New Britain herald., 1927-03-01
DAUGHER7Y'S FATE
 RESTS WITH JURY
DeliberatiOn Starts At 1:12p. m. -BuCkner Demands Conviction

Federal Count. New York, March 1 P'-Summation in the Daugh- erty-Miller trial ended today.
 United States Attorney Emory R. Buckner concluded .hc .cngest re Sume of a case in tho history of the local .edoral court with plea that Harry NJ Daughertv, formc at'Or- y-geneIal and Thomas W Miller former alien property custodian, be found guilty.
 They are charged with conspiracy 'o lefraud the United States of their hest services in connection with th, allowance of $7O00.G G00 claim for the proceeds of shares of the Am "rican Metal company impoundei as enemy owned. l. is alleged they participated in a Si41. .gn0 "bribc.
 Buckner's summation. which be- gan Friday morning. was finally limited by the court.
 Tt shouldn't take you more than | , minutes to find Miller guilty Ruckuer said in conclm ion. When you take up the question Ot Daugh.
 
 dorstand the evidence. it should not lake you much longer. Don't let kim fool you with pleas for sym pathy.
 If you let Harry M. DauGhorty 20 free, you ar virtually saying 10 every prosecutor in the United Stat"s-just run along and prosecute a 1A+.. Snal fry but don't bother the high "rnps.
 The case e-aihst Daugher'y Is just as crushing. just as couvinc- ing as tho one against Miller. Ii Nou listen 10 pleas for sympathy and "cquit them, youll be yindicatine their conduct, which is indefensible in government officials"
 The court room doors were then locked and Judc" knox began his "h@r&" 10 tho jury.
 Judge Knox instructed tn" jury concerning points ot law involved, The meaning of inc word conspiracy wAGt inc jurors had righ. to consider n view of the evidence, and went upon the necessity of proving men guilty beyond reasonable doubt rc justify conviction. He defined the difference between easonable doubt and "all possible doubt
 If it were necessary to prove men guilty beyond all possible doubt" he said. few men. however guilty they might be. would be convicted.
 He charged that "there is no evi- donce in the case from which the jury can infer that either George F. Williams. Guy D. Golf or Adna l. Johnson was q party 10 the conspir- acy charged in the indictment" Nor he said, could either defendant h, held responsible for acts or omission of any of tine persons named ''un- less he had knowledge of and aCqui- esced in such act or oinission,'
 'Eut what has just been said,' tn, court continued. 'is not to be taker as a statement that the jury is not pei mitted 10 consider whether, in view of all the testimony, any acts ol omissions of Williams. Con or John. son, in the matter o: passing the claims Were with knowledge or ac. quicscencc of one or both Of the de iendants. The jury may consider properly whether any of the persons mentioned were influenced in doing what was done, or in not doing WhaI was left undone. by any one of the alleged conspirat ors."
 At the time the claims in point were passed through the offices oI Daugheriy and Miller, senator Goll was an assistant attorney general II general charge 0. alien property claims for the attorney generals Of flee, Johnson was his assistant. anC Williams was in direct charge of tn, work under Miller.
 The case went to the jury at l:l- T, III.