Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-19 | Page 2 | Accused Major Defends Self

ACCUSED MAJOR m DEFENDS SELF r t John Jeffery Denies Deuie l i I It t t. t J ing League L cague Funds F i un d s AnC An- An Answers flU I C His Accusers t E San Francisco March 18 18 The The 1100 00 f penso cx-penso account given I cn to Mag Maj John JohnB B. B B Jefery retired b by tho national r defense league leau for services rendered I I aL not sufficient for fur his needs but butr r through patriotic motives es he lie asked for no flo more Major testified In his hiJ trial here today toda on charges of or defraud defraud- i. i I Ing InS through the thc malls in connection connections of or funds for the s with the thc collection league ue Major produced l c 4 deuce to show that ho had been tot as a n major during durIn the Philippines J ft E campaign n and that he al also aho o received a congressional i medal of or honor for Cor dJs dJs- f. f I. I hed service erIo during that camI camal cam cam- al n. n I J 0 I Answering n the charges o of the thc principal t pal executives o of the league that thc they I r dill did not know Uio him Major produced pro- pro in indorsements l o of the leagues ues ue's have e been heen written kwork purporting to f f to b by United States Senator tor James Dt D. D t helan and others which ho testified 5 c. c were handed over or to him 11 by these those ext ex- ex t t In order to aid in collections Major Jeffery rr denied the thc secretion or orl orti l ti misappropriation oC of nn any fun funds s collected 4 by him for the league On trial with Major arc tre Mav MaS Ma- Ma v S son Ion L. L r. r Williams ian Han Francisco and Mrs Irs Ice Alyce l' l F. F Rogers Los Angeles AnSelc 4 S field secretary of or the len league for tor S northern and southern California ro- ro jt 6 t