The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-10
HARVEY IN TOMDS;;
BAIL Is DENIED HIM
District Attorney Begins In
vestigation Of Memorial
Fund He Promoted.
MRS. DIMOCK SUMMONED
Prosecutor Eager to Learn if
She or Organization Has
Been Victimized.
MRS. DIMoCK SUMMONED

David M Harvey, whose arrest Mon
day night broke up the reception planned
for Gen. Pershing at Carnegie Hall last
night. was committed to the Toubs
without bail by Judge Rosalsky yester-
day There he will await resentence on
Friday on the ten-year-old conviction
responsible for his arrest In the mean
while Alfred J. Talley. Chief Assistant
District Attorney, announced that q full
investigation Of the affairs of the George
Washington Memorial Fund. in whose
name Harvey was promoting the Car
negie Hall meeting. will be carried on
by the District Attorneys Office.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. slstar of the
late William c. Whitney, mas been asked
to come to the District Attorneys ONCE
tomorrow afternoon to tell what she
knows of Harvey's connection with the
thoroughly reputable organization OF
which she Is the head.
I'VE want to find out" said Mr.. Taliey,
whether Mrs. Dimock or the fund has
been victimized by any one"
Reports that Harvey was in difficulty
over his handling of propaganda in be-
half of the rehabilitation of disabled SOL
diers were denied yesterday at the on
ces of the Elks war relief committee.
1--WE appropriated $4,000 for publicity
in connection with this work." said Sec.
rotary Tanning of the committee 1T
was not to be used exclusively for mo-
ton pictures. We consider that we got
our moneys worth from Haryey's SER
vices an dive have no complaint to
make"
In the promotion of this campaign
Harvey hired and furnished extensively
q fine suite of offices In sic Fifth avenue.
He was arrested in front Of these, offices
on Monday. Though the ofhces were
alluded to as the Division of Informa-
ton of the Federal Board for Voca-
tional Training, a despatch from Wash
ington states that Harvey had no official
connection with the Federal bureau and
received no Government money for his
work.
Was Arrested in 1909.
His police record, according to District
Attorney Swami, Classics Harvey as a
hotel thief and bad check swindler:
Harvey's picture is in the Rogues Gal
lery. No. 25,341. He was arrested July
80, 1909, charged with grand larceny
He pleaded guilty before Judge roster
In General Sessions and sentence was
suspended. On February 81. 1910. he
In 1912 a bench warrant was issued
against MIN on the same charge,
"Pierre Joseph lie May of $50 west
Eishty-sixth street says he has PAD
check for $3.50 given him by David Nj.
Harvey" Mr.. Swami continued. MISS
Violet Messerau of 1440 Broadway mas
three checks for $500 each and j. j.
Livingston of 144o Broadway has
claim of about $500 against him.
AxrraV a NJ
sci for Harvey, tried yesterday to
procure his release on bail. but failed
10 do so. He conferred with James e.
smith. Assistant District Attorney, who
told him that Harvey's status was that
OF man just convicted and awaiting
sentence and that there was no way In
which the District Attorneys office could
consent to bail.
Mr.. Sager told Mr.. Smith that there
had been no misconduct on the part OF
his client In councillors with the
memorial fund or the Pershing recep-
ton and said he had been informed that
all the bad checks he issued had been
paid ultimately. Receipts Of sS5,000
| had been assured from the Carnegie Hall
reception, according to Mr.. Sager
Mr.. Talley examined Miss Ethel
Silverman of 1861 Madison avenue.
| Harvey's private secretary. yesterday
afternoon. She maintained her falth
! In Harvey despite her admission that
her own SIS week salary had not been
paid in fourteen weeks. Mr.. Talley- said
Miss Silverman gave him some infor-
nation about the H. & II. Film Com
pany. which Harvey promoted. and about
his relations with the Armenian Relief
Fund. '-.'
Checks Payable to Mrs. Dimock.
"I have been endeavoring to get in
touch with Mrs. Dimock. who. / am in