New-York tribune., 1921-06-28
Life Menaced
By Meyer Aid,
Says Buchler
tcontiuued IRON pase onS

Meyer investigating committee. I have
some good friends in this city by the
name of Hirtenstein, of whom think
very highly, bnt hardly believe that
this man is in any way related to them.
otherwise he would not dare to deliver
such message to Mr.. Richman and his
stenographer, who was present at the
time.
"In view of this new phase of the
SITUATION and in view of possible &C.
currences of this kind in the future.
l earnestly believe that I should make
| application to the Police Department
to carry concealed weapon to protect
myself"
Tracing of sohr
It was DR.. Buchler who discovered
that Sohr, the ex-convict, had prison
record. Yesterday it became known
that DR.. Buchler, when he suspected
Sohr. went to Albany and examined
the Rogues' Gallery in the Office Of the
Prison Department at the Capitol and
picked out Sohr's picture. This was
ON Thursday. DR.. Buchler told his
suspicious to one Of the deputy at
torney generals, who communicated
Immediately with Deputy Attorney
General Samuel Berger, who is at
tached to the committee as special
counsel.
Members Of the committee who are
hoping that the probers will accom-
plish the task imposed upon them, yes
terday criticised the failure of Senator
Meyer and the associate counsel, Leon
ard M. Wallstein to make public the
statement which had been prepared at
the time, explaining that Sohr had
been dismissed and the reason there
| for. This statement, it was admitted
yesterday, was deliberately suppressed.
This was regarded as strategical
error, for had the statement been pub
| lished it would have prevented the en-
pioyment of Sohr being made an issue.
| Yesterday Senator Theodore Douglas
| Robinson said that it was on his recon-
mendation that Sohr was appointed. He
| said that he knew that the man had
served one term in prison, but did not
| tell that to the chairman of the COM
mittee.
Senator Robinson's statement fol-
! lows:
"In the matter of the employment Of
1 Carl Sohr by the committee, ] wish to
take the full responsibility. / secured
his engagement by the committee,
knowing that he had served term in
Sing Sing.
| "He was recomm ended to me by a
personal friend, who believed, as do,
that the man should have chance to
make good l did not inform Senator
Meyer of his record and therefore no
| esponsibilIty should be placed upon
| him or the committee.
My only comment on the. matter is
that apparently certain. city officials
found out about Sohrs record before
the committee knew of that record.
! Attack Made on Committee
"The city officials did not immedi-
ately report their findings to the COM
mittee, but withheld their information
in order to cook up an attack on the
committee.
con the other hand the moment
Senator Meyer was infromed of his
record he ordered Sohr to be ex-
amined and Immediately dismissed.
"The committee acted in the interest
of the public; the city officials acted
| in the interest of the officials under
investigation.
! From another source 1t was learned
| that Sohr's name was mentioned to
| Senator Robinson at birthday party
on April 28 Robinson's informant, a
| prison reformer, told him that the
man had family which was starving
| because he could not get work because
| of his prison record. A collection was
taken up at the dinner table and $l0o
raised, which was turned over to Sohr's
family.
The charge made on Sunday by SEN
ator Meyer that Sohr was "planted" on
the committee by the Hylan admins
tration and the declaration of the
chairman that Sohr was only process
server provoked the following reply
from Commissioner O'Malley:
\
Karl Sohr, whom he placed in my office
under circumstances jeopardizing
funds, persons and morals in my de-
partment was q mere process server
employed to serve subpoenas." Why
not tell the truth, Senator Meyer ?
Here are the facts:
"Sohr's credentials which he pro-
| duced to me stated he was an 'invcsti-