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September 24, 1926
The Elkins Inter Mountain
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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In the Daugherty-Miller conspiracy trial in New York on Sept. 24, Mal S. Daugherty testified that his brother, Harry M. Daugherty, burned ledger sheets from the Midland National Bank in Ohio that allegedly showed a $150,000 bribe deposit linked to a German magnate's commission.
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CLAIM DAUGHERTY DESTROYED BOOKS
Removed Sheets From Ledger Which Would Show That He Deposited Part of An Alleged Bribe To His Credit
New York, Sept. 24. (AP) Testimony that Harry M. Daugherty, Attorney General in the Harding cabinet, burned ledger sheets that the government alleges would show that part of an alleged bribe was deposited to his credit in the Midland National Bank, Washington Court House, Ohio, was given today in the Daugherty-Miller conspiracy case, by Mal S. Daugherty, brother of the defendant Daugherty.
The records, the government alleges were destroyed by Harry M. Daugherty to prevent the government from tracing to his account $150,000 of the $441,000 commission paid by Richard Merton, German metal magnate, to John T. King, late Republican National Committeeman from Connecticut.
The government has shown that King and Daugherty were friendly and King introduced Merton to Thomas W. Miller, former Alien Property Custodian and Daugherty.
At the time of the grand jury investigation in New York that resulted in the first indictments against Daugherty and Miller, Mal S. Daugherty said he was subpoenaed to bring the ledger sheets.
"I went to Columbus, O.," he said "and asked Harry for them."
"What did he say?"
"He told me he had destroyed them."
"How did he destroy them?"
"He burned them."
Removed Sheets From Ledger Which Would Show That He Deposited Part of An Alleged Bribe To His Credit
New York, Sept. 24. (AP) Testimony that Harry M. Daugherty, Attorney General in the Harding cabinet, burned ledger sheets that the government alleges would show that part of an alleged bribe was deposited to his credit in the Midland National Bank, Washington Court House, Ohio, was given today in the Daugherty-Miller conspiracy case, by Mal S. Daugherty, brother of the defendant Daugherty.
The records, the government alleges were destroyed by Harry M. Daugherty to prevent the government from tracing to his account $150,000 of the $441,000 commission paid by Richard Merton, German metal magnate, to John T. King, late Republican National Committeeman from Connecticut.
The government has shown that King and Daugherty were friendly and King introduced Merton to Thomas W. Miller, former Alien Property Custodian and Daugherty.
At the time of the grand jury investigation in New York that resulted in the first indictments against Daugherty and Miller, Mal S. Daugherty said he was subpoenaed to bring the ledger sheets.
"I went to Columbus, O.," he said "and asked Harry for them."
"What did he say?"
"He told me he had destroyed them."
"How did he destroy them?"
"He burned them."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Daugherty Trial
Bribery Conspiracy
Destroyed Records
Ledger Sheets
Harding Cabinet
Alien Property
What entities or persons were involved?
Harry M. Daugherty
Mal S. Daugherty
Richard Merton
John T. King
Thomas W. Miller
Where did it happen?
New York; Washington Court House, Ohio; Columbus, O.
Story Details
Key Persons
Harry M. Daugherty
Mal S. Daugherty
Richard Merton
John T. King
Thomas W. Miller
Location
New York; Washington Court House, Ohio; Columbus, O.
Event Date
Sept. 24
Story Details
Mal S. Daugherty testified that his brother Harry M. Daugherty burned ledger sheets showing a bribe deposit in an Ohio bank, part of a conspiracy involving a German magnate's commission funneled through John T. King to Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller.