The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06

Taggart, Peter statmilier aad Parker
and Bogart Armed with Subpoena
one of the committees agents chased
Pike several blocks yesterday, but the
iatter escaped.
The States investigation has developed
TO such amazing proportions and is SO
FAR reaching that complete reorganiza-
ton is necessary TO enlarge its scope
and facilities. Mr.. UnterInyer an
torneys, accountants and Investigators
are needed.
volk Continues Testimony.
Albert Volk. recalled to the stand, oe-
gan where he left Off Thursday when he
was telling OF cashing a check for ~. 800
to be used as a bribe TO the Brindeli
council for not interfering with the DEM
clifton OF the building on the site OF tho
new Stock Exchange.
II took the money from my payrnas-
ter" Volk went on. ''Then I went to
Brindelrs office and gave him the
$4,000. I said. You had better count
81 and ne said. No. les all right and
put IL in his pocket. While I was there
some one called on the telephone and I
heard him say. It's all right; thousand
per cent everything Is all right I
time but found out later"
"who told your" Leonard WaIlsteln.
associate counsel, asked. His man
Moran. He said Brindell had been UNI
easy and had meant 20 call a strike on
another Job of mine at No. I broadway
that same day"
WAS the strike cailedY" NO; that is
what he meant that I was 1000 per
cent and everything could go on"
y@tI AL - rtn1 p-fn al <S00
account Of small Job OF the Garfield
Centre Realty Company. Seventh avenue
and Twenty-seventh street Then there
was $500 on account for the Hahnenianr
Hospital. The witness demurred about
making the latter payment but Brindell
insisted.
"He asked me about n Forty-ninth
street Job had and ] said could only
afford to give him 5000 on that He
looked at me in very quizzical way AZ
though to say was cheap"
ibid he say anythins?"
His Look More FOrceful.
NO; he just looked at me in a way
he has when he wants to express him
self more forcibly than BY speech.
said: well, Bob, this is the best can
do. but have $500 for you just now.
The boy IL coming with Il. have $500
for you right now. We waited little
while and tho boy came. and he said
Jump into the car. We are going Ut
town
-who jumped in?''
HE. his brother Matt and myself. We
drove up to Brindell's house on DAILY
avenue. We turned IN through the
driveway to the garage back OF the
house. We got out OF the automobile
~ tH4n
garage to show me some second hand
automobile things that he had. We
were IN there a few minutes when he
remarked II was getting late and his wife
wanted him for supper. and said
Here's your $500 so he looked around
toward the opening Of the garage. took
the $500. counted II quickly and put II
in his pocket. That was part payment
for the other Jobs That was the pay
ynent on the Thirty-eighth street Job"
you have testified that you had ar
ranged to give him 1900 on the lo5th
street and Fifth avenue job. and $500 on
the Forty.ninth street and Broadway
JOB
Were those payments made
Yes. on July ~"
Have wou a checkf'
Il have. Together with a payment
The witness produced q check Cor
scss.75.
Brindell remarked when they were
riding UP town, the witness recalled, that
he, had received 5000 from George At
well for help in getting a contract for
the Fleischmann Construction Company
at Broadway and Eighty-:hird street.
"He told me he was getting $4,000 for
fob at Broadway and Fffty-seventh
street being done by the Wright Broth
ers and George Atweli. He was trying
10 show me that my payments were too
small.
Were there any other payments that
he had received that ne told you about 2
He told me very often that everybody
had 70 come across clean
you made reference to a strike or a
threatened strike among the excavators
at the Gotham Bank Building. Was
there subsequent strike IN connection
with that job?'
There was. About three or -four
weeks ago"
where IS that job iocatedT'
at Fifty-ninth street and Broadway.
did you at any time have any con-
versations with Mr.. Brindeli with refer
ence to that Job or the strike on it?'
IT had a conversation with Mr.. Brin-
dell the day gave him the check for
$685..
Money Helped His Mood.
THAT Is, July it. 1907
Yes. had observed that afr. Brin.
dell was In a better mood when ne re-
ceived money than at other times
took advantage OF this occasion 10 speak
90 him about a matter which the vice.
president of the Gotham National Bank
Mr.. Weller. had questioned ne. had dis
cussed with me several times. said
street. who are doing the Job. where
excavated. are very good friends OF
mine. and they are worried about their
DO me a favorr He said What r. NJ
said: Will you let that Job 20 through
without any troubier"
that timer
Il had heard OF strikes on other jobs
Mr.. Brindell said TO mo I have a list o,
pulled this morning
Eight rnen?"
Eight concerns"
What did you say. and what dit
he say7''
''1e said, why. Al, that is a nooneJ
favor you are asking me- said Il,
that so7 How much money is involved
He says. We'll. suppoeing $500 wal
found In the bottom OF that thirty FOO
excavation that you did IN Fifty-nintr
etreet7' I didn't quite understand hin
IN the way he sRid Il quickly. said
no Won mean TO aav 7 mazda e1g 0oo9