New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
WHEELER DEFENSE
 WANTS ALL FACTS
Anxious to Put Everything Be- fore the Jury
DOESN'T ASK DISCHARGE
Instead, Accused Senator Insists On
 Continuing With His Slde-De-
 fense Fund Is Being Organized At
 Washington.

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 By The Associated Press.
 Great Falls. Mont, April 21.-- Without asking a directed verdict in favor of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, defense counsel in his trial here on charges of wrongfully using his in- fuence with the department of the interior went forward today with it's announced purpose of putting all the facts before the jury"
 We don't want a directed yer dict" declared w. F. OLeary. one of Wheelers attorneys. We want every opportunity for giving all the facts to the jury for determination of guilt or innocence"
 Hayes Is Quizzed
 George B. Hayes, the govern tana senator. was the first to be called to the stand.
 Under questioning by Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of defense coun- sel, Hayes said that he was called before the Brookhart committee in- vestigating the department of jus tice in connection with the Hart Gorcini prohibition case in New York. Hart formerly was federal prohibition director of New York.
 Asked by Senator Walsh whether he met Senator Wheeler in Wash ington the first time he went before the Brookhart committee. Hayes declared he had not.
 H. c, Glosser, former secretary to Gordon Campbell, Montana oil oper- ator for whom Wheeler is avowed to have acted before the interior de- partment in prosecuting oil pros pecting claims, was recalled to the stand. He was government wit ness.
 Glosser denied when questioned by Senator Walsh, that he told Fred Munger. in Lewistown, Mont, last January, that Wheeler didn't have anything to do with government per- mits," and that he was employed to protect Campbell from L. c. Stew enson,"
 Stevenson is rival operator in the Montana oil fields. He brought a receivership suit against Campbell in 1923.
 Tom Stout former Montana rep resentative in the national house, was called by the defense.
 Stout. who said he conducted the negotiations between Campbell and Wheeler, testified that Wheeler told him that he would be unable to represent Campbell in any public land affairs" He was employed pri- marily to defend the receivership suit brought against Campbell by Stevenson, Stout said.
 State Rests Case
 The government late yesterday abruptly rested Its case after having called to the stand it's surprise wit ness-George B. Hayes, New York attorney, who testified that Senator Wheeler asked him to appear In his stead before the interior department in behalf of Whceler's client, Gordon Campbell, Montana oil promoter.
 Senator Thomas J. Walsh, chief of defense counsel. announced late last night that Edwin s. Booth. for mer solicitor Of the department of the interior would be the first wit ness today providing MT. Booth could complete by the time court opens an examination of department records which were brought here under government subpoenae.
 Mir. Booth, Senator Walsh said, will be able to pick entries from the record by which the defense will en- deavor 10 show that Hayes only connection with Booth or the inter- for department was a communica- ton relating to the proposed re- financing of Campbell's oil compan- ies.
 Booth Tcstifes
 When called to the stand by the government Mir. Booth testified that he forwarded 0 copy of the status of Campbell's claims in the interior de- partment to Hayes in New York with a view to obtaining interest in a re-fnancing scheme. This, MT. Booth testified was done as favor 10 Wheeler and Mir. Campbell, who had asked him 10 be on the lookout for an investor who might be Inter- csted.
 According to Hayes testimony yesterday the only connection he ever had with the Campbell concern was his conversation in New York with Senator Wheeler, who did not consult him about refinancing, but rather asked him to represent the Campbell interests before the Inter for Department. Wheeler promised to split his fee with him, Hayes test filed, adding that the Montana sem ator alluded to millions" in referr- ing to the size of his retainer.
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