stinson said,
had not arrived, but contained ref
ernce to money Smith received.
Smith Travelled for many months
on a department of justice railway
ticket, she stated, although he was
not on the government payroll, and
carried the seventy1five one-thou
said dollar bills in a belt around his
Wist, the witness said
did you ask them about them?"
mo. That was after / had quit
wanting to know things"
Where had Smith con-" from
wien lie plOuSuL the money Will
| him."
From Washington"
"He didn't bring it in a black
satchel?' asked Senator Ashhurst.
mo sir" She was unable to fix
the date of his arrival.
Smith Was Depre' I'd
III with appendicitis, she said,
| Smith was depressed because the
| attorney general was not going to
| attend his operation.
Miss StinsOn asked Draper Daugh-
erty, son of the attorney general
! to have his father attend
The attorney general finally went
| to Columbus and Smith was so
| pleased that che cried like a baby. !"
Senator Wheeler then turned to
questions about "a $33, 900 deal" but
then decided to skip it for the
moment"
Senator Wheeler asked if she
knew of any deal regarding whis-
ky" Miss Stinson replied. that she
knew of no specific deals.
Whisky on Hand
Pressed harder, Miss Stinson said
she had heard just generally of
whisky at their disposal"
Attorney General Daugherty had
| been with Smith, she said, when the
latter arrived at Washington Court
house, Ohio, with suit cases contain
ing whisky. Smith had given some
to the attorney general, herself and
other friends, she said.
When Attorney General Daugh-
erty first took office, Miss Stinson
said, Smith told her generally of
how whisky was gotten out Of ware
houses on permits.
'They got afraid Of it," she said.
Gle told me So"
Miss Stinson said she knew of
Smith having telegraphed Thomas
B. Fielder, a lawyer, who had been
associated with Mr.. Daugherty in
the proceedings for getting a par
don for Charles w. Morse, the bank
er and shipbuilder. She also sent
kilograms for him to Mclean, "Mr.
King" and others.
After mentioning the alleged
deals" between Smith and John r.
King the committee went into an
executive session with a recess I'M
til 10 o'clock tomorrow announced.
Miss Stinson still apparently faced
much more examination.
Senators not only sought to draw
out details of her story of yesterday
in which she included some astonish-
ing insinuations about Smith and
Daugerty, but made an effort also
to establish new lines of inquiry in
volving liquor cases and other mat
ters that were pending in the JUS
tice department.
AS result of her testimony, SEN
ator Wheeler, Of Montana, the com.
mittee prosecutor, announced he
would call Edward B. Mclean, pub
| Usher OF he Washington Post, and
| Nal Daugherty, of Ohio, the attor-
| ney generals brother
Mr.. Daugherty's counsel asked
/ that subpoenaes be issued for Nal
| Daugherty, John Price, former at
| torney general Of Ohio: James w
HOlCOn1b and Henry IT Ellie of