New-York tribune., 1922-10-31

Riedl testified, that il he didn't come
across with the money he would not
last long,
Riedl said he had to be ready tr
start his busses by midnight on Satur.
day, September 90, and had them all or
the ground, ut various points within
easy call. On Saturday Riedl went To
MeCollum's Office in the Municipal
building and met his assistant. He
wanted to know why some of his busses
mad been CHASED back" to New Jersey
hledi kept on seeking information as
10 why he was biockaded and was told
that he would have to see Whalen
Back to McColluni's Office went Riedl
and was told that before he could get
any action he would have to put up
$4,000 in cash bonds, to get his own
buses released" although at the time
trey either were in Manhattan or in
nearby New Jersey.
On Sunday, failing to make progress
en- the night previous, Riedl went to
the Delaney Street bridge. the start
Ing point for his busses, still intending
to 60 on with operation under his nine
ty-day permit. The testimony shows
what took place.
Found Police or Buses
Q.-What occurred on your way up?
A.-Near Third Avenue I was ap-
preached by some of the drivers. One
of them said: "You better don't go
down there, because we have instruc-
ttons from Mr. Whalen, the Commits
sioner, that if we. see you to go and
chase you Off the busses. There is a
detective on each bus, and if you want
In boon l. I.
away from there"
GA police detective? A.--Ycs, sir.
At the same time man in civilian
clothes approached me and said: "Are
you Mr.. Riedl 2" ! said, "Yes" He
said, well, I am an officer Of the
law and have instructions to tell
you to keep off the busses, so you bet
ter keep of" said, "All right, if you
say So" | went down 60 the Delaney
Street bridge and McCollum came up
to me. He said, "Mr. Hylan had Com
missioner Whalen put in charge of the
buses now and you better keep away
from them. There was lot of peo-
pie hanging around which didn't look
very encouraging for me to stay
around there.
O. What kind of people? A.-Eind
OF tough people. SO said to myself
tEStSL Esp ptlOie IL was TOO laGG. so /
went over to the Chambers Street sta
ton, ut the ferry over on Chambers
Street, and there were three buses,
and every one Of the drivers said: "You
better go away. There is lot Of
tough Guys hanging around looking for
your scalp. We have orders that we
nave got TO operate under Commits
S!oner Wnalcn and we have instructions
that you haven't got anything to say"
Chased OF Streets
Q.--You were chased off the streets :?
Yes, sir.
Because you refused to put up
$25, 900? A.-Tnat is what | was asked
to put up s25 900.
Q.-Then on September 26 the Board
ot Estimate gave as the excuse for for
feiting your franchise and rights that
you hed failed to commence operation
on any of the routes on or before Sep
teMbcr 20, 1919? A.Yes.
hied! testified that on Sunday O'Con-
nor appeared and demonstrated with
him, saying:
Things could have been worked
smoothly. Everything would be all
right, You shouldn't have gone up in
the air so fast"
Riedl said that he was out about
$1,000 or $4,000 on account of being de-
priTed OF his permit after making all
preparations to operate buses. Riedl
said that there was some one who over
heard the conversation between himself
and OsConnor in the cafe in Nassau
Street. but he did not know his name,
He gave Mr.. Shearn a description OF
him.
Insurance Man Tells OF Loss
William Wesley Huselton, an insur
ance broker, testified to issuing fifty
nine bus and automobile insurance
policies in the United States Casualty
Company, but he lost all but seventeen
OF them about the time that the firm
Of Sinnott g. Canty began to operate.
James Paul Sinnott, of the firm, is the
brother of Mayor Hylan's son-in-law
secretary. Huselton said that he dis
covered that the fact that he did not
vote had som ething to do with his loss
of insurance. Mr.. Shearn got consid-
cradle enlightenment from Huselton on
one point, when he asked about the
operation of the new state law govern
ing auto liability insurance. Mr.. Husel-
ton said that bus insurance existed
before the 1922 Legislature passed