Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-25

son said, was in response to d teie-
phone call from Fink that he WISH
ed to discuss a big deal" This
later developed to be relative to ur
ganization of the Ideal Rubber com.
pany, according to Miss Stlnson
Fink reserved room for Ter at the
lIollenden hotel, she said, and met
her there
Stating that Fink had left her
room about y. m, after she had
become "mcensed' over his dis
closure Of her being registered UNI
der Il fictitious name, Miss Stnson
added
And this base insinuation of Mr.,
Harry NJ Dau2herty's that | oc-
cupied that room with this man is
utterly false and impossible"
The next day at the Statler hotel,
Fink came to her and told her, she
said. that they have a warrant
out for Ellis and me claiming that
we were conspiring against Harry
Daugherty. Unless you promise not
to tell anything about Harry
Daugherty we will have to so be-
hind the bars
You make me laugh" Miss Stin-
son said she replied.
When Fink added that there was
also a warrant for her, the witness
said her reply was:
mo, you are funny"
Miss Stinson said she told Un9er-
leider when he came to her later
that he could go back to his
friends" and tell them that the
whole affair was a ''frame-up' and
that if subpoenaed she would go
to ashington and tell every
thing"
at is a frame-up, and [ am going
to tell them So" Miss Stinson said
she told Ungerleider.
II wouldn't do that; YOU know
Harry Daugherty is a pretty stub
born man." she said Ungerleider re-
piled.
$50 am I and he is not going to
strong-arm me; am not Jess Smith
and there is not going to be a con-
Venient bullet in my head, Miss
Stinson said she retorted.
Ungerleider told her in Fink s
presence. she added, that it APP
peared she chad been framed by
a couple of crooks"
Defends Divorced Husband
COnllnudlly uuIIuS HSl JcoIililCtlN >
Miss Stinson reiterated her defense
of Jess Smith, declared he was COM
pletley in the power of Daugherty
He was enmeshed" she said,
Through his great loyalty and de
votioh to an interruptions man,
Kaiserlike man"
During the last months of his
life, Miss Stinson said Smith lived
in fear of being Exposed" His last
evening with her, she said, was
"spent in cautiOning me what not
to tell, what books to destroy, what
papers to Destroy
Smith went to a hardware store
in Washington courthouse, Ohio.
and bought a gun" after a quar-
rel he told her he had had with
Daugherty at "the shack" which
Smith and Daugherty maintained
there. She also said Smith always
feared firearms, and had armed him
self only after DauSherty had
cursed and abused Jess sbameful-
ly' for waking him from a nap.
"He blew up" said Miss StinsOn,
land sWore at him. Jess called for
his car and came right into town
and bought his Gun-he'd made his
decision. He told the hardware
clerk that he was buying the gun
for the attorney general
Under questioning by Senator
Wheeler, Miss Stinson with much
apparent agitation told of viewing
Smiths body when it was taken
from Washington to Washington
Courthouse The attorney generals
brother, Nal. told her, she said, that
Smith had killed himself. She said
there were no powder marks on
Smiths temple where the bullet had
entered. Senator Wheeler asked
several questions on this line, as to
whether she knew of any inquest
being held, and who was in the
apartment when Smith died. He
asked if she had heard that Mr..
Daugherty was at the White House
on the night when Smith died, in
company with Edward l.. DohenE
and Harry f. Sinclair, but Miss
Stinson said she had no knowledge
on that subject.
The witness expressed surprise
over a telegra phic report received to-
day by Frank A. Nanderlip, New
York, financier, who is aiding the
committee, regarding the contents OF
Smiths safety deposit box in ONO.
X. y. Mcfarland, g bank examiner,
telegraphed that an audit showed 1t
containedbetwee $500, 600 and $500,
600 in stocks and bonds. Miss Stin-
son said she did not know the
amount was SO large. The telegram
said the audit reported $4,000 on
deposit in the Riggs National bank
here; $G3 900 in Liberty bonds, 81, 900
So; ., !.
| in stock Of a Lima, Ohio, cigar com
pany, and other securities.
Further reference to whisky and
other deals" was made when Sena-
| tor Jones asked for specific CONVEX
sations she had with Smith regard
| ing such transactions.
Il cannot give you details" Miss
Stinson replied II told you Of the
Richard deals On the fight films.
| He Smith referred to deals they
had in this liquor matter"
You refer to they using the
word they" said Senator Jones.
Eyes; meaning Mr.. Daugherty-
Mr.. Harry Daugherty," Miss Stinson
replied. when they first came into
the administration there was this
whisky and drug deal. l didn't men
Ton the uLuS uedl' because Aol 50
| it. There are so many things that
| | forget some of them until they are
| called to my attention. For in
| stance, [ have heard the whole Chi
| cago convention and campaign dis
! cussed; it was gone over in my
presence. Some things l heard l
can verify and some things l know
are not true"
Senator Wheeler interiected that
the convention matter would be tax
en- up later, and, without further
reference to the drug deal" he ask
ed about the whisky transactions.
He (Smithl referred to them sew
| eraI times" said Miss StinsOn. THAT
it was through permits being trans
ferred and he mentioned drug stores
| or drug houses