The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12
auixxed on>Hettrick Letter.

Quixxed onHettrick Letter.
Resuming after the luncheon recess
Mr.. Untermyer said he wanted to clear
away a few more cobwebs The Mayor
could not recall when Hettrick first APP
peared on the stand. and Mr.. Untermyer
reminded him II was October 81. Hett-
rick's office was raided on October %.
Counsel wanted to know when Hettricks
letter dealing with the court house con-
tract and offering the Mayor support OF
labor unions II ne would approve the
limestone job, was given out for pub
LEGATION. n
At never gave 1t out for publication"
the Mayor said.
1t was brought out that the Commits
sioner of Accounts had given 1t out just
after Hettrick was on the stand. but the
Mayor said there was no connection In
the two Incidents.
what kind of memory have you, Mr..
Mayor"
Pretty good
Are YOU trying to create a false i'm
preston by saying the letter was not
given out for publication; that the Com
missioner of Accounts gave 1t out?"
''You are trying to give false i'm
pi ession. Mr.. Untermyer"
do you stand sponsor for your Com
missioner of Accounts; do you want to
do that?"
"I think II ought to rest with him"
Didn't you think 1t was an insulting
letter."
"Well, there are so many letters come
to the MAYORS office that IL the Mayor
got -insulted-" 1920
Mr. Untermyer insisted II was fair
Inference that the letter was withheld
cd
and the Mayor knew the letter must
have been found.
CanceIIing of Contracts.
so that the fact appears that II was
not until after Hettrick had testified. and
after his papers were seized the court
house contracts were actually cam
celed?" Mr.. Unterrnyer asked.
"I think about that time. It may
have been after"
Mr.. Untermyer finally established the
fact that the limestone contract was can
celled by the Board Of Estimate on Oc-
tober %. after the Lockwood committee
got to going. Then the Mayor was
asked:
But you said in a statement on No
vember that my statement that you
had held back the letter was false"
missioner of Accounts. You are trying
TO mislead the public"
eff you do not mislead the public
any more than do the public will soon
know all about this contract"
The Mayor insisted that steps were
being taken to investigate the court
house contract before the committee
began: that several conferences had
been held at his request on the subject
The Commissioner of Accounts had
turned over 20 the committee the result
OF those conferences.
HE didn't turn over to me anything
but lot of useless junk" Mr.. Inter
myer said "If he tells you he did he Is
trying to mlsload you"
The Mayor said there was a system
OF stamping letters arriving ut his Of
flee. but he could not explain why the
Hettrick letter was not stamped.
Mr.. Untermyer. you must realize tha
a\Mayor has n great many duties TO per
form and | have TO turn these matter!
| over to the particular officers There Il
no other officer that could consul
other than the Commissioner Of Ac
| counts and the Corporation Counsel 4
look into II to take some action"
why do you set up an alibi when
am not making any complalntT'
81 am setting UP no abb. Mr.. Inter
uyer."
when did you meet Hettrick7"
81 don't remember ever meeting Hett
| rick still, II must have been Hettrick
| don't remember ever meeting Hettrick
I I don't know Hottrick by name"
81 thought you were a better poll
I tician."
II don't know Hettrick by name"