The New York herald., 1921-10-08

"Fox---I have been in business over
thirty-five years and have never had
snvbody do my figuring but myself
v"n5ever told you that Leahy dld my
EiEnrlns, they are all wrong. Where did
yor set this .nformation?"
crssd Have Made 100000.
"Phill' We'll. won't say. but you
srsi0w VI Il we politicians are Interested
Ia s1 we have some one looking
things for us. Why didn't you get in
with US on It? You could have made
100000. We have been trying to locate
you for the last three weeks. This was
the only time that big liar Sigretto kept
his promise and put in high bid. There
was another bid of $4,000. which was
held out There is a lot OF other good
work coming out over there. Why don't
you get in on 1t with us?"
"Mr. Phillips also stated that he had
t--& or three ne" AZ the letting trying
to locate Mr.. Fox. Conversation ended
By Mr.. Phillips making an appointment
to meet Mr.. Fox at this office Wednes-
day afternoon. January 2S. 1920"
Continuing his testimony. Mr. Fox
said the appointment with Phillips was
not kept He did meet Sigretto. another
contractor. and wanted to know why
i had not looked him up and found out
about the job and that L could have
made great deal more money"
'T think he said i could have made
s25, 600 to $4,000 more" the witness
said.
did Sigretto say by going in with
him or coming In with us?" Mr.. Ber-
ger asked.
Coming In with U.S."
did you know whom he meant by
us7"
"No. He meant the other bidders"
After the contract was awarded to
him Fox said he had great deal of
trouble having the engineers approve
some of the material. ''and that dragged
along until finally went to Mr.. Con-
molly and had 1t Strengthened out"
when was it Strengthened out?"
about three days ago, this week."
"That Is after you had been subpoe-
naed here?"
ayes"
Additional tests were imposed. Fox
said, and for months he was held UP in
one way or another. Payments were long
delayed, he said. He bought pipe for the
Job through Phillips's concern
Were you threatened by Phillips If
you put In a bid on any other job?" Mr..
Berger asked.
Fox could not recall at first, but he
Queens.
What prompted you to have Mrs.
Dudley listen in on that conversation"
well, there had been rumors on this
fob that Sigretto was not going to have
the job, and that Phillips was going TO
do this, that and the other--I don't pay
much attention to that kind of talk
usually. but I thought 1t wise to pay
attention to what he had to say"
Heard Phillips Had Control.
$50 far as you know. who is Phillips
In Queens county?"
II have been led to believe he controls
Queens county"
who led you to believe thatT'
'Oh, different contractors and men
met over there
MEN who had contracts for the oity r.
Statesmen and some contractors"
About the threats--who threatened
you and what were the threats?"
THAT IL a stranger went into Queens
he would get pounded. and there would
be very strenuous inspectors, &C."
Had you been threatened that that
would happen to you II You went into
Queens?"
II was going to figure on large Job
there and Il think Sigretto said had
better keep out, because I did not be-
long In Queens. that the inspection
would be rigid. and I would be har-
assed. so I would be better off the
Job"
Ibid he say that after you got the
fob or before?'
Before. That came about through
my driving out to look the Job over,
and that is the time l met Mr.. Lahey,
and he gave me what Information
wanted about the work.
"These alleged threats you have tes-
titled to proved unavailing. didn't
they?"
They did"
'And have you ever. In bidding for
work in other cities. been told that 1t
Is advisable to keep out Of that par
ticular city, that some one individual
or set Of individuals had most of the
public work in that locality?"
'tNo, sir, have not"
Mrs. Dudley recalled the telephone
conversation she had taken down be-
tween Phillips and Fox. She was asked
whether she had ever heard anything
about Mr.. Fox having been threatened
and testified:
There was some big job before this
one. II was quite some time before
this, and Mr.. Fox was out there get
ting the plans, and he met some inspec-
tor, and he said that Phillips said that
II he did that Job, that he would bio W
his brains out or something TO that
effect. Mr.. Fox told me that"
And Is that one OK the reasons why
you took this record of the converse
tion7''
That was one Of the reasons"
What else did Mr.. Fox tell you Just
prior 20 your taking the stenographic
record of the conversation concerning
threats7"
We'll. he didn't say much in regard
TO this job, only that he figured the
same held good In this job on account
OF having the one threat before this
Sob. He didn't bid on the other job"
Nothing has ever happened?"
no, sir. those kind of threats are
never carried OUT
Does Mr.. Fox come back and report
the conversations he has on the diff
ferent Jobs he contracts for?"
Not all the details, but a fact like
that; II he were out to bid on a Job
and he got a threat like that he stops
figuring on II. and stopped putting in
HIS bid. naturally. It would be men
toned
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