New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
Says She Was Promised Third of $l50,oO0 if She Would Promise Si- lence About Attorney General Tells About Suicide
Also Says Hamon Told Her Of "Deal' at Chicago COnventiOn-Jess Smith Feared Personal Violence.

Washington, March 22. Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of the late Jess w. Smith, today told the Daugh- erty investigating committee her yer sion of the affair in Cleveland hotel in which the attorney general charged she was registered with A. l.. Fink of Buffalo, N. I., as man and wife, and made an attempt 10 blackmail him (the attorney general) for s150,- GOO.
 Miss Stinson's reply to the nttor- hey generals charges in that regard was that it was "a frameup.'
 Her version was that she went to Cleveland to meet Fink, to talk over a big dcal' and had him to dinner in her room. There, she said. Fink told her he had registered them ''un- der fictitious name" Miss Stinson said she was incenscd 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."
 Price For Silence
 Miss Stinson said she was told that man named Ellis had made an af- fida,it that si5o.Oo0 would be paid, divided between her, Fink and Ellis, if she would promise her silence.
 Fink told her. she said, that they are holding Ellis" and that she was in danger He called up Samuel rngerleider, broker, she went on. and told him T can't make this woman understand the seriousness of things"
 ungerleider came up to her room. she said, and told her that he didn't understand much about it, but it seems there Is a conspiracy against Harry Daugherty."
 "Ungerleider told me that would he behind the bars" she went on. "l told him 10 take me, that this was framoup. pure and simple"
 Cngerleider said. she recounted. that Fink and Ellis were being held under s5O.o0o bond" and pointing to Fink, said: "He is so scared he will testify 10 anything"
 "I asked ungerleider why Nal Daugherty or Harry Daugherty, or whoever was engineering the con- spiracy, didn't come over themselves" she went on, "and Cngerlei1er said they just want your promise not to talk about Harry Daugherty.'"
 Refused 10 Be Siltnce.l
 She told Tngerleider that they cou.Int strongarm her" and that there isn't going to be a convenient bullet through my brain" and that she would testify in Washington.
 Ellis, Miss Stinson said she heard. was to make an affidavit that she had asked si50,0o0 from Daugherty.
 Fink came to her and told her, Miss Stinson said, that they were both under arrest and faced the bars be- cause Of the fictitious hotel registra- ton. Fink told her he had been given the third degree
 Unless she should promise not to toll anything she knew about Harry Daugherty. Miss Stinson said. Fink told her they would be prosecuted.
 Alter the Cleveland affair, Miss stinson said she met Nal Daugherty { and accused him and he denied being { A party to the alleged "frameup." At the opening of her testimony [ today Miss Stinson, telling Of how l she had been approached for her [ story by various persons, said one l f.yIe Johnson. who represented him. l self as coming from the Associated | Press and the Columbus Citizen, Of tered a thousand dollars for "a lead" on how 10 get some information on Teapot Dome. Johnson told her, she said, that he came from Washington.
 fNo one by the name Of Lyle John- son is connected with the Associated Press in Washington, nor known thnreD.
 Continuing her testimony about the arair in the hotel, the witness pro- ceeded:
 Occurred Last Month.
 This was on the 21st of February this year. On February s2. went 10 see Nal Daugherty. I was boil ing" Nal Daugherty wouldn't see her. and she went 10 her attorney 10 tell him about this frame.up."
 ''was if your idea that the frame I'D included registering you as some mans wife" Senator Aslurst asked. Tin not clear in my mind as 10 fbas" l" sfiss stirson replied. Senator Jones asked where her notes from which she read came l, from. She said they were . type written copy Of originals made on i February gs. after ihs alleged { '-frame-Hp." t' The originals. in pencil. she said. { she had torn up. n Senator Jones asked her 10 get the l originals, saving they were very irn- ( portant. . On February s4. al Cleveland, she ( met Nal Daugherfy. "You told Nal Daugberty about I this frafne-upg'' Senator Wheeler ,
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