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sioner Enrights name. They protest
ed the proceedings were unfair.
"You have no right to introduce
such stuff" Downing shouted. Both
Tammany men became very angry
They denounced counsel and COM
mittee.
who are you?" Audtore asked
Senator Downing.
shut your mouth until you are
spoken to-" Downing called back. The
witness said ne was not going TO be
insulted This line of talk kept the
audience excited, but did not block
the committee.
Auditore said he resides at 1880 East
Seventh street, Brooklyn. and has been
contracting stevedore for seven years.
Ills concern is the James Auditore
Company. Frank Lord. associate coun-
sci. conducted the examination except
during the heated periods when Elon
H. Brown. senior counsel. took hand
and tried to calm the Tammany men,
bers. The witness said he was general
n,inal and Dock Corporation, of which
corporation he owned one-third in
terest. This company has pier 36. Pier
and Pier As. Brooklyn The examina-
ton of Mr.. Auditore by Mr.. Lord fol-
lows:
Ibid you know former police inspec-
tor and later Capt. Hughes?"
Very well. Quite q number Of
years.
"Did you ever hire any policemen
from him?
II started him in business. lie was
in the Police Department when he came
into me and asked me IL l would give
him the business. that ne would re-
sign. and said. All right. Eddie. You
resign and I will give you the business
of the watchmen,' which / was doing
myself, and for which l had a company
called the Bonded Watchmen Company.
Which was subsidiary company
of James Auditore?
'Of mine, yes. So q week or two
later Eddie Hughes resigned end I
turned over my business to him."
with what rank?"
Captain"
over to him?"
Eyes, gave him the business
Three Piers Mt Start for Hughes.
Roughly. what did that amount to?'
II cannot remember offhand; po-
Icing about three piers"
what piers were they?'
II think at the time II was Pier A
Erie Basin: Pier as, New York Dock
Company, and Pier 26."
What was your arrangement with
Hrghes?"
Just so many men whenever we
would want to watch the piers"
What was the rate agreed upon?"
'T think at the time when / first
started. 1t was probably four or five
dollars"
"was there any specification that
they would be ex-policemen?"
Yes. he said he would have ex-
policemen"
when Capt. Hughes said that IL you
would give MIN the business he would
resign. did he say anything about his
ability TO resign?"
YES He told me after he resigned,
after ne started to do my business, he
told ME Enright was associated with
him.
"This Is before he retireds''
! mo. afterward."
Under what circumstances"
| "As partners"
| well, under what circumstances did
he first speak OF Enright as associate
or a partner"
well. by giving better protection. and
he could get policemen II necessar,,
around any time he wanted to IL there
was any trouble
"And that was an element OF service
he was able to furnish to your
"Yes."
ITO sustain that statement he then
said. did he, that Enright was a part
ner?"
Yes. that is what he told me-
"Do you remember OF being uptown
with Hughes on some occasion when
you were discussing this buslness?"
After ] gave him the business we
used to 20 ont together. Eddie Hughes