New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-21
Strong Intimates' Talley
Demands That Body Get
Wire Tapping Records.
FARRELL INSISTS
ON PUBLIC APOLOGY
Police Squad Identifies Notes of
Conversations-Hearing Off
Until Monday.

Records of those 100 telephone con-
versations bearing on Commissioner
Strong's investigation Of State char
tiles. which were gained by the wire
tapping squad Of the police. may yet
find their way into the hands of grand
jurors and the District Attorney.
Commissioner Strong, at the hear
ing in the Bar Association rooms yes
terday, intimated that this might be
t1er destination. Alfred. J. Talley,
counsel for DR.. D. c. Potter, Dean
Potter and Father Farrell all OF
whom figure in the conversations
demanded that the records be sent
10 the grand jury so that body can
decide whether crime has been com
mitted, or whether the rights of cit
liens have been grossly violated.
The records themselves Commits
sioner Strong mas not yet decided to
admit as evidence in his inves:iga-
ton, asserting that the scope of his
research does not include hunting for
d crime. lie spent yesterday morn
ing, however. in having the five mem
bers Of the police wire tapping squad
identify the records. They were then
fled where they will be of easy ac-
cess il il is decided TO admit them
ns evidence.
Tells What Records Show.
There are approximately 100 Of
- de -. fco
nounced. They tend TO indicate the
existence of combination between
persons, some OF whom apparently
fave been witnesses before this in
vestigation, and some of whom have
not.
THE records point TO an effort on
the parts Of these persons to:
"1-Attempt to induce the Governor
10 revoke or cancel this commission:
"2-To attack and discredt the
commission itself;
$50 attack and discredit the
clients of Mr. Hotchkiss;
"4-To apirit persons desired as
witnesses away from the jurisdiction
Of the court and of the commission;
and
$50 advise witnesses what to
say and what not to say while on
the stand.
much Of this is extremely serious,
and may later be transmitted TO the
District Attorney for the grand
jury"
The hearing was adjourned at noon
yesterday and will not recOnvene I'M
til Monday when William Hotchkiss.
counsel for Charities Commissioner
Kingsbury. and John NJ Bowers,
counsel for the State Board Of Chart
ties, will sum up.
Father Farrell, Dean Potter and
Bishop Mcdonnell all issued state
ments on the wire tapping episode
yesterday.
Farrell Demands Apology.
"Unless Mayor Mitchell and Com
missioner Woods make public apol-
ogy, placing me in "A reputable light
before the community. J will fight
this matter to the end" Father Far
rell declared. Under the present
condition of affairs. they nave put me
in the criminal class. We have defin-
tie knowledge that five wires were
tapped and that Cardinal Farley's
wire was meddled with
81 consider the wire tapping incl
dent distinct invasion OF the right
Of Individuals Bishop Mcdonnell
stated. 81 expect one OF two things
Either retraction Of the insinua-
tons made. or that those who have
made the charges will come forward
and prove them
Dean Potter said:
$50 far, they have admitted listen
ing in on three wires. This is a
beginning. II is to be hoped they
will be compelled TO admit the full
extent TO which their criminal inva-
sion Of private rights has gone