New-York tribune., 1911-11-10

name of the place to Justice Scudder.
Mr.. DE Ford repeated his question.
Wen, | went to the neighborhood of the
NnickerbockeT Hotel
Q.-To the Attic club? A.-yes.
Q-ThatS gambling joint, ism IL! A.
Well. they play cards in all clubs.
O. But il Is a poker house, isn't II! ~
I suppose SO.
Q-.Now. isn't it fact that you got the
5000 from Willett that day? A.-No' nave
just testified
Q.-I know YOU have testified otherwise.
hut isn't that the truth? Al didn't ge'
the money until the following day, -.
Didn't YOU meet Cassidy at luncneoh
that day at the care Savarin or the wal,
dorf? A-Possibly but | am quite sure !
did not. | don't remember Of dining WIN
Cassidy but once at the Cafe Savarin ana
that was some time before September 5O
Walter related how he had seen Cas-
sidy and other Queens politicians on
various other occasions. when they dined
and talked at the Waldorf and other
places in Manhattan and Queens, but ne
couldn't remember seeing the queens
leader on the days when Willett Dor
rowed the money. He was emphatic IN
his denial that Willett had ever ohered
or Cassidy had ever suggested that there
was to be a payment of money in con-
nection with Willetts nomination.
Suggested Willett as Candidate.
He had suggested Wilett as candi-
date for the Supreme Court bench 10
Cassidy several weeks before the con-
vention. he said, and had told CASSIDY
Il al delegate TO the
nominating convention unless Willett
was to be nominated He nominated
Willett purely on the candidates merits
and because he thought, from the niue
he knew about politics. that Willetts
friends would be helpful to Cassidy IN
the primaries,
Despairing of pinning the witness
down to anything definite as to time ana
place in regard to his conferences win
Cassidy. Mr. DeFord tried to show that
Willett and Cassidy were unfriendiy at
one time Answering one question: the
witness said he had never heard that
Willett went around declaring that Cas-
sidy was a crook
Didn't you hear Willett say once tAat
Cassidy was so crooked that he coulu
hide behind a corkscrew?" asked Mr. De-
Ford.
mo. but l knew that they were on the
outs at one time" Walter replied.
Walter produced receipted bills ana de-
posit slips to show what he had done
with most Of the 5000 he received from
Willett.
Willett sat through the hearing yester-
dav with his counsel, Colonel Alexander
Bacon. He had jaunty air about hiili'
and volunteered smiingly at one tine u
furnish some documentary evidence III
Guiding the books of some of the real es-
tate companies with which he is con-
nected. He declined to discuss MS oe-
feat at the polls
Resides Walter, the other two dele
gates from Queens to the judiciary nom
mating convention, Luke A. Keenan, ana
Leonard Roof, were interrogated oy
NJ DeFord. Mr.. keenan, said he had
not discussed the candidates for the Su-
preme Court with Cassidy prior to the
convention. He admitted frankly that
when he found out that Willett was cas-
sidv's candidate he voted for him un-
hesitatingly, and was proud to DO H.
as he recognized Cassidy as the organ
ization leader in Queens
Mentioned Several Candidates.
.Ir. Roof said that he had been IN
favor of Surrogate Noble of Queens up
10 the time that Mr.. Fosdick, Commits
sjoner of Accounts, had investigated the
Surrogate's office, and then he had
changed his mind.
81 told Cassidy that something nd
been brought out at the investigation of
the Surrogates Office which might not
make Mr.. Noble a desirable candidate,
said the witness, "and Cassidy agreed
with me-"
Roof said that Cassidy mentioned
several candidates on the day of the
convention. and Roof ran them off on