The sun., 1918-08-12
LINK BOLO AND
BERNSTORFF AS
HEARST GUESTS
Chauffeurs Swear for Lewis
That They Took Both in
Tayis to the Clarendon.
Known BY THEIR BIG TIPS
Editor Denies Traitor and En-
voy We're in His Home
at Same Time.

rnada nuDlC last wv -
A.. taxlcab chauffeurs. two former en-
r,oyees and doorman In the apartment
a, l37 Riverside Drive. who assert that
uo,o pasha, who was executed In the
r,r.nch Government a a traitor. was re-
.a,yed nv William r. Hearst in his
ho,,e. that Count Won Bernstorn, for
nerly German Ambassador. and Bolo
wsre received by Hearst In his apart
nan, at the same time. and that Won
Rsrnstorfr was a frequent visitor. Mr..
Isvis's statement says in part:
81 showed by the testimony Of Mr..
Eesrsts Paris correspondent. Bartelli.
sIven a, the trial OF Bolo for treason. that
Instead Of Hearst meeting Bolo only
onee. he met him three times.
"First Hearst entertained Bolo at
luncheon; second, Bolo entertained Mr..
Haart at the Sherry dinner third,
Hearst entertained Bolo at a theatre
party and supper.
81 am now prepared to show by six
,fBeavits that Hearst received Bolo at
the Hearst home on Riverside Drive. l
am prepared to show by three affidavits
that Hearst received Count Won Bern
s,orft. the German Ambassador. and Bolo
AZ the Hearst home at one and the same
time, and that this happened on two or
more occasions.
Il am prepared to show by many affi-
davits that Count Won Bernstorn was a
frequent visitor at the Hearst home at
abou, the time Of Bolo's visit to New
York in the spring OF 1916. when Bolo
obtained sl,6s3.00 from Won Bernstorff
with which 10 carry on the same Ger
man peace propaganda In France that
Hearst was then conducting in America"
As postscript on the statement there
wac a paragraph explaining that exhib-
It's one and two referred to in the ac-
companying affldavits. are photographs
OF Bolo. and exhibit three OF Won Bern
storft
Amdavtt Made by Chauffeur.
The following affidavits attached to
ne Attorney-ienerals statement was
made by chauffeur:
Morris Berkow!tz. being duly sworn,
deposes and says:
Il am taxicab driver. .
After February 20. 1916. drove my own
tayicab and usually operated from the
Rtz-Carlton. I have driven Count Won
Bernstorfr a large number OF times in
my taxicab. at least fifteen. and most of
d ese times were after I drove my own
taxicab. At a date that fix at about
hdlNl WV, btlHs snort time
after began to operate my own taxicab,
took him twice to 1871 Riverside Drive.
TIE apartment house at the southeast
corner Of Riverside Drive and Eighty
sixth street. with entrance on Eighty
sixth street. Both times. as recall.
were in the afternoon.
MORRIS BERKowIrz.
Berustor6 His Passenger.
Samuel Cornheld. another taxicab
Chauffeur. makes this affidavit:
Il have driven Count Won Bern
stoTT many times, at least thirty.
remember two places particularly
where I have driven him. first, the
Pennsylvania Railroad station and. sec
ond, the apartment house on the south
east corner OF Eighty-sixth street and
Riverside Drive, which IL generally
known among tax!cab drivers as the
Hearst apartment house. / remember
driving Count Won Bernstorff to this
apartment house two times. and perhaps
there were more. On one of the two
times | drove him there and left him
there, On the other occasion l waited
ABOUT an hour for him and then took
Tim tn the Ritz-Carlton. On each occa-
son my recollection Is that Count vor
bernstorT took my taxicab between 6
And o'clock in the evening
SAMUEL CoRNFIELp."
Recognizes Bolo's Picture.
The affidavit OF vittorio Franco reads
Up TO the first part OF 1917 was
acting as chauffeur. driving my owr
taS.cab. I had other taxicabs which
operated, but I drove one OF them. My
stand was always at the Ritz-Carltor
Hotel hatra no a.
photographs marked Exhibits ! and 2
Exhibit ! recognize particularly as the
picture OF a man whom I drove on one
occasion to 1877 Riverside Drive, tn,
apartment house at the corner of Riv
s's.de Drive and Eighty-sixth street
should say this was about two years
ago This trip was made during thu
oayt'me and not at night. ! was no
"orH!ns nights at any time.
"VIrToRlo FRANCO"
Links BoIo With Bernstorn.
Car! ]. Fredrlksen. being du,
sworn. deposes and says; My bushes.
is that OF chauffeur. Up to the tim,
during 1916 when the Mason & Seaman
transportation Company went into tn,
hands Of receivers ! was employed b,
uem as taxicab driver.
curing the time was assigned to driv,
tAlcabs from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
mad occasion TO drive Count Won Bern
sorN' the German Ambassador, oil
many different days. covering con
Gnerabe period Of time. took him I,
40 49, Riverside Drive many times
an positive at least ten times. TIL,
annexed photograph. Exhibit 8, Is
p.Vlre OF Count Won Bernstorff and
anew MIN well. on one occasion whicl
pace Tor haraa n or n
W. cod weather, and which ! remembe
'"lS some time during 1916. befor
Mason d Seaman went into bankruptcy
u'OEe Count Won Bernstorff from tn
"n.Ctriton Hotel to the Plaza Hote
ne there picked up a stranger whor
IDENTIFY positively as the person show
!" me annexed photographs, Exhibit
AN, ana :. He had a dark. swarthy com
seAlon and looked like a Turk. Hi
San was black At the time he wa
dressed very much as shown In tn
annexed photograph marked Exhibit :
urove them both to 1877 Riversid
DrNe' at the corner OF Eighty sixt
street and Riverside Drive. and the
enl INTO the apartment house ther
hours. -"
Count Won Bernstorff and IN
sahseF shown In the picture aftt
Joss'hs the building got into the tax
ua o again and returned to the. Plaz
,0'ei' where the swarthy man show
=. me Photograph. whom, I did nc
Io"' and Count Won Dernstorff lei
'"' tsxicso. CARL ]. FREpRIKsEN.'
rock Boio TO Hearst Residence.
FOLLOWING this was the affidavit of or
y.arry block. now employed in the Ne
tVrh navy yard who deDoses that he wa
HNlcdb chauffeur until last month ar
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