The New York herald., 1921-08-06
MEYER TO EXAMINE
MAYOR HYLAN FIRST
City's Finances Initial Sub
ject in Public Hearings
Starting OH Tuesday.
SITUATION is MENACING
War Veterans to Ask Gov.
Miller to Cut Off Pacifist
From State Payroll.
POLICEMAN BEATS WOMAN
Legislative Committee Gets
Story Of Action Of Sick
Cops Exploits.
POLICEMAN BEATS WOMAN

Mayor Hylan is to have first say in
telling the Meyer investigating COM
mittee what is the matter with the city
government and why the budget and
tax rate have been growing so fast
during his administration that the
municipal treasury is facing menac-
ing situation.
The Mayor will be the first witness
called when the committee begins liz
public hearings in City Hall next Tues
day forenoon. Senator Schuyler NJ
Meyer. chairman of the committee.
sent the following letter to Mr.. Hylan:
You are requested to appear before
the joint legislative committee investi-
eating the affairs of the city on Tues
dav, August 8, at 1890 A. NJ. in the
City Hail. The examination will pro-
ceed in reference to the financial con-
dition OF the city and the committee
desires the presence of the Mayor
first"
1t is not improbable that Mr.. HyIan
may spenl several days on the witness
GiCil pTOWIl, SeIllOT GOuDbel
to the committee, will ask questions New
York's finances have been a subject of
deep and careful study by the former
majority leacer II the Senate for many
in the city or State government who
have as firm a grasp on the topic as
has Mr.. Brown. EIe once headed q
committee which made a. complete ex-
animation of city finances.
Legion Fights War Objector.
The American Legion of Brooklyn,
which has started a fight to force the
Meyer committee to oust Winthrop D.
Lane. Socialist and war objector. now
employed as investigator. declared yes
terday it's protest would be taken to
Gov. Miller. Dissatisfied with the refusal
of Senator Meyer to dismiss Lane, the
Legion appealed to the branches of the
organization in other boroughs to unite
in taking the protest to the Governor.
In letter sent yesterday to the Senate
Executive Committee In the Hall of Rec
ords the Brooklyn branch urges that
the State Department take up the quesa
tion OF the retention of Lane and adds:
Immediate action is requested in
view OF Senator Meyers statement that
he is not interested In the record Of
Lane. The American Legion Is and
should be interested in such record OF
public employee paid from public
funds. We consider the retention OF
Lane after the exposure of his record
as a direct insult to the red blooded
Americans who served their flag in the
time of need. 1t Is unthinkable that a
y,.o ~ o,,1
regardless OF whatever qualifications he
might possess should be employed by the
State to aid in the study of the revision
of the New York charter"
No action was taken yesterday by tho
State body.
New Case of Police brutality.
Complaint reached the Meyer commit
tee yesterday of another instance OF
police brutality. Senator Meyer stated
that the information given the commit
tee was as follows:
"On July 16 Patrolman Charles II.
Herold. then on sick leave, attempted 60
enter the residence OF Grenville Parker.
1s9 East Thirty-ninth street, by force
and violence. His entrance was re-
sisted by the aged housekeeper. Mrs
Kuper, whereupon /. she was assaulted
and beaten by the policeman.
THE attention of a motorcycle pa
trolman was attracted by her scream.
and he placed Herold under arrest The
following day Herold was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Nolan In the Yorkville
Court and Mrs. Kuper failed, for reasons
known to herself and not to this com
mittee. to identify her assailant The
committee has learned that charges have
been preferred against Heroid at Police
Headquarters and are now pending.
Unreasonable delay, frequently by
undue annoyance and hardship to wit
nesses. results in miscarriage OF jus
tee.
Whenever the Police Commissioner
takes prompt and proper disciplinary ac-
tion with respect TO a police offender
the COMMITTEES has no desire 20 interfere
When citizens obtain justice against
offending policemen in the regular chan
nels provided by law. the committee re-
ceives this Information with profound
satisfaction"