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Spotlight
on Fall in
Pact Bribe
Senator Intimates Oil Inter
ests Rewarded Ex-Secre
tary for Part in Treaty
With Colombia.
Norris for Denby Ouster
. By UniierwiI Service.
-*** Washington, Feb. 8.—A bombshell
vas dropped on the senate floor this
afternoon by Senator Bill of Wash
ington, who Introduced a resolution
aimed at uncovering Fall’s possible
reward for his active aid in inducing
the United States to pay Columbia
$25,000,000 In April, 1921. a month
after Fall entered the cabinet.
In the highest oil circles in the
country It has long been understood
t
Detroit, Feb. 8.—The senate
committee investigating the Tea
pot, Dome oil leases “might do
sell to look into the possibility
of a connection between oil in
terests and our attitude toward
the Mexican difficulty,’’ Henry
Ford said today in a statement.
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that $5,000,000 of this sum stayed in
this country, in the pockets of the
little inside clique who engineered the
Colombia treaty.
At the White House a statement
Issued on behalf of President Coolidge
announced he had signed the Walsh
resolution, directing him to hire spe
cial counsel to prosecute for can
cellation of the Boheny and Sinclair
leases, on the ground that they were
made illegally and under circum
stances indicating fraud and corrup
tion. The names of Silas H. Strawn,
Chicago, and Atlee Pomerene, Obio,
nominated as special counsel, were
sent to the senate for confirmation.
No Cabinet Resignations.
While the senate was rocking with
the debate on the Robinson resolu
tion, requesting the president to dis
miss Secretary of the Navy Benby
__from the cabinet, the White House
"^announced that no cabinet resigna
tions had been received, and none
v as "impending.’’
Senator Walsh demanded Denby's
removal In an exhaustive address on
the floor of the senate, during which
he scored Benby's Incompetence and
met the arguments of Senator Pepper,
who denied the senate's authority to
act.
When the aenate recessed tonight It
was generally understood that the
Robinson resolution calling upon the
president to oust Secretary Denby
will be passed at tomorrow's session
with about 10 oif 11 votes to spare.
Norris for Ousting Denby.
Passage of the resolution was made
i ortaln by the switch of a number
of republican senators whose attitude
was not previously known. * Among
these are Harreld, Oklahoma: Capper.
Kansas, and Norris, Nebraska, all of
whom Intend to support it.
Other republicans favoring the
resolution sre Da FoKette, Frazier.
Dadd, Norberk, Hiram Johnson, Ship
stead. Brookhart and Magnus John
son. Howell, republican, Nebraska,
also msy support it. Thus far only
one democrat, Bruce, Maryland, is
known to be opposed to the resolution.
Other outstanding developments In
the oil scandal today were:
1. Fred O. Bonfils, testifying be
fore the Walsh committee, asserted
his belief that Dohen.v. in withdraw
ing from competition for the Teapot
Dome lease, had reached an under
- standing with Sinclair dividing he
w^ween them the prospective Wyoming
and California naval oil land leases.
Demands Public Statements.
2. Senator Frazier, North Dakota,
introduced a resolution calling upon
all congressmen, senators, cabinet of
ficers and other government officials
with salaries or over $3,000 a year, to
file with the federal trade commis
sion full details of their purchases
and holdings of stocks and bonds tn
industries, railroads, public utilities,
oil and mining and other corpora
tions. The return must also Include
their near relatives and It Is retro
active to cover the last 10 years.
3 Ex-Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo. candidate for the democratic
nomination for president, will appear
before the Walsh committee Mondoy
and explain his connection with Do
heny. whose $25,000 annual retainer
he has Just relinquished.
4. Senator Dill Introduced a resolu
tion calling upon the State depart
ment for all Information it had with
respect to concessions secured by
American oil men In Mexico, Persia.
A'enezuela and a dozen other oversea
sources of oil supply. It Is under
stood that the AValali committee In
tends to extend further than Mexico
Its Investigation of oil Influence upon
our foreign policies.
Clark Inclined as Slayer
of George Schiek, Broker
San Diego, fal , Feb. *.—E Drew
Clark was Indicted by the San Diego
county grand Jury today charged
with the murder of Oeorge E. Schick,
broker. February 7. last year. The
only witness summoned by the grand
Jury was John A'. Hendrix, already
-/Sentenced to hang In April for mur
der. H« told the grand Jury Clark
” < onfeased to him In Ihe county .tall
January 22, that he bad c|iok»d
Schick *• death and dismembered the
body.
Wilson Carried
$20,000 on Life
New York, Feb. 8.—Life insurance
of $20,000 was carried by Woodrow
Wilson in one New York company,
it. was learned today. The former
president took out two $10,000 poli
cies, one at the age of 37 when a
professor at Princeton university, and
the other in 1899, six years later,
his occupation at that time being
given as lawyer and lecturer.
Coolidge Back
of Inquiry Into
Treasury Case
Will Order Probe, of Graft
Charges if Report Fails
to Clear Up
Affairs.
By l nlveraal Service.
Washington, Feb. 8.—President
Coolidge has determined upon a thor
ough sifting of Charles It. Brewer's
charges that spurious liberty bonds
totaling millions are In circulation
and that graft and mismanagement
have been frequent at the bureau of
engraving and printing.
Tt was made known for the pres
ident today that, if the Treasury de
partment cannot make satisfactory
answer to Brewer's allegations, the
lApartment of Justice, where he is
employed as a special attorney, and
other branches of the federal govern
ment will take action.
Congressional developments in a
situation which some progressives in
{he house clairp wilt be productive
of a scandal rivalling the oil lease
mess came quickly on the heels of
the White House announcement.
A special meeting of the committee
on expenditures in the treasury was
called for 10:30 tomorrow morning.
Representative LaGuardla. New
York, will appear and urge immediate
action upon his resolution calling for
a full statement from the treasury as
to all liberty bonds, certificates, etc.,
issued during and since 1917, the
amounts redeemed, the numbers can
celed and destroyed, and by whose
authority such destruction occurred. ,
It became apparent today that re
publican regulars, from the president \
down, are anxious to have full l$ght ]
thrown upon the whole affair, and to
establish at the earliest possible time
whether Brewer's sensational charges
are well founded.
The Treasury and Justice depart
ments have filed answers to a petition
entered by Brevier In the District of
Columbia supreme court Monday ask
ing for a restraining order on offi
cials of these branches to prevent i
their seizing alleged spurious liberty i
bonds and coupons aggregating more |
than $1,000,900 face value.
They enter a plea that the seeur- t
Hies lie removed from the vaults of \
the I’nion Trust company and placed <
in custody of the register of the court, t
accessible to authorized departmental (
representatives and to Brewer. t
A hearing on Brewer's petition will i
take plare next week.
Two Iowa Farmers
Ask for Bankruptcy)
■ i
Charles T. Dean, farmer, living '
near Missouri Valiev, Is., filed pell- 1
lion In voluntary bankruptcy In fed- -
oral court at Council Bluffs today, i
He lists his liabilities at *451 and his
assets at nothing. i
Bankruptcy petition filed by Mar- I
tin J. Pulley, Cam county farmer, 1
llsta his llshllltles at $2,936.96 and his I
assets at nothing. t
Crete D. A. K. Observes
Fourth Anniversary i
Crete. Neb.. F'eb. 3.—Crete chapter I
D. A. It. celebrated Us fourth annl- I
%ersary with a cafeteria supper at
the home of Mr*. Estel Ftpadt. The
program was given by members of
the children's auxiliary of the chap
ter, who were celebrating their first
anniversary at the same time, and
who were the ggeet* of their moth
ers. It included a. minuet dance by
Florence Miller, accompanied at the
piano by her mother; a recitation by
Rosalie Mlxa; piano solos by Emma
Jane Spadt and Betty Davenport, and
a recitation by little Barbara Brown,
granddaughter of the regent, Mrs.
■T. R. Brown. Arv old fashioned Vir
ginia reel was the last number on
the program.
Retired Blacksmith Dies.
Beatrice, F'eb. 3.—Chris Johnson,
30, retired blacksmith at FUley, Neb .
was found dead In « chair at the
llnme Of hia daughter, Mrs. D. l>.
Hill, three miles north of F'llley.
Death wa* due to heart disease. Five
children survive.
“Sunny Side
Up”
Iiook at the sunny
side of life with Maupln.
There ie always a silver
lining to every cloud.
Those who find It get
much more out of life
than those who do not.
Maupln shows the way
in The Omaha Bee. Rre
editorial page morning
and evening editions.
VsJ
Dry Chie\
Sentenced
to 2 Years
William H. Anderson Out on
Bail Pending Hearing on
Motion in Forgery
Case.
Judge Charges Perjury
New York, Feb. 8.—William It. An
derson, state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league, today was sen
tenced from 1 to 2 years In state’s
prison for third-degree forgery.
Mr. Anderson was permitted to re
tain his Beat while the sentence was
being imposed. He sat with arms
folded and betrayed no emotion. The
sentence was Imposed by Supreme
Court Justice Tompkins who declared
that Anderson's crime was a deliber
ate one and that perjury had been
committed on the witness stand.
Former Gov. Charles 8. Whitman,
counsel for Anderson, made an Im
passioned plea for clemency, assert
ing that his crimo had not harmed
anybody and that he had many ene
mies throughout the country who
would profit by his being given a
heavy sentence.
Before pronouncing the sentence,
Justice Tompkins said:
"it has been suggested that I sus
pend the sentence. Usually where
sentences are suspended the defend
ant has pleaded guilty and expressed
sorrow for his crime. This defendant,
however, has maintained his inno
cence throughout the trial and does
so now. His crimo was a deliberate
one, the evidence shows. In addi
tion, there were conflicting stories
told on the witness stand. One of
them was untrue and that was per
jury."
Mr. Whitman did not file a motion
for an appeal, hut asked the court to
grant a certificate of reasonable
doubt. This was refused.
Mr. Whitman then asked for a stay
of execution pending an attempt to
get an order to ahow cause why the
motion for a certificate of reasonable
doubt should not be granted. This
was allowed and Anderson was re
leased in continued bail of $5,000
pending a hearing on the motion next
week.
Many Rumors Afloat
on Neville Candidacy
Lincoln. Feb. 8.—Keith Neville of
North Platte, about whom little haa
been said politically until recently, la
rapidly taking the center of the stage
in political discussions.
Rumor here has tt that Neville in
tends to file for governor In opposi
tion to Bryan; that he will be a
candidate for the democratic congres
sional nomination from the Klxth dis
trict: that he has senatorial ambi
tions. and that he will be a delegate
at large to the national convention.
No one has any definite informa
tion and no one can trace the source
of the many rumors, but it Is prob
able that Neville, If he does file for
anything, will be a candidate for dele
gate-at large. His filing for that po
sition would complete the democratic,
quartet, T. Allen and Gilbert
Hitchcock already having filed, and
J. J. Thomas of 8eward having an
nounced his candidacy.
Incidentally, Thomas Is snother
around whom rumor circulates, It be
ing said thst his friends are urging
him to be a candidate Cur the United
States senate. As a matter of fact,
Ihe one outstanding probability of the
democratic party to contest the pri
mary election with Trenmor Cone Is
Congressman John If. Morehead, who
Is the only one of the democratic trio
In the house of representatives who
has not filed for reflection.
Plans for $150,000 Hotel
at Falls City Approved
Falls City. Neh.. Per. 8.—Final
plans for Falls City's proposed $1R0,
000 hotel were approved at a joint
meeting of the hoards of directors of
the Chsmher of Commerle and Falls
City Hotel association. Architect
James Crsddock was Instructed to
advertise for bids, which will he open
ed March ]3. The plsns accepted cell
for either four stories complete with
10|» rooms, fourth floor unfinished, or
three stories complete with 71 rooms,
depending upon Ihe amount of funds
on hand on the date of opening bids.
Arthur Mullen Petitions,
With 3,914 Names Filed
By AiattflafH I’rsM.
TJncoln, P>b. 8—Petition* bearing
3.J1J4 names. Hsklug that the rinmn of
y»rthur F. Mullen. Omaha, bo placet!
on the ballot for democratic national
committeeman, were fllecl with the
secretary of state today.
J#hn numb, Fremont t democrat,
died for state senator from the Eighth
senatorial district.
Guilty of Chicken Theft
Aurora, Nab., Fch. R.— After dellb
eratlng almost nine hours, the jury
in the district court found Hollo
Church of Clarks guilty of stealing
chickens In Ilnmlllon county. The
conviction, If sustained, calls for a
sentence to the penitentiary.
•lames Gannon, who was charged
with Illegal possession of a still, Iihs
disappeared snd his 81.(100 bond has
been forfeited. The bund was paid
by hi» brother, Gsorge Gannon.
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..lernntlonal Newt Service.
•Nevada State Prison, Carson City,
Nev., Feb. 8.—Like a rat in a trap.
Gee Jon, Chinese tong slayer, today
was gassed to death by the state of
Nevada.
Six minutes after the deadly hydro
cyanic gas started at 9:46 a. m. to fill
the little stone building in the prison
yard in which the Chinese sat
strapped to a rhair, he was believed
dead by gas and medical experts.
House Rejects
Iowan’s Bill on
Tax-Free Bonds
Motion to Deny States Right
to Levy Farm Loan
Securities Likewise
Defeated.
Washington. Feb. 8.—The house to
day defeated the resolution of Repre
sentative Green, Iowa, proposing a
constitutional amendment to prohibit
issuance of tax exempt securities. The
vote, which came after two debates,
was 247 to 133. or seven less than the
required two-thirds.
Republicans, with 17 exceptions,
voted for the resolution, as did 69
democrats. Before the final vote the
house rejected, 208 to 167. a motion by
Representative Steagall. democrat,
Alabama, to recommit the measure
for an amendment which would have
deprived stales of the right to tax
bond* issued by the federal farm loan
board.
The only amendment adopted was
one by Representative Moro. demo
crat, Virginia, to require ratification
by state within seven years.
Wallace in Favor of
Pool Marketing Plan
Washington, Feb. 8.—Ths executive
committee of the national council of
farmers’ cooperative marketing asso
ciations In session here, voted today
to present to Secretary Wallace •
’’bill of particulars" embodying causes
for criticism of the Department of
Agriculture In Its dealings with the
co-operative marketing movement.
Secretary Wallace, In reply, said he
had pledged support to the co-opera
tive marketing movement "within Its
legitimate scope’’ and had declared
that criticism of the department was
due to "lack of knowledge of legal
and moral limitations" that surround
it. He said the department could not
support any specific form of contract,
but could pass on to the farmer the
Information It had compiled.
At the close of the address. Aaron
Saplro asked If the secretary would
answer a few questions. Mr. Wallace
replied that he was In a hurry to get
to a cabinet meeting, but would re
turn later. After be had left, Mr.
Saplro called an executive committee
meeting to consider a "bill of particu
lars.”
Funreal Services Held for
Son of Late Clark Perkins
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. S—Funeral
e»rvlr*a for Vance Perkin*. *on of
the late Clark Perkin*. Nebraska
newspaper man who died hers more
than a year ago, wer* held Friday
from the family residence on North
Seventh street, conducted by Rev.
Mr. Hankins of th* Methodist church.
The high school dosed during the
funeral aervlce, Vance having been
a member of I he senior class. The
He Molay had charge of th* service*
at the grave, the body being laid to
rest beside thst of his father.
Relatives Are Creditors
of Defunct Crain Company
A schedule of th* Merrlam A Mil
lard Grain company, recently ad
judged bankrupt, waa filed In federal
court yesterday ahowlng assets of
$314,lit* and liabilities of $472,4111.
Among the creditors ars Jessie
Mlllsrd, who holds a not* for $1$.
000. secured by a properly mort
gage; and W. B. Millard, Jr., who
holds notes for $4R,000, , secured by
warehouse receipts.
Higher Wfieat Tariff
and Export Bill Urged
By r. r. row km i.
WaihlnglMt C«rraMpMMNRt Th# Omaha
B##.
Wanhlngton, Fab. 8.—Two meth
od* of obtaining immediate r#ll#f
for wheat grower* were outlined
today by Georg# K. Duls, preal
d#nt of the North Dakota Whent
Growers' aaaoolatlon, In an nddreaa
before the annual conference of
farmer*' oo opera!Ive marketing
aaaoclntlnn*. They nre: An in*
rreaae In tariff to at leaat. 50 rente
a htjahrl. Pan^ng* of the McNary
Haugen hill now before I he aenate
agricultural committee.
“We now ralae a aurplua of ap
proximately 200,000,000 huahela."
Dill* said. “Vet where I live thou*
aanda of c*r« of wheat nre coin
ing Into this country panning our
off loo regardleaa of the fact that
we have wheat to export.
“If we have thene menaiure* and
will cooperate nn our present
marketing plana, we will all live
to *ee a progperoua agriculture,
and the anfety and perpetuity of j
our country anaured.
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Plan Busy Week for
Visiting Merchants
Tits amount of real. honeat to
goodness work which will be accom
plished during the Spring Market
week. March 10 to 14, has not been
decided, but that there will be plenty
of entertainment for everybody is
acknowledged.
Monday night a reception anti enter
tainment will be given at the Cham
ber of Commerce. There will be a the
ater party and dinner-dance on Tues
day. #
Wednesday the committee will
spring a surprise entertainment at
which there will be several educa
tional speakers.
Thursday night the guests will be
awarded prlzea at the dance at the
Auditorium.
16 Suits Against Grain
Firms Tried at Geneva
Geneva, Neb.. Feb. * —The 18
cases against grain companies In
which Fillmore county farmers seek
to recover money for grain stored
In the elevator of the Milligan Grain
company, have occupied the entire
week In district court and may re
quire another week. The grain com
pany at Milligan failed with the Ne
braska State bank of Milligan two
years ago.
Defendants In the suits with that
company are the T'pdlke company,
Vanderilyre company. Armour and
others. An effort Is being made to
hold the stale guaranty fund respon
sible to make good losses, it Is al
leged tha Milligan Grain company
carried on gambling operations.
“Never Swore;” Man Freed;
Is Rearrested the Same Day
Allen Allman of Seward. Neb.,
pleaded not guilty to a charge of
drunkenness In municipal court Fri
day morning, but he declined to take
an oath.
“I never swore Irt my life." he told
the judge, lie was released.
Friday afternoon he was arrested
on the river bank tinder the Douglas
street bridge charged with using ob
scene language, drunkenness and re
sisting an officer. lie fought with
several men who prevented hint from
lumping Into the river to swim to
Council Bluffs.
G. J. I.rlunkiilil l.oads
Stair Hardware Mon
I*1 ncoin, Feb. 8. Members of lb*
Nebraska Retail Hardware *»*ocln
lion. In convention h*ie, today fleet
ed i' .1. Tefhnikuhl of Wain hi pre«l
• lent for tha roittlnic year
other official* elected follow First
vie* president. .!. S. Rhein of Alii
afloe; second vie* president, C. C.
Johnson of Omuhn; eeoretnry tr*a*
urer, Georg* II. I Met a of IJnroln; dl
lector*. W. A. 1 llama of Wayne. C f\
Johnson of Omaha and George Bla
chof of Nebraska City.
Pioneer Day for Aurora.
Aurora. Neb.. Fob. 8 -The Busin#**
Women’* league and the Aurora
Chamber of Commerce are planning a
pioneer and homecoming day for An
pm a sometime next fall. At Ibis time*
all early eel tier* nf Hamilton conn
*y and fbrmet resident* will lv* in
\itc1 to return to Aurora to renew a<
qnamtanecs.
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Johnson Delegates
Will Be Nominated
By Assortalrd l*r«M.
Lincoln, Feb.x S.—A full set of
candidates for delegates to the re
publican national convention who are
friendly to the presidential candidacy
Of Hlrarn Johnson will be placed In
nomination in Nebraska. Frank Har
rison, manager of the California sen
ator's campaign, announced today.
Four years ago, Mr. Harrison said.
"a bunch of Nebraska delegates, w ho
pledged themselves to support the
choice of the voters as expressed at
the primaries, went to Chicago and
worked for the nomination of an
other candidate. This year there wrlll
be a complete list of delegate candi
dates favoring Johnson's nomination
and voters who want him as a can
didate for president will be given a
chance to vote for men and women
who are committed to his support.”
Taft Is Able to Be
at His Desk at Home
■Washington, Feb. R.—Chief Justice
Taft has recovered from his recent
attack of indigestion and was at his
desk at his home today attending
to correspondence.
Jury Discharged in Auto
Theft Case at Sioux City
Sioux City, la.. Feb. R.— After dellb
crating for 19 hours, ths jury which
heard the evidence in tlie trial of \V.
R Hendrickson, an automobile sales
man, charged with receiving stolen
automobiles, was unabis to agree to
a verdict and was discharged. The ac
cused man at the last primary elec
tion was a candidate for the office of'
sheriff.
Somewhat Cloudy Today.
M rather Man Predicts
$omewh«t cloudy i» the official
weather forerniit predicted for Satur
day by M. V. Robins, government
meteorologlat. Omaha for tha next
few daya will enjoy warmer weather
Mated Mr. Robin*.
^ oodrow ^ ilson Kulogized
in Sidney (!. of (!. Speeches
Sidney. N>b.. Feb 8. The chamN r
of commerce nt It* weekly luncheon
eulogized Woodrow Wilaon. The
apenkera wer* Judge Oherfelder and
Rev. Samuel Fight
t
“Know Omaha-"
Yes! But Know
America, Too
In The Omaha Sunday Rco
will appear the first article of
a series by K. G. Pitikham, *n
titled “What of America
Shall This Government Live
or Hie?"
No one ran read this in
spiring serial without feeling
greater pride in our nation or
without adding to his respect
for it* institutions.
Tn The Omaha Rcr, hegin
ring Sunday.
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Bryan Candidate
on 2 Party Tickets
—.. - —
Bj AwMnl Pro*.
Lincoln, Feb. 8.—Governor Bryan
will be a Candida i e for rennmination
on both the progressive and demo
cratic tickets.
Mayor T. J. Kllsbery of Grand
Island today filed with the secretary
of state petitions bearing 380 names
of (versons In Douglas. Hall. Lancas
ter, Nance. Greelv. Howard. Lincoln.
Cheyenne, Kimhall. Beotia Bluff and
other counties, asking that the gov
ernors name be placed on the pro
gressive ticket.
In a letter accompanying the filing.
Mayor Hllshery said that Governor
Bryan has "not only kept his cam
paign pledges of reducing taxes, hut
has saved the common people of the
state an enormous sum on their coal
purchases for the winter."
"He has proved himself a fine and
worthy governor and his friends
throughout the state are in greater
number than ever before," the let
ter stated.
Two weeks ago the governor made
a personal filing for renomlnatlon on
the democratic ticket and so far his
is the only filing for governor on
either of these parties.
Missouri Pacific Reports
January Business Increase
Increased business during the
month of January is Indicated in the
monthly report of L. W. Baldwin,
president of the Missouri Padf.c rail
road. Total loadings and receipts
from connections are 118.627 cars, an
incress# of 17.4 per cent over Janu
ary. 1923. Dally average of cars
loaded locally along the lines of the
Missouri Pacific for the month was
4.362.
Increases were noted In the move
ment of livestock and flour. Indies
tlons point to a continuance of heavy
traffic throughout the year, aevord
ing to the report.
t». O. P. Stale Convention Set
for May I; 999 Delegates
B* \*»ofUtf(| PtaM.
Iain eo In. Ftb. K —The republican
•tale convention will be held May I,
with 999 delegatee in Attendance,
baaed on one delccite for each 250
xotfs for Harding in 1920. Although
thw call ha* not yet gone out from
*tate headquarters hart, this was
made public today to the office of
Secretary T. \\ Baa* of the stale
committee Thia will five Douglas
county 114 delegate* nml l .a non at er
county B2 delegates.
Panora ^ oiuan Dies Here.
Mr*. Pearl Paid well. 44. p.-tnora. 1 *
•lied at the Ol ark* ton Memorial ho* pi
tal yesterday She t* aurvtvetf b\
dieter. Mr* J. 1b. >Veldner. $an An
tonio. Tex
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“Smithy” Is
Said to Have
Taken Body,
Griffin Says Brunson Fired
Shot That Killed McArdle
—Motor Trip Is
Described.
State’s Charges Denied
A mysterious "Smithy" lias enter
ed the James Griftin murder case.
This mysterious stranger entered
District Judge Fitzgerald's filled
court room yesterday afternoon while
Griffin teatlfied in his own behalf.
He disappeared just as mysterious
ly as he entered. Xo one but Griffin
and probably his associates. Jayea
Banker and William Welter, ever saw
him.
This mysterious "Smithy” Is the
man whom Griffin testified asked to
take Henry (Hankt McArdle either
to a hospital or a morgue.
Shooting Accidental.
Griffin's story is that he was an in
nocent bystander and that Brunson
fired the shot that killed McArdle.
He says it was an accidental shoot
ing.
Griffin was jovial and smiled a
greater part of the time. When his
attorneys smiled, he did likewise.
His smile wore off when County
Attorney Bea! started a vigorous
cross examination. The witnesses
had to be cautioned to answer only
the questions asked by the prosecutor
Griffin Describe* Tragedy.
Griffin's testimony described his ac
lions st the time of the tragedy, and
told of his whereabouts up to the
time he was arrested hy police.
His story in detail is the same as
that of Brunson and other state
wltr.eas'-s except, that
Griffin denies that he was the ag
greaser in the f.ghting as Brunson
stated.
He denies that he was angry over
the hijacking of alcahol
He deniea that he burned McArdla's
body.
He denies that Brunson's feet were
tied by a piece of barbed wire.
Denies Kidnaping Brunson.
He deniee that Brunson was kid
naped and kept prisoner in the auto
robile. while they drove over coun
try roads in the night.
He denies that he pointed a re
volver at a woman and said. "If you
don't get away from here, you will
get it."
He denies he fired a shot.
He denies that he told Brunson. "If
you want to return home, cou had
better give me mr alcohol."
He deniee that be was In the vicin
ity of a haystack.
He denies that he or his friends in
timidated state witnesses .
Griffin testified that he was unable
to reoognize "Smithy." nsvar saw
him before and never saw or hear-i
of him since.
"Why didn't you tell the jury that
you tried to phone the hospitals and
| see if McArdle was taken to onr
queried Beal.
Hesitate* at tfue*tioii.
Hesitating for the moment, Griffin
replied that he answered tha question
put by his counselor that lie went in
to a house to phone some parties,
but that one of the parties called
was not at home and one of the othcr
phones was out of order.
Griffin stated that he went to the
Taylor battery station to fix a bat
tery. He says he saw Brunson in
the car with McA die seated on the
right side with him.
Dr. S. MKTeneghan, coroner s phy
sician. called by the state, testified
to examining McArdle* body. Mc
Ardle apparently bad been dead about
48 hours at the time the examination
was made, he said, and tha body waa
badly burned.
X rav examination, hs axtd. allowed
a bullet wound extending from a
point in the peck to a point bark c?
the eyeeocket. Tha bullet severed tha
juggular vein and an artery he said.
No man with auch a wound, he de
clared In response to question, could
live for more than a few minutes.
Griffin Shortest.
I.ieut. A. C. Andersen of the po
lice Borillb.on bureau, took the stand
to testify that Griffin, according to
measurements made hr hi* depart
ment, I* the *horte*t of the three men
held tn connection with the Maying
Griffin is five feet four and onehalf
inches tall, he nsid Joyce Hanks t*
five feci nine md threeeighth Inches
tall and Ernest Writer five feei tlx
and seven eighth* Inches Testimony
of sever*! witnesses referred to the
"shortest" of the three men. a* a
means of Identification.
IVeleotlve W tiltsm Davis iestif ed to
recognising Giiffln in a tax: and giv
ing chase from Twenty fourth street
and Ames avenue to Twentv fourth
and Saratoga streets, where the taxi
was forced (o the curb
Banks Drew Gun
Davis said he chased Banks who
was in the oar with Griffin, into a
yard, and that Banks drew a gvm
The detective took the weapon a*av
tronv him. he testified The revolve,
was Introduced tn evidence
Judge Eitcgfraid refts-ed to allow
an automatic pistol and a shotgun
found in Griffin * car to be introduced
In ev idence
Griffin appeared nervous as he was
l.d ( on -vs* , *ce*
was vailed