Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
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Doc Dier says: ] know what he got
and what he didn't get"
Examined nt the hands Of counsel
representing the New York Times and
the New York Herald. Andrews went
up in the air. He had made backmail
charges when Hays was questioning
him last week about certain checks
made out to himself. by himself and in
dorsed by himself.
You made certain charges and I
want you to explain what you mean by
blackmail, said the attorney for the
Times.
You see. George Dunn. who was
our advertising manager, told me that
we were going to get back in the papers.
but It would cost some money. Then
Doc DER told me to get $1,000 ready.
and about I 30 one night in December
Of 1920 ! passed the cash over to Doc
der in hallway. I didn't see who
got it. All l did was to pay 1t out.
said Andrews.
That $4,000 was charged to your
account. wasn't it,"
Yes. it was. 1t had to be charged
somewhere. and when | was told to
charge it against myself did so"
ere You in the habit of charging
against yourself items in which you were
no way concerned:'
''Well, items that they desired to
cover were. charged against petty cash
ana most times against my account As
long as it did not harm me l did as
was told. was satisfied to have my
name used as Il cover
Andrews was then turned back to Mr.
Hays. and the receivers counsel gave
him most uncomfortable half hour
lie started by inQuiring why Andrews
had bought seat on the Consolidated
Stock Exchange in April. 1921. and if
II WASH t for the purpose of allowing
Hughes & DER to get quotations
after their tickers had been removed
from their Offices by order Of the New
York Stock Exchange.
Andrews was not prepared for this
attack. He squirmed and looked anx-
iously nt his counsel
Isn't It true that Doc pier bought
you a seat on the Consolidated so you
could furnish his Office with stock quo.
tatiOns:"
NO. it is nor. bought il myself
flee"
Where was your private Office:
Wasn't it on the sixth floor in the ~
New street building owned by Hughes
& Dicr?'
"YcS. but I paid Doc der rental for
that office. | paid him SO week.
No. no, | take that back ! mean | paid
nominal rent of $50 per month, but
it was only for one month"
Hays then brought forth good laugh
when he made Andrews admit that
while he was in possession Of this "pri-
downstairs in the same building gettiuy
$500 n week from Hughes & DER.
Andrews tried to pass this away by say
ing that " was arranged with Doc DER
that he was to only spend part of his
time in the duties Of cashier at $500 per
week.
He said there was ticker in the
office, and that it buzzed all day, and
he imagined that the buzzlng was quo
tations from the exchange. He also
said there was a telegraph wire leading
from his private Office" TO the board
room Of Hughes & Dier, bur wasn't
sure that the quotations were being
wired down from his office.
| from Hughes & Dicr for n long time, "
said Andrews by way of an cx-
planation doc Dier wouldn't let me
20. That's why had my private Of
| fee. Doc Dier did not pay for my
exchange sent. 1t was my own money. "
! Then Andrews was excused again
while Charles Mitchell Hamilton, n Ne
gro chef, who attended to serving
| lunchcons in the New York Office oi
! Dcr for several years, testified. Mr,
Hays had before him the petty cash
account, which shows an expenditure
If more than 500. 900 for lunches flou
May 10. 1921. until January 16. 1922
lie had Hamilton tell that he had sew
cIal different arrangements and that at
! ono time he got 800 per week for scry-
ing and tha, the firm paid for the food
But that did not last long SAIL
Hamilton. ''Fhcy cut me down to 81
n week and had to supply the lunch
cons daily for about fifteen
Hamilton could not state just how
many other lunches were bought dur
ing 1921. but said they could not have
been more than $50 or SO a week.
Andrews was on the stand when ad
journment was taken until this after
noon. He has promised to produce GER
tain rccsEds covering the securitiei
' that he handled for j.. ID. bier ( 10.