Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1936, Page 3

COUGHLIN'S UNION 1S GIVEN $500.000 Small cdntrihutions Account for Most of Sum Received This Year. By (he Associated Press. Receipts of nearly $500,000—mosily fn small contributions—since January 1 was reported today by the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin’s National Union for Social Justice. ‘The Union listed expenditures of $473,380 between January 1 and Au- gust 31 in its report to the clerk of the House. The report said the only money paid to Father Coughlin during the last three months was $687.50 for “travel- ing expenses.” Receipts Set at $489,000. Its receipts from January 1 to Au- gust 31 were set at $489,293, of which $197,482 was collected since June 1. Its largest single expenditures in the last three months were $27,277 for salaries and $5,788 to J. P. Bramer of New York City, for organization ex- penses. Total disbursement between June 1 and August 31 were $191,646. Rockefeller Gifts to G. O. P. In other reports filed with ' the clerk it was shown that four mem- bers of the Rockefeller family had donated $20.000 to the Westchester, N. Y. Republican County Committee, while contributions totaling $500 were reported by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and $4,802 by the Democratic Congressional Cam- paign Committee. John D. Rockefeller, sr., and John D. Rockefeller, jr, and Joha D. Rockefeller, 3d, and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr., gave $5,000 each to the Westchester Republican County Committee, bringing its total receipts between January 1 and August 31 to $28,570. McMahon (Continued From First Page.) lines, the trial judge instructed a ver- dict of acquittal on the two most grave charges against the defendant. None of the witnesses said McMa- bon tried to aim the pistol. The defense hammered at the con- tention that McMahon, had he wished, would have had ample time to fre at the King. Agreeing that no case had been made to support the charges of pos- sessing firearms with intent to alarm | the King or with intent to endanger life’ and property, Justice Greaves- | Lord turned to the jury and instructed them to return a verdict of inno- cence on these counts. Verdict Quickly Given. The jury of nine men and three middle-aged women held a whispered conference of half a minute and | geturned a verdict accordingly. Earlier McMahon had pleaded not guilty to all three charges, in a firm voice, after waiting quietly in the dock while the judge, the under sheriff and two other court officials, all carrying flowers in accordance with ancient practice to “ward off plague,” took their places on the | bench under the golden-hilted sword of Justice hanging on the oak-pan- eled wall of the ancient court room. McMahon, wearing a black coat and gray-striped trousers, presented & somber figure in comparison to the undersheriff, who wore medieval knee breeches, and a frilled jacket and carried a glistening sword. The prisoner, at the start, had clutched the edge of the dock nerv- ously, his fingers twitching. But he regained his composure as the case proceeded and, when the judge's in- structions wiped out the heart of the case against him, smiled broadly at the jury and the 350 spectators. Plump and nervous Lily Yeoman, | one of the first, was asked by defense | counsel if McMahon could not X‘B\e\ “fired directly and easily at the King” had he wished. “That is correct,” Mrs. Yeoman re- | plied. Mary Blencowe, middle-aged cock- | ney barmaid at the Two Brewers Pub, at Buckingham Gate, had briefly re- counted a conversation she had with McMahon across the bar, in which he said: “I am going away. You'll never see me again, Something dreadful has happened. You'll see it all in the newspapers.” ‘That was a few hours before the in- cident on Constitution Hill. From John William Remes, night porter who testified he punched Mc- Mahon twice after the incident, the defense drew the admission he did not see the gun until it was lying in the roadway. Remes declared McMahon “had his | glasses on but I hit him all the same.” Samuel Edward Green, elderly re- tired newspaperman, who said he saw the pistol drop between the hind feet of the King’s horse, insisted under cross-examination “I could have roped him around the neck” and stopped McMahon if he had pointed the revolver. Police Constable Francis Flood, who declared McMahpn told him to “take your damned horse out of the way, I want to see the procession,” said he e —— LOST. imn- CASE—_Black; Union Station. 8ep- ber 2: contains legal papers. Reward. 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W MccAUl]gmH;fll. i of the revolver's five chambers were {hon was standing in the crowd near | through the heavy crowds to the front Scene of high, shown on the right of the THE EVENING STAR WASEINGTON D C., Landslide Beaut:ful Lake Loen, Norway, where a rock slide yesterday sent‘a wall of water sweeping over a large area, killing many. The slide, presumably, came from Rogne Mountam, 6,000 feet picture. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. argued with the defendant, but did not see him later throw the pistol. Special Constable Andrew Gordon Dick, who in private life is a com- mercial traveler, said he “unfortunately had been made the hero of the oc- casion.” He testified that when the | King approached, “I saw the prisoner’s | hand in the air. I just managed to knock his arm, then get hold of him.” McMahon was brought to Old Bailey from Brixton Prison, where he had been held sir-e he “slithered” & re- volver at King Edward July 16, as the | monarch rode near Wellington Arch at the Crown of Constitution Hill. ‘Three charges were preferred against | McMahon. They were: “Presenting | near his majesty a revolver with intent | to break the public peace”, “producing & revolver near the person of his majesty with intent to alarm his majesty,” and “being in possession of a revolver with intent to endanger e The King, who had just presented new colors in Hyde Park, was in uni- form astride his horse at the head of 8 column of troops parading back tn Buckingham palace. The scuffle was short as alert police grabbed McMahon and rushed him to the Bow street station. Cheering throngs packed both sides of -the roadway as Edward, followed closely by his brother, the Duke of York, rode by. The occasion, one of the first such appearances of Edward | after he succeeded to the throne, had | started out a joyous, colorful cele- bration. Then the revolver skidded close to the horse's feet, police closed in to grab their man and women screamed and fainted. Monarch Undisturbed. The King remained calm through- out, although several witnesses said they believed he saw the armed man | before the beginning of the confused events. He rode on to the palace and | went on with his day’s routine—in- | cluding a round of golf. Official investigation showed, four loaded. Police discovered two rounds | | of ammunition in McMahon’s posses- | sion, Varying versions indicated McMa- | the arch until a few seconds before | the King approached. He pushed | rank despite the cordon of uniformed | police and detectives scattered through the throng. From there, Scotland Yard itself said: “Exactly what followed has not yet been ascertained, but a revolver fell in the roadway section between the King and the troops following him.” Most of the witnesses declared—as McMahon himself has steadfastly in- sisted—he threw the gun. At a hearing in Bow Street Police Station July 31, when the Scottish- born Irishman was committed for trial, he denied any one had knocked the revolver from his hand. “I could have escaped easily had I wanted to because the people did not realize what had happened,” he averred. Weeping in the witness box, Mc- Mahon testified he had planned to kill himself but, instead, decided to toss his revolver at the King to protest against “wrongful imprisonment.” He drew a clenched fist across his eyes as he related how he had suf- fered as a result of “unjust” imprison- ment on & criminal libel charge, later quashed. McMahon always had carried a gun for his own safety, he explained. “I remembered about the gun, I stooped down. I waited for a few moments and when the King was ap- proaching I threw the gun.” McMahon said his “unjust” arrest resulted from two letters he had written to Scotland Yard relating to the conduct of two detective sergeants. McMahon said he was torn to dis- traction by his inability to arouse the home office to act in his behalf and blamed his plight on Sir John Simon, home secretary. Congtable Ernest Daniel Mayne testi- fled McMahon “was running hard into | || the roadway straight to the King when I grappled with him . . . He was then about 10 yards from the King.” Attorney General Sir Donald Somer- vell, in charge of the prosecution, quoted the prisoner as telling police: “I wanted to shoot myself in front of the King but I lost my head.” ILY TRIPS. 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Harry Jackson, 18, of the 400 block of Second street southwest, ;, was shot in the arm in a tussle with Capitol Po- liceman Paul C. Palmer, Police said Jackson in- tervened when| Palmer tried to arrest Walter Johnson, 42, col- ored, 200 block of Third street. Pal- mer said his pistol discharged acci- dentally. Jackson fled, but was arrested later at Providence Hospital when he ap- peared for treatment of a bullet wound that broke a forearm bone. He was held at the fourth precinct on a charge of assaulting an officer. John- son was booked at the first precinct on charges of drunkenness and as- saulting his wife and Palmer. The other shooting, which involved Motor Cycle Policeman H. H. Prince, eighth precinct, and two colored men, Policeman Prince. loccun'ed at Eighth and O streets, Prince, off duty, noticed the men | loitering near a gas station and ap- | proached to question them, ‘When he sougt to wrest a gun from {one of the pair, Prince fired one shot that penetrated the man's trousers, but missed his leg. Odell Chick, 32, | was | of the 600 block of O street, locked up at the second precinct. The other man escaped. CRASH KILLS PILOT, INJURING COMPANION Bv the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, Pa. September 14.— An airplane crashed at nearby Con- way Airport yesterday killing Sidney R. Messner of Pittsburgh and seri- ously injuring «Charles F. Kropf of Bellevue, near Pittsburgh. Physicians at<Rochester General Hospital said Kropf received fractures of both legs and possible injuries of the head and chest. Both men were licensed pilots. 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LITCHFIELD, Minn, September 14—The death of Magnus Johnson, colorful - 64-year-old Swedish . immi~ grant farmer who served in the United States Senate and House of Representatives, left a gap today in the ranks of Minnesota’s pioneer Labor-Farmer politicians. Johnson died of pneumonia at a hospital here yesterday after a three weeks’ fliness. His widow and six sons and daughters were at his bed- side. ‘The one-time Wisconsin lumber- jack, a leader in the liberal political movement in Minnesota, was stricken August 23, the day after his former Farmer-Labor chief, Floyd B. Olson, died of a stomach ailment. Interested in Liberal Politics. Born in Varmland, Sweden, Sep- tember 19, 1871, Johnson worked as & sailor and a glassblower before com- ing to American when he was 19. He became interested in liberal politics while in Sweden and carried that interest with him to America. ‘When the Non-partisan League be- came a factor in Minnesota politics, in 1916, Johnson joined and was elected to the State Senate, where he served four years. With the growth of the Farmer-Labor party he continued his allegiance to the liber- als and as a Farmer-Laborite was elected to serve out the unexpired term of the late United States Sen- ator Knute Nelson in 1923, While in Washington he gained at- tention by engaging the then Secre- tary of Agriculture, Henry C. Wallace, in a milking contest, which he lost, and a wood-chopping test, which he won. He played marbles in front of the Capitol. His favorite expletive, “py golly.” became a Capital byword. Won Tariff on Butter. On the serious side, one of his major accomplishments while in the Senate was a protective tariff against butter imports. He was defeated for re-election to the Senate by the late Thomas D. 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