The New York herald., 1921-07-08
MEYER GETS BOOKS
OF WRONG SINNOTT
Not Mayors Son-in-Law but
Latter's Father Wanted as
a Graft Witness.
ohm F. sinnott, Mayor Hylan's secre-

John F. sinnott. Mayor Hylan's secre-
tary and son-in-law, was subpenaed yes
terday to appear before esMeyer Leg
islative Committee in its investigation
of city affairs and to take with him his
personal bank accounts. deposit slips
and cancelled cheeks.
With an armful OF the documents Sim
mott went to the committees room in
Park Row. City Hall was quite excited
over this visit. After waiting half an
hour Sinnott was taken to a sub
committee room. Members of the COM
mittee and it's associate counsel began
asking questions
IT guess you want to talk to my
father; he is the Commissioner and dis
trict leader" Mr. Sinnott remarked.
The committee learned that the man
it supposed was subpenaed was James
p. Sinnott, member Of the Water Board
and prominent Brooklyn leader. The
latter was summoned to appear before
the committee to-day. Senator Meyer.
chairman of the committee. began to in
quire who had made the blunder. The
elder Mr.. Sinnott, who Is a close friend
of the Mayor and of the Tammany
leaders, also is asked to produce his
bank accounts.
Woods Talks with Governor.
During his visit to the city yesterday
Gov. Miller had a long talk with Col.
Arthur Woods, formerly Police Com
missioner The Governors secretary
said that the meeting had no connection
in any way with the Meyer committees
work and that the Governor had no in
tention of seeing either Senator Meyer
or Iylon r. Brown, chief counsel for the
committee.
Col. Woods has been in close touch
with the Meyer committee. When the
Governor and legislative leaders were
in doubt last spring whether such an in
vestigation as is now in progress would
justify itself they sought Woodss ad-
vice and it was said his views deter
mined that the graft hunt should be
made In the investigation of the Po-
lice Department and of the police
games it is known Woods has been ad-
vising the committee.
The fact that the Governor gov only
Col Woods of all the persons connected
in any way with the investigation led
to the report that the Executive was In
Quiring into the status of the Meyer
committees work, but this report also
met with prompt and emphatic denial
from the Governors secretary.
Police Commissioner Enriglt charged
that the legislative committee was will
fully trying to deceive the public by put
ting out differences and innuendoes"
that there was something wrong in con-
nection with the handling of the million
dollar fund collected from the Sleeps
head Bay police games.
Calls Insinuations n Libel.
ANY statement from this COMMITTEES
or any of it's members intimating that
there has been any mismanageme or
misuse Or these funds is \ gross libel,
known to be false and published for the
purpose of misleading the public."l the
Commissioner said.
The proceeds from the games In 1918
were $377,190: in 1919, s319.O30. and in
1920. s419,767. the Commissioner said
He Is under 100000 bond for faithful
performance of his trust as treasurer OF
the fund for the last two years. Alfred
j. Johnson was treasurer of the 1918
fund.
The same method was followed in
handling the fund for the three years
and full and detailed statements were
published and now are available show
ing the receipts and disbursements. Mr.
Enright said. Senator Meyer charged
that the records had all been destroyed
Twenty stenographers worked all day
in the reception room in City Hall maxi
ing copiees of all records subp9naed from
the Street Cleaning Department. Mayor
Hylan said II was necessary for the city
to have duplicates of the records as It
was impossible to tell what might hap
pen to the originals.
An important phase of the inquiry
centres around the committees activities
In the Dock Department. All pier leases
made In the last three years arc being
Inspected. Tammany politicians and
contractors have been reported fre-
uuently as having finger. II not
whole hand, In some of the leases.