Evening star., 1932-09-28
SAYS MOOSE GAVE
S125,o)O TO DAVIS
Broening Testified Money
Was Paid After Senator Re.
7 hired From Active Work.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 28-Former
Mayor William F. Broening of Balt1-
more testified today that money intend
ed for Senator James j. Davis was paid
to the organization department of the
Loyal Order of Moose year after Davis
had severed his connection with the
department.
Broening, former supreme dictator
Of the Moose and the second defense
witness at Davis trial for violation Of
Federal laws through alleged participa-
ton in lotteries-said by the Govern
ment to have been conducted in con-
nection with Moose charity balls-was
subjected to lengthy cross-examination.
He related that at Sharon, Pa, in
1880, before either of the balls men
toned in the indictments was held.
Davis told him of the assignment OF
his organization department contract to
Fred w. Jones and Joseph A. jenkins.
Davis Asked for Funds.
Yet year later, at Atlantic City. it
was brought out, the Moose voted
$125 600 to the organization department
after Davis read a report saying his
compensation from organization work
was not enough to repay him for the
time and money he had put into it,
WAS this $125.o00 voted because of
money advanced from 1907 to 1912 by
Davis?" asked the prosecutor, Louis M.
Treadwel.
Yes" said Broening.
And it was voted to the organization
department because that was the easiest
way to get it to Davis? Surely they
weren't voting the money to Jones and
Jenkins?"
Il must assume" Broening replied,
that they were voting it to Davis"
Broening said that when the money
was voted to the organization depart
ment he never gave it thought" de-
spite his conversation with Davis a year
earlier, in which he was told that Davis
had withdrawn from the department..
Didn't Give 1t a Thought.
''Isn't it a fact" Treadwell persisted,
that you didn't object because you
knew the organization department was
Senator Davis at that time?"
Il didn't give it a thought" Broen-
Ing repeated.
The Government is trying to show
that, despite the verbal and unpubli
cized assignment of Davis contract to
Jones and Jenkins, he actually was still
a moving spirit in the Moose at the
time the charity balls in question were
held, and, therefore. must have known
about the alleged lotteries and approved
them.
Broening quoted Davis as having
once said he couldn't be party" to
any plan to raise money through prize
schemes.
Did you ever discuss the charity
balls with Mr. Davis?" Broening was
asked by Charles H. Tuttle of defense
counsel.
Il never did" Broening replied. and
added he had heard Davis express his
opinion ION such things"
Refused to Take Part.
"It was at the International Fraternal
Conference at Cardiff, Wales" he said.
"A proposition was submitted by a
member, who said he could fix up
plan to raise money that involved
prizes. He said if the order would ap-
prove it, and Jim Davis would get be-
hind it, he could put it over. I was
with him when he spoke to Davis.
Jim Davis just smiled and said, No,
! couldn't be party to anything like
that and the order couldn't be a party
to it
Prospects were that the case would
reach the jury by Friday, but whether
Senator Davis would take the witness
stand was not indicated.
Broening coTroborated the testimony
of JONES' who said the Senator re-
linquished a contract with the order
because of the press Of other duties.
Jones testified he assumed the Davis
contract.
The mayors testimony came at the
close of all-day questioning of Jones,
first witness for the defense. who in
sisted he and Jenkins had an oral
agreement with Davis to buy his con-
tract for 100000.
Jones explained that the $173,300 he
Senator is accused of having pocketed
as profits from two alleged lotteries was
in reality mony owed him for compli-
Gated business deals among the many
branches of the order he headed.
Jones direct testimony covered each
one of the sums the prosecution pre-
viously brought out as having found
their way to Senator Davis accounts or
business interests, after some 100000
had been taken in by the alleged lot
teries of 1880 and 1881.
He told how he and jenkins had
taken over Davis lucrative organiza-
ton department contract with the
Moose on an oral agreement, never
written down because the Senator was
SO busy with politics they didn't get
around TO it."