Evening star., 1934-04-20
CANNON CATHOLIC
DRIVE COST $4,000
Bishop Bares Use of Fund
on Pamphlets in Smith
Virginia Campaign.
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conceded she had written several
other documents in question, but
would not concede she had written
this letter.
Fulton said he could not make this
concession because Miss Burroughs
did not remember whether she had
written the letter or not.
Dispute With Attorney.
Shortly after the testimony relat-
ing to the letter, dispute between
Fulton and Bishop Cannon developed
while the latter was being examined
concerning the manner in which he
had handled certain funds.
Fulton interrupted the examina-
ton to object to the line of ques-
tioning.
"My client had nothing to do with
these matters" he said, ''and object
to the questions because the odium
might attach to her.
The bishop glared at the attorney
and then interrupted his remarks to
say: "I don't think there's anything
odious about it -
Fulton's objection was overruled
and Bishop Cannon added, II hope
the court understands that I raise
no objection to the questioning"
Earlier in todays testimony it had
been brought out that it cost Bishop
Cannon $4,000 to bring the question
of Alfred E. Smiths religion into the
Virginia campaign of 1928
The bishop also discussed some of
his involved fund transactions during
the campaign, describing one of them
as lust whim of his
Bishop Cannon explained he kept
the Jameson money in two bank ac-
counts, one in Richmond, the other
in Washington. The Washington ac-
count was maintained in the Con-
tinental Trust Co. and was opened
originally in the name of James
Cannon, jr Later he changed the
designation to read James Cannon,
jr., chairman" This change. he ex-
planned, was just a whim and made
for no special purpose.
He said he kept large sums of money
in a tin box in his apartment in
Washington. The bishop explained
that this was "a good box, with a
key" and he felt it was suitable
place to keep the money.
In accounting for the money spent
by him during the campaign. he
testified he spent $4,000 on pamphlet
entitled rs Southern Protestanism
More Intolerant Than Romanism?"
The bishop said he circulated nearly
100000 copies of this pamphlet
throughout Virginia and paid the bills
with Jameson money.
A statement by him that he was
mot responsible for Miss Burroughs
reports" was received with some sur
prise since his attorney. Robert H.
McNeill. said in his opening statement
that Bishop Cannon assumed full
responsibility for the conduct of the
campaign.
The bishop said it was Miss Bur-
roughs' duty to prepare the reports
and that he only checked them cas-
ually. He stipulated, however, that
these remarks did not apply to her last
report to the House of Representa-
tives. 1t was this report which re-
lated to the Jameson money and upon
which the present indictment is pri-
marily based.
He said he collected 1928 due the
Newspaper Supply Co. from the sale
of newspaper and spent this money
during the Virginia campaign. He
later explained that the company was
reimbursed out Of the Jameson contri-
button.
Cannon was asked by his attorney
to tell why he had turned this money
over to the late Rev. j. Sidney Peters
The bishop explained he did so be-
cause he had been sent to the Afri-
can Congo where he contracted jungle
fever which made it necessary for him
to travel through Europe and Brazil
for his health.
Mcneil put another question to the
witness and Justice Gordon interrupt
ed to ask whether the attorney could
not frame his questions so they might
be answered briefly.
Short Answers Asked.
"You asked him simple question
moment ago and he replied with a
dissertation on his trip around the
world. Let's have some yes or no
answers"
A moment later Bishop Cannon
started to relate what he said at
some of the political meetings in
Virginia.
do we now have to listen to his
campaign speeches." United States
Attorney Leslie c. Garnett asked
The bishop then stated that in ad-
dition to the newspaper supply money
he gave DR.. Peters $4,000 or $4,000
of the Jameson money, which he
spent in the Virginia campaign. He
also has testified that he gave ap-
proximately $4,000 Of the Jameson
fund to Frank B. Dunford of Rich
mond for the same purpose.
McNeill asked the witness to de-
scribe how he obtained an additional
$1,000 from Jameson to pay debts
after the campaign had closed The
bishop said he secured $4,000 from
the financier in one trim tn New