Show TRY DAUGHERTY IN FRAUD CASE Former Attorney General to Answer Fraud Frand Allegation NEW uw TOniC TORI Sept 6 ity y The M I Associated Press Harry Press Harry Daugherty formerly attorney gen gen- general cral eral and Thomas W Miller one onetime onetime time alien property custodian cu will go on trial before a ft federal jury tomorrow on a n charge chare of ot In log to defraud the government Richard Morton Merton German cop copper cr magnate has conic como from Germany to take talo the stand a against his two alleged associate are ar accused ed d of ot accepting a a bribe tor for returning to alien Stock of the American Metals company was seized as os German German- owned German owned property by A A Mitchell Pal Pal- Palmer Paliner Pal Palmer mer iner when whon ho was alien allen property custodian during during- the war sar When seIzed the stock was being held for tor various ocr men me ot o tho the Mer ton Ion family of ot Frankfort and ond for forthe the he and bank German corporations offic officials of the tho th American Metals Metal cont- cont com company I pany said Palmer sold old the stock for tor 7 1 7 to be b held beld in the treasury pendIng settlements In 1121 9 Richard Merton Merlon who had served as a n staff officer In Inthe inthe Inthe the German arm army came camo to New NewYork York In the same amo year a a new claimant for the tho th stock appeared when the th Suisse Suisso pour Val Val- V l-eur l curs Do heretofore silent and ond unheard of announced that the tho German owner 0 ners had orally transferred the stock to the socie ocl ty ty before the th United States State en- en entered entered en entered the tho war Official records show that 24 4 hours hour after the claim was filed flied Miller who had sue sue- suc succeeded Palmer as custodian ap- ap approved ap approved proved it and Daugherty as u at- at attorney attorney at attorney torney general ordered It paid The Th Indictment charges the tho 7 1 7 was wa turned over without I Investigation of et the merits merit of the claim Merton it Is averred erred rc- rc re received the tho cash In person from Miller Daugherty Da and Miller among others then received the Indictment chars charges |