The New York herald., 1922-10-27
INSPECTOR HENRY'S
WIFE HAD CITY BUS
TO TIDE OVER TRIAL
Police Official Says Car Was
Run Only While He Was
Suspended.
SHOWS SOFT BERTH
Shearn Sees i'm 1t What's
Done for Political
FavOrites.'
LYNCH DENIES CASH AID
Grein Admits $1,000 Split on
Insurance With SinnOtt
Firm.
LYNCH DENIES CASH AID

Deputy Inspector Dominick P. Henry
Of the Police Department testified yes
terday before the Transit Commission
that for period of eight or nine
months while he had been under sus-
pension and drawing no salary from
the Police Department, his wife. Mary
c. Henry, had bought bus which was
run in the city's Eighty-sixth street
line under a permit granted in her
name. She had borrowed the pur-
chase money from a cousin.
After Inspector Henry was rein
stated on the force with full pay, he
testified, the car was sold The car
had been operated only as means OF
tiding him over his period of unem-
ployment. Clarence J. Shearn, con-
Quoting the bus inquiry. said:
81 merely wanted to oring this out to
show how thceo lines are being used
as soft berths available for police in
spectors who are indicted and under
suspension and for political favorites"
Thomas +. Lynch. supervisor and col
lector for the six buses operating on
the Eighty-sixth street line which Mr.
Shearn has dubbed "the Mccarthy
buses and "the Lynch buses" was
the first witness.
The Bus Expert"
John \. Mccarthy. intimate NJ Charlie.
f. Murphy and "discoverer'' OF Mayor
Hylan. when testifying on Wednesday
had described Lynch as a bus expert.
Lynch. describing his experience prior
to the bus enterprise, said he had been
! collector for brewery. had collected
rentals for a relative, and prior TO that
ana until Charles s. Whitman became
Governor ne was a special agent in the
State Excise Department. Afterward.
he said. he had studied the bus situa-
/. ton.
II have been trying TO make money
any which way" the witness said IL
bought and sold many things. !nclud-
ing automobiles" Mr.. Lynch said he
had no place Of business other than his
residence.
Where did you pursue your studies
OF the bus business ?' asked Mr.. Shearn
well. all over the city; Delaney
street. Madison street. Eighty-sixth
street"
you mean you went around and
watched the various routes?'
Yes SIR
"a blind Gamble
The witness said he met Mr. Me-
Carthy through the late Arthur Mur-
ply. Tammany leader OF The Bronx.
In July, 1921. he contracted for tho first
two Of the so-called Lynch buses. He
insisted that he signed the contracts
for this Sil 200 obligation without hav-
ing had any previous assurance that
he would be permitted TO operate them
over city route.
Mr. Mccarthy testified that he went
10 see Mr. Whalen about your sug-
gested the examiner
well. Il Mr. Mccarthy testified 10
that. that is his affair"
You have no recollection OF having
asked him 20 do so?'
NO. haven't"
"D.d Mr. Mccarthy become in any
way responsible for the payment By yoa
OF the sll. .2oo?'
As stated last night, Mr. Mccarthy
did not"
Mr.. shearn produced n stenographio
record of the quiz TO which Lynch had
been subjected Wednesday evening
after he had been found and served
with a subpoena. II appeared that when
asked the same question then he had
replied: "I am just after saying mat
l am not too clear about that
Don't you recoilect testifying to thao
last right" asked Mr.. Shearn.
Yes. believe did" Lynch said
smilinply that he had refreshed his
memory since then. however. with a
good nights sleep" and he would now
saw positivcly that Mr.. Mccarthy did
not lie admitted that he had gone to
see MIR Mccarthy yesterday morning
after his good nights sleep. but he had
not discussed the questions Mr.. Shearn
had asked him on the previous evening
You I'D not tank over tho testimony
that YOU gave here last nightG
Positively not"
$4,000 kept In the House.
Nobody supplied him with the $4,000
cash FOR first payments on the first two
buses. tho witness said. He had thu
money on hand.
When ne was asked IN what bank. hs
answered that just at that time, he
thought he had no bank account.
where did you keep the $4,000. un
al your house?'
"Why. | might have kept it under.
the mat IN the parlor. or behind Pic
ture. so far as that IS concerned. / had
II IN my possession IN my house. Wa
have an iron box
you kept Il IN the iron box?'
II did not say that | did. II is =
year ago now since that My memory
is hazy about some things"
"Rut YOU would remember such
thing. would you not. as having $4,000
/ IN the iron box In your house2"
II don't know as ! would. but ic
would be pretty bad n I got to be my
ago and did not have $4,000"
''Rut YOU arc quite sure nobody ado
vanced this money to you2'
Positively"
Lynch said the first two Of his buses
wtre delivered IN September. 1921 Hs
to,k out q permit Tor one in The name