New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-27
Hadn't Met Men Before.

None"
Hadn't Met Men Before.
But some one gave you instructions
what to do. didn't they7"
They gave us no instructions. They
/ left il TO our intelligence what to do.
/ As detectives VIC were supposed 10 know
what to do
Yunge said none Of the policemen
who listened in on the wires Of Father
/ Farrell, DR.. Potter and DR.. Potter's
/ son, Dean Potter. had met any of the
men before they began tapping their
wires or during the time they listened
| In on them.
Yunge created considerable laughter
when he told how the police took down
the conversations heard over the wires.
/ He first explained that there was not
n shorthand writer in the squad. The
! men took down the skeleton Of the CON
versaton on n slate. later transcribed
/ IL TO a sheet of paper, filling in the
gaps. and then put it on a typewriter
But not being shorthand men,
/ how do you get down all the converse
tion - asked Mr.. Moss.
1--WE only take down what's relevant"
said Yunge.
| that ?" exclaimed Mr. Moss.
"You see, it's this way" went on
Yunge. ignoring the last remark and
leaning forward in his chair. "if We
hear man say on one of the tapped
wires, Meet me at the l25th Street
station of the Third Avenue elevated
at 8 o'clock tonight and have the stun
with you all we put down on the slate
is, I25 3 o'clock stuff The rest will
come to you later"
When Yunge took the stand letter
written by Mayor Mitchell to the COM
mittee was read. II explained that
when he had testified on Wednesday
that the only wires in the charities IN
vestigation that were tapped were
Father Farrell's, DR.. Potter's and that
of Dr. Potter's son. Dean, he had un-
Willingly misled the committee. lie
explained that he did not know until
Thursday night that the police also
tapped Mr.. Hebberd's.
When the inquiry was resumed by
the Thompson committee yesterday
Walter j. Drummond, mentioned IN the
overlapping conversations read by the
Mayor. was first called. Mr.. Talley OK
smined him. He said he was IN the
iron business and had an Office IN the
same building with DR.. Potter, at 81
Chambers Street.
Mr.. Drummond denied having any con-
versation with DR.. Potter on March 20.
as the police sllege. In this converse
ton Mr.. Drummond was reported as
advising DR.. Potter 10 avoid the sub
ppna servers.
Walked Out Of Room.
"The Mayor stated as a fact that on
March Il a telephone conversation was
recorded. as he stated, Potter and
Drummond speaking" explained Mr..
Talley. "He said this was the CONVEX
sation: Or Pottcr-Hello, Walter. has
Dean been there yet? Mr.. Drummond
Yes. he is here now Do you want
10 talk TO him? | will put him on.
And the rest of this conversation 10
claimed to be between Dr. Potter and
Dean Potter. Was that conversation
had between you and DR.. Potter
AS far as am concerned, yes SAID
Mr. Drummond.
Q.-And all that was said in the con-
versation was that you said Dean rot
ter was there, and then you put Dean
Potter on the telephone. A.-That IS
correct.
O-Is that correct? A.-Correct. ]
know nothing about the conversation
between Dean Potter and DR.. Potter,
"a | walked out Of the room. might
add that Dean Potter was there IN con
nection with a legal matter and not IN
connection with this investigation, so
far as ! know.
O.-The Mayor stated as fact that
a conversation was recorded on 2otn OF
9Th from q48 Plaza to Worth 1898,
between DR.. Potter and Walter Drum
mond. Mr.. Drummond lam putting
this question TO you-is your telephone
number Worth 1898 At is, yes, slr.
O.~The Mayor stated that this was
,be conversation: "DR. POTTER: Mr..
Drummond? MR.. DRUMMOND: Hello,
DR. Potter. DR.. POTTER: Anything
new? MIR. DRUMMOND: Not a thing
DIR. POTTER: am going TO slip out
Of the city. It is necessary, ana IL Is
Indispensable that they don't get me on
this matter. MR.. DRUMMOND: How
is everything otherwise? DIX: POl En-;
Everything is all right, and VIII lcI
YOU know where | will be-" Nr. Drum
mond, what have you TO say OF thaI
conversation? Al had a converse
ton with Mr.. Potter on that day. ouU
that was not the conversation
Says Talk Differs from Records.
Odd DR.. Potter say anything to
Won about il being necessary and m
dispensable that they don't get him on
this matter? Ale did not.
On substance or effect! A NO.
o.-The Mayor stated as a fact that
on the 25th day of March this CONVEX
sation was recorded. DR.. Potter calling
Worth 1898; the other party unIden-
tifel. 1898 Worth is your telephone
number. Mr.. Drummond, is 1t not A
II is, yes, sir.
O.4This is the alleged conversation:
as Mr.. Drummond there? OIHEF
PERSON: Who is this, please? DIX
POTTER: Put Mr.. Drummond on; you
know who this ia. OTHER PERSON;
Oh. yes. DR.. POTTER: There are
three fellows outside laying for me
There are two packages in the office
on the left Of mine. Will you put them
into my Office. and / will get them 10
morrow? OTHER PARTY: Sure, III
do that. II you like III send them
right over now. DR.. POTTER: ! don't
want 20 trouble you so much. OTHER
PARTY: That's all right; III send Joe
Scully over with them. DR.. POI TER;
Well. all right; but only send one
package, the smaller one. OTHER
PARTY: What chances has he IN get
ting in? DR.. POTTER: He will get IN
all right. OTHER PARTY: I'll tell
you how you will know him; he IS
wearing a brown tie. DR.. POTTER:
All right. Walter; goodby." Did you
have a conversation with DR.. Potter on
that day? Al did.