New-York tribune., 1921-09-23

MI Sllpeft Tor payment TO Inspector
Henry
Q-From whom did you learn that
the $500 was paid TO Inspector Henry 2
A<From MY attorney, Mr.. Gilbert.
Q-And you got the same informa-
fion in relation 10 both payments
A--That is right.
QYou didn't get any receipt for
thss money? A--No.
Q--Jnss handed it in cash over to
your attorney? A-That is all.
Q.--1 mean the Eve $500 iteInsg A.
That's right.
QDid Gilbert ask you to pay it in
cash. A.-Gilbert asked us to send
SEQ that time. That is all we did.
Q.-You didn't send it by check? A.
No, we didn't send it by check.
Q.--Iou gave it by cash? Ave
O.. You testified before the sub
cosnmsstee as follows: captain Ros-
PM told ME he was going to give that
money TO some one in the Police De-
paStnent. He was connected formerly
wsts the Police Department. He was
ss2jisg 60 give that to Inspector Henry,
we was then under charges. Each of
these two S506 payments, one in MAY
s.s5 one IN June, he was going to give
20 Inspector uenryn You testified to
that? Al don't remember testifyipg
to that.
Letter Tells of Graft Gift
Mr. Brown here introduced letter
osAee OF the line, the commercial
secretary, in Italy, by the local Office
IN c9f1hection with the transaction
This letter reads:
In the account current. referring to
the month OF May, Pier Management,
you will find charged to your debt an
amount Of $500, paid to Gilbert e. Gil
hcrt, IS gratuity, in accordance with
fie understanding of our Captain Ros-
pini.''
Mr. Brown added: "That is June II,
and July II letter from the same to
the same: With reference to ours
dated June II, we beg to inform you
tfst we have paid other $500 to our
lawyers, Gilbert & Gilbert, as per un-
serstanding with Captain Rospini. We
have charged said amount on the pier.
account III the month of June"
Mr. Brown then said: 'You were
asked the following questions and made
the following replies, did you not?
Q-You were told by Captain Ros-
piAwhat it was for, weren't your" "A.
he told me he was going to give that
money to some one"
"A--He was formerly connected with
the Police Department"
Q-Was connected formerly with
the Police Department?' "A-Yes. He
was going to give that to Inspector
Henry, whe was then under charges"
t9-He was going to give that to
inspector Henry?" "A-Yes."
"Q-That was, each of those two $500
payments e A-Two payments, one
III May and one in June"
Any understanding is that / heard
of those things from Gilbert and not
from Captain Rospini.
Ill understood you to say to me q
little while ago that you had received
the information as to what was to be
done with these two $500 payments
since You testified before the sub-com-
n'frtee, and that you had learned it.
iToin Gilbert? A-That is correct.
Cash Given as Ship Arrives
sratuities to the police on the dock
when ship arrives also? At is.
g-F'ive dollars to each one? A.
Flye dollars or anything you want.
sbehar went on to say that Vachris
used to complain Of not getting CO.
operation from the Police Department
ont that no such complaints followed
tross's taking charge. He said Cross
went on the pier on January II and he
resigned two days later. The super
intendent Of the pier had telephonea to
MIN that Cross found it "too cold" ON
tae piers. He said. ss.e,vever, he went
hack on February c, shown to nave
been very stormy and extremely cold
weather.
Did anybody warm his feet?" ques-
Toned Senator Downing. No reply was
abrthcoming. Mr.. Behar said that
Gross reeoMsidered the proposition.
The questioning By Mr. Brown then
proceeded rs follows:
IL Now. Gilbert first mentioned the
isecessity Of paving this $1,000 TO
Henry some time in May, didn't he?
A.--That is right.
Q.-Be came to see Rospinie A.
laat is right.
Q.-Did he see you. too? A.--No.
;. Who told yea that Inspector
Henry had come TO see Gilbert and
tIia ialni that he was broke and needed
lacaey for his defense in connection
Wlth some charges? A.-Mr Gilbert.
Tracing of 1.eee Present
sQ.-And Gilbert told you he had de-
csied on giving him $500 A.-That is
isght.
sQ.-Now, Gilbert came to see YOU in
itlatioA to the second $500? A-No.
hss didn't come 80 see me.
t.~-To see Rospini? Al suppose.
ss.--Rospini told you? A.--No, he
Didn't tell me.
Q-Well, then, how could you testify
rssat Gilbert had told Rospini that
Henry had been to mis- office and had
called hina up and told him that ne did
rot think $500 was enough for all he
had done? A.--That is what Gilbert
Seld me.
Q.--He told you that. And Gilbert
seid, I'VE ought 80 give him $500 more
end be done with it?" Ayes.
Mr.. Behar's testimony ended with
tho explanation that the firm of Gill
lsert & Gilbert, the company's attor-
reys, was composed of Francis and A,
y. Gilbert, brothers.
Francis Gilbert's testimony began
sash some questioning as to who at
ended the luncheon in February, 1920,
wen II was decided to employ Cross.
As near as ! could remember" said
yaibert, there was Captain Rospini,
mere was Inspector Henry, there was
yle captain of the precinct. Captain
Seiden. And there was man there
VINO. I think, is a Captain Walsh,
VINO, think, was in charge of the
Tscective bureau of that precinct. There
vas also z man there, | believe--he
wss either detective sergeant or de-
lectiye or patrolman. New, in addition
- tnat, there was Louis Costa. of the
Fserce Line. and then the Others.
Sn.uk, he has correctly named.