New-York tribune., 1922-11-02
Well. that's tho way always done

business.
The witness then identified the
checks, which were marked in evidence.
Q.Did Arthur H. Murphy put anv
money into this bus business of Yours 7
A.-~No, sir.
Qr--What, then. is the basis Of the
estate of Arthur H. Murphy getting n
third of the profits of the business 7
Al don't know
"The commission will note" inter-
jected Mr.. Shearn. "that in as poor a
month as October, where the one-third
amounted to s470.95, the total profit for
the month, that being much under the
average, was S1,d12.S7, which for twelve
months would be $18,691 80, or approx
nately $4,000. In other words. In as
poor a month as that this concern
was making approximately 100 per cent
profit on Its investment of $4,000 out
of the 20-cant bus fare that ORIGINATED
with this five-cent administration"
The witness said he paid Charles
Griffin $3.50 for insurance. Griffin is
sthe SON Of Deputy License Commission
er Griffin.
At the close Of the srilling of Frank
cnberg, Mr.. Shearn said to Chairman
McAnery:
ut seems to ne it is your clear
duty, in view Of the testimony that
was given yesterday, and in view of the
documentary evidence that has been
introduced to-day, to turn the minutes
Of this testimony over Immediately to
District Attorney Ranton, with the rec
ommendation that this witness be pros
ecuted for perjury
THE commission has discussed that
during the colloquy here" said Chair
that action"
Then came the turn of Commissioner
Whalen, who started in rather belligA
erently by. saying he didn't ask any
quarter or favors from anybody. When
Mr. Shearn told him one of the first
things he was to do was to sign q
waiver Of immunity, the Commissioned
replied:
"You are not going to get any bunk
headlines out Of me-"
Asked by Mr.. Shearn where he lived,
Commissioners Whaletl said, "43 Fifth
Avenue" and wher he was asked when
ne moved up there he replied:
Why, that's none of your business,
but | moved UP there some time in
1913"
Says He Suspended Subordinates
He said he was supreme in his de-
partment, and that bus operation be-
gan in September. 1919. The Commits
sioner said that Frederick Richter is
bus director, and has been since the
busses started. He said that he sus-
pended Richter, Wyman and Donifroi,
employees, because he suspected irreg-
to the District Attorney. He said that
ne soon discovered that he had done a
great injustice to Richter, whom he
found to be blamcless. He did not take
Donifroi back, but he permitted him
afterward to operate o bus on the
Eighty-sixth Street line, the "cream"
line. When Mr.. Shearn asked the wit
ness if he was actively engaged in poll
tics, Mr.. Whalen retorted: $50 were you
before you went on the bench"
Never mind that" answered the
judge. II was engaged in decent poll
tics"
After testimony concerning Richter
and his trustworthiness Mr.. Shearn
asked the witness If he had heard the
evidence given by Frankenberg.
II was not at all interested in it
not at ALL" said the Commissioner.
Q.-You would NOS be interested at
all in testimony that showed that the
under sheriff of the Bronx and Tam
many district leader had come down
and got a bus permit from you and
gotten it in the name of this Mr..
Frankenberg, and that he, Mr.. O'Neill
and the Arthur H. Murphy estate were
dividing up the profits Of the bust
ness? Al am not at all interested
in testimony Of political propaganda.
Q.-But the checks are here in evil
dence? A.--Not at all interested so
long as they render service to the
people.
Talking About Company
Q.--Who rendered service-O'Neill
and the Murphy estate? Al don't
know thing about that. am talking
about the company that got the permit.
Q.-That does not interest you at
all? A.--Not bit; not the slightest.
Q.-That there is permit up there
in the name Of dummy? A.-Not tho
slightest.
Q.-That Tammany district leader
and the estate Of political leader in
the Bronx were sharing in the profits
Of this business, the permit for which
they had obtained from you? Al am