New-York tribune., 1921-09-23

Cross, and then saw Cross and we
| employed him.
Q.-You gave $500 to Henry, didn't
Eyou? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Did you have any talk with him
about it? A.--Well, he CAME to my
| office. 1t was at that time just at or
before the day of the trial of the in
d1ctment charging him with neglect of
duty.
Q-It was early in 1920, wasn't it?
A-Whenever that trial occurred. I
1920.
| Q--Spring of 1926? Alt was with
| in day or two Of the date of the
/ check
! Ole came to your office? A.
| Yes, sir.
( Q-Tell the conversation. A-Why.
| he came to the office, and l don't know
| whether | had asked him to come, or
whether he had spoken to me over the
telephone and called me up. but in any
| event had had some talk with him
over the telephone about these charges,
| and he said he would like to see me
| some time.
| Q--Were these charges pending be-
fore the Police Commissioner? A
This was the indictment when he was
| charged with neglect of duty, and
told him / would be glad to see him
! and talk over his case with him, and he
| came down and / discussed the matter
| With him and he told me he was pretty
| hard up.
| Q.-You were not his lawyer? No,
! sir.
Hard Luck Story Told
! Q.-Who was his counsel? A.-At that
time bourke Cochran was his counsel
assisted by Mr.. Murphy, who had for
| merly been in the Police Department
! and he told me that he had had to pay
| great sums for his defense and that
| he felt that he was terribly treated.
| that he had been q good policeman.
that he had been on the force | have
! forgotten now many years, that it was
I. within few months of the time when
| he could retire, and that he did not
nave any money; that he had been an
honest policeman, and there he was in
TINS pred1canent, and while he did NOT
say directly
Q,-He confessed to you that he was
an honest man? A.-Well, if you EN-
| JOY the insinuation; | am here for
business. l am trying to get away.
Q--l was just making pleasantly.
A.-He told me his story. / felt sim
cerely very sorry for the man. 7 had
known police officials and had known
the work they had done, and Inspector
/ Henry was known to me as very capa-
bic, honest man. He had never asked
Tor anything and never indicated that
he wanted anything, and when he came
to me In difficulty. having been of as-
sistance 20 me and to my client, did
what think you might have done if
you had been in my place. 1 called
up my client and I told him of The
situation. / did not tell him any par
/ ticular sum. | left it to them and |
| aid not know how much they were GO
/ ing to contribute until they got the
money and then gave it to Inspector
Henry. and there was no indication at
that time, no intention of giving any
more, or any promise of any kind, or
any expectations Of any more at that
time.
| Q.-Henry was suspended for neglect
of duty? A.-Yes, sir. The trial was
| to take place within a few days of the
[ time ] gave him the money
Q.-After that did you have any con-
versation with him about getting any
more money? Ayes; he either came
to see me or | met him and / talked
to him about his acquittal. 1t was after
| hls acduittal. He told me he was COM
ing up on trial on this perjury charge.
Q.-On a new charge? A.--On new
charge, and it was to come on, and he
| told me about the perjury charge, and
l told him from what he told me + did
not think he would have any difficulty
and | hoped he would be acquitted
| One morning message was delivered
TO me, l think somebody had been at
Q.-That was when he was in jail?
A.-When he was in jail. He had been
convicted and he had been in the
iombs. 1t was few DAYS after his
convection, | think it was q Saturday
morning somebody had been at the Of
hce or had teiephoned in any event,
wheh got there there was q message
tnat, Inspector Henry was in the
/ Tombs and wanted to know if / could
come up to see him or could give .Iisu him
some help. l did not 20 up to see him
at the time, and / communicated with
mr.. behar over the telephone. told
aim OF the situation-when I saw
behar am quite sure it was Behar,
but it might have been Rospini-I COM
municated with that Office and l told
hlm that Henry was convicted and was
IN jail. The message that had was
that he wanted TO retain Governor Mil
leg. who was then practicing law. How
got that word have forgotten. I
think Murphy, one Of his attorneys,
called 10 see me that day and II was
murphy, think, that told me that
they wanted TO retain Governor Miller
as counsel and that he was taking the
matter under advisement and that it
cost him great deal OF money, and /
told Behar Of the mans plight and
SAID to him If you can do anything
more for him l think it ought to he
done. ! recommended nothing, gave no
amount, nor did Henry ask any
amount
Q.--You gave him the second $500 2
| A.--No. sir.
Q--Yon sent boy from your Office :?
A~Yes, SIR
Q--To the Ton,bs? A-yes, sir.