The New York herald., 1921-08-31
Admits Receiving Money.

Admits Receiving Money.
You have heard the testimony that
you received $500 In connection with
the Fechtman transfer. $3.50 in a trans
FER to NJ. Benjamin and $1,000 in the
Doreto a Cerutti contract?'
Yes. I received all that money" the
witness said.
You used part of that $1,000 FOR a
purpose?"
Il started an account In the Green
wich National Bank with s475."
What did you do with the other
s5O0?"
THE other s525 I had in my pocket.
What did YOU do with IT." walstein
asked
about two or three days later was
stopped at the club and Mr.. pooling
says to me, Say. Jack, what are you
going TO do for the Irish repuhlic?' and
says, Here you are. boss, here 5
$780,"
And you gave Dooling the s5o0?"
mo. ! gave it TO the acting secretary.
Mr.. Burke. to donate to the Irish re-
public"
The witness said he was having much
difficulty fixing up the permits, and after
having been refused fatty again by
Commissioner O'Malley went to see Mr..
Dooling.
II stopped IN at the club and told
Mr.. Dooling if he could. help me out
would greatly appreciate 1t. He said
he would go down town the next day
and meet me there. When / got down
to the Municipal Building / met Mr..
Dooling there.
1--WE saw the Commissioner again and
Mr.. Dooling explained ! was a member
OF his organization and he would like
to help me out. The Commissioner
says. What does he think we are down
here? l have just given him three
stands. So we were lowering about
there talking for an hour and O'Malley
SAID he could do nothing. So we left
and / told Dooling l wished he could
put IL through for me. and he says, L
will do what I can for you SO that
night l went to the club again and l
saw Mr.. Dooling there, and Mr.. Doolinx
told me, You better get down to-mor-
row morning and see how Mr.. O'Malley
feels So went down the next morn
ing. with my permit"
o'MaIley Reconsiders Refusal.
Had Mr. Dooling told you whether
or not the new one would be issued?"
mo, l was told to bring my permit
iown."
Tell us about the conversation you
had with Mr.. O'Malley on that occasioli" ]"
Il just went down and asked him IL he
had reconsidered what he said the last
time that he would not transfer the
stands. so he says he did reconsider it,
And that he would now make the
transfer for your"
YES"
did he give any reason for changing
his mind?"
mo, no reason at all
Was there any reference at that
time to talk which you had had with
Mr.. Dooling about the Irish driver"
Il don't remember If there was"
Testimony given before sub-commit-
tee in its preliminary examination by
James r. Turner, Washington Market
dealer. was read into the record. 1t was
explained that subpoena servers had
been unable to find Turner
According to that record. Turner tes-
tined he paid $500 to Winter several
weeks after a permit had been issued
for a stand. Turner had been in the
market thirty years. An uncle died
and he took over the stand. II was
necessary to have n new permit issued.
There was little hitch in the proceed
ings. but soon the permit was issued.
Winter had helped him get it. tho wit
ness said. and he felt a debt of graft
tude to the general inspector
II gave Winter $500 and told him it
was present"
WAS that before or after the permit
was issued?"
After. I guess. There was some con-
fusion about the time"
Il am on the level / am as straight
as an arrow and l am not holding any
thing back" the witness was quoted as
having said. "Mr. Winter came down
and said the permit was ready. Mr..
Egger. vice-president OF our association.
told me that Winter had told hom it
would cost me $500 tn get that permit
/ told Egger ! would spend $1,000 in
court fighting this thing before l would
pay $500. 1 said my daughter was
home sick. 50 ] didn't want to fight It.
Then ] feard the permit was ready for
me-"
And did you go up and get the per-
mitg'
''Mr. Winter gave it to me in the
Municipal Building"
How long after you got your permit
did you give Winter s500?"
Couple OF days afterward"
Much Of the afternoon session was
spent examining the supervisors OF public
markets, who explained the system in
operation in the Department of Markets
under which they collect 81 each from
the pushcart men and from this fund
employ helpers and trucks TO care for
the markets. The collections range
from $50 TO $500 n week
The hearing will continue to-day.