The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-30

terday that Mrs. Allers's father paid
the bills
For several months while he was
handling the Alters case as Leslie's
aw partner Winters said a man whom
he knew as Shaw visited him fire.
auently and went over evidence which
he said he had obtained shadowing
Or. Alters. 1t was not until the nigh,
before the trial of the separation action
started, the witness said. that Leslie
told Winters that the man he sup
posed to be Shaw was Policeman SUIT
ter. The policeman could not testify
Of course.
Lawyer Repudfates Tapping.
Then Shaw broke down and wept In
his Office, winters said. admitted that
much Of the evidence purporting tc
have been obtained by trailing DR.
Alters was obtained through means OF
the overlapping. But Shaw begged to
be allowed to go through with the
case. the witness said. At midnight on
that day Winters said he insisted the
apparatus be torn out Of the Sauer
residence and the testimony presented
BY the detectives thrown out.
When Inspector Dwyer was called 70
the witness stand he was asked wne.n..
he had produced his check books Tor Isl !.
He ga id he had not saved them. but hao
thrown them into a waste basket
In purchasing the T15th street apart
ment house. the Inspector said ne paio
$1,000 on contract ana later $iI'VvV'
THE total paymenx was $4,000 On the
advice of his counsel. Warren Leslie. the
Inspector said the property was mrs,
transferred to the lawyers father ana
Then to the Park Court Realty Company.
which was organized in Mr.. Leslie
osfice The three incorporators received
one share and the balance was assigned
10 his son. James about two months ago.
Where Is your SOM Mr.. Brown
asked
ssHe left here on the steamer Steel
maker for Bombay, India. calling at sew
Neral ports on the way. the boy so'
.G1An did he leave?" :,
"Aftei assigned the stock 10 him. al
of it.
"Did he reassign that stock to your"
no"
Did he givr you power OF attorney IN
relation to thaf?"
"A general power OF attorney.
THE Inspector later corrected that.
saying there was no assignment OF INC
rower of attorney, but the management
was given to Capt. Candeau.
ssHe took the stock with hinn?
.He either took 1t with him or de-
posited it somewhere for safe keep
ing"
you don't know where"
"No"
ssWho was your attorney"
Leslie was my attorney, and visited
the property, ] think. on two or three
occasions, with Mr.. Murray. OF Col. Les
lies office"
.Did YOU have anything to do with
the amount of rents that were to Do
paid or anything OF that sort?"
mo, sir
Son Paid Nothing for stock.
"pid your son pay anything Cor this
stock?"
mo. SIR.
Did YOU have any agreement with
him in relation to it?"
None. except that II anything hap
pened 10 me he would take care OF his
two brothers and sisters.
You had a written agreement to that
effect7"
mo" &t1a
Did you make your payment for the
property by checks or cash!
by checkD
will you please indicate the checks
on this check book"
They are not on that check book. 1t
was the check book prior to that one; ;
that was thrown in the waste basket"
do you save your checks?"
mo. sir. I don't same them"
Mr.. Brown went over the accounts
showing the Inspectors stock transac-
tons. One account with Maoquoid q
Coady between June and october, 1919,
amounted to s3.45s. One with Cam
mann & co. from June to March covers
the purchase OF Liberty bonds amount
ing to s474, AID another item of stock
transaction was $500. An account
with Morris Joseph & Co. carried opsr-
ations amounting to $500 in 1919.
$4,000 in 1920 and $iS.626 in 1921. A
check for SIT 900 passed through this
account. but the inspector said that was
the payment on his apartment house
The accounts which Mr.. Brown said he
could not find were with Crossman
Brothers, or C. p Crossman & Co.. and
with George Barber.
During the noon recess Inspector
Dwyer checked UP regarding the power
OF attorney and said when he resumed
the stand that he had discussed II, but
had been advised by the Empire Trust
Company that the president OF corpo-
ration could not give such authority.
The only money he has received from
the Park Court Realty Company since
his son went away. the witness said.
was the payment OF a $500 loan given
70 make repairs.
"who Is the man who handles the
property now?" Mr.. Brown asked
Capt. Candeau. He has an office In
Liberty street In the Engineering Build
ing. and is an exporter" the witness
said
I'VE can't find him"
"when did you see him last?"
"About three days ago"
Capt. Candeau Is assistant In the po-
lice reserve court martial. the inspector
explained. and added he frequently had
20 go to Candeau's Office.
signed Cheeks Before Sailing.
your son James signed checks be-
fore he went away?" the counsel asked.
And these can be used to draw funds
that are deposited In the business7"
That was the case. the inspector said,
and Candeau has the checks. Dwyer adj
vlses about the property, but has no
authority TO act Candeau keeps hin,
informed. Another aor Ralph also as