New-York tribune., 1920-01-21
ndt Hotel, in West For+y-ninth

lsndt Hotel in West For+y-ninth
Street.
II think there ought to be some man
among you that ought TO feel = dssixe
- xivs the city Admtnistsstjsa c1ean
biil," said HirshAeld..
A denial was Hirshfeld's response ia
Foreman Almirall's question as "a
whether "The New York American" was
not the mouthpieco. Of the Hylan ad.
ministration, the foreman declaring
THE American conveys what tho city
official Is going 70 do"
Again urging H'sshhald 70 waive I'm
that Mr.. Enright had signed waiver
"Enright 10 IN q different position. My
scalp is being hunted because l happen
to. be . friend Of the Mayors" said
Hirshheld.
''Ypur scalp 10 hunted - diligently
40 Mr.. Enx19tts g." added the fore
MeGinlsy Ssmmoned
| On Novsmbsr 10 tie jesy summons Cd
$auses McGiAlsy, exneAineY n accounts,
h sennection with ite iuveUt(GAtisn inta
Commissioner HlsshAst1e S43sa. he
fwas Qusstions8 sseas63aT ~. HaSsh-
Asldes trip 10 thH CstskiIIs.
The witness wee asked, bow 70 wn1
that kr. Hi1skAeld submitted = vsuen-
sr Ter Aueust n, when tAs tx1D ts t11
Catskalls tosA place o. &tVtSntex Z,
essd x4s asks& Il Ms. H1sYkAstG ssp1d
hsvs subn.ittsa Z bill - s1taees q IL
money. Ths wftn>ss ssissd, He ees1d
rot"
Assistant District AsessnsY 6as1A
asked Mc0iAlsys
"Thersfore As puts n an sxpsnss
s:ssgnt s:s Il. ,sssa: H. g.! r ''''' 's net ta'
Tho witness snsvsrsd, ~ v.s yas Ia
after"
John HeGowan, suoE4s1 aessu@ta,s1
IA the Commjssieus7 81 1ssssstT g.
flce then tett The. 1taax
II ssk you - l66t ~ ths nsaersnds
made in your b6ek oA AD4ast n shd
see 4 ysu een 1nd - item there Of
es1.ee, g:sd to Ds*sI HihshAeld.
II have ~ Item hSzs. .Psy to David
M,.sA:ld s1'o1 !: 4.en.s g, 80 sat sAs' ~a' paid
II: ~ r.s.ist.S {sr 4 On A.sp.t i. !
have no record sf say. itsns h Sep
tsnbsr Or s1psnsss saeSsssd over
Il: 4: :' e. 1ss:. 1:css +
WY you n,ads cut . voucher Tor
Tho witness ssylisd. I'VE have an
incidental seeeunt known - Tho petty
cash aecount' We are advanced QSo0
which b 70 dsfray all incidental ex-
pense:. When tho commissioner sub
mittsd this bill, Immediately paid
him. had natd him ou% ~ NV rno
tingent fund"
Tho witness WAS asked about the
expenses Of various employees Of the
Office engaged In what no describe d
ss field work" He showed that theee
employees received theix expenses
after they had incurred them sfter
August 8.
What conversation did you have
with Hirshffsld On AuaxsS st"
He called me Ia and ts1d me he
had some expenses ne wanted to COL
let He told NO 70 ct An expense
nill and 5ot them dewp % no gave
~ meals and het.j Ea,s, o. ssc. "a xst.r sscd !
had prepared the titl, 80 signsd It o.
being correct tn svss1 way"
VCDidnt you know this money taken
BY MY. HiTshAsl4 without warrant OF
without explanation to you vas used
subsequently 70 dats paid him for the
purpose of ssmeuaasins its use At q
J. AL den't know. / knew nothing
Of Mr.. Hirshfeld's trip to tho Cat.
kills until hs called me In and told
me ne had an expense BILL and would
like to collect.
Policeman Albert Ehrlieh. Of th,
Thirty-eighth Precinct, followed MI
Ao1A ~
IN which he listened in" on telsphon,
wires for the Police Department Sep
tenber last. he told Of similar worl
BY Detectives Williams and Reith, who
he said, were confidential men To-
William J. Lahsy. Second Deputy Polio,
Commissioner.
Mr.. Almixall asksds ''Dtd you evs
listen in ON any conversations tia
were not connected with crime I"
We listened in on eases whore -,
never made an arYest-didu't rot suf
i,cient evidence. But there vas somo
thing there"
"Did you ever listen in through an,
phone edacs1 They wouldn't % lot ,v,v vow
would they"
No, the company wouldn't stand 70,
It, The only time they would stand fol
E was when the Commissionsr wrot,
70 thdm and Ys4ussted them to do 30
Ehr1ieh . Ma1tued Man
Ehrifeh cold ths jurs4s: " vurks,
enout six and halt yooss in the Firs
inspection District, and for some reaao,
tney werc trying to get nd Of me An,
my partner. They thousht w kney
too much for that section. eot re
manded 70 tho Fifteenth Precinct.
vas there two dsys snd Inspceto