The New York herald., 1922-10-25
DRIVER SAYS FARLEY
CLEARED $500 ON BUS
AND GOT Him ROUTE
Witness Asserts He Was
Told if He'd Buy He'd
Get Work.
CASH ONLY WAS USED
John G. Succa Says He En-
plOyed Iammany OI1l-
cial as an Agent.
NO RECORDS WERE KEPT
Witness Asserts Former AL
derman Turned Over All
Money to Him.
CASH ONLY WAS USED
NO RECORDS WERE KEPT

John G. Succa, formerly a city bus
driver in the municipality operated
Whalen system. was witness yester-
day in the Transit Commission ex-
animation. Succa tried to clear up
the discrepancies noted In Mondays
session between the testimony Of his
brother Joseph and that of Thomas
NJ. Farley. Deputy County Clerk and
one time member Of the Board of
Aldermen.
John, who gave his residence as 347
East Sixtieth street, swore that he
was the Succa who made two trips to
Bridgeport. Conn.,. with Farley, and
that on the second trip Farley, acting
as his agent. bought Hahn bus from
Herman Isaacs. paying $1,000 for the
car. The witness admitted that the
receipt was made out not to himself.
but to Thomas M. Farley" This
transaction was on April II, 1922.
pointment to a city line that he had
hoped for. The bus that Farley had
bought ostensibly as agent for the
witness remained stored In an Ave-
nue. A garage until September IL. On
that day, Succa testified. Farley sold
the bus to Harry Feutwasser Of 247
West I26th street for $4,000. The
bill of sale. which was placed In evil
dence by Feutwasser. was made out
in the name Of Thomas NJ. Farley as
the seller.
The bus for which Farley had paid
$1,000 actually realized only s2.100 when
sold TO Feutwasscr. because the latter
found he had to spend considerable
money in renovating II and he demanded
a concession In the terms. Feutwasser
paid $500 In cash and gave his note fo,
the balance. The transaction was con-
summated. Succa testified. in tho law
office OF T. l.. Iackenburg. 2s1 Broad
way. who is Farley's attorney and who
also IS Assernblyman from the Four
teenth district Succa admitted that
each Of the several payments as they be-
came due was made to Farley directly
and not TO him.
Not q Receipt 60 show.
Succa insisted. however. that all the
money, as fast as Farley received II. was
turned over TO him (the witness) and
that he (the witness) thereupon went In
person back 20 Bridgeport and with this
ha
transaction. repaid two good friends OF
his who had advanced him the original
$500 with which Farley. as MS agent,
of course. had bought the car. These
good friends who had made the loan to
him, Succa testified. had from him no
memorandum or security and he took no
receipt from them when tc liquidated
their loans. He sent them no check, but
Just carried the cash TO Bridgeport and
handed II to them.
When the witness was asked II he
placed this money in the bank when
Farley gave II to him he said he did not
but that he took the cash to his home.
although he had bank account at the
time. Immediately after he received the
first two payments, he said. which was
about three weeks ago. he went up TO
Bridgeport, taking a day off for the pur-
pose. and repaid his oblgIng friends.
summarizing the transaction Mr..
shearn said: Well, then. az this thing
shapes ND, Farley went UP 20 Bridgeport
with you and looked at this car and
Farley offered $500 for II. and then
YOU and Farley came back 70 New YORK,
and n week or two later Farley went
back up there and handed fsascs $500
and Isaacs gave Farley a receipt for
tho $500, and then Farley sold the
car AT his lawyers cffice and coll
iected the money--sold It at a pront
of ss0o?'
'Yes. sir"
And sold I. 20 man who is so con-
ndinr tnat he bought the automobile and
paid out $1,000 before he got his permit
and who shortly thereafter got on the
seventy-ninth street line and then, after
Ali this transaction. you say the $500
profit was turned over TO you?"
yes, sir"
4 And there Is no paper In existence
20 show either that you paid these kind
friends you talk about In Bridgeport or
that Farley paid your
None that / know Of"
Driver Explains Purchase.
"Tnat is ALL" said the examiner and
then he called Harry Feutwasser. Hc
identified the bill OF sale and told OF
Farley ceiling the bus to him IN the
Office OF Assemblyman HackenburE. Far
Iey's attorney. The witness said he paid
by ,means OF savings bank draft for
81 600 on September IL last, $500 cash
and five indorsed prom'ssoiy notes
totaiIng $1,000. The EAR was delivered
70 him on September ~. subsequently,
an adjustment was made by which ne
paid $500 cash In lieu of the Ave notes
for 5000 each.
Feutwnsser testified that he had NO
permit 20 operate on n city line when he
bought the bus. but that he intended
TO apply for one. lie said Mr.. Farley
Fad told him he would uee his influence
20 get him placed on line.
you would not hive bought tina;
tus unless Mr.. Farley had said he would
Use his influence to get you on the line
would your persisted Mr.. Shearn
That Is right" the witness admitted
In low tone.
Didn't you say when you were ex-
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