New-York tribune., 1921-09-30

since your son went away? A.--~No. I
! did before he went away.
| Q.-Now, who is the man that man
ages tho concern now. Candcau? A.
Yes, sir. He is a captain of tho police
reserves and in the export business.
Tho Inspector here said that his. son
had left a number of blank and signed
checks behind with Mr.. Candeau to
| meet current expenses, and that an-
other son, Ralph, who lives in the
house, keeps the inspector informed
Of what goes on in the place. His
son has collected rents few times
he said. Ralph is law student in a
Brooklyn law school.
August Check Shown
The Inspector said he received some
of the receipts from the house un TO
about the middle Of August, q short
time after his son sailed, but that he
has received mono since. Counsel
$76.70, dated August ., which bore the
Endorsement "For deposit only at En-
pire Trust Company, Park Court Realty
Company Corporation by J. f. Dwycr."
This was some time after his son
sailed on July 27.
When Mr.. Brown asked the wtness
If his son had signed any blank leases
before he sailed, the inspector said he
did not know. Mr.. Brown thereupon
produced lease to Ethel Schwinger,
dated August /, 1921, and purporting
to be signed by ~. L. Dwyer, presis
dent" although he was supposed to be
on tho ocean at the time. The in
spector refused to say whether the
signature was that of his son or not,
saying no was not handwriting ex-
pert. The inspector concluded his
testimony with the assertion that he
naturally has strong interest" in
the Park Court Realty Company vet.
Asked when his son might be expected
back he said, "He may be away ten
months"
Senator Downright is testified here,
think, in the record that you accu-
stock market. Is that correct?
The Witness-Not altogether in the
stock market. l saved some out of my
salary, little more-about $4,000,
roughly.
Senator Downing you put what
ever you had into house as an in
vestment for your family?
The Witness-Twenty thousand dol
lars Is all | had, and I put every cent
IN and then gave it to my son, with
thls exception, that if I can advise him
~ Ai1i Nou"Sei am gong to do 1t.
Wire Tapping Denied
Q-You don't know of any over
shadowing crime which you might
De honestly charged with having par
tlclpated in? .A.-Except in the wild
imagination of some person.
Q.-You have nothing to do with
wire tapping? A.-No, sir; ABSOLUTELY
Q:-And you had no connection with
anybody, who has been charged with
having had anything to do with anv
wire tapping? A.-No, sir. '" any
C-You were not interested either
as policeman or as an individual in
any dlvorce OF separation proceeding?
A.--No, sir e
The inspector said he followed the
ADVICE OF counsel in changing perty
over TO William Leslie, and that as
1or 1ot MS pelng introduced to tenants as
" wlillam nam Leslie, as testified to by Hugh
ployed by the Park Court Realty Com
pany, ne said Murray did the intro
duclng in this manner without any
suggestion from him and that he d;dn;t
coEtlsdict him and that he nevcr
denied it to tenants.
Murray, in explaining how it was
that he introduced Inspector Dwver tn
the tenants as william Leslie" said:
re was known as William Leslie FOR
this reason. if he was known as Inspec-
tor Dwyer he would be bothered, and
ne didn't want to be bothered about
the repairs: 1t was not at my sugges-
tion that he was introduced as Mr.
Leslie"
Murray added that James Dwyer, the
inspectors son, was known as James
Miller, who was acting as superin-
tendent of the property.
Miss Annie l.. Rogers, another wit
ness. who has been tenant in the | 5th
Street house since August 15 of this
year, said that about six weeks ago
she was called to the basement of the
house and there Inspector Dwyer in
| troduccd himself as Mr. Dwyer to her,