The Washington times., 1924-03-18
DAUGHERTYH|TS.
BACK At
ROX|E
Declares Woman Offered to
Sell "story" for $4,000
and Later $4,000.


neg General DGM0herty to Senate
Smith w. BrOokhGrt, chairman 0
the committee Investigating tn
Department of Justice, wGs mad
public last night:
We some time ago requested the
issuance OF subpoenas for James
w. Holcomb, 94OO Euclid avenue,
Cleveland. Ohio; Samuel Unger-
leider. Leader-News building, Cleve-
land. Ohio. and Henry T. Ellis,
Cleveland, Ohio. and M. s.
Daugherty, Washington Court
House, Ohio. Your committee ad.
vised us that a statement of what
we expected to prove by our wit
nesses must accompany the re-
quest for subpoenas.
At Hotel, He Charges.
Complying with that rule we al
lege on information and belief that
said witnesses II called, will tes-
tify that on the 21st day Of Febru-
airy, 1924, Roxie Stinson, divorced
wife Of Jesse w. Smith. deceased,
and A. L. Fink, Of Buffalo. N. Y.
were in Cleveland, and had a con-
ference with the above-named wit
nesses; that on the 18th day Of
February, 1924, Roxie Stinson and
A. L. Fink registered at the Hol.
lenden Hotel in Cleveland. Ohio,
under the name Of A. L. French
and wife; that they occupied room
46G in said hotel; that the next
morning they paid their bill and
departed from the Hollenden
Hotel. Roxie Stinson going to the
Statler In Cleveland and A. L.
Fink going to the Cleveland Hotel
in Cleveland; and on the 21st day
Of February, 1924, in a conference
with the above-named witnesses,
A. L. Fink, acting as agent for
Roxie Stinson, represented to the
above witnesses that the said
Foxie Stinson was at the Statler
Hotel and had letters and docu.
mentary evidence which would be
greatly embarrassing to H. M.
Daugherty II given to the public
at this time.
Tells Of $4,000 Offer.
That the said Roxie Stinson was
ready and willing to sell said
documentary evidence and her
silence to the Attorney General
for $4,000. and would deliver
said documents to the above.
named witnesses and leave the
country, so that abe could not
be subpoenaed to testify in any
investigation that might be had Of
the Department Of Justice at
Warrington.
That. IL the above-named wit.
nesses would not purchase for
the Attorney General this evil
dence for $4,000, Fink and
Roxie Stinson were going to New
York to sell said evidence to other
persons.
The above witnesses were in
conference with the said Fink,
acting as such agent for the said
Roxie Stinson, for several hours.
That, the said Fink, said he was
2 married man and stopped at the
Hollenden Hotel In tho said city
Of Cleveland on the 18th day Of
February. 1924, with the said
Roxie Stinson, and registered
under the name Of A. L. French
and wife. and the said Roxie
Stinson occupied the same room
with him.
The witnesses will also testify
that later, during q conference.
the said Fink, acting as said
agent for Roxie Stinson. dropped
her price for said documentary
evidence and her silence from
$4,000 to $4,000 agreeing to
deliver the said documentary evi.
dence to the said parties and
leave the country, so she could not
be compelled to teatify in any
hearing at any investigation Of
the Department Of Justice.
Testimony Expected.
The above witnesses will tes-
tify that they advised Mr.. Fink.
acting az said agent for Roxie
Gtinson, that they would not pay
her on behalf Of the Attorney
General, or for anyone else, any
thing for her alleged evidence, the
sum demanded. or any other sum.
During that said conference, the
said A. L. Fink, acting as said
agent and representative Of Roxie
Stinson, made three trips to her
room at the Statler Hotel to con-
fer with her, and reported back
each time to the conference. That
the said A. L. Fink acting as
said agent for Roxie Stinson, re-
Quested one Of the above wit.
nesses. that IL to say James w.
Holcomb, to accompany him to
the room Of said Roxie Stinson at
the Statler Hotel, to carry on ne
gotiations there.
Said Holcomb refused to go, but
the witness Samuel Ungerleider
did 60 and talked the matter over
with said Fink and Roxie Stinson
at her room in the Statler Hotel
in Cleveland, and the said Fink
admitted to the ABOVE witnesses
that he and the said Roxie Stin-
son came to Cleveland for the
purpose Of selling the silence of
the said Roxie Stinson and said
alleged documentary evidence to
H. M. Daugherty ror a moneyed
consideration. as hereinbefore set
forth.
We have the honor to remain.
Respectfully yours,
(SigneO III. M. DAUGHERTY.