Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
DONATIONS IN
'28 CAMPAIGN
INVESTIGATED
Penalty Carries Fine
And imprisonment
For Two Years

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6=F-
Bishop James Cannon, Jr.. was in
dicted by a grand jury today for
violation OF the federal corrupt
practices law during the 1928 presi-
Dental campaign.
Miss Ada T.. Burroughs, or RIch-
mond. vas indicted with the SOUTH
ern Methodist churchman for con-
spiracy TO violate the federal statute.
Campaign Officials
Cannon was chai%lan OF the
headquarters committee anti-Smith
democrats In the 1928 campaign
and Miss Burroughs was treasurer.
The indictment was based on the
failure OK Cannon and Miss Bur
roughS 70 report contributions OF
Edwin @. Jameson. New York
capitalist and republican.
jameson gave q total of $65,s0U
TO Cannon.
The grand jury ruling was reach
ed after a brief inquiry during
which a Of witnesses testified.
With few exceptions they were the
same witnesses who appeared I'm
the senate campaign funds commit
tee investigation or the bishops
activities.
Findings OF the senate committee,
led by Sen. Nye or North Dakota.
prompted the grand jury action.
The committee also was given
evidence that former Sen. Joseph
Frelinghuysen OF New Jersey con-
tributed $4,000. No accounting was
made Of this sun In the bishops
reports.
Over Acts Cited
The pair was indicted on 10
counts. The indictments also cited
eight "over acts Bishcp Cannon
did not testify before the Nye
committee.
Miss Burroughs and DR.. ~ Sidney
Peters, secretary OF the organiza-
tons headquarters at Newport
News, Va. were summoned but re
fused 70 testify. DR.. Peters. how
ever, was a witness before the grand
jury.
The senate investigation was d.
rected by n resolution Introduced
by Sen. Glass, democrat, Virginia.
Charges that the clergyman vio-
lated the corrupt practices act were
made on the floor or the house BY
Rep. Tinkham, republican. Mas
sachusettS. who wrote Atty. Gen.
Mitchell Nov. 80. 1880 demanding
grand jury action.
T1nkham's charges were founded
M nrfTDrrn rhNnF~nI a. 49, mm~mAm
lobby investigation directed by sen.
Caraway, democrat, or Arkansas.
Bishop Cannon has commended
that all his activities were IN
Virginia while the corrupt practices
act defines political committees
as groups working IN two or more
states.
Date Not Set
No date has been fixed for the
trial. Conviction OF Willfully violat-
ing the federal corrupt practices act
carries calls for the following
penalty:
49, shall be fined not more
than $4,000 and imprisoned not
more than two years"
The indictments were returned
nearly two hours before the reg
ular time set BY custom at the
District OF Columbia supreme court.
The bishops case was the first
indictment returned BY the jury,
whose % members are just begin
ming their three months term.
The indictments recited the law
requiring reports OF campaign con-
tributions at certain dates. Miss
Burroughs was indicted separately
for failure to report the Jameson
contributions on each OF these rates.
Bishop Cannon was indicted on
each count with her on the ground
he "unlawfully did willfully aid,
abet, counsel. command, induce and
procure. and advise, tncite. and
connive at, the commission OF the
offenSes.