The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
TESTIMONY ENDS IN
CHARITIES INQUIRY
Alfred r. White Revealed a.
Donor Of Salary Paid to
Investigator.
10 SUN UP on APRIL ~

The taking Of testimony ~ the chari-
tic, inauiry at the Bar Association was
b virtually ended NJ the hearing yester-
after u was made known that
. ALFRED =. White. q wealthy real estate
b -onn cr of brooklyn. was the donor OF tne
,~,salary paid 10 Abraham Oseron. speciai
Investigator for the Charities Depart
meut. Considerable sIeculation has
been INDUCED IN concerning the source
OF the money paid 10 MIR. Oseron.
Charities Commissioned kingsbury re-
> 'cclycd n letter from Mr.. White yestcr-
day authorizing him to reveal. " ne
wished, that the $500 given no the
Inspector cam" from the real estate man.
Mr.. White. who is Interested In philan-
thropic enterprises. has contributed
other sums to the Department In the
past. .
Father = J. Higgins. supervisor OF
charities for the Roman Catholic diocese
Of Long Island. attended the hearing
and said a misconceptlon appeared to
exist concerning the notification he re-
ccived from William j. Doherty. Deputy
Commissioner of Charities. on the days
when MIR. Dohcrty visited four Catholic
asylums in the priests charge.
II did not get word Of Mr.. Doherty =
.. Inspection from his secretary. SAID
> Fathcr Higgins. 'until half AN hour at
ttT III lFIl hlN nv W Nv
a matter Of fact. his inspectors were
already at the institutions when ! got
the notice, ~ 1t could not be said that
g, the institutions were warned In advance
and given time TO prepare for the vist'
as newspaper accounts might lead the
reader TO think
Homer Folks. secretary OF the STATE
d. Charities Aid Association, was recalled
10 the stand TO explain .urth,r details
~ bfs xfEt 10 Gn,- Whitman on the
came day that Commissioner Kings
bury made his report to the q vernon
on conditions In charitable homes. Mr..
Folks said hat only the Governor ana
himself were present when he suggested
the name OF Commissioner Charles II.
Strong as the man TO conduct the pres
snt inquiry. Mr.. kingsbury haa roth-
ing 10 do with II. Nj. Folks said.
Dean Potter. son Of DR.. Daniel c.
Potter. the former head OF the board o:
ambulance service. whose name mas
been mentioned In connection with the
Farrell pamphlets. Informed Commits
sioner Strong that his father was ex-
pected In town late yesterday after
noon and was wiling TO testify any
z time he was wanted.
The Commissioned inquired II he could
obtain the original manuscripts of the
z pamphlets attacking the investigation
before DIR. Potter appeared. His sor
said that he was not in a position &c
grant this request. Commissioner Strons
ANNOUNCED his intention OF getting hold
Of these papers before making his re
port TO the Governor and also of giving
Or Potter n chance to testify befOrs
the commission.
The date for the summing up by VIII.
lam II. Hotchkiss, counsel for Commits
sioner Kingsbury. and John NJ. Bowers
attorney for the state Board Of Chari'
ties. was then set for Monday, April II
Commissioned Strong said he would no
close the case against the reception a
any further testimony until he reported
to GOV. Whitman, hut that he would fl
no Definite time for reconvening tn,
hearings until the summation. callin,
the commission together only when III
deemed 1t necessary.