The New York herald., 1921-10-03
NEW MOTOR MYSTERY
Prominent Official Suspect
ed OF Juggling a Costly
Car Into Cheap One.
RUM SEIZURES A TOPIC
Coler's, Whalcn's and Tax De-
partmcnts Soon to Give Up
Sensational Chapters.

oAce diiSfits VIII occupy the attcn-
tion of the Meyer Committee for sew
eral days this week whcr its public
hearings are continued in City Hall
Beginning tomorrow forenoon. Elon
r. Brown, counsel for the committee.
indicated that one of the first subjects
to be taken UP will be the activities OF
the special deputy police commits
sloners.
The committee will endeavor TO find
out whether other wealthy special de-
puties have. made generous contribu-
tions in one form or other to high
police officials as have Allan A. RYAN
and DIR. John A. Harriss. The evidence
already presented shows that Mr..
Ryan made $4,000 for Commissioner
Enright through the medium of a
stock deal in Morton Pete and that
DR.. Harriss first offered to present to
the Commissioner an expensive auto
mobile and then lent the car to Mr..
Enright for the latter's term in Office.
There is much Of interest yet to be
shown regarding the operation of high
officials in several city departments in
handling automobiles. Leonard Wall
stein, associate counsel, who conducted
the inquiry into the use Of cars which
tho police records show are marked
stolen. put Philip Mann Of the Packard
Motor Company on the stand for about
two minutes at the end of the session
last Friday. '-
Purchase Of Car for Mayor.
Mr.. Mann stated from his records
that a touring car with motor No 151,-
223 was purchased for the Mayors Office
ia February, 1918. The record showed
also that used limousine Packard with
motor No. 1o3,5eo was purchased by
John j. Glennon, chief clerk in the
Mayors Office, that by mistake. this car
was charged to the Police Department
and later transferred to the Mayors
office. The record showed that the car
was paid for by Mayor Hylan.
Mr.. Wallstein stated that his only
purpose in introducing this evidence WAS
to get the motor numbers officially from
the Packard company into the commit
dence regarding the purpose would be
revealed at later date. 1t is expected
that the matter will be cleared when
the committee gets back to work.
According to reports evidence indi-
Gates that prominent official did some
kind OF curious juggling with an auto
mobile supplied to him by the city. The
supposition is that cheaper car was
substituted for an expensive one, and
1ro ttac xr-in <,~xr F,,J
bes,ame OF the valuable car.
The administration Of the police re-
serves bureau, some Of whose activities
under Inspector John Il. Dwyer in the
alleged wire tapping case in Staten
Island have been revealed, will be in
vestigated further. 1t is understood the
Richmond County Grand Jury will look
into the alleged wire tapping this week.
The committee has accumulated a
great amount of material dealing with
police affairs which is yet TO be pre-
scnted This covers the conduct of the
several bureaus at headquarters. The
Investigators may inquire into the police
activities in connection with bootleg
ging and the enforcement of the Fed
oral and State prohibition laws. Great
quantities. of liquors have been seized
by the police.
Score Of Topics ON Calendar.
While the public hearings are continu-
ing a staff of investigators is at work
following up leads, studying and analyz-
ing records taken from several depart
ments and grouping material dealing
with other departments which have not
as yet been touched in open session.
Charges that political influence has
been used to obtain low assessments
on property at the hands of the Tax
Department, the methods OF levying
real estate and personal assessments
how contracts have been made for CITY
schools and further informa ton deal
ing with the part time evil, the alleged
irregularities in contracts in Queens
the administration of the Department
of Plant and Structures. which has be-
come one of the most important in the
municipal government since Grover
whalen became its head: the adminis-
tration of the Department of Public
Welfare under Commissioner Bird s.
Coler and the general business OF the
city's purchases are few OF the score
of subjects which are to be covered
I'm detail.
The committee is said to have much
information on each of these topics and
of as sensational character as that
given in relation to piers and police.
Another day or two will be taken up
soon i'm giving additional evidence on
pier favoritism. That subject has been
touched only on the surface.