Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 21, 1924, Page 12

PAGE TWELVE GIANT LIQUOR GRAFT BARED IN DAUGHERTY PROBE AT CAPITAL {Continued from Page One) & partner of Will A. Orr $150,000 and to Orr $50,000 for withdrawal Permits. Orr, he testified, was sell- ing withdrawal permits for $15 a case and he understood Howard Mannington, a friend of the attor- ney general, who had a desk in the “little green hoyse on K Street” got $2 a case for his part ifty thousand dollars joroni testified, was collected ‘other parties among them a Mquor dealer named John Lynn, who hanged himself. “How much of this $200,000 was for liquor?” Goron! was asked. “No. liquor at all," he replied, “that was just for the permits.” The transactions were petwoen May and August, 1921, Goroni suid, and for signing the withdrawal applications, the drug companies got $1 a case. Afte the drug companies got th- permits, anybody could get the liquor. The $1 fee was for the use of drug companies names, he said, to get the permits into hands of bootleggers. A man named Paul Lundy, thea- trical agent, told him in New York, Goroni said, that if he wanted to do business he should “see Bill Orr." Did Orr tell you anything in $1,000 “He said he 4 influence in Washington with Mannington and Jess Smith and I would be pro tected. I met Jess Smith with Bul Orr." “Did they tell you Smith was the man who could fix things?” They said he could help a lot. Mannington, Orr said, was getting $2 a case from every case that went through.” Goront testified that the pro. hibition directors had refused a withdrawal application for 500 cases of Mquor and Orr had told him that the “influence and power” he and his partner, Owen B. Murphy, had with Jess Smith and Manning- ton would arrange for granting it. “Who did they say Howard Man- nington was?" “They said he belonged to the crowd from Columbus.” Goront said he came to Washing: ton when 7,000 cases of Scotch were seized. “Whom did you see?” “Thomas B. Felder. He told me to go home—it would be all right— he would get the liquor sooner or later.” “Did you pay money to Orr?” « “Once—$50,000 in fifty $1,000 s. Where did you get it?” From John Lynn.” “What did you get the $50,000 for?” It was a balance that Lynn owed to Orr and Murphy on liquor withdrawals.” “I was running the business for five drug companies,” Goron! said, naming the Central, the 8. and H. Drug company, the Alps and other: another to M. S. Daugeerty told of “Was this $50,000 paid to fix things?” “Orr was selling permits for $15 @ case and each of my drug com- panies was getting $1 a case back from Orr.” “Did you pay any more?” “To Murphy I+ paid about $150,000." “That was for influence?” “It was for Papers.’ these withdrawal to about August, “When was it?” + rom May 1921.” “In those three months you paid Orr and Murphy $200,0007", “And you were not able to get any permits without that?’ 'No.”" “This $150,000 you paid was boot- leggers’ money?” Senator Jones sked. Yes, sir.” You were paid back some money from Felder's offices?” “Not me—some people were—I in- sisted that Orr give it back to me.” “Did you meet Mannington?” “Yes—in Murphy's office in New York." And they told you he was the ormey 's friend?” n't specify the attorney was the ‘Columbus crowd’, “What did they say as to Smith?" “That he was in the attorney general's office.” “Didn't you offer to turn state's evidence?” (This referred to Goroni's trial in New York with Orr for conspiracy on liquor charges. Both were acquitted.) Goroni said he had not. “Did what you told today come out then?” “No, the district attorney and the prohibition director claimed the permits were stolen.” “Did Howard Mannington back some of the money? much was paid back?" “About $40,000 or $50,000—it was paid through Thomas B. Felder.” Goroni indicated that the permits were “called back and cancelled through Haynes.” “Some permits went through?” “Yes, about sixty thousand cases,” “At $15 per case?” Yes.” You had trouble with Felder?” “Yes—I paid him $5,000 with a promise I would not be indicted. I asked for my money back when I was indicted.” After Goronl was excused, Sena- tor Wheeler proceeded to read tele- srams of Jess Smith and Roxie Stinson. Most of them seemed per- sonal, Ono from Smith to Miss Stinson told her to call him by telephone; turn How the attorney general being enroute to Florida and “stood trip well.” The messages a to Be principally about Attorney Genera! Daugherty's health. The committee wens tsto execu- tive session and will mect again tomorrow. BROKERAGE DEALS SUBJECT OF QUIZ. WASHINGTON, March ?1.—The Daugherty investigating committee today took up the brokerage trans- actions of Jess W. Smith and Roxie Stinson, his divorced wife, hearing W. R. A. Hays, Columbus Ohio broker. Hays, manager of the Columbus office of Samuel Ungerleider and company, was called in connection with Miss Stinson’s testimony of “blind” accounts under the titles of William R. A. Hays numbers 2 and 3. Attorney General Daugherty had no accounts with his firm, Hays said. A miscellaneous account under his own name, showing $75,000 in Sinclair and Mexican ol} stocks within a few months was identified by Hays but he said he could not recall the custamers trading in it. Hays sald that Attorney General Daugherty had traded with him in another brokerage firm before he went wtih Ungerleider, At this point Wilton J. Lambert, attorney for the McLean newspap- ers said Jap Muma, connected in testimony with fight film “deals” who failed to appear yesterday had not been served with a subpoena but would appear. Former Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, of Daugh- erty’s counsel, asked that a sub- poena be issued for Frank A. Van- derlip. The question was postponed until later. Jess W. Smith, Hays resumed, had a brokerage account at Unger- leider. “What was the account W. R. A. Hays number 32” Senator Wheel- er asked. “That was the account of Miss Stinson; former wife or Mr. Smith,” said Hays. “There was an account, ‘W. R. A. Hays, number 2’ in the Unger- leider books. Hays sald that was ‘merely a miscellaneous account.’ " Senator Wheeler read transac- tions in the number 2 accdunt show- ing purchases and sales of oil stocks, There were transactions in Sinclair and Mexican oils aggregat- ing $75,000, Senator Wweeler said. “I have no recollection of those,” Hays asserted. “Jess Smith opened Miss son's account,” Hays went on. “What Cid you do with the money in it?” “Just before Mr. Smith's death, he told us to close it out arid put the money in liverty bonds. We aid.” “What did you do with the bonds?” . ‘I turned them over to Mal Daugherty.” s Senator Wheeler emphasized that though the account was Miss Stin- son’s the money went to Mel Daugherty, as executor of Jess Smith's estate. re “What transaction caused this money to lose its character as Miss Stinson’s money?” Senator Ashurst Moderate Heels to supply the demand. you consider its nifty style and perfect fit- ting qualities. Has new apron front strap of patent leather Spanish heels. Economy Pricing ... Our Slogan the one pair of shoes Rich Dull Kid-Patent Trimmed The sort of slipper we can never get enough of 5 4* And no wonder when u A Jaunty Patent Sandal School girls pick this one it ig a Style, service every time. And world beater. rubber heels. for spring. Economy Means that all of our shoes are hung out on racks so that you can easily select in the whole store that suits you best. Stin-, Che Casper Daily Cribune Democrat, Arizona, asked. Hays did not know. Senator Ashurst ‘told him he was “an unfaithful trustee who ought to be sued for embezzlement.” “Mal Daugherty was an officer of the court,” Hayy expostulated. “I turned it over to him.” Among Smith's deals in 1930 and 1921, according to the brokers rec- ords, were 200 shares of White Mo- tors, 216 of Pure Oil, 100 of U. 8. Steel common and a small amount of Central Leather. Smith's account was closed Jan- uary 23, 1922 before the “number 3” account for Miss Stinson was opened, Hayes testified. “There were 216 shares of Pure Oil and 100 of steel common, de- posited on Ocober 15, 1921, and withdrawn October 21,” Senator Wheeler began. Hays agreed. Smith's personal account. was closed in June, 1923, 208 shares of White Motors, 212 of Pure Oil, 100 of Steel common and other secur- itles being delivered to Smith. “Now the number 3 account showed on its face that it was the account of Miss Stinson?” Senator Wheeler sald. “It was.” “Possibly I was too vigorous a moment ago,” Senator Ashurst re- marked, declaring he would change his word “embezzlement to “unlaw- ful donversion.” “Why did you assume this was Jess Smiths’ account?” “He brought in money and took money out.” Hays said. “Both he and Miss Stinson gave me orders on it. I thought it a joint account,” Attorney Paul Howland, for At- torney General Daugherty, asked Hays if the matter of “turping over these Uberty bonds to Mal Daugh- erty from the Stinson account had become a matter of litigation?” “It has,” he replied, adding that the probate court found the bonds to the property of the estate of Smith and that the case was in process of appeal, “Dil you ever see Jessa Smith with $1,000 bills in his possession?” Mr, Howland asked, *T never did.” “For the purpose of refreshing your memory,” Senator Wheeler put in, “do you remember Jess Smith coming to your office with Miss Stinson in a taxicab, and hay- LITTLE MOTHER HAPPY AGAIN “For the past nine years I hav been very much distressed with bloating and stomach trouble duc | to constipation since I was a child. No medicine gave me more than temporary relief. I got so bad I was afraid I would have to leave my three little children. 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