New-York tribune., 1921-10-11

Q Nou haven't got it, have YOU?
Al have not.
Edward ttzpatrcKs testimony re
iatlng 70 the pin mouc. conversation
he said he had with Phillips reads n
follows. lt related to "a job on Eff
tefuth Avenue which he sald he was
nhout 60 bio upon yhen he mo-
phillips i'm Borough Nall:
20 Did you bid ON .he contract for
regulating grading, ctc. of Fifteenth
Avenue? A. SO.
g Why not \ Why. went into
the hall that day about the bid, and
met Phillips and Matthews in the hall.
they had been standing together in the
hall.
20 VIII You explain for the benefit
OF the record which YOU mean A.
John VI. Phillips.
Ready To DE Business
@ Which Matthews do sou mean
A~-Dr. Matthews.
@ Did they SPEAK 30 YOU? A.
Phillips spoke To me-.
20 what dld he say? a. He
sked me if was going TO bid on the
Fifteenth Avenue Job. told him yes.
was going to bid on all of these.
%. Up to that time did YOU know
about ,he Sixteenth Avenue job A.
hid tho figures ia my pocket for 1t.
C What were your heures chat
yon had in your pocket, ready to sub
mis- ON that job2 A. Something
around Is cents 10 was, Fer cubic yard.
"Q What turther conversation dld
Phillips have with you when You told
hem sou vcro going e. bid on this
contract2 a lle told nc not TO hid.
We want this job; it is q little picnic
Tor Doc. This Docs party, or
eomething TO that effect, that he
wanted Doc TO get a htt!e pm money.
80 Following the conversation dad
yon bid ON the Job A Ne.
"Q Why not. Mr. tit2satrlcbf a.
Welt. ! felt it bid on it it would
be thrown ONT. ana just walked away
and did not bid on it,
% Who did the work on the SIX.
tcenth Avenue ioh9 A Welch Bros.
Before coming 60 the story IN which
President Connolly is said to nave
ordered Contractor Slgretto out OF
Queens Sigretto yesterday produced
the alleged partnership contracts he
had with Phillips. In this connection
hc said that while Phillips claimed he
would have 20 share any losses m
curred by Sierctto. the contract dld
not call for any such thing. AS a mat
ftf OIL liilt fF 0fil NttNN 4iN 40" 'F'''N'
Oh three contracts. on which ne had
Given Phillips $4,000 commissions.
Sigretto's rccanted testimony before
the subcommittee. a. read into the
record yesterday by Mr.. Berger, ran as
20. What did MIR. Connolly say?
a lie said. You had better keep out
of this borough.
90 What did you say? Al said, q
will not keep out OF this borough; I
have been in this borough before the
and | will be here after
.t when YOU are not Borough PVesi-
dent Well he says, II will catch
YOU i'm this borough | Will fan You. and
fan you good
"Q-Tell us everything that Connolly
said A-There was no more said.
After that we didn't speak. didn t
sneak to Connolly until about two years
after.
"Q.-When was this conversation ?
s. That was around 1e15-lel5 and
1916
Previous Words Recalled
q DO you say now that you didn't t
say what / have read TO YOU Al
might have said something, but not
like that. the way you read it.
20 DO you recall tcstifying at page
19--I Will just reao part OF this
where you said to Connolly: you
can't do me any harm. He says 4
can't. I VIII say that will" Do
you recall that? A.-No, sir
The alleged discrepancies in the
Connolly campaign committees state
ment Of expenditures appeared from
the testimony Of James H. Connell,
father-ia-law of Mr. Connolly, as fol
lows:
Q.-I show you copy of paper marked
Statement Maurice f. Connolly, Cam
paign Committee. Joseph b. Moylan,
Treasurer and direct your attention
to the fourth line Of this page, Sep
tember 20, James II. Conncl, $1,000"
That is right.
G. Did you contribute 81 500? A
| DID not. promised.
9 Did you really contribute it? A
did not
O. SO that so far as this statement
Of campaign moneys received is con
$500 from you? A.-Not that, 81 800
No.
Q. Did it receive any sl,5oo from,
YOU? don't mean promise NEAR
an actual payment. A. 1t received
more than that $500.
Own you tell all the committee
did receive? A.-Thirty-hve hundred
dollars.
Is there any mention of s8.5o(
on this statement? Al do not see it
Mr. Brown This is 1918. Al dc
not SEQ my name on there.
Q. Now. with regard to this $500
was that your money? Alive hun.
dred dollars of that was my money.
O. Whose was the other $4,000? A
Two friends of mine and | myself
went on a note.
Q Who were the two otherc you,
friends? A-Air Herbert Harvey ane
Mr. Richard Gill.
q. is Herbert Harvey the formol
Sheriff Of Queens County? A Yes.
Q.-ls he the man that was recently
convicted on the charge of receiving
stolen automobiles or something lik,
that2 A.-That is the same man.
Assemblymsn Bloch Didn't he ge-
i certificate of reasonable doubt
Q.-From what bank was this So. .0Ot
obtained? A.-First National Bank OF
Queens.
Q-Will you please tell US what 70,
did with that $500? Al gave il t,
john Connolly to use in his brother.
campaign.
q And do you know whether he s,
used it2 A. Well, presume he did
{. Did YOU sign The note as make
OF indorscr? A. ndorscd it.
didn't make il. Harvey made it.
Queens Chics Goins Strcng
Mr. Connolly began us statemen
stroag when The committee adicurnet
for the 1aV ~ G. N IL, IIo cra,on4o,