Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
GIFT MADE CANNON
BY FREL|NGHUYSEN
Probers Told Of $4,000 Do
nation During Cam
paign Of 1928.
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odist churchman in the Citizens Bank
&, Trust Co. at Blackstone. Va. was q
personal and long-standing account,
Manly said, and was kept a personal
one, except that certain political con-
tributions were deposited in 1t from
time to time.
Manly said political funds" were
found in all eight accounts. land that
was the only reason we examined
them"
$1,000 Newspaper Fund.
The witness spoke Of an $1,000 &C.
count in the. First National Bank OF
Blackstone, which Bishop Cannon de-
posted as funds of the Newspaper
Supply Co. Of Richmond. He said this
deposit had been traced to an $1,000
contribution by Jameson.
Later he continued, this deposit
with interest was transferred to the
account of Bishop Cannon, executor,
in the bank of Crewe, Va. Then the
entire executor account was later closed
out, amounting to 5000 at the time
Senator Dill interpossd that the
Newspaper Supply Co. had been "out
of business and without charter for
seven years
The committe had difficulty keeping
I'D with the manifold transfers OF
funds from one account to another.
Manly said the personal account OF
Bishop Cannon in the American Ma
tional Bank Of Richmond on June i,
1928, amounted to SLABS. Total de-
posts. he said, in this account during
and Just after the campaign totaied
s7s,3s6.
Many said that prior to the campaign
Bishop Cannon had just two bank ac-
counts. Then he opened six accounts
during the campaign" asked senator
Dill.
yves, during the period under in
quiry, including the time just after the
campaign" Manly said.
Manly listed a $3.50 withdrawal from
the Continental account as paid on
personal note of Bishop Cannon at the
First National Bank at Blackstone.
Nye asked how much money was
transferred from this political account
to the personal account Of James
There was 1880. plus ss2s paid on
O personal rate, Manly said
Char=e Made by Nye.
The Senate committee had spent most
Of yesterday searching through the
various bank accounts maintained by
Bishop Cannon when he headed the
Anti-Snith COMMITTEES of Virginia.
After traciRg the scores Of checks,
Chairman Nye charged the bishop with
transferring political funds 70 his pei
sonal account.
when you see this ell put together"
Commented Senator Nye after the long
days examination. cit reveals not alone
the shifting Of money from account TO
account but IL reveals actual diversion
Of campaign money to his personal
account.
-Four virginia bsnkers related how
Bishop Cannon had paid of personal
notes during the 1928 campaign and
Just after It. They identified checks
going into his personal account, and
Chairman Nye said the hank records
showed some Of these were drawn on the
political fund" maintained by Bishop
Cannon in the Continental Trust Co.
OF washington
Senator Dill asserted that Bishop
Cannon had drawn Sc, 800 from his ac-
count In the Continental Trust Co..
Bishop James Cannon, jr.. chairman,
IN November, 1928, and mad deposited
stne check to set up an account, Bishop
James Cannon tr., executor, IN CreWe,
Va. The Bishop was executor OF the
estate Of Mrs. Mary G. Moore. who died,
In 1924 He later changed the eexecu-s
tor" account to checking account.
sStrange Business" Seen.
why should an account carried as
executor" asked Senator Dill, be made
up from a political fund.- We have seen
here the strange business q starting
new accounts on defunct affairs
Six checks deposited by Bishop Can
non between October Is, 1928. and jan
uary so. 1929, IN his personal account
IN the American National Bank OF Rich
mond were identified by Perry G. Seay,
vice president Of the now American
Bank q Trust Co., as being checks
drawn ON the Continental Trust Co. Of
Washington.
Senator Nye said these checks. total
ing $500, were drawn frcm the ''po-
iitica1 account Of Bishop Cannon IN
the washington bank.
.That would reveal. commented Nye,
shat $500 had been transferred in six
different transactions from the account
OF Bishop James Cannon, jr. chairman,
70 the account OF Bishop James Can
non, jr"
Another transaction examined was
the transfer and retransfer Of more
than $4,000 on February IL, 1929, be-
tween the personal accounts Of Bishop
Cannon in the Richmond bank and the
Anti-6mith Democrats account in the
same bank on the same day.
Senator Nye said that deal seems
20 be just cross deposit between se-
counts"
1T seems TO be the obvious and I'M
escapable conclusion from the facts,
replied seay.
Payment From jameson.
Senator Nye recalled the report Of the
Cannon Committee. showed payment
Of $4,000 To Bishop Cannon from Ed
win c. Jameson on February II, and
the payment the same day Ct almost
that amount in turn to Bishop Cannon
by the Anti-Smith Committee
A letter bearing the signature OF
Bishop Cannon and asserting that I'VE
do not split hairs in our Office on the
matter OF the Endorsement" Of checks
sent to the anti-Smith Democrats also
was placed in the records Of the CAM
paign committee yesterday.
The letter. written to c. W. Warden,
an officer of the Continental Trust Co.
ut Washington, follows:
Il am enclosing in this another batch
Of checks TO be placed 70 the credit of
our account.
Il am also returning the check Of w
L. El1ey, which was made payable TO
Mr. Peters b. mistake. We do not split
hairs in our Office on the matter OF the
Endorsement Of these checks.
Il have been indotsing them right
along when they were made payable
% the treasurer OF the anti-Smith
Democrats, etc. do not think It is
the function of your cashier TO de-
back OF the check is satisfactory or not
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