The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-13

ham Banks for attempting to shoot
Officer McClary. and John Smith
for shooting Burley Morton, colored.
Appeals are being heard by Judge
Smith today.
evidence, upon which action could
be predicated, has been secured"
He stated that the Bureau of Inter.
nal Revenue was still investigating
the Continental in order to collect
taxes. Suit for such collection, he
said, could be filed at any time.
"Didn It it occur to you then
that the bonds Hays brought to
you were a part OF the bonds we
were seekins?" asked Dill Cd of
Washington.
II didn't know they were Con-
tinental bonds" said Mellon.
Senator Bratton Cd of New Mexi.
co took UP the questioning.
Did 1t impress you at the time
that Mr.. Hays had failed to in
ure to place $500 Of the bonds
with your" asked Bratton CD of
New Me-.co.
Nothing To Do With II
II didn't expect him to drag me
into it." said Mellon. II hadn't
had anything to do with these
bonds.'
Walsh resumed the questioning. :.
"Mr. James e. Patten, Of Chi.
cago, came here and told of a sim
liar transaction" said Walsh. He
said he became much incensed and
INDUCED in language that could
not be put in the record. Did
you have any such reaction to the
proposition made your
II don't know that I'm of that
temperament" Mellon replied. Il
don't indulge in that language. I
take things as they come in this
world. l don't see how l could
have done differently than / did. y
Dill again questioned Mellon what
his reactions were when Hays
made his proposal.
Somebody had to pay the debt, -
said Mellon. "I was in the Cabinet.
was party man. I felt called
on to make some contribution. 1
was willing to do So"
Under questioning by Senator
Wagner CD of New York, Mellon
said he had no suspicious by the
way Sinclair's gift was handled.
Wasn't Suspicious
Didn't it arouse your suspicion
that this $500, 900 contribution from
Mr.. Sinclair was to be kept secret
by being distributed among certain
men who would give cash in return
for his bonds?" asked Wagner.
II knew nothing of that nature"
said Mellon.
It's unusual for a contributor to
give $500 900 in one sum- said Wag-
ner.
Yes, it is"
"And then to keep it secret?"
ITS just As l have stated" was
Melons reply.
"You know that no information
has been volunteered TO the CO.
mittee."
1T was not my responsibility"
said Mellon.
Mellon said he knew nothing
about the American Association OF
Foreign Languages, Inc. Walsh
produced the records showing Mel
lon was a subscriber to ten shares
Of stock in the association.
Butler Takes Stand.
William NJ. Butler, the Republi-
can National Chairman and Presi-
dent Coolidge's compaign manager,
followed Mellon on the stand.
Walsh read to him the late John
T. Pratt's memorandum which in
cluded the famous notation: Weeks
Andy, Butler, Dupont" Pratt,
Weeks and Dupont had cashed
Sinclair bonds for the Republican
party.
Walsh handed the memorandum
to Butler, who examined it in
tently.
please tell us whether you got
any," asked Walsh.
None said Butler in a very
low tone.
DO you know of anybody get.
ting any of these bonds"
No sir" Butler said.
WHAT" demanded Walsh.
Il said, no sir
about the bonds except what he
read in the newspapers recently.
~ heard gossip in the last year
about these delivery of bonds and
that's ALL" said Butler.
gossip"
Il heard that there had been a
delivery Of these bonds to Mr..
hays and that's ALL" said Butler.
What part did you have in tax.
Ing up the deficit that existed when
you took charge of the committee?"
None, except what l did in
Massachusetts in 1922 to make up
a small deficit there. / helped to
collect some funds
How much was raised?"
On, some $4,000 or 100000"
nat became OF the money!"
ut undoubtedly was turned into
the Republican national committee"
What do you know about the
obligations of the Republican marty
in 1922"
II don't know that I know any
thing about it, Butler replied.
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