New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-05

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rote', ne insisted Vas "1ooG," although
&c admitted it WAS kept under survcil-
SHce BY the police. "as arc other no
lsls>'
In connection with tho inspectors
pssYehaSc q the Sl54,o00 property at
eS Nest li5th Street, his interest in
y h.ch he SAYS ne had assigned TO d soN
lanes /. py'yeI. noN on his way 20
bor1bsy. INDIA X was testified by q
witness Yesterday that there WAS 10
.ecctd in the hooks O. tho Park Court
i'eaity Company. the holding concern,
Fl transieY of 10s shares of The
stock IN the corporation which the in
SNeo.or said he transferred to his SON.
Son Appears To BE Healthy
IN connection with the inspectors
statement thst his son left the country
because of i'll health, Captain Patrick
z. Donnelly, OF the Isthmian Line, said
he shipped James L. Dwyer, the in
spcctor's son. as an ablebodied seaman
on the compauys steamer SHOEMAKER,
and that young Dryer was in good
health and Is receiving the wages of a
seaman. $3.50 month lie said he
WAS apparently in good health.
With reference TO leases which bore
the signature Of James l.. Dryer. but
which had been made out apparently
briggs. assistant paying teller of the
Empire Trust Company, where young
Dwyer kept an account, said that in
his opinion the signature on a lease of
Ethel Schwinger dated August, 1921,
and purporting to bear the name Of
lanes l. Dwye- was not young
Dryers signature, and that he would
not pass it as his If signed TO a
Check HE said be was thoroughly ac-
-,
ture.
Inspector Dwyer occupied the stand
for almost two hours during the after.
noon session OF the committee. When
re vas recalled by Chief Counsel Elon
Il. Brown, he asked for permission TO
MAKE a statement before his cxamina-
ton, which Mr.. Brown readily granted,
he Inspector began at once TO rail at
the press and branched off into a re-
citsl Of various events alleged to have
involved newspaper men, politicians
md administrative officers of former
Illustrations.
Random Attacks Made
as he continued heatedly and often
In treDlh bling voice, hitting right
and left now at former Governor Whit
man, now at the press, Mr.. Brown
would ,terrupt with defenses of the
by the Inspector, and occasionally suc-
gested that the Inspectors attacks had
Nothlng TO do with the Investigation.
ne witness insisted he was "attacking
system, an institution.r and was not
gong to submit tamely to having his
private affairs prisd into and his chill
dren stopped in the streets by process
servers o. The committee without s+,;ly
ing back" -
a Va J.
before him Mr. Brown finally warned
nm with the admonition that he "was
making spectacle of himself" aud was
e"dargerins his position more than
ever. '''A'
Gertrude NJ. steinway. secretary and
treasurer of the Park Court Realtv
Company, had just said that she had
not heard of A James Miller, under
"Flch name Dryers son posed as the
superintendent of the lt5th Street
property.
Irfckery and Deceit Feared
You didn't ask her if she knew
James /. Dwyer," said the inspector or
the stand II krow what the idea was
SO that the section of the REPTILE
press could spread broadcast that there
was some trickery or deceit in it," he
tnen insisted that the girl was not the
OltnQNQh
sne sWore she was and the records
showed she was.
lie then wen, on With his statement
as follows: ~ V - st
I'm your summary last week Won
spoke OF my stock transactions and I
want 70 say fox your Information. SEN
ator, that have been dealing in stocks
SINCE !esu. was member Of the
Consolidated Exchange in 1895. and at
7 n
20 submit here figures showing that
an oFelnary saving man with my time
n the Police Department. would have.
II ne had deposited his yearly. savings
n the bank, rov s24413, figured out at
compound interest at 3 per cent.
Dome Of The newspapers. and an
glad not all, distorted that s154,o0r
house to make it appear that paid
Sl54,000 cash for it. did not do any.
taing OF the kind
You ought to investigate tire news
papers of this city. because they are
the super government of the city. and
shall recite 20 you how Some of them
act. | recall tho editor of one OF the 20
papers, which is most vicious in pre-
Senting this news at this time, askins
me when ] was comma nder Of the harbor
squad IL | was going out on the boat
on SUNDAY. II he could not accorpa pan y
nv, ana salu yes, ana would DC Etal
10 have him.
'He vas the editor of The Evening
World The following day ne called me
up and asked me if was going out the
following sunday. and ] said yes. Hf
asked ne if had any objection to hi
gong and bringing his private secre
tary with him. said no.
Brown Pets emery
Hr. Bvovn-Do you think that It !,
Ia good form for you. when YOU are
being examined in relation to certain
facts ana circuns tances connected witt
the Police Depar tnent and vour reia
ton to y. for YOU TO be attacking ar
individual paper---
The Witness No. | am attacking {
system. an institution. | cannot he'll
attacking him; | am being attacked
EDITOR and his private secretary, lady
on board. We visited the islands dowr
on Jamaica Bay and returned to tn,
pier, and they disem barked
O. During what administration va
mat A-Thst was Mayor Mitchell
adminis.ratlon. II was reported to tn,
Police Com ssioucr, this inc dent an,
i vas used TO attack COMMISSIONS
Arthur woods. a clean and ae eff
cent Z man az ever presided over tn,
Police Department. As {. reward 20
Mt tic Man n command Of the har
hSr precinct. who I must assume CAV,
Tat Information. was rewarded by on
81 Nc-r colleagues in the Senate Of tn
Leg i1tI-c g "a State Of Now yo,L