Show OHIO POLITICS DROUGHT BROUGHT INTO GERMAN METAL TRANSFER CASE Relations of Smith to Dau Daugherty Dragged I Into Hearing KINc KINq GOOD FRIEND Believe Bribe Money l Went to Pay Campaign Inde Indebtedness ByThe NEW YORK yom Sept Wy 16 16 I The Associated Press Three Press checks amounting to which the tho government go alleges was vae part of the fee feo Richard Merton German JohnT metal ma magnate nato paid paltI John T King lato late Republican national committeeman from Connecticut for tor rushing claims through the alien property custodians custodian's office were offered oft red as ns evidence e In the tho trial of ot Harry M Id Daugherty and Homas W Miller today 25 One of ot the checks Is for 25 It Is dated August Au 1 I 1921 It bears the tb signature of ot King and Is made mado out to cash The Tho government alleges this chele was a split spill of the ton Mer-ton ton said he paid King and that less Smith Daugherty's man Fri day Friday got pot the tho money The Th date ot of this check approximates that on which Merton said he ho gave King a advance commis commis- commissIon commission don sion Objections by hy defense at- at attorneys at attorneys tornes torne's kept this check from from a government exhibit ByThe NEW YORK Sept 16 Wy It The Iho AS Associated Pres Ohio campaign funds for 1921 1 21 were un- un under Under un under der lire liro tOday Jn Jh the trial ot of Harry M I Daugherty herty and Thomas ThomasW ThomasW W Miller lIlier Checks which John E Durkin secretary of o the th late John T P King former Republican national corn com com from Connecticut said ere acre used to cover a a deficit In Inthe the OhIo campaign of ot that year were Identified by him One or of these ch Durkin said wai waito was payable to Daugherty Daughert Two chec checks s Durkin said were wen payable to Jesse Jcsse W Smith and to o baush I crt erty l as attorney general genera who I suicide In I Two other ch checks which saId Mid represented tho the proceeds ot of othe the sale Ell of ot liberty loan bonds COli coupons pons and which were Issued by KIng to Daugherty also were men men- mentioned mentioned BUTLER IS WITNESS S The first witness of the t day was Walter I U 1 Miller a former butler buller or Daugherty and Smith Hp He testified that Smith had the status of a s privileged character In the tho department ot of Justice building basing ha an office near to o that ot of Daugherty when the th latter was attorney general He lie sal sail said i that lat Smith could be seen In 1921 In almost every evry part of the department of ot justice justic build build- building building ing Ine- ing- ing going from office to office and often carrying official papers with him KING WetS WAS lIe Ill H testified that during 1921 1 ho he was wall butler buller at an II H street house occupied by Daugherty arid SmIth Ia I-Ia H testified that among callers at this house who were on terms of ot great cordiality with the attorney general was John T King RIchard Merton German Germau finan- finan financier finan financier cier cler had previously pre d that he had obtained through Daugh- Daugh Daugherty Daugh erty and Thomas V W 1111 Miller lieI the transfer of I ot of the American Metal company Im- Im Impounded impounded Im Impounded pounded during the war through the ae- ae agency ney of ot King whom he 10 paid II a fee ree of ot Daugherty and Miller MIlI r are charged In irs the present with withholding withholding withholding holding from the Iho government o tn in inthis Inthis this assets transfer their b best st services a as government officials 00 op |