The sun., 1918-07-19
HONIG TESTIFIES HE
met LIEUYENANTS
Tells Of Being introduced to
Officers Accused of Draft
Conspiracy.
GOT 5000 OF $500 BACK
Hat Manufacturer Says AL
legged O'Ncil Agent Offered to
Get Brother Transferred.

Further sensational statements were
made yesterday by witnesses at the
trial Of former State Boxing Commits
sioner Frank g. o'Ne!l and Lieuts. Os-
valid l.. Simpson and Leonard l..
Mitchell of the United States Army,
who are on trial with other defendants
in the Federal court before Judge Mar
tin T. Manton and Jury charged with
conspiring to violate the espionage ACT
by obtaining discharges and transfers
Of drafted men in the National Army
for cash.
Abe Honig was again tho first wit
ness when the trial was resumed yes
terday morning. He testified he had
paid O'Neil $500. and that the latter
gave him his note for the same amount,
which was to be cashed II the former
Boxing Commissioner failed to free
Honigs brother from military service.
Honig's brother Is In France.
The witness also describes his intro
duction to Leuts. Mitchell and Simp-
son. and admitted that of the original
$500 paid to O'Neil 5000 has been
returned. He was cross-examined by
Martin w. Littleton for the defence.
Hat Man Tells of Offer.
Another witness who gave sensa-
tional testimony was Samuel Morel. a
hat manufacturer OF 20 West Fourth
street. Morel said that last February
after his brother Seymour had been
drafted into the National Army he
received n visit from Samuel Reichback
alleged runner for O'Neil.
Morel said Reichback told him he
knew an influential lawyer who had
pull with army officials sufficient
to secure Seymour's transfer to a
clerical position in the Quartermaster 6
Corps This. he said, could be accom-
plished by a judicious expenditure OF
money.
The witness said he later refused
After he had turned down Reichback
the latter telephoned him to bring
81 500 to the Paul Jones Restaurant
to the restaurant with his father and
there met Lieut.. Simpson and Reich
back.
On cross-examinaton Morel admitted
no paid no money to any one to get his
brother out OF the army. but continued
to confer with Reichback out OF curios-
ity. He also admitted he would have
liked to have obtained Seymour's trans
fer out of the line. His brother is in
France.
Private Samuel Lattner. serving in the
y ARMY AT lamp plOll lcsli-
fled he was introduced to O'Neil in the
Breslin Hotel and short time later
went to O'Ne.l's Office. Lattner said
he paid 81 900 to O'Neil, who gave him
a receipt which he identified in court.
Says He Met Lieut.. Simpson.
1.-THE time was coming for me to be
called" continued the witness, land
was getting worried. So I called Mr.
O'Neil up and he told me not to worry
as he was fixing me up. Then Just be-
fore / went to camp ! called him up
again and he made a date to meet me
at hotel"
The witness said he kept the appoint
ment and there met Lieut. Simpson. who
! told him that O'Ne!l would take care
O. his case all right. Lieut.. Simpson
was identified by Lattner.
Other witnesses yesterday were Nor
ris Sllverstein.. chauffeur Catherine
Craig, a telephone operator. and Herman
and Harry Schw+a ritz, the former a cor
poral in the National Army, stationed
at Yaphank.
Harry Schwartz testified he had paid
O'Neil 81. 600 and then $500 more to OBJ
tain brother Herman's transfer TO the
Quartermaster Corps. and Herman tes-
titled he had conferred with Lieut.
Mitchell in regard to the transfer, which
was not effected. He also testified that
O'Neil told him that everything was
being taken care of.
The trial will continue to-day.