The evening world., 1916-07-18
COURT WILL BARE
ALL PHONE TALKS
HEARD BY POLICE

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the wTss. was crVss examined ~
frauk Moss counsel fur M hsbbefd.
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vas usually done o. catch sanssiers
90 criminals planning crimes and that
thls oaS. VAS toe nrst In ~hich his
] dsiectisss had bscn called uPoh 10
repeat ln court the talks they hal
I overheard. 10 admitted that thsy
writ. down % tksoton form Shat
they thtnk is important on . siat.
that they copy fiOm tbis Skeleton on
scratch paper ahi then copy this out
| 10 typswriting later"
Under Nj. fali.y'H cross-enami ma
| ton iungs said that be turned over
the "wIro- tapping" records 10 Deputy
/ scull lic did not know that a mes-
/ Aenger was running from Police
} headquarters ~ tha iiar AEsoclatiO iOn.
where they were used ny special Dep
uty Corporation Counsel HOtchkiss IN
| examining witnesses IN the charities
| investigation.
yungc admitted % Prank Moss that
/ on May 10 lie received AN order from
| second Deputy Lord to e. around
I and get into conversations with thu
/ people whose telephones they had
/ listened In" ON and see whether the
I .nIgaa Wal. tA. a.una
THAT is," exclaimed Mr.. Moss, you
were ordered on that day To take
your men and listen TO these people
| ia order 10 make sure that these were
tho voices you had heard on the tele-
phone two months before"
yes" replied iunge simply.
"And did you do III"
"Yes. We went to Dr. Potter's
house and had n conversation with
him
.Expres.ed sympathy with him.
"Yes," replied Yunge. 1T was the
same voice. We met Father Farrell
coming out OF the Grand Jury room.
We recognized his voice"
| Detective Adolph Blaha. who els
tened in on the wire between tho
Hotel Irving, Gramercy 262+, and DIR.
u. G. Potter's home, Flntbush 9is. on
March IS last, was asked by Assistant
District Attorney Embree:
state what conversation you
heard"
Frank Moss objected.
| "You need not argue. Your objec-
| tlon Is sustained" ruled Justice
Greenbaum.
| Then Blaha said that he had talked
with DIR. Potter face to face on May
| 81, and with Secretary Robert w
Hobberd on May %. He recognized
their voices as those he had heard or
the wire.
Q. How many voices did you hear
from Gramercy 262+-the Hotel Irv.
ing? A. Very many.
q. Over one hundred? A. Yes.
Q. How many voices did you heai
from Fiatbush s4S? A. Two or three
But as soon as Dr. Potter was on the
wire I'd know It was him.
Frank Moss and Alfred J. Talley
objected to Blaha's testifying about
these conversations on the grount
that no proper foundation had beer
laid for them and that they had beer
obtained in an illegal way. These
were overruled. Blaha read glibly
from his typewritten record.
Hebberd-Hello. What's new?
Potter-Not very much.
| HcDDeTu-l tnlnk you DetteT btdy
away awhile.
Potter-Yes. I'm going to stay ava,
from the office. And will not show
up Monday either.
Hebberd-Yes: do that until Tues
day. because think by that time It'll
be finished.
Potter-Yes: they'll get their dos
Tomorrow. They are going to ge
Hail Columbia.
Hebberd-W'hen am I going to Sc,
you?
Potter-I will be over to see you to
morrow.
Hebberd-.You must not let any
body in the house.
Potter-No. I'll look out for that.
Hebberd-I thought you would.
Potter-I seen certain party
They amt eoing to get anything from
me.
II Is worth Noting here that Dl
Potter Is a Doctor OF Divinity. ha
half a dozen other degrees certify
ing his correct use of the Englis
language and that no one but De
: tective Blaha ever has heard hir
say: 81 seen a certain party. The
; ain,t going to get anything fror
y