Evening star., 1924-04-11

never suggested"9.that he raise funds
although he might have contributed per-
sonally. ~ .rr
The witness had opposed the appoint
mcnt of John Messerve to a federal
judgeship in Oklahoma, but he denied
that he ever told Daugherty that a
Large contribution" to the republican
deficit would be forthcoming If Mes
serve was not appointed.
'I never brought a dollar to Washing
ton In campaign funds" McGraw said,
"and I never talked with Attorney Gei-
eraI Daugherty about the deficit"
60 Vague About Conferences. .---.
ington. asked If McGraw had spe-
cial mission to see Daugherty" on the
Miller case and the witness said he
might" have told the Millers he
would see. Daugherty" while in
swear under oath" that the Millers
had ever asked him to see the Attor-
ney General re4
All of his conferences with Daugh,,
srty had to do with the criminal
cases, McGraw said.
He told George Miller. McGraw
said, that his employment OF John T..
Todd, Daugherty's former law part
ner, was "a very serious mistake. He
explained that he did not regard IL as
good politics" He could recall no
long distance telephone conversation
with Daugherty, despite a telephone
company record of such call in Oc-
tober, 1921.
No Advice Is Taken.
on cross-examination MoGraw told
Paul Rowland of Daugherty's coun-
sci that mot a single recommenda-
tion that | made to Attorney General
Daugherty in the Miller case was
adopted by the Department Of JUS
ttce."
Pressed as to what conversation he
might have had with Federal Judge
CotteraJ, before whom the cases were
pending and who, the witness said.
was an old personal friend, McGraw
could not say positively what he had
said.
for the Millers if they pleaded guilty."
asked Senator Moses.
McGraw said he would not repeat
his conversations with the judge
even here"
Going back to the mention Of F. W
Bank. McGraw said he believed that
IN 1922 II did give Mr.. Jacobs a small
sum of money--Dothng like $4,000
TO help elect some congressman"
In states other than Oklahoma"
Yes"
I'm Illinois? 81
II think not"
THE amount" the witness said.
''may have been. $4,000 or $1,000" He
was quite busy and had arranged for
Jacobs to pass along the money.
In view of these Investigations" he
added, i shall never give any more
money as long as live. ! think the
boys are going to have trouble"
Takes LIP Film Again.
When McGFaw left the stand the
committee swung back into the
Dempsey-Carpentier fight film deal.
William Tilghman of Oklahoma City
who said he was now IAN officer work
ing out of the governors Office testi-
ned that he contracted with F. c..
Quimby in New York for Oklahoma
state rights in the Dempsey-Carpentie
fight films for $500. Quimby told
him, he said, that the matter was
fixed with the federal authorities" and
that there would be no jail sentences"
How was it fixed?" asked Senator
Moses.
"QuiInsy said the federal authorities
were IN sympathy; and there would be
no jail sentences" Tilghman said.
Quimby had not mentioned anybody
in the Department Of Justice. the
witness said. He added that Quimby
told him that for $4,000 additional to
the purchase price, he would stand
the bump in Oklahoma through the
courts"
Promised Legal Aid.
Tilghman said most OF his talk as
TO the pictures was with ''an old
friend, Bat Masterson."
Did Quimby tell you he would han
die the federal officials?" asked Sena-
tor Jones, republican, Washington
He did"
After the showing in Oklahoma,
the witness said, his partner was
fined for transporting the pictures
Tilghman said he told former
United States Attorney Peck of the