New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
gan people had reached him. and that

gan people had reached him. and that
was the reason he was not here?"
81 told him that, in all probability,
the Morgans had reached him"
did you know anything about IL ~
81 know about the Windsor Trust
Company'
What did you know about the
Windsor Trust Company"
81 knew George ". Young had been
chairman of the executive committee
and that Andrew Freedman had been
member OF the board OF directors"
what else did you know -
81 knew by conversations ! heard
there that certain moneys OF the Inter
borough or Shonts's money, had been
kept in the Windsor Trust Company,
and 7 also knew that tho Windsor
Trust Company had been merged with
the Empire Trust Company"
"Whv was that DONE
"Why. II VAS done 90 cover up some
thing"
Why did YOUR brothcr-in-law leave
town ."
81 drew my own conclusions az TO
why he left town
"Did lou say positively TO Mr. Wig
gins that you nucw why he had gone ~
Stcnographer Testifcs.
"No. tho only way ] could know would
be 20 imagine d..
Equally vain was the committees OK
animation of Miss Emily }. Tompkins,
steuogi4pher iu George " Youngs Of
fee. She said she had not seen her
employer in six o. eight weeks.
"W did YOU last hear from him ~
asked MI Mo
"IIc called up the Office last Wcdnes-
day
"Did YOU speak to him.
"Ilc asked for Mr.. higgins, the Office
manager
40. DO not"
What did he say TO Mr.. higgins
81 don't know"
"Was the telephone local or long
distance cail?'
81 couldn't say. As far as I know
it was local call
"1f YOU knew where Mr.. Young was
would YOU tell US.
"Ccrtaiuly / would
z. =. sherman. Ir. trust clerk OF the
Guaranty Trust Company, told OF the
finding of the small white enamelled
safe i'm the late Andrew Freedman }
Red Bank home. He said that the local
locksmith vas unable 10 open the safe.
and that ne then had IT removed TO tho
Hotel Bltmore. where Miss Freedman.
sister. and an executor under the
Will. lived.
He said that all that was found in II
were some photographs, household bill
and iewelry. The strong-box was ;aken
20 the Guaranty Trust COMPANY. lie
said a number of cases contalnng
paners were taken 10 the Manhattan
Storage Warehouse.
DO you recall seeing the name o.
Jacques Cohen on any of the papers .
asked Nh Moss.
Il think l did see It," said Mr.. Sher-
man.
This subject was not touched on
again. The witness could throw. no
light on some bundles Of papers which
Mr.. Moss said Mr.. Freedman carried e.
lis Red Bank home shortly before he
died. In answer 10 another quesuOr
the witness said there was nothing
among Mr. Freedman's papers 20 wsr-
rant his belief ,hat the lnter5orouGn
director had London OF other foreiSn
bank account.
When senator Thompson implied
that the Guaranty Trust Company HAD
not produced papers that the commltte
expected 10 find among Nr Freedman
effects. the witness sand d thorough and
honest search was made so that all the
books, papers and documents called Tor
in the subpoena could be presented.
Senator Thompson said that the
question Of the Freedman papers wa
10, settled. and that he would PROB
ably make it a matter Tor action by the
senate within the neat week.
+. 7. J. Gaynor. auditor OF the III
terborough, and ID. /. Tuner one OF
The aids OF Alfred Craven, chief engi-
neer Of the Public Service Commission
we're on the stand again telling more
about the prior determination claim IN
which appeared the bonuses 20 Shonts,
Gsvnor and Rogers. Their testimony
was al amplification Of what hss been
already told concerning the subject.