The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27

he made two copies Of some Of the con-
versations. sending one to the Commits
sioner II one TO a deputy or the in.
spector who requested the tap. The first
order In the charities case. he said, caine
from the Commissioned himself. he
simply said ne wanted Or. Potter's wire
covered. and when Yunge was leaving
The o ~nissloner's Office added That's
in regard TO the charity investigation.
I want all you car get"
The Or. Potter tap went into effect on
March is, and on March - Dean Pot
ter's wire. a party line. was ordered
tapped. Yes. Yunge said, they heard
the conversations of the others on the
party line. but 1: went in one ear and
out the other, Deputy Commissioner
SOUL ordered that tap. he said. and
Yunge added that he didn't need TO be
told what was wanted then. Deputy
! COMMISSIONS Scull also ordered Yunge
10 cover Father Farrell's wire. said Tho
sergeant.
who did you think wanted the In
formation" asked Mr.. Moss
Il simply had my orders from the
Commissioner" was the reply. Il al
ways knew Il was where crime had
been committed or suspected But the
Commissioners he said. did not specify
perjury or libel or conspiracy.
Yunge explained that the Hotel Irving
wire was tapped for only three days and
no conversations were taken over IL Tie
didn't know how many guests their
conversations overheard. The same held
for the Broztell wire. which wa tapped.
] he said. In connection with the tapping OF
the wire OF Seymour & Seymour. nov
under investigation by District Attorney
swami and Chief Magistrate McAdoo.
Yunge said he sent no copies OF the
charities conversations TO COMMISSIONS
kingsbury or William II. Hotchkiss, and
was not ordered 10 do so.
Did you ever hunt UT anybody to
see II you could recognize his voice."
asked Senator Thompson. Father Far
rell had said that several OF the wire
tapping policemen had corralled him out
side the Grand Jury room In Brooklyn
and talked to him, and Or. Potter said
that three Of the policemen had visited
his house last sunday for the same pur
pose. Yunge replied
only in this case.
Who ordered you TO do that
The Second Deputy Commissioner,
MIR. Lord. last week. I believe Il was
IN his otice. He said to get close &c
Father Farrell. Or. d, = Potter and
Dean Potter so We could hear the!r
voices and recognize them He said you
want 10 be sure so that you can state
NblSCltlll4OuS4s NbdN you hNo'u t''h
over the wire"
Did ANY Of the policemen tell yol
that they con~scientiously thought the
voices were the same as they heard
They have"
Why did YOU have 10 hear Fathel
Farrelrs voice."
Il was to take charge OF the squad.
was expected to do the ta~lking--to see
that the conversation started-that the.
really did Talk.
Did YOU ever cut in on SOL Madison
square, the wire OF Father Dineen or o'
Mgr. Dunn"
mo, sir"
Nr. Moss offered a Hypothetical case o
i man suspected ~ crime calling up hit
lawyer and telling him that he wa
guilty Of a crime. Yung1 admitted tina
they would cut into a lawyers wire Il
locate a suspected client. but he said h
would consider tho message that MI
Moss supposed entively confidential ant
would not report IL Mr.. Moss passed
him the name OF a lawyer on a slip q
raper and he admitted that it had beef
cone IN the case cited--that IL that
man had been located by tapping hi
lawyers wire. Adolph Blaha. one OF tn
wire tapping squad. admitted the sam
thing in the case Of four other lawyers
wires which were tapped.
senator Thompson announced at tn
,nd OF Blaha's examination that the CON
mittee would cease It's wire tapping In
quiry last night and veturn to Its oil
friends. commitments II obligations,
on next Wednesday when the committe
esumes its sessions,