New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1926, Page 18

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERATLD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1926.° GOVT. TRYING TO LINK DAUGHERTY WITH ACTUALLY ACCEPTING GRAFT New York, 16 P checks amounting to which the government part of the fee Rickard Merton, the German metal magn paid John T. King, the republican natlonal committeeman from Connecticut, for “rushing” claims’through the alien property custodian's office, were of- fered as evidence 1 the ! Harry M. Daugherty and Thor Miller today One of the It is dated the signature of King and is mad out to “cash.” The government al- gee this check was a “split” of the 000 Merton said he paid King. k, Sept. 16 (A) — Ohio unds for 1921 were under Sept. alleges we oday in the trial of Harry M. | Daugherty and T! W. Mill Checks which John E. Du secretary to the late John T. Ki ormer republican national commit- teeman from Connecticut, sald were used to cover a deficlt in the Ohio ampaign of that year, were identi- fled by Durkin s able to Daugh- , Durkin said, were Jesse W. Smith, afd to Daugherty as attorney general, who ommitted suicide in Two other checks, which Durkin aid represented the procecds of the | sale of liberty loan bond coupons and which were Daugherty, also were mentioned. Ex-Butler Is Witness The first witness of the day was Walter D. Miller, a former butler for Daugherty and Smith, He testified that Smith had that status of privileged character ment of justice building, having office close to that of Daughe when the latter was attorney g eral, He said that Smith could be in 1921 in almost every pa department of justice building, ing from office to office, and often carrying “official papers” with him He testified that during 1921 he vas butler at an H street house oc- cupled by Daugherty and Smith. ¥ testified that among callers at th house who were on terms of “great cordfality”” with the attorney eral was John T. King. R Merton, German financier, had pre- viously testified that he had obtain- #d through Daugherty and T W. Miller the transter of $7,000,000 assets of the American Metal com- pany, impounded during the war, through the agency of whom he paid a fee of $441,000 Daugherty and Miller are charged in the present trial” with holding from the government in this asse transfers their best service as gov- ernment officials. W. D. Miller, who described” him- self as butler and general utility man for Edward B. Mclean, pub- 1509 H street, first witnes seen was the > McLean house 1s occupied in March 1 by and Jesse Smith, Daugherty, who later committed Smith was named in in- ents superceded by the one on h Da ty and Thomas W, iller are being tried Smith Paid Bills W. D. Miller te 1 it all household bills at th were paid by Smith, Ing signed “Jesse W. th, s, Guests at the house in 1921, he said, included John T. King who “came there ofte William Burns, then chief of the bur investigation, Colon Daugherty H street house 1l checks be- 1 Forhes, One of these checks, | ‘Washington. | issued by King to | King " to | Goft, now senator from West Vir- nia but at that time first assistant attorney general, and Thomas W. Miller. | y .. sal Daugherty H street yartment in the Wa , which was obtair | man Park ed Miller sai or Daugl a job in the filing department of just 1 for ahout serve a ye Daugh |ing back to butler, “w & you the job in the de- »» Assistant | enpeth F. partme £ just United § Simpson aske “Jesse Smith."” On ¢ counsel for I her s state- as stricken from the record “Well, who you to the de-| partment of justice when you were sworn in?" took No Official Position s The government, in outlining its case, asserted it would show that Smith was never an actual employe of the department of justice, but that he maintained an office in the burcau and that employes there took orders from him, “Did you see Smith in | partment of Justice office,” the de- | Simpson asked | “Yes, W. D. Miller repited, “1! saw him there often without his hat | on. He had an office there.” | In response to questions the wit- ness said that “One was apt to run Jesse Smith anywhere in the ent of justice building. At the H street house Miller said nith wrote letters on “official sta- rery,” but the witness denied that had any knowledge of the natwre of these letterrs. In Smith’s office in the department of justice building Miller said that he had often scen cial papers” on the desk Bhe witness was then turned over to Max D. Steuer, attorney for Mr | Daugherty. At first Steuer ques- | tioned the witness why he had come to New York on September 4 when | the trial was not scheduled to begin until September 7. The former butler replied that on Scptemher 4 he was “found” in Washington, served with paper, and “seen to a | train for New York.” | from that time until the trial open- | ed he had had only one, “or maybe | two” visits to the offfce of the prose- | cutor here. Mr. Steuer then questioned the witness with the purpose of show- ing the King and Miller were only | | two of 30 persons who visited the H | strest house and who were on terms of friendship with the former attor- ney general. 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