The New York herald., 1922-10-26
JUST PHONED WHALEN'
Permits Came Quickly to
the Man Who discovered
Maylor Hylan.
AIDED BOSS'S NEPHEW
Gave Billy Murphy job
Shearn Calls 1t All Rot
ten Politics.


ten Politics.
John a. Mccarthy intimate friend
of Charles F. Murphy. the man who
first brought the Tammany boss and
Mayor Hylan together and who says
he is proud of it, the man who after
ward took a prominent part in Mayor
Hylan's election. was the central fig
ure yesterday in the Transit Com
missions investigation of the city bus
system as administered by Commis-
sioner Grover A. Whalen.
Mccarthy came to the witness chair
under a subpoena. Some OF the facts
disclosed in his examination by Clar-
ence ]. Shearn. special counsel. were
these:
The witness admitted that three of
the best buses now operating on the
Eighty-sixth street line, which drivers
previously examined have called "the
cream of the city's lines" were bought
with McCarthy's money. but In the
name of three of his employees who
signed the notes for the balances due
in payment to the manufacturer.
These buses are under the operating
supervision OF Thomas r. Lynch. who
acts as McCarthy's agent. Lynch collecto
from the bus drivers ell receipts. Out
OF these he pays all operating expenses,
including the wages Of the chauffeurs.
which are s35 for a seven-day week.
with a daily working shift OF from nine
to ten hours. The balance he deposits
to the account Of Mccarthy in the Corn
Exchange Bank, Eighty-sixth street
branch. Testimony showed that these
buses are taking IN receipts averaging
from $50 TO $40 day.
William Murphy's job.
BY McCarthy's appointment, Lynch's
assistant in the task of mere supervis-
ion and collection. is William Murphy,
q son OF the late John Murphy and
nephew of Charles +. Murphy, Tam
many leader. Mccarthy testified that
young Murphy's sole compensation at
present Is that he has a drawing ac-
count upon Mccarthy to the maximum
of s25 n week. Mccarthy intimated that
the young man Is there to learn the
business and that after the Mccarthy
buses have been paid for out OF their
receipts. there probably will be better
things in store for the nephew OF the
Tammany chieftain.
There are three other buses OF tho
L. t-I ~.
choice route. These are known among
the drivers as the Lynch buses. Like
the three Mccarthy buses, they are
operated, as Mr.. Shearn expressed II.
"in the name of dummies" Lynch and
young Murphy also make all collections
of receipts from these. pay their chauf-
feurs at the same rate as Is paid TO the
Mccarthy drivers and generally manage
operations. All six buses. which are
Macks of identical type, are housed In
the same garage mt First avenue and
Ninety-fifth street.
Mccarthy denied that he has am
pecuniary interest In the three Lynch
buses. but admitted that. as in the case
of the three Mccarthy buses. he had
used his influence with Commissioner
Whalen to have them placed on the line
under permits made out in the names
OF dummy" operators.
Trailing "the Real Interest.v
In opening the session. Shearn. sd-
dressing the commission. said:
81 am going to pay little attention
this afternoon to the Eighty-sixth street
line, which has been described as the
cream of all the lines, and ! am goinS
&c inquire into the reasons why a group
OF six buses are operated up there IN
Nl,a sNf dftr MI N in -
whom the money goes: and perhaps
before we get through who the re i
interest behind this group of buses on
this cream of the lines is"
Shearn thereupon called In succession
eight or ten OF the thauffeurs employed
TO drive, either on the day or night
Ei.ift, the six buses. to which his inquiry
was directed. or these the three buses
known as the Lynch vehicles are Nos.
l0s. I0i. and AL. The permit for the
first named was issued to George r
Fahey and those for the last two to
Thomas r. Lynch. The three buses
bought with McCarthy's money arc
numbered 10i. 1902 and 442. The permit
for the first stands In the name os
Frank ]. Higgins. for the second in tho
rame OF George Allen and for the thlrI
In the name OF Fred Mcdonald All
three are employed in McCarthy's ex
tensive business OF masons supplies
and building materials.
Mccarthy on the stand.
John 4. Mccarthy entered the room
soon after Frank 7. Higgins. an EN-
poyee. had told OF Mccarthy backing
his purchase. Mccarthy was a suave
cool witness. at times jocular. occa-
sionally he fenced with Shearn and
proved himself no mean antagonist. He
said he had been a dealer IN mason
building materials for thlrty-three
years.
And when did you start in the bus
buslness?" asked the examiner.
What do you mean by starting IN
the bus busincss7'
We'll. you are interested In these
Eighty-sixth street line buses. aren't
your
II don't understand you. Judge.
helped 20 finance buses" The witness
then admitted that Higgins. George
Allen and Fred Mcdonald are employees
OF his