New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
But Priest Calls One Mes
sage Taken Down by De-
tective Absolutely False.
WOODS TO FACE
BRADY TAP CHARGE
Bishop Hayes's Secretary Tells
of Bait" Spoken Over Phone
for Police Spies Benefit.

Many of the phonograms taken down
by Detective John J. Kennel, who tried
10 end his life Wednesday because OF
worry over his part in tapping the
wires Of Catholic priests, were admitted
to be substantially correct yesterday by
Father William B. Farrell in his tes-
timony before Justice Greenbaum's IN
vestigation Of the Mayors charges
against the clergymen and others. The
most important Of all the conversations
which Kennel reported-the one in
which Father Farrell is quoted as offer
ing the Rev. DR.. Daniel c. Potter $50
if he would slip out of town until the
Strong charities investigation was over
Father Farrell denounced as abso-
lutely false.
The priest testified that he was re-
ported by Kennel as offering money TO
DR.. Potter at 1905 p. m, on March "a
from his rectory in Greenpoint, when
as a matter of fact he was at that hour
in the house Of his mother, 729 Park
Place, Brooklyn, in which there is no
telephone. He volunteered the informa-
tion that he could prove his alibi by
his mother and two sisters.
Never Promised Money.
"Did you ever tell DR.. Potter you
would send him $50?" asked Alfred j.
Talley.
81 never on this occasion, or before
or after, promised $50 or any other sum
to him. the priest replied.
At the Thompson committee Father
Farrell testified that a luncheon was
served TO the family gathering. Yester.
day he testified he was in his mothers
home between 11:15 a. m. and o'clock
in the afternoon. No mention OF the
luncheon was made.
Testimony shows that on the same
day Father Farrell sent letter In an
envelope to DR.. Potter's home in Flat
bush by Michael H. Riley, his sexton.
Riley testified a few days ago that
Father Farrell gave him the note and
instructions early in the morning, but
he returned to the rectOry at 80 p. m:
~ have been trying to make out,
volunteered the priest yesterday,
whether this phonogram about 500
might not have related 10 a conversa-
tion | had with DR.. Potter very much
later-I think it was early in April
in which / might have spoken TO DR..
Potter about sending him check for
$3.50 in payment for transcripts Of the
testimony before the Strong commits
sion. | have the bill for them here,
dated April 6, but | am not sure that
| sent the check on that day"
Learned from Women.
It came out yesterday that Father
Farrell learned that his telephone was
tapped through one of his women par
ishioners. He said she told him that
she had information from the central
Office" He told her he had been warned
as early as March II.
Examination of the witness was
marked by a comparative absence OF
friction from opposing counsel. Father
Farrels efforts TO frame his replies IN
accordance with the limitations Of
testimony from witnesses were anus
ing. After being admonished a few
times by Justice Greenbaum for mild
violations, the priest caused consider
able merriment by instantly checking
himself before the court or attorneys
had 2 chance 70 curb him. He will be
cross-examined to-day by Martin W.
Littleton.
Assistant District Attorney Embree
announced yesterday that Police Com
missioner Woods would be defendant
in wire tapping charges TO be pre-
ferred by Peter J. Brady, secretary TO
the Allied Printing Trades Council.
Flans for another test Of the ability
Of the Commissioner tappers to take
records OF telephone conversations are
at standstill owing to the attempted
suicide Of Detective Kennel. Counsel
for the defendants in the Mayors
charges had not asked for tests on any
of the other tappers except Kennel.
1t was the intention Of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Embree in the event of
the test to ask Justice Greenbaum that
all the other members of the squad be
tested at the same time.
Sponsorship Sought.
Sponsorship for the Moree pamphlets,
held by the defence as the source of
the whole controversy. because Of their
unfairness, was sought at the morning
session from Edward A. Moree, their
author. The witness said the idea of
getting them out came 70 him as a
divine inspiration" and that their
purpose was TO convince the people,
particularly up state, that the Strong
Commission was conducting a fair in
vestigation of child caring institutions.
He admitted that the State Charities
Aid Association, of which he was assist
ant secretary, would not sponsor the
pamphlets, so he got them out on his
own hook. Homer Folks, the secre-
tary, he said, approved Of them, and
Charities Commissioner Kingsbury
raised the money for them.
Among the newspaper clippings in
the Moree pamphlet was one headed
Orphans and Pigs Fed from the Same
Bowl" on the first page.
do you regard that as evidence that
the Strong Commission was conducting
a fair inquiry" asked Mr.. Talley.
"No, and regret that it was in the
pamphlet, because ! think that in a
measure il was unfair TO the institu-
tion mentioned" replied Moree.
"Was it not because Of clippings like
this one about the pigs that the State
Charities Aid Association refused TO
sponsor them?" The witness replied
that he did not know.
More evidence of "bait" for wire
tappers was given In the morning by
the Rev. Joseph P. Dineen, secretary to
Bishop Hayes. He said he told Father
Farrell over the telephone that Bishop
Hayes would meet him in the ring after
the Willard Moran fight, just 10 let the
wire-tappers know that Bishop Hayes
knew his telephone conversations were
being overheard.
I'VE wanted them 10 know that we
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