Evening star., 1924-03-22

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The committee got into a discus
sion over Hays action and testimony.
You testified that Jess Smith said
something to you about Joe Weber
seeking a pardon for his brother-in-
law" Senator Wheeler observed
what is this noteT' He handed her
an envelope. She said it was Jess
Smiths own note of Weber's name. .,
When did you see Jess Smith with
seventy-fve $1,000 bills?" Senator
Wheeler asked.
Il can't be just sure. but sometime
In the early months OF 1922"
Did understand you to say w. r.
A. Hays saw those $1,000 bills
''Sene time after Mr.. Smiths death.
Mr.. Hays. in a conference with me.
mentioned that Jess told him no had
seventy-five $1,000 bills with him,
Miss Stinson said. II was surprised
that Jess had told him his business.
Mr.. Hays said Jess told him he often
carried large sums Of money.
A letter from Smith to Miss Stin-
son, dated March %, 1922. was read.
She received it at the Canal Zone on
q trip. 1t was largely personal, with
an affectionate tone, and arranged for
meeting at the Waldorf in New
York.
Met Him in New York.
II met him and this was when this
Weber business came up" Miss Stin-
son explained.
Another letter. dated January Z.
"A
thus: My dear. Roxie: What's it all
about. ] just can't get your slant"
The writer said he couldn't get away
Just now" 1t mentioned shipment
of bed.
"Mr. Daugherty had trouble in
sleeping at night" she explained, so
they had two beds for him, in case
he walk ed from the one to another
at night. When they moved to Ward
man Park they didn't have room for
them both"
Smiths letter said something about
deals being on
What deals did he mean%' Senator
Wheeler asked. ,sr...
Some arrangement you could call
a deal"
You mean something lesl?'
Something Illegal, perhaps"
What deal did he and MIR. Daugh-
erty have on,
Deals with DanGherty.
''oh. so many can't tell you alI.'
Miss Stinson exclaimed
Senator Jones asked for one deal
involving Mr.. Daugherty. where "he
mentioned Mr.. Daugherty's name"
There was the whisky deal" Miss
StInSon went on. When they first
came in, when they had anything TO
do with whisky or drug deals, there
was SO much said. He referred to me
that il was through permits to drug
houses. ] can't give you the words
for that. 1t was so far away"
Did he mention Mr.. Daughertyr
Senator Jones put in.
"Oh: yes sir" she replied. 1T was
only through Mr.. Daugherty's in
fiuence that this could be done"
Did you ever hear Howard Man
nington or Bill Orr mentioned" SEN
ator Wheeler asked.
Yes. Mr.. Warrington came up" she
said. "1 met him at d dinner party
at the Deschier Hotel in the fall OF
1920. Jake Hamon was there"
Deal With Jake Hamon.
Smith told her of the deal with
Jake Hamon at the Chicago conven-
tion.
II heard the cabinet over and over
again" she said. Jake Hamon told
me at Washington Court House that
he was to have a cabinet position
"At the last minute at the Chicago
convention she went on, Through
the strength and strong arm logged
ness of Mr.. Daugherty the Harding
was put across -
There was q secret deal at ESQ in
the morning and Mr.. Daugherty just
"butted into it, she asserted, and got
the help Of Mr.. Hamon.
That's just. a sidelisht,'' observed
Senator Wheeler, coming back to
this liquor, had he ever told you
about Warrington being mixed up?"
"He mentioned Mr.. Daugherty's
He said the deals couldn't be put
across without Mr.. Daugherty's in
huence."
what did he say as to the money
they got out of it?"
That was the first avenue of max
ing money they opened
After that, there were others"
"Oh, yes, and they got to worrying e
about the whisky deals"
did he tell you about the. poker
parties and the conferences at the
J.
HE said they had people there
senator's and others"
That was Mannington's house."
Yes"
''Who was there
II remember Senator Watson, Pos--
master General New-oh, yes. Mr..
THAT was the place they carried
on the Department OF Justice busi-
ness?''
TT seemed so''
'tNow, Jess Smith was worryin &
his death. How did he. express mis-
worry%
The first indication was a long
distance telephone CALL" Miss Sunson
went on He said he hadn't been
out for two or three days, couldn't
Harry, Harry who stood in his way.
He said to me, Don't you talk cross
to me or I'll Jump right out of this
window
That was the first intimation I
had Mr. Daugherty was getting
cross
The man (Smith) was afraid.
worrying about anything.
"At a hotel, he'd look around and
say Who Is that man over there p
In a lobby he'd get seat with his
back to the wall"
Tells of Smiths Fear.
He wanted "to get home before
dark" she went on. Her voice was
dramatic as she repeated Smiths
words OF fear, as to possible spies
about him.
He put a brief case full of papers
on my knee" she said, when we were
on the train, and said I should carry
them"
For months" she said, she "was
him up"
He was in fear-in mortal fear
said.
"It was fear for me, and fear for
himself. He said to me, Tn afraid
said: They have passed it to me-"
81 said, oh, no they won't and he
said: They have passed it to me. -