The Detroit times., 1913-09-29
POWELL GIVEN
HARD CRILLINC
BY WEBSTER
District Attorney Openly Ac-
cuses Harlow r. Greene's
Lawyer of Fraud
LATTER GIGS BACK
ON FIRST TESTIMONY
Now Says He Didn't Get Any
of Money Client Received
From Mrs. KaIienbach

John II. Powell, attorney for Har-
low X. Greene. the architect, accused
OF swindiing Mrs. Lillian KallenDach
out OF $4,000. tried to explain on the
Witness stand, Saturday morning, how
ne came to testify, Friday. that no
got half the money Mrs. kallenbach
gave Powell
10 help out his client he took the
stand voluntarily. Friday, before
United States Commissioners Finney,
before whom Greene Is being exam.
med on the charge OK impersonating
a federal officer In connection with
the alleged swindle. Powell said he
had loaned Mrs. Kallenbach $4,000 on
u mortgage, getting the money from
Mrs. Medora Westbrook, No. 4y4l
l-angley-ave., Chicago. Friday he saId
be gave Greene half the money. with
which he was supposed to build q
house for Mrs. Kallenbach. Later he
changed his testimony and said he
gave 1t all TO Greene, and that the ar.
chitest afterward gave HIM back part
Tor legal services and for money loan
ed. Saturday morning he deserted
that explanation altogether, and said
ne never got any OF the money.
i am satisfied that the attorneys
first testimony was the truth" SAID
District Attorney Webster, Saturday.
Since then his statements have been
confused, and they appear to have
been made for the purpose of protect.
Ing the mortgage, which he says was
given to Mrs. Medora Westbrook
as al innocent third party"
During his testimony, Saturday
morning. Attorney Powell was asked
searching questions regarding his re-
lations with Greene. He said he made
loans for Mrs. Westbrook, and for
her sister, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Knickerbocker, of Hillsdale, Mich.
For these people he loaned the money
TO Mrs. Kallenbach, he said, and was
given a mortgage on her property.
The money was then turned over to
Greene, and he was to build a house
with It, Webster accused him openly
on the stand Of having false accounts
with fictitious persons, for the pur.
pose Of covering frauds, and govern.
ment agents are now searching 70
find out II there are any such persons
as Mrs. Westbrook or Mrs. Knicker.
booker.
Why did you say, yesterday, that
you got half the money which came
from Mrs. Kallenbach on this mort.
gage lOan" asked Webster.
WHY, l suppose must have got 1t
confused with another transaction"
said Powell. 1T Is hard to remember
such things in detail
Attorney Webster examined reports
nb Dor \ a.,
ness transactions with Mrs. West
bl ook. He was asked when a certain
report had been made and replied,
about June 25." He was then shown
an item In the same report dated
July g" He answered this and otn-
er evidences of discrepancies by say.
ing. Il am very bungling bodkkeep-
er. l guess | often make mistakes"
The federal authorities did not push
their investigation Of Powells alleged
loan business, but released him from
the stand on a promise that he would
bring other records into court to prove
that he is really carrying on a loan
business for Mrs. Westbrook." When
ne left the stand, Greene asked that
the case be adjourned to Monday, so
he could get another attorney to help
himself and Mr.. Powell This other
attorney Is supposed to be w. H.
Wetherbee.
The court room was crowded, Satur-
day morning, and as soon as Commits
sioner Finney adjourned the hearing
Mr.. Webster was surrounded with
people, including several women, who
mad complaints to make against
Greene.
None of these complaints was such
as I could base q complaint on" said
Mr.. Webster, because they are mere
ly fraud and embezzlement cases ana
come under the state laws. Our jur-
isdiction In the case comes through
Greene's alleged impersonation of a
secret service oficer In hoodwinkins
people.
People have told me how he got
possession Of their property by giving
contracts in exchange for deeds, and
then tied up the property through me.
chanics' liens and invalidated the con-
tracts. All these complaints will be
turned over to the state authorities"