The evening world., 1920-12-03


~ typewTiting and typewriter rib
hons
q. You took yesterday morning. did
gorls not, from the court house what
purported 70 be the book Of minutes
Of the Builders Supply Bureau7 A.
Yes. SIR.
o. Il the book one that has been
Sound and sewed together. or u 1t
tln a receptacle, or cover for loose
nnutes that ere tackled ints it7 A.
The latter.
POSSIBLE TO SUBSTITUTE NEW
Rsr LEAVEs.
q. Is the book 20 constructed that
foa can pull out the minutes7 A.
Yea
: q. And substitute otherSR A. Yes.
Or. -
I q. Look at the book Of minutes Of
pnsetinEs bebweon Feb. 10. 1920, and
kov! Z, ts2O--how many alleged meet
ngs were thoro during that timer A.
Iasut thirty-slK.
! q Have you examined the typewnt-
tn&sof the minutes between the dates
stately A. have.
=. From that examination can
Fgsa say whether or net all those
ninutss were written a. one timer
"a. I should cay they were.
"a. Then they must have been
written not earlier than Nov. 4,
s 1907
q. u tlssy wSrU all written At
one time, and they sor.ainsd min
Utss Of the mOStinu Of Nov. 4? 4.
& That is true. Il must have been.
O Give us ths reason for your
spiHioR that thOos minutes were
Z all written at enc tins7 "A. They
are written on . fresh ribbon and
they are all uniform.
Sr ScuddoT read a memorandum
OF eight Instances In which pages OF
heavy typewTiting, sometimes oover-
4ns the minutes OF three successive
b1onthS were sandwiched botweon
Eong series Of minutes m lighter type
writing.
fTELL-TALg EVIDENCE OF TAM
g. PERlNo.
n q, What does this situation indi-
Eate that you have described? A. It
1ndicatos to me that the typewriting
ghat is heavy was all written at tho
oaEne time.
q. You think these are substIt
tutod minutes, but they were all
put IN AZ one timer A. As to the
meetings from Feb. u up TO Nov.
4 there 10 no question In my
mind they were ~rittOn at one
time.
Joseph Penny took the stand when
tealled from tho side of Mr.. Conboy
Apruptly..
8 q. l thiuk you said you have had
Supervision over the minutes OF the
3uilders' Supply Bureau, did you not ?
"a. Yes. was supposed to have them.
III did not have them In my possession
mny Of the tina
N Q. Look at the minute book from
February. 1890. NJ to Nov 4. 1890,
sfnd tell us whether or not they were
written Aa the same time A. To the
best OF my knowledge they were In
sqerted on the day they were made
Immediately after each meeting.
81 q Do you testify that these min
sttPg written n typowrittng there were
ehct written at the Same time? A.
aased them over 10 the clerk. Miss
tJ'Dea, who does the typewriting.
81 q. SO the responsibility II any. for
fhat you put upon Miss o'Dea, do
Nr CoubOy-I object to that state
4naRt
I Fhe ohaiFmAn-No. you will have
10 consult with your clients outside,
II Q. You also put upon her the re-
Npdhsfbility for the destruction OF the
IDS, didn't yOu7 4. No.
W. X. Hammond. brick mRnufae-
dufSr in Duchess County, was re-
stsaned He testified yesterday.
Nr Hammond said the Eden Brick
tbud supply Company was not admit
II n 10 the Association OF Dealers In
tsiason BuHdoTa materials because o
Hear OF the District Attorneys actor
ton the testimony at a hearing OF thu
Mayors Housing Committee in 1919
n The Greater New York Brick Com
spaRy. he said. handled so per cent
bf the bT4ck sold by manufacturer
& krans :. HOanes, sales agent 70
Hing Greater New York Brick Com,
epaiy one of the three concerns tina
aprs said 10 control the New Yorl
LnIlNA Al4AAaNoAa was llGAl GtlAACNA W ca
kb,4ln how the three concerns arriv,
AtA Uniform price for brick.
y The nrgt hne Of questioning by MI
tlntcfmyer was regarding the organ
tl1atioh OF the company. The witnes
fkal1 that II was a combination o
ffOnfteen bf4ck manufacturers on tn
Hudson River district and WAS oper
lated on commission basis.
The witness caused surprise whe
ne told Mr.. Untermyer that the com
tbajiy did not keep any books 10 sho'
kihe names o. its custOmerB, but Onl
kept books % show who they ha
taoid the brick for. THIS was I'm ~
sSpOnse TO q question ~ Mr.. UnteI
kinyer as to whether the company sol
fbriek TO any concern NOT a membC
tof the Association OF Dealers In Ma
Icons Buildlng Materials.
The witness said that he kne'
shothing regarding the volume
ibusineas done by the company Gurin
1.-The past year, although he rs in sol
schange % al the sales.
lie said tlTAt he had sold to dealer
bout OF the association and mentione
fHeverai nAnaea.
ttNTERPoLATEp MINUTES WEIR
NOT SIGNED.
Accountant Buudder was recalled
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