The New York herald., 1921-10-15
ENORMOUS PRICE JUMP
Bird COler Liked Oil Burn.
ing Apparatus That The
McManus Got Through
Board of Aldermen.
HUBERT ISSUES DENIAL
Meyer Committee Listens tn
Echoes of Queens Checks
Vanishing-Dwyer Agent
Accused of FalschoOd.

ACCuStu vi Il dISCuOOUs
DR.. G.. A. New, an engineer, pre-.
sented IN evidence yesterday to the
Meyer committee slip of yellow pa.
per defined as "divvy sheet" on
which were initials of several per.
sons who, he said, he was told must
participate in the division of $4,000
graft in connection with a contract
for installing an oil burning fuel sys.
tenn in the Kings County Hospital.
To provide for those payments. he
stated. he was instructed to boost the
price from s47.5oo to sS2.500 The
estimate cost was $28,0O0.
According to that paper the first
item on the "divvy sheet" was INC,
2" DR.. New testified he was told
that meant Thomas J. (The) Nc.
Manus, Tammany district leader. and
his brother, Alderman Charles Nc.
Manus, who were to receive $4,000.
Another item was for 3D." who, the
witness said, was Somebody in Tam.
many Hail." but he could not recol-
lect the name. and stood for $4,000.
The initials "T. s. & e." the witness
said, was either some politician or
the Terminal Supply and Equipment
Company and was for $4,000. An
other was *" for 5000, whom DR..
New could not identity. another was
| 'Murph." who. the witness said. was
an engineer in the Kings County
Hospital, for s300, and the last was
ST he said. and stood for Staley,
representative OF the Texas Oil Com.
pany. This made the total of s1s..
600.
Challenged for Tammany.
Tammany members of the commit
tee challenged the document and the
evidence. and Senator Bernard Dow.
ming declared he believed the witness
was "a liar 1t was charged that
the "divvy sheet" was manufactured
for the occasion. Leonard Wallstein.
associate counsel, who conducted the
examination. brought out that Or.
New submitted the paper to his law.
yer weeks ago and that il bad been
in possession of the committee since
early in September. The witness said
the paper was handed to him follow.
ing conference at which "The" Nc.
Manus was present with members OF
the company which was TO install tho
new system in the hospital.
Practically the entire day was siver.
by the committee to the evidence re-
lating to the hospital contract. Bird
$. Coler, Commissioner OF Public WEI
fare, and Arnold 3. MacStay. deputy
in the same department, were ques-
toned regarding the contract which
Wallstein said was raw conspiracy"
The Terminal Engineering Company
was the orga nization which submitted
the bid and later became the Oil Buru-
ing Installation Company, In which
The McManus was said to hold "a
per cent. OF the stock. Alderman Nc
Menus presented a resolution ap-
proved by the Board Of Aldermen au-
thorizing the appropriation for ths
contract, which still is pending ant
was said TO have been last heard OF
In .he Fire Department.
Enrigbt Dfsappoints Brown.
The committee nad intenord taking
a months recess at the finish OF tue
hearing yesterday. Elon r Brown.
senior counsel, announced that at noon
on Thursday subpoena had been LETT
at Police Commissioner Enright's Of
fice asking his appearance yesterday.
The committee was informed that the
Commissioner had gone to Atlantic
City and could not be reached. n was
necessary to adjourn until Monday in
the hope that Mr.. Enrirht would re-
turn.
After hours OF testifying by several
witnesses regarding the progress Of
the hospital oil burner contract, trac-
ing the progress OF the negotiations.
the formation of the company and con-
fcrences between McManus. ,Commis-
sioner Coler and Others Or. New was
called TO tell OF his connection with
the affair.
soon after he became acquainted
with r. A. Pierce. who was interested
In installing oil burners. Or. New said
they decided to form company 20
promote that business and took In
Irving n. Cohen who IS in the cloth
ing business. Cohen supplied tho
money. the witness said. and tho 1rm
was called the Terminal EnginecriNs
Company. New was made CHIEF o.