The Washington times., 1924-03-22
CHARGES EX-HUSBAND
LIVED IN FEAR Of
BEING KILLED"
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BY the Attorney Generals attack on

0y the Attorney Geu0CdLS dtIdck vi
her.
IF ever a man stopped to a.
cowardly, dirty, low-down trick it
attacked this poor, defenseless
woman. He must have shamed his
counsel when he did that.
I'VE have made no effort to go
into the Attorney Generals private
life-and we could If we want to.
II he had a spark of manhood about
him he would retract that state.
mOnt.
ROxie StinsOn Called.
President Coolidge should sus.
pend Daugherty Immediately until
this hearing is completed. It is un.
fair to the people and to this com.
mittee to have the Attorney General
using his great influence to intimi.
date witnesses"
RoXte St1nSon was then called to
the stand, and began her testimony
by attacking the statement issued
by Daugherty in which she said she
had attempted to "sell" her silence
to his attorneys at time she was
living with a man in the Hdllenden
Hotel in Cleveland.
Gust Daugherty, WheeIer's Plea.
ut is unfair to the people and
particularly unfair to this committee
to have Daugherty continue in of.
flee while this investigation is 60
Ing on said Wheeler. II think the
President should suspend the At
torney General SO he cannot use his
great office and the power of that
great department to intimidate wit
nesses."
Mrs. Stinson fatty denied Daugh.
erty's charge that she tried to "sell
her silence"
"On the contrary, I was offered
money to give away leads" Mrs.
Stinson said. "A young man camc
to my door and said he represented
the Associated Press. He said he
wanted to interview me on Teapot
Dome and Sinclair Oil"
Mrs. Stinson said she refused to
be interviewed.
He then told me he was sent
from Washington" she added. "TIis
name was Lyle johnson. He said
he would give me $1,000 for some
leads I told him I could use the
money, but I would never discuss
any feature Of the Washington af.
y fair"
Mrs. Stinson declared her former
husband, Jesse Smith, had lived in
constant fear Of his life."
THE last night l spent with Jesa
smith at Columbus he spent the
whole night warning me not to 20
on the streets at night" said Mrs
Stinson.
HE told me what bank records
TO destroy, what papers to DESTROY
ana what subjects were never to be
discussed. He was in fear Of his
HE never walked the streets
alone at night and usually walked
IN the middle Of the street,
She Accuses Daugherty.
She flatly charged Attorney Gen.
Sral Daugherty with "enmeshinR
Jesse Smith"
II must break Jess confidence Of
what has happened" Mrs. Stinson
eald. Jesse was enmeshed through
MS great loyalty and devotion to
an interruptions mana man who
mas used the power Of the law and
his secret service to intimidate
people,"
At this point Mrs. Stinson's voice
broke and tears rolled down her
cheeks.
who do you mean?"
Attorney General Daugherty."
She then explained the statement
Of Attorney General that she and
q man named Al Fink had been reg.
istered at a Cleveland hotel as man
and wife. She said Fink had sum.
moned her to Cleveland ION a bust.
ness matter" and met her at the
tEAin.
Double Crossed at Hotel.
Fink went with me to the Hotel
D0llenden, where he said ne had
reservations for ms" she con.
tinued.
1--WE had dinner in my room and
talked about q stock deal he was
interested in. In our talk, Fink
said something that led me 10 ask
how he had registered me. He said
he had registered me under a ffc.
titious name. He said he did it so
our conference could be secret.
am satisfied that he had no other
motive, but when ! learned what
he did / immediately left the
hotel
She then said that Fink came
to see her at the Statler Hotel the
next day with man named Ellis
On the following day, she said.
Fink came again and told her that
they were going to be arrested.
FOR registering under a fictitious
name"
Fink said they had arrested
him and Ellis for conspiring against
Attorney General Daugherty, and
that he would go behind the bars
unless would not promise to tell
anything about Daugherty," said
Mrs. Stinson. II just laughed at
him, bat Fin, vas excited and said
that J would be arrested. too.
Threats Of Arrest.
IT thought it was funny. He
said they had given him a third
degree and had even put the
manacles on his wrists"
Fink, she added, then called in
Samuel ,Ungegleider. ClA"~'~- =
broker.
"Ungerleider 81 rr
sort OF conspir
Daugherty, and a....
were under arres .a .s sue
rant was out 70
continued "Un ...
b6nds for Fink
$4,000, and this as
be 100000.
"I told Cngt
should serve
would 90 behir
they fixed .ha J
told hin ! X
Demsnds
DIrs. Stinson