Show rEARS FEARS OF FOUL PlAY HAUNTED HAUNTED- SMITH CLAIM Woman Makes Suggestion of Murder in Connection With Shooting in U. U S. S Attorneys Attorney's Apartment Divorced Wife of Suicide Which Hints at Deal Was Put Over in 1920 to Nominate Late President PresidentS S W WASHINGTON March 22 A 2 A sensational hint of in murder in connection connection con con- with the death of Jesse Smith which fell like a a. In Th the midst ot of the senate Daugh Daugh- city erty con committees committee's s 's Investigation today was formally withdrawn tonight by Stinson divorced wife of at Smith Twice in fn her ner testimony today appeared ared to throw out that thit hint hit The crowded hearing r stilled to utter silence c each waiting with bated breath for tOt forIer Ier ner er to follow It up but she did not She achieved h however an an effect effect asser as ser as ad though she ails had and nd the repercussions oft off this this- caused us us'S S 'S Senator n Wheeler tonight to Issue this statement S DENIES HINT son denies hit tbt she or hinted in he her testimony today her belief t tha thai I Jesse Smith was murdered u The t Y sugg suggestion of murd murder r fell teU lik Uk liko j bombshell in ire the midst of f fa a jumbled f recital of f Jess Tes Smiths Smith's alleged ged deals de s in lb lq permits permits' par 1 ond appointment In In q the woman n linked the at itt attorney torney gene genera genera- It came c ne ti tit had bad told fold f the earnt BIt B Qt fo foul l pray that haunted d J Jesse in for si sis siZ months month before he w wa dead a b bullet hole bole in his hlll fe f lG and a pistol be beside beside be be- side him in tys Washington Washing Washing- v ton apartment DIED TO SA I Roxie from front Smith fourteen en years e ts ago but de devoted devoted devoted voted to hint him and hla memory lest left the t that t Jesse was the tool of ot ata at like man man W WIl exposure w was waa near smear s1 she e amt hep th heth they y p passed sed d It It Q i t to me me She Sh h Jw P 1 d o 0 kay an iQ D Daugherty t The Th official record show that a certificate cate of ot death by bIt suicide tv-as tv issued by Dr J J. 1 Ramsey Nevitt r District D of f Columbia coroner corone at th the time of ot Smiths Smith's de death th NOMINATION DEAL WASHINGTON March 22 Stinson Stinson- t today day gave gave- the Daugherty investigation committee another chapter of f her st story ry In eluding a a. description of ot a deal at atthe the 1920 Republican convention to nominate Harding and details of ot more whisky deals deals' In which shy she said Attorney General D Daugherty was an influential factor Sh She a also struck back at Mr My Daugherty for his charges that the she had attempted to blackmail him as asa asa a a. price for her silence and had registered registered reg reg- at a a. Cleveland hotel with aman a a. aman aman man man named A A. A. L L. Fink Both charges constituted a beautiful Miss Stinson declared ina in a sobbing statement of or vehement denials and lengthy DEAL DISCUSSED The he convention deal she said was r g related often otten to her by the l late te Jess Smith her divorced 11 husband Od nd and constant i companion of Mr Daugherty Sh She said she was told of ot a a. promise of a cabinet position to Jake Hamon former Oklahoma millionaire oil operator and of ot methods by Daugherty hi ill hithe the famous early morning conference conference conference confer confer- ence of R Republican leaders at Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago wh when n nth th they y got got behind Mr l Harding for the nomination No specific whisky deals deals' were cited by Miss 1 Stinson but she she- she said 5 saId Smith had haa told her of them hem and had said that Daugherty's influence ence ends was vital to their success Questions as to how Jess Smith actually met his Ills death a a. year 5 r ear ar ago ago in the attorney generals general's apart apartment ment heretofore ment-heretofore heretofore accepted and c certified r titled officially as a suicide suicide also also were w ere a 11 dramatic of the three hours Miss 1 St was nas on the st stand nd Senator Wheeler Democrat Montana In charge of ot the inquiry asked many questions regarding the appearance of ot the dead mans man's body the absence of powder burns which Miss Stinson testified to and the tear rear which she said Smith had been laboring under LETTERS PRODUCED A is number of ot letters written by Smith to Miss Stinson were pro pro- Continued on page paJe 8 8 FEARS EAAS OF FOUL t PlAY HAUNTED h SMITH CLAIM ro J i I W Woman man Makes Suggestion I of Murder in Connection With in li U. U S. S Attorneys Attorney's Apartment Continued from page 1 1 i c d' d and read There were vere a R. few afew indefinite references to deal deals but none none were identified Only a small part Dart of ot the letters were reached to today tocra to- to way day cra and the Witness Uness will continue phase o of her testimony next Monday and also taco face the tho ordeal of cross j MANNINGTON MENTIONED The name of Howard Mannington Manning Manning- ton w was s again brought Into the picture picture pic plc- ture by Miss Stinson who related ci conferences at at the kittle green House in K street where she said Smith told told- her that Mannington l Daugherty and others held important important tant taut conferences Sho said Smith lI named med Senator Watson Republican Indiana and Postmaster General New among the die frequenters of ot the place Mannington l has been charged by other witnesses with receiving thousands thousands thou thou- IS sands of ot dollars In the L fight film case and New York lork whisky deals Committee members embers said today they had assurances as- as BU he would come from Paris Pariso R o testify i The Tho Chicago convention con matter was taken up with Miss Stinson by Senator Wheeler heeler and she had heard hear d the th whole deal discussed from b be beginning beginning be- be ginning to end and that Jake Hamon jamon amon himself had talked of it Jt with her When Hamon visited Smith and Da Daugherty ghert at Washing Washing- courthouse Miss Iss Stinson said S she phe heard Hamon declare You know now It Is understood stood I am to have havea a a. cabinet position DAUGHERTY SLATED Jess Jess had also told me that was the tha plan Miss Stinson said Neither X ither one knew of ot the other leaving a told me What did they say that Daughert Daugherty Daugh Daugh- ert erty had to do with that she was was asked and the reply was That was was all slated that he was to 0 be attorney general Asked what Mr MI Daugherty had I to do with Ham Hamons Hamon's s alleged l d selection selection ele tion Miss Stinson continued At this Chicago convention Jake Jako Hamon did not go as a R. delegate for Harding from Oklahoma but through friends and personality and strong and doggedness Mr Daugherty did this for HardIng Harding Hard- Hard Ing and It was waa some way the they r got Jake Hamon o on his side and some other people Mr Daugherty had the courage to go Into this private conference at 2 o'clock In the morning morning morning morn morn- ing which settled the affair absolutely absolutely absolutely that Harding was to be presented presented presented pre pre- as ds the dark horse FEARED DOUBLE CROSS Tl The e way Mr Daugherty Daugherty express expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex press pressed d it it that he got word lord or understood understood understood un un- I they were Were double crossing him and he took tool his nerve In his hand and went Into this secret con con- ference Any way the deal was made and that was at dt 2 30 o'clock in the morning Smith was was not in inthe inthe inthe the secret conference He could not go there Mr Daugherty was in Often today todar especially when replying replying re replying re- re plying to Daugherty's charges Miss 1 Stinson broke down entirely Teals Tears streamed down her face as s e sobbed her replies to the blackmail and other charges and recited details details de details de- de tails of the last da days s 's and death of ot Jess Smith She declared Smith was wag enmeshed b by r Daug Daugherty erty an and l feared exposure Daugherty was charged by Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Wheeler with having havin done an Indecent and unmanly thing In ln at attacking attacking attacking at- at tacking Miss lIss Stinson If It he had had the slightest bit of shame m in him or the slightest bit of ot manhood said Senator Wheeler he would retract the statement ho he hohas hohas has made APPE APPEALS LS TO COOLIDGE The senator added that the least President Coolidge could do would be suspend Daugherty from office during the Investigation and charged that the great power of ot the department o of justice was being used to thwart the committee Former Former Former For For- mer Senator Chamberlain of of the Daugherty counsel replied that the attorney generas genera's law lawyers ers had had no opportunity to cross examine Miss Stinson or other Important witnesses nor to call any for Mr Daugherty If It this had been possible possible ble he said the attorney general might not have found It necessary to make that statement Contrary to the usual custom since the Inquiry began there was was no statement issued tonight by Mr Daugherty nor the department of Justice commenting on the days day's proceedings COUNTERS BLACKMAIL In countering Mr Daugherty's bl blackmail and other charges against her Miss Stinson said she had been threatened with arrest in Cleveland In con conferences with Fink Pink a man named Ellis and Samuel Unger eider lelder prominent lne t Cleveland Cleveland broker Sh She said she had laughed off the threat and told M M. S S. S Daugherty Daughert brother of ot the attorney general that sh she proposed to give to Iho investigating committee her mation The witness told his part of ot her story reading from an account made a few da days s 's ago she said from notes taken at tho the ti time e of the Cleveland episode a month ago Senator Senat r Jones Republican Washington Wash Wash- ington pressed vigorously for production production pro- pro of ot the the original original notes Miss lIss Stinson said she thought she had torn them up but would produce them if H possible Just utterly false said Miss Stinson of Daugherty's charge that sho had sought to capitalize h he her r silence DENIES CHARGE Utterly false and impossible she sho added of the tho attorney generals general's charges that she and Fink occupied a room room together In a Cleveland hotel She went on to say that Samuel told her that the man matt Ellis had made an affidavit about some fabulous sum sum sum-I I think he said which which I was to receive for tor not giving out information about this situation Ellis as Mr told me she continued was to get 20 per cent of ot the mone money the remaInder remainder remain remaIn- der to be too split b between Fink and myself GOT LAUGH OUT OF IT Isaid said to him If It you have both their words for this I should think it is true Do as you please I dont don't I know anything about their business only my own own and I am not interested inter inter- I ested It was the slightest most I bungling childlike thing that I had ever heard and It amused me a lot Later told her Miss Stinson said that the affair was closed and that she would not h hear ar of ot It again adding that he had to talk pret pretty y strong to those fellows over there but it is ajl al right now added she said that the only thing that saved Fink was his telling me outside your door that you ou had nothing to do with It it They threatened me with the bars sail sall Miss Stinson if it I did not promise to say nothing detriment detri detri- detriment ment or give out any information about Harry M. M BROTHER PRESENT M M. S S. S Daugherty was present in Cleveland during her trouble there the witness declared and she afterward afterward after after- ter- ter w ward rd met him in Columbus Columb s and n told old him that she Intended to tell her story under subpoena na In Washing Washing- ton Her visit to Cleveland Miss Stinson Stinson Stinson Stin Stin- son said was in response to a telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone call from Fink that he wished to discuss a big deal This I later later developed to be be relative to or organization organization or- or of the I Ideal eal Rubber company company com com- according to Miss Stinson pan pany FIn Fink reserved a room for r her at cat the Hollenden hotel she said and mether mether met mether her there ther Stating t that Fink had left her room about 11 p. p m. m after she had become Incensed over llis sure o of her being bein- registered under undera a fictitious nam name name Miss Stinson added And this base insinuation of ot Mr Daugh Daugherty's that I occupied occupied Harry M M. is pied that room with this man ian is utterly false and impossible THREATENED ARREST The next day at the Statler hotel Fink came to her and told her she I said that they have a warrant out i ifor for Ellis ElIas and me claiming that we wo were conspiring against Harry i Daugherty Daughert Unless you ou promise not notto notto to tell anything about Harry 1 Daugherty we will havo have to go behind behind behind be be- hind the bars Miss Stinson StinSOn Stin- Stin You make me laugh Mist son said she replied When Fink added that there was also a warrant for her the witness said her reply w was s Now you are funny Miss 1 Stinson said she e told toad Unger Unger- leider lelder when he came to her later that he lie could go back to his his the he friends and tell them that whole affair was a a and she would go to that if it subpoenaed Washington an and tell everything thing FEARED FEARED I wouldn't do that you know Harry Daugherty Is a pretty stubborn stubborn stubborn stub stub- born man she said replied re- re plIed Piled So am I and h he Is not going to me I was not Jess Smith I and there is not going to be a con convenient con I ve bullet In my head Miss Stinson said he retorted I told her in Finks Fink's presence she added that It appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap she had been framed by a I couple of crooks Continually during her testimony Miss Stinson reiterated her defense of Jess Smith declaring ring he was completely in the power o of Daugherty Daugh Daugh- erty He was enmeshed she said through hi his great 10 loyalty and devotion devotion devotion de de- de- de ito to an unscrupulous kaiser kaiser- like man During the last months of his life Ufe Miss Stinson said Smith lived In fear of being exposed His last evening with her she said was spent in cautioning me what not notto notto notto to tell teU what books bools to destroy what papers to destroy SMITH BUYS GEN QUN Smith went to a hardware store in Washington Courthouse Ohio and bought a gun after atter a quarrel guar rel reI he told her her he had had with Daugherty at the shack which Smith and Daugherty maintained there She also said Smith always feared firearms and had armed himself only after aCter Daugherty had cursed curet and and ab abused sed Jess shamefully shamefully shameful shameful- ly for waking him from a nap Ho He blew up said Miss 1 Stinson and swore sworn at him Jess called for his car and came right Into town and bought his gun hed gun hed he'd made his decision He told the hardware clerk that he was buying the gun for the attorney general Under questioning by Senator Wheeler Miss 1 Stinson with much apparent agitation told of viewing Smiths Smith's body when it was taken from Washington to Washington Courthouse The attorney generals general's brother Mal Mai told her she said that Smith had killed himself POWDER MARKS MISSING She said there were no powder marks on Smiths Smith's temple where the I bullet had entered Senator Wheeler asked several questions on this line as to whether she sho knew o of any inquest being held and who was in the apartment when Smith lied died Ho He asked if she sho had heard that Mr 11 Daugherty was at the White House on |