Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
$1,000 NOTES PAID
BY CANNON IN e
Personal Records Identified
by Virginia Banker
Before Probers.
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tC0ntlnued from FISb fe8el
to James Cannon, IT,, on October 10,
1928.
During examination Of Stevens about
his check, Robert H. Mcneil, counsel
for Bishop Cannon, protested this trans
action had nothing to do with the pur-
pose Of the inquiry.
1T ID q part Of the juggling Of funds
involved here" remarked Senator Dill
The protest was denied.
Stevens then explained the check was
the first payment on q house sold by
Bishop Cannon as executor of the
estate Of Mrs. Mary G. Moore, the widow
Of . Methodist preacher.
Booker said the Stevens check was
sent to the Blackstone Bank and $566
was added to It from Bishop Cannon's
personal checking account for q So 1000
Understanding certificate Of deposit
Senator Nye read letter by Bishop
Cannon on October AZ, 1928, telling Of
deposit Of 5000 in the First Ma
tional Bank Of Blackstone. An Interest,"
bearing certificate Of deposit was issued
to the bishop on this. The letter said
the $1,000 was held In trust by the
Newspaper Supply Co. Of Richmond
Previously Nye had read an order Of
June 9, 1921, revoking the charter of
ier's check on a New York bank for
$1,000 was deposited by Cannon for the
Understanding certificates from the
Blackstone Bank. Nye then produced
q check issued by Jameson for $4,000
on October 10, 1928. to the Lawyers
Trust Co.
1--WE will show later" added Nye,
that this 50, 1000 was exchanged for the
cashiers check involved here"
Booker said two interest-bearing cer-
tificates totaling $4,000 also were issued
him IN the Fall of 1928 in the Citizens
Bank g. Trust Co.
Charge Accounts Mixed.
When counsel for Cannon again pro-
tested against an inquiry into Bishop
Cannon's personal accounts Senator
Dill said:
to the fact that Bishop Cannon de-
posted political contributions in his per-
sonal accounts; he interchecked these
accounts and used one against the other,
and there is no way of getting the facts
clear except by going into his personal
accounts"
Chairman Nye said: "Furthermore,
we find that while Bishop Cannon was
making deposits of political contribur
tons in his private accounts, his po-
litical committee had an account Of its
own
Attorney McNeirl for Cannon pro-
tested that the committee had not
proved this.
Loan Is Questioned.
Perry Seay, vice president Of the
American Bank e. Trust Co. of Rich
mond, was asked by Nye. whether
Bishop Cannon had obtained a 1000
loan from his bank around December
81, 1928. when the bishop paid q note
at the Blackstone Bank. Nye read into
the record deter from the churchman
TO Booker indicating he had obtained
money from Seay'S bank to meet the
note.
Seay said no loan had been made by
his bank TO the bishop then, but that
on December 5, 1928, Bishop Cannon
had purchased q cashiers check for
$4,000, the amount Of the note IN the
Blackstone Bank.
He added that Cannon deposited
$1,000 Of currency on that date.
Seay said the bishop had no account
with his bank at the time, but that
he had q safe deposit box there and
that the records showed Cannon had
access to the box on that date.
The committee heard yesterday from
G. Bascom Slenp, Virginia Republican
leader, of the ARRANGEMENTS whereby
Bishop Cannon obtained more than
SIS, 900 as chairman Of the Virginia
Anti-Smith Committee In 1923.
Mr. Slemp, q former secretary to
President Coolidge, told the committee
he introduced Jameson to Bishop Cam
non In September, 1928. He said that
the bishop asked for $4,000 "in cash.
to finance the anti-Smith drive In the
South. This sum was later increased.
Slemp said Joseph r. Frelinghuysen,
former Republican Senator for New.
Jersey, directed him to Jameson rs .
man interested in prohibition and In
the election of Republican President"
He did not know whether Freltnghuysen
also contributed funds to Cannon. Late
In the campaign, Slemp said, he OBJ
tanned an additional $4,000 from Mr..
Jameson for the Virginia Republican
Committee "a distinct organisation
from the Virginia Anti-Smith Com
mittee headed by Bishop Cannon.
SIemp Denies Pledge.
Chairman Nye and Senator Dill.
Democrat washington, who were the
only committee members present, Ques-
toned siemp closely about q statement
In a letter from Bishop Cannon To-
Jameson that aSlemp has already paid
three,ouarters of his pledge" However,
the witness said he had no recollection ]