The New York herald., 1921-08-25

was handed out by his council. William
Chilvers. For years. he said. he had
stored his trucks In the McManus garage
and when he wanted the stand McManus
volunteered to bring about an introduc-
ton to O'Malley. He continued
when I received the permit for the
stand felt that would like to surprise
Mr.. McManus with gift for taking me
down town and introducing me and
openly drew a check to his order for $500
and so entered 1t in my books. On sec
ond thought decided not to do this and
destroyed the check and cancelled It
About all this. of course, Mr.. McManus
knew nothing.
"On the stand my answers are cut
short. / am not allowed to explain the
transaction. All this hullabaloo Is raised
to cast false suspicion on Mr.. OMalley
and Mr.. McAanus."
Regarding the $4,000 check Mr.. Wall
stein asked:
II show you a check for $4,000 dated
April ii, 1921, to your own order and
indorsed by you and apparently cashed
over the counter and ] ask you IL you
drew that check on the day 1T bears
date?"
II drew this check" Kahn answered.
"On April 11?"
Eyes, SIR"
"And you had 1t cashed the same
day."
"Yes. SIR"
did you cash It yourself?"
Yes, sir"
HAD you stopped on your way any
place on the way DOWN.
II stopped at the bank"
did you cash a check there?'
And you got the $4,000 at that
bank?"
Yes. SIR"
"And did you have that cash in your
pocket with you when you arrived at
the Municipal Building?"
mo, sir; / gave this to my brother
in-law."
II understood you to say in your pre-
liminary examination that you had
given that money to your brother-in-
law. Mr.. ]. Goldberg"
Yes, sir. l had an appointment to
meet him.
"And you met your brother-in-law at
your bank?"
Yes, sir"
"And you gave him the money
there?"
"Yes"
$50 that by the time you had gotten
to the Municipal Building, your state
ment is. you had gotten rid of that
S3.000?"
"Yes, sir"
I'VE will see about that"
No Mention of Loan.
Mr.. Osborne, the expert on docu-
ments, testified that page so Of Kahn's
account showed these entries when re-
stored by a reproducing fluid: $3.50
for the stand: $1,100 for an ice equip
ment; $1,000 for ice equipment $4,000
to check on April IL and $500 to check.
These are set down as the Investment
in the market stand" No mention was
found of the loan of the $4,000 to
Kahn's brother-in-law. and there was
nothing to show that sum was the same
check cashed by Kahn on his way to
meet McManus.
Mr.. Wallstein brought out that sew
eral persons worked on the books on
Sunday Immediately after Kahn was
first subpenaed before the Meyer COM
mittee some time last May.
An entirely new "investmen.--market
stands" account was opened in the
books on page so. when 1t was believed
the ink eradicator had removed all fig
ures from page so. according to the
witness. On this second page appeared
only the items $3.50 paid for the stand
and the S1,1o0 and $1,000 paid for ice
plants. The reconstructed capital ac-
count contained no mention OF the
SO. 900 and $500 sums.
Several witnesses were called to sub
stantiate the committees claim that the
books had been altered. Milton Mas.
bookkeeper for Kahn, testified he made
out the first check for McManus and
destroyed it, making out another TO
bearer. He also admitted having made
changes in the books. Kahn and Mas
were both reluctant witnesses. They
admitted nothing until compelled to do
so. 1t was a long. hard fight to get
out of them even the simplest state
ments regarding the figures and altera-
tions. They would explain nothing.
Mr.. Osborne supplied all the informa-
tion regarding the Kahn books. III" pro-
duced photographs to show tho nufner-
GUS items which he said had been oblit-
Grated and brought back and checked
over all the entries which he said had
been made to cover the $4,000.