New-York tribune., 1921-08-24

QvYou paid it to this stranger
Transfer Made Quickly
Q.-W What happened after that? Did
anything else happen at that interview
with this stranger? A.-Nothng else.
went back to the market. and in a
couple of days we received a telephone
message that tho permit would be
transferred on application. We went
up there and had the permit trans
ferred.
Q.-Who received the telephone mes
sage? Al don't know whether re-
ccived it or Mr.. YonteT
Q.-Hov long was this after you had
had your second talk with the stranger
at which you had given him the money +?
A4About two days. We were simply
told TO call ct the Office and the per
nit would be made, transferred.
Q,-Did you know who it was who
sent that message to you? A-No, |
did not
Q;.Did you 90 to the Department
OF Markets with MIR. Yontcr? Al
Q.-Whom did you sec at the d..
partment? Ave saw Mr.. OMalley.
Q.-What conversation was there .
Al he conversation was general, but
IN the course Of events the permit,
were transferred to us.
Did you refer to your previous
visits? A.-No. sir.
Q.-Dld Commissioner OMallev re
fer TO your previous visits :? A.-No
sir
Q-Was there any reference to the
previous conversation that there had
been between you? A.-No, sir: none.
Q.-What was said on the subject IF
issuing the permit to you? Al
don't know the exact words but sim
ply that we would have the permit
transferred and the book was sent for
and the permit drawn up and trans
ferrcd to Mr. YontcT.
WAS there any reference to the
matter OF your surrcndcring the stall
to the city, and somebody paying YOU
the cost Of the fixtures less doprecja-
tion? A.. No reference to any previous
conversations
Q:-Did Commissioner O'Malley rec
ognizc you as anybody whom he had
met before? Al don't know.
QUDid he speak your name? A.
He knew my name was Woolsey. ycs.
q We're you present when the per-
mt was issued to Mr.. Yontef A.
| was; yes, sir.
Q:-And it was then that you sur
rendered your old permit? A.-Ycs, sir.
Q..And Yontefi, in due course, paid
you the agreed price? A.-ilc did
Q.-That is the $500 as later
changed to $4,000? A-Yes, sir.
Walker Questions Witness
Senator Walker here asked the wit
ness if he didn't think he was brihin.,
somebody, to which the witness replied
he did not. ut was an honest trans
acton'" asked Senator Walker. "He
set his price remarked Woolscy, add
ing that he did not presume he was
doing an Illegal thing. He simply gave
the man what Was cemarded To attain
an end, the witness insisted He lid
net knew where the money went, he
added.
Mr. Wallstein then put the query
But after you paid the money you
Got the nermit?'
Yes" replied Woolsey.
Solomon YontcH, OF 345 Pacirc
Street. Brooklyn. who was the butter
and egg merchant TO whom Woolsey
transferred the stall in question. was
an unwilling witness and seemed to
have suddcnly lost all memory Of the +
affair. He remembered only that he
got the stand from Woolsey FOR $4,000
and thst lie had ic pay $100 more
than was originally arranged for be- +
cause he understood thar woolsey had
to pay some thing for obtaining the
transfer. He remem bored calling on
Commissioner O'Malley, he said, TO
obtain the permit with Mr.. Woolsev.
and that WAS all, although the subject
had been on his mind frol. October,
1919, to January, 1920.
Heireman then told OF his efforts to
obtain stand n Washington Market,
whore his father already had been
established in the meat and provision
BUSINESS lie now occupies stall for
merry held by Peter McGuiness. It
was while trying to obtain the trans
fer o. 1t to himself that he testified a
demand was made by Inspector Win
ters for $1,000, because a person to
whom Winters referred as "hc" would
not accept less.
Heineman Purchase Traced
Hcineman testified he had arranged
to purchase McGuness's stall for $4,-
500, and checks were submitted in cvi
dencc showing payments Of various
sums totaling the amount, the first
checH being dated February .. 1920.
On February . Eeincman said he and
NJ MctulnesS went over to the Commits
sioner o. Markets ofice 20 have the
permit transferred and said the follow
ing conversation wss Rad with Com
m; ;ssoner O'Ma.lcy:
"Mr- McGuinneas told him that he
was soillng his business out to nc,
and asked the Comrlissioncr f he
would transfer the permit and the
Commissioner wanted to know who
vas, and wanted to noww il 7 was re-
atcd to Mr.. A. licineman in the mar
<ct, who already had two stands, and ,
told him he was my father aud he
wanted to know if this stand was Tor
ny father
Then camc questions by Mr. Wall
stein and replies by the witness, as
'olIows:
O. Who wanted to know that? A..
Commissioner OMallcy I told him no.