The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-21
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Jesse Smith with $4,000 in thou.
sand-dollar bills. Hayes denied the
statement.
Samuel L. Landon, former Colum.
bus broker, was called to corrobo-
rate Mrs. Stinson's testimony that
Jesse Smith gave her shares Of
stock while he was associated with
the Attorney General.
Motor Officials Summoned.
Landon testified that Mrs. Stin-
son sent him twenty-five shares of
White Motors stock in September,
1922, for immediate sale. The
stocks had her name on the face,
he added, indicating it was a
brand-new issue.
AS a result Daugherty's counsel
demanded that officials of the
White Motors Compony be called to
explain how the stock reached Mrs.
Stiuson's hands.
Wheeler and ex-senator George
Chamberlain, Daugherty's counsel
enlivened the hearing with a tilt
over the admission into the records
of kilograms sent and received by
Jesse Smith, Chamberlain demanded
the right to see the kilograms first
''as a matter of courtesy"
Searching Senator's Records.
'YoI talk of coourtesies when the
Department of Justice does its best
{" this investigation said
Wheeler. You talk of courtesies
when the Attorney General sends
his detectives out into our States
trying to find something on Smem-
bers Of this committee which will
embarrass this investigation"
II have now the names of two
men who were sent out into Mon
tana to get something on Senator
Wheeler, Senator Brookhart (R.) Of
Minnesota irterposed.
while we are getting this rot
ten treatment from the Attorney
General any request from his at
torneys for courtesieS comes with
bad taste"
Bares Liquor Deals"
John Goroni, vice president of the
Elks Drug Company Of New York,
was called to tell Of the ''liquor
DEAL with William A. Orr. former
secretary to Governor Whitman
and friend of the Attorney General.
After his request for 500 cases
Of whiskey had been turned down
by the prohibition commissioner,
Goroni said he went to Orr, who
said che could fix it." Goroni said
he met Orr and Jesse Smith at the
Astor Hotel, New York, in May,
1921.
"Who did Orr tell you Jesse
Smith was?" Wheeler asked. U
"Orr said he was the man from
the Attorney Generals office" said
Goroni. HE said Smith could help
me lot
what did he tell you about
Howard Warrington"
"Orr said he was getting 81 on
every case of liquor that went
through the prohibition unit" the
witness added. HE told me Man.
nington belonged to the crowd from
Columbus"
Columbus Crowd though"
"They were q tough croWd?"
~ wish 1 had broke my arm the
first time 1 signed a paper with
them" Goroni added.
Goroni said Orr and his partner,
Owen Murphy, told him they would
arrange to get the liquor for me-
He was subsequently indicted, he ad-
mitted on a liquor fraud charge.
II came down to Washington
with Thomas B. Fielder, who said
he was Daugherty's friend" Goroni
continued. 81 was told to go home,
and that it would be fixed"
Ibid you ever pay Orr any
money!"
Eyes; $4,000 once"
what was the nature of the pay
Snent?"
1T was in thousand-do bills,
Rnd Orr said it was to go to some
body else"
Paid $4,000 in Bills.
1T was fifty one-thOusand dollar
yes, I got it from John Lynn
in few York. He later hung him.
"Mhat did you pay that money
to Orr for?"
"It was the balance Of a bill
owed Orr and his partner Murphy
by John Lynn"
what for?"
For withdrawal permits" said
Goroni. Lynn handled the with
drawals for five New York drug
companies"
was this $4,000 paid to Orr
to fix things?"
Corr sold those papers for $15
a case, and the money was paid
to Orr for these permits"
you mean Orr was selling with.
drawal permits for SIS a casew
Eyes and we got 81 a case back"
"Orr allowed you return Of 81
y case?"
Eyes, all the drug companies got
that?"
did you ever pay Orr any other
money!"
Paid Another $15O,OOO.
mo, but I paid about $3.50, 900 to
Murphy, his partner"
What for?"
For these withdrawal permits.
did you get any liquor for this
money!"
mo, we just got the permits"
What warehouse did this liquor
come FROM"
Every warehouse in the coun-
try"
Name one"
1.-THE Kentucky Distillery, the
Canton, Md, Distillery. the Sher.
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