New-York tribune., 1921-09-01

where he heard about this rule, but
picked it up somewhere as "a general
IMPRESSION"
He put Woolsey Off, he said, and then
Mrs. Woo!sey came to see him. He
then spoke to William Minder, presi-
dent Of the Washington Market Mer-
chants Association, he said. and upon
the latter's advice allowed Woolsey to
transfer his permit
In connection with the deal of Chris
tian Haslob, who says he gave $3.50 to
Inspector Winter for obtaining the
transfer of n permit. O'Malley said this
transaction was complicated because of
some money owing to previous owner
of the stand. He said he also con-
suited William Minder on this case,
and after an investigation by the in
spcctor signed the permit upon the
recommendation of Winter. He insisted
he never saw Haslob and Winter to-
gether, and the first intimation he
produced at the hearings of the com
mittee.
Talk of Graft Admitted
In the case of Mrs, Bertha Louise
Katenkamp, who told of demands of
$1,000 and $500 being made upon her
for permission to remain at her stand,
ne Salu tiiaC Hc SeIVeu on MIS-. hdlC1-
kamp dispossess in order to receive
some response to two letters he had
written her about the matter. When he
was informed of her worthness after
a thorough investigation and consulta-
ton with Mr.. Minder, he said he signed
the permit.
He admitted that Mr.. Minder at the
time had tod him of talk of graft and
that the matter was investigated by
Commissioner o. Accounts Hirshfeld.
In connection with the Kahn-Menke-
Kloblein story, wherein Kloblein had
arranged to give his stand to Menke
finally obtained by Adolph Kahn
through the assistance of Thomas Nc
Manus, Tammany leader, O'Malley re-
lated very simple STORY. He told Of
a visit Of the TammaHy man in behalf
Of his friend Kahn.
Kahn is a friend of mine" O'Mallcy
reported McManus as saying. "He buys
gasoline, tires, oil and other auto
fixtures from my garage and he wants
q place in the market. He is pretty
live wire. Let him have Kloblein's S
stand"
O'Malley said he told McManus he
could go and ted Kahn he could have
the stand.
~ uduuS gave Iue MS uSudl Hauu-
shake continued OMallcy, by way
Of pleasantly, almost pulling me off
my feet" He added that he had made
up his mind before he saw McManus.
Not word was said about a $4,000
check Kahn wrote out the day the per-
nit was issued, and had entered in his
books as part of the expense of the
stand. Nor was anything said about
the $500, which was alleged to have
gone to an alderman McManus."
Under examination by Mr.. Brown in
connection with OMallcy's statement
that an offer had been made him by
Governor Miller that if he voted for
George E. Hogue for Commissioner Of
the Council of Farms and Markets the
Meyer committee "wculd go light" on
the City Market Department, OMalley
said that was true, but later qualified
the assertion.
In the course of the discussion on
this subject O'Malley said there wore
three men mentioned favorably for the
position, the election for which took
place in June. These three were Hogue,
Mr.. Picrson and Dean Howe of
Syracuse University.
Witness Talked With Sinnott
Asked directly who had talked with
him on the subject, Commissioner
O'Malley said that it was John Sin
mott, the secretary and son-in-law of
the Mayor. He also said he had spoken
to Grover Whalen upon the subject,
and when pressed further mentioned
Edward Stats Luther, political re-
porter for "The Morning Telegraph"
The testimony in reply to Mr.. Browns
queries follows:
:, Q.-Did Ed Luther tell you? A
Yes, sir; he told me that he was the
one who took it up with Grover
Whalen, and that is how it reached the
Mayors office, and that is how | was
asked He said that he came with it
direct from Albany, with that offer.
Q-Dld ne tell you from whom in
Albany? Ale said from the Big
Chief. | don't know what he meant,
mention the name. He said the Big
Chief.
Q-oWhat did he say the Big Chief
said? A.-Why, he said that th ere would
be practically no investigation down
here If agreed TO put Mr. Hoguc over
Ihey said that | was the deadlock of
the matter, that the whole darned thine
was badly bunglad, and that if he knew
me rs well beforehand a he knew me
when met him at tho City Hall
reporters ASSOCIATION outing he would
nave come lrec' TO me-. But he said
he thought that Grove9 Whalen
bAnglei ii
Q. ne .1o' q Grover had
nrnf .ie So that Grover
VIVA ai Ne would 90 over
I, i' Hce and have the
May th ud with the re-
suit he sos telephone from
Grover Whalcn that everything was
~ n, that woula vote for Mr.. Hogue
for Commissioner Of Markets. Wien
! was sent for SO the Mayors office and
Johnny Sinnott said that the Mayor
had spoken to him about it.
O'Malley then said he had his talk
With Luther at Bayside, L. l., on July
81, where they met at City Hall Re-
porters' Association outing. The cleo
tion for head of the state market
council was held he admitted, early in
June, two months before.
You don't know that anybody had
come TO You from the Governor before
that?' asked Mr. Brown.
1T was Johnny Sinnott that spoke
to me-" replied O'Malley.
Q.,-1 understand that, but he did no.
say the Governor had come to him? A.
NO, he did not say the Governor
Q.-And the Governor asked the
euncil to select Hogue? A-Yes, sir.
Q.--But the council did not do it !?
A.--No, sir; he lost by one vote.
Q.-And you voted for the other
man? Al voted for Judge Pyrke, of
Essex County.
Q.-Exactly. And you wish to give