The evening world., 1920-11-11

reader, but uld MOI remember tuSS
as the man aboht whom newspaper
reports we're printed.
"You, were counsel for the Com
mittee. you might have called my
attention to the natter said the
Mayor.
1T was the Mayors Committee.
thought you were Mayor said Mr..
Untermycr.
Q.-why didn't Mann answer your
question az ITO how Goss got on that
Committee Al do not remember
that he did.
When the Mayor took the stand at
the afternoons session Mr.. Untermyer
told him there were many "cobwebs'
which he desired to clear away con-
corning the Mayors correspondence
which he read at the morning session.
DO you remember the date|' Mr.
Untermyer asked, ION which John 7.
Hettrick first appeared on the wit
ness rtand before this committee?"
IT do not" replied the Mayor, very
promptly.
Mr.. Untermyer then showed the
Mayor a copy Of morning news
paper OF Oct. o. Wasn't that about
the timer" h, ..sked. ~ think IL was
about tha, Tine" said Mr. Hylan
Car you be sure7" NO" said
the Mayor. Il can't be sure"
q. Don't you believe anything you
tcad7 A. / usually take what read
with a grain Of salt.
Y. Anything else?
sThe Mayor did not answer
"But you know" pursued Mr., I'm
termyer, FOR you must have read it.
that papers had been seized in the
ONCE OF John r Hettrick."
The Mayor said Eyes, read 1t, but
] don't remmeber what date?"
Mr.. Untermyer haided the Mayor a
newspaper and asked IL that did not
refresh his recollection.
"Yes, read" said the Mayor, that
Hettrick's papers had been seized"
Mr.. Untermyer then asked the Mayor
the date on which he had given out for
publication a copy Of the letter writ
ten him by John 7. Hettrick. The
Mayor replied:
81 neser gave it out for pubhcation.
1 turned 1t over to the Commissioner
Of Accounts"
Q. Don't you know this letter was
given out by your Commissioner Of
Accounts after Hettrick's office had
been raided?
A. 7 repeat that l don't know when
It was given out.
Q. What kind OF a memory have
you? A. Good, sometimes.
Now, l want you to look at this
newspaper of Oct. 26, which contains
a copy OF Hettrick's letter TO you,
80 that you may place the time when
Hettrick's letter was given to the
press" said Mr.. Untermyer.
The Mayor looked at the news
paper and said, Il want 1t under
stood that l didn't give it out"
Q. Was it given out without con-
sulting you? A. don't remember
whether I was consulted or not.
The Mayor then added; There has
been an Implication that the Hettrick
letter was held back by me until
after the raid on Hettrick's office.
Nv correspondence will show that
turned the letter over to Mr.. Hirsch-
field as soon as received it,"
But the TACT remains" said Mr..
Untermyer, that nothing was done
by you toward giving out that letter
until after Hettrick's place had been
raided by the Lockwood Committee"
II insist" said Mr.. Hylan, that
did the right thing at the time by
turning the letter over TO Commits
sioner Hirshfleld."
But you don't get the point" in
sisted Mr.. Untermyer."
"Oh, l get your point all right" re-
piled the Mayor.
but you don't want to nibble at it,
do your" Mr.. Untermyer went on.
The Mayor merely smiled by way
OF reply.
A letter Cumming Delegate Carney
of the Hod Carriers Union for dues
TO the Building Trades Council was
handed to Roswell D. Tompkins, who
was called at the opening of the
session.
The witness stubbornly insisted
that the bill was not against Carney.
O. will you answer my question?
A. Yes, In my own way!
Chairman Lockwood; No you
won't.
Mr.. Untermyer: You will answer
the question in the committees way.
mo, it is not bill against Carney;
it is a bill against the union OF brick
layers helpers for dues"
Q The bricklayers helpers are
members Of the American Federation
OF Labor? A. | believe they have a
charter from the Federation OF La
Dor.
.. Members OF the Federation OF
Labor have to pay the Building
Trades Council for the privilege TO
work, do they not? A. No individual
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