New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25

$4,000, bearing Kahn's Endorsement and
dated April II, 1921. Kahn said he had
stopped at the bank on the way down
to cash the $4,000 check and arrived
at the Municipal Building at about
1880 a. M
Further information was obtained
stems questions, as follows:
Q.-And did you have that cash in
your pocket with you when you arrived
at the Municipal Building? A.-No,
sir; | gave this to my brothr-in-law
l. Goldberg.
Q.-Beforc you went down to the
Municipal Building you had cashed that
check Al did. had an appoint
ment to meet him there and gave him
the money at the bank.
$1,000 Was Paid at Bank
$50 that by the time YOU had
statement is you had gotten rid Of that
$4,000? A.-Yes. sir.
We will see about that" commented
Mr.. Wallstein.
Q.-Now, when you arrived at the
Municipal Building, who was the first
person that you metz AIR. Nc
Odd you go with him to the Office
Of the Department Of Public Markets {?
Awe went upstairs.
Q.-How far upstairs? A.-The outer
Office of the Commissioner of Markets.
Q.-Just the two of you, you and
Senator McManus? A.-And Mr.. Klob-
lcn.
Kahn then related how he introduced
Kloblen and McManus downstairs IN
the Municipal Building, and the three
then went up to the Department of
Markets office, where they we're met by
Secretary McGrath, and told that the
Commissioner was not in. He and
Kloblein were told to wait while Nc
Manus went out They waited for two
hours, he said. when he testified bic
Manus came back and the three O.
them went into the Commissioners Of
nee. The questioning was continued.
Q.-And when you got into the Com
missioner's Office the Commissioner
was there? Ayes, sir.
Q.-So that after waiting two hours.
as understand you, Senator McManus
came in to you in the outer office, at
which you and Mr.. Kloblein had been
waiting. and told you to come with him
to the Commissioners office? A.-Yes.
sir. Mr.. McGrath, Mr.. Kloblen, nv
self and Mr.. McManus went into the
Commissioners Office.
Q.-What was the conversation with
the Commissioner? Al was intro
duced by McManus to the Commits
sioner.
O. What did Mr.. McManus say?
Ale said to the Commissioned
This is friend of mine, Mr.. Kahn,
which | spoke to you about"
Q.-What did the Commissioner say :?
A:-The Commissioner said to Mr.
X loblein, "You cannot sell those stands,
You understand that? And if | knew
you were selling those stands | will
take this permit away from you" He
SAID, All am selling is my fixtures"
Q.-There is rule in the Depart
ment that the stands themselves, or the
privilege, may not be sold? Ayes,
sir. The Commissioner then told Mr.
McGrath to make out the permit to
those stands to me.
Q.-And the Commissioner signed
that permit? AIR. McGrath handed
it to me.
Q.--What was Mr.. McManus talking
about all this time? Al cannot re-
member
Ole was talking with the Com
missioner? Al paid no attention to
it; all was interested in was to get
the permit.
OIL understand that, but while you
were interested in that, you had not
stuffed your ears, had you? A.-Not
very we'll.
$50 you heard what was going
on about you? Al did not.
O. You know there was such con-
versator" Ayes.
Ex-senator McManus and Mr. O'Mal-
ley had some of that conversati ton?
A.-Commissioncr O'Malley, Mr.. Nc
Manus and also Mr.. Kloblein were con-