Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-20 | Page 1 | Many 'Kidded' by Slush Fund

I MANY KIDDED I IBY BY SLUSH FUND Testify at Newberry Trial Promises Were r ere Made l but Never Paid BJ- BJ Associated Associate n J Press Grand Rapids Mich Feb t 19 Whether hether Milton lilton Oakman Detroit politIcal political pout pout- ical leader was kidding or serious when he told Chase S S. Osborns Osborn's Detroit Dc- Dc troit campaign n manager that the Newberry Newberry New New- ew- ew berry committee promised him OOOO II for his support of or the thc junior Michigan an senator was waa a n. moot Que question ion after today's testimony In In the thc Newberry elections conspiracy trial The Thc Osborn man Henry Benn A. A Montgomery cr cry ery salil sall he knew Oakman's reputation as a kidder but took It serious seriously enough to report It to Mr Ir Osborn The Thc defense did however howe get Montgomery Mont Mont- gomery gomory to emphasize that Oakman told toM him hint ho lie never got Jot a n. dollar There was other testimony today In Indicating In- In that not all 1111 the workers got money moncy for their pains Th The grand Hrand Jury evidence c of or Louis Burr lIou lumber man was read from front notes and It related he was waa promised ho would be reimbursed for or time lime and expense connected with numerous trips I about the copper countr country Burr added I he lie never saw the lie money A third such bit came from Willard C. C Smith of or Grand Rapids who swore that Charles Chatles B. B Carpenter a banker defendant gave him som buttons and 10 and told him to get et I hus busy there th is li more In sight but I Smith said he got cot ot nothing more