Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
BOILING is NAMED
! IN INVESTIGATION
|. OF SHIPPING BOARD.
Presidents Brother-in-Law
Accused of Accepting
1 Bride by T. X. Sands.
IMPLICATE LESTER .slsLER
AND JOHN CRANOR ALSO
Alleged to Have Participated
in Distribution of $4,000
Bonus.
ALL DENY ALLEGA ATOMS
accuser Admits Asking Wilson's
Relative tor, lntercede in Grim.
innl Proceedings. IS
by Associated Press.l

LIZ -ASScClatcU PreSg. /
NEW YORK. Nov. eo.-Allegations
tending to impncate men now and
formerly connected with the United
states Shipping Donrd with alleged
coliusion in securing contracts for
the Wallace powncy shipbuildinS
Company. werc made here today by
Tucker *. Sands. u witness befor.
the Walsh committee investigation
shipping board affairs.
Tie men named an1 alleged d,
have participated in distribution OF
moro than $4,000 were r. w. Boiling
brother-in-law OF Presidcn. Wilson
and now treasurer OF the Shipping
board: Lester Sislcr formerly seer.
,ary of the board; John cranor, a res.
resentat!re OF the Downey Shin
building Company, ami Sands hir,-
self Iio testified that he received
tue money In the form OF notes. =,
some OF which he discounted and al
aiucrent times described paymentss
Boiling and Sisler as both "payH
men's' and '1oans." In another pr-s
or his testimony he asserted that the
money was TO be Understood as ,
commission to- him for securing !,
loan from the bank to the shipbulli-
ing company. with which tho witness
vas then connected.
The testimony of Sands was pre-
coded by that OF Alfred W. Mccain.
reporter for tho New York Globe.
who swore he had obtained from
Aanda an AFFIDAVIT detailing the e,i-
tire transaction. McCann further
testified that when he took tho AM
| davit to Sands for him to sisn, no do.
clincd to do 80 on advice of his az
torney. Previous to submitting tho
affidavit for Sands signature, how.
ever Mccain said no hnd taken thu
document to tho Shipping Board ana
had 1t photostateo. One OF this.
copies carrying notationa in what
was testified to DO Sands handwrit-
ing. and which Sands afterwards
testified to being correct, except thac
some OF the facts may be little dif-
ferent," was presented by Mccain IN
evidence The document however,
was not made part OF the stenos
rapher's minutes of tho hearing.
No Controversy Win Boiling.
In the course OF questioning BY
Chairman Walsh and Congressman
Kelly, Sands said he did not think;
Boiling ever got " cent from any
body Tor aiding to get a contract
that money given him was a loan"
At another time no stuck to a state
inenf that Boiling was to get his
share OF tho transaction--that lie
gave "Sisler s5,o00"-and that he hal
loaned Slsler for ono of his com
panies $4,000 on his note. which nots
he stu has. He said no had never
had any controversy with Boiling am!
was on friendly terms with him. lie
also mixed into his testimony de-
tails OF purchase by him from Boil
ing OF lot FOR 5000.
Sands testified he was now unda,.
indictment "for allowing n COMPANY
to ovcrdraw--n shipping company. Il.
which | was Interested" He testi
fled that he was then connected Wit,
the Commercial National Bank o.
Washington "as It's cashier" He also
testified he had endeavored without
success to secure Mr.. Boning's ih:
huence to have this case settled.
MIR. Cranor was to share liz this
commission too, was he:" AR. Walsh
asked.
Yes, sir" Il
"ThS representative OF. Mr.. Dow
ney:"
YES. sir"
and You say during the negotiau
;ions. Mr.. Downey came to Washing
ton lie ratified the agreemeii;
whereby $4,000 compensation was 20
be PAID"
II think l did," the witness replied
Sands said he introduced Cranor t.
Boiling and Sisler. IIe testified to
receiving tho notes from tho repre-
sentative OF Downey, but added thers
was one thing no would have to LOOK
up" referring to the photostat doc.
ument-"and that was whether
paid Mt. Boiling any OF the proceed J
q? these notes.
Don't you know you never paid
him a cent?" Mr.. Walsh asked.
II don't recall that did pay him
on this deal; j don't think / did,
Purchased n Lot.
Sands then testified he had pur
chased a LOT from Boiling and tina
he ntiil owed Boiling 5000. HI alsp
testified to asking Mr.. Boiling to ia
tercede for him With tho Department
OF Justice to get the case against
him brought by the bank. out Of the
Department. Of Justice. SIr. boiling
had refused he testified.
so Mr.. Cranor came TO washing
ton and had several conferences wit6
you and Mr.. Boiling and Mr. Sis!er.
In your-rooms at the willard HoteIY'7
Chairman Wash inquired.
Yes. Sl;- Sands. reulled. fNSf
Aud you ere TO use your influence.
with thas', two gentlemenT'
II s..lpis Introduced ther,--t.at&s