New-York tribune., 1922-06-30
Got
Loan From Man
Now Indicted
Admits Asking Weston for
$500 When Confronted
With Note He Had Sworn
That He Did Not Write
Explains Wife Penned 1t
AskedSirong's Impeachment
While Justice Was Getting
Evidence Agains, Friend

Assemblymnn Thomas A. MoNhinncy
who introduced the resolutions in ihe
Assembly. where he is member OF
the rules committee, seeking the i'm
pcaehmcnt Of Supreme Court Justice
selah B. Strong. admitted yesterday
before the jerks Legislative Committee
that he Rad obtained 4 loan oF 5000
from Andrew Weston. of the firm o.
Both & Weston. contractors. who have
built public highways and bridges IN
Nassau County for years.
Mr. Weston and his partner. John
Both. are nov under indictment on
& charge Of padding payrolis as the rc-
sol, q justice Sirong's efforts 70 clean
gr Nassau County. II vas while Justice
strong was gathering evidence arains;
Both and Weston that the impeaeh-
ment resolutions were introduced by
Asgcmblymaa McWhlnney.
Denied Lctt;r Once
Edgar Trrmaa Bracket, with the
letter asking FOR g .oaa IN his hand
asked Mr NcNh.nney;
When you were o. the stand two
weeks ago and ! ASKED you Did you
write 20 Both and Weston for 5000
you replied. didn't you, no, ! did
not
Il did" replied the Assemblyran.
"Dld you hy that intend 20 make tho
committee believe that you had no'
tried 20 borrow $500 from Both aad
Weston -
NO: I did not" replied the witness
80 L. r.so nssr4f a -
"Nhose handwriting is this.' asked
Mr Bracket.
M McWhinaey. after looking A. the
letter. replied that i' was his wife's
The letter, introduced IN evidence
read:
Dear Andrew: have written Fred
70 borrow 5000 fror you and deposit Il
% my account Will you kindly l-'
him have a.. as cannot get back be-
fore Sunday or Monday Very trrly
yours THOMAS i. M'WHINNEY."
The letter vas dated August %
1918. and was written from Albany on
the stationery of tho Hotel Ten Eyek
Did you talk 20 Ms. MeWhinnes
about this letter before u was writ
ten >" continued Mr.. Bracket. "No,
said Mr NcWhlrney.
Did you see :; before it was 'aat7'
Did you ask Ter 70 write IT."
Thinks lie Asked Her to Write
The witness, after hdgct.ag IN biz
chair n silence for 4 time. slowly re.
plicd: "I-fhink-I--did.
NJ Bracket waited ss he finished
Then Mr. McWhinney added: Il doni
think she'd write Il without my ask
ing" =.
"No. was sick IL bed VIXEN u wa
written"
who is the Fred mentioned in IA,
letter" "Mv son-.n-law. Fred Naekcy.'
Nr McWhinney explained that n
s-d Mr. Weston were friends q thirti
years standing, and that he repaid thu
loan.
Another witness produced b. ~
prosecutors was Miss Adcl-idc Tycs
nan. q FTceport, telephone operator al
the Hincola Court House. who testified
tna; Justice Strong ard Neil Narde'
water. counsel FOR me Nassau COUNTY
Assoc.s alton. subpoenaed her IN an ef
fort % learn l. she knew how his tele'
phone wiTcs yeFe being tapped.
Il told them severa. times that
knew nothing about H." said Mis-
Tydeman. but Judge Strong persisted
In saying: The fact remains tina
Justice Cropscy's messages over tn
telephone also become public prop
cTty.'
Mss Tvdenan insisted that she be
licvcd that Judge Strong suspected her
NO ore suspected you or yol
wouldn't have been called as wit
ness" said Mr. Bracket But u y
true. isn't II. that the charge vas mad
that Judge Cropsey's wires had bee;
tapped ?"
"Yes. tha, was the talk" admitted
Miss Tydeman.
Several lawyers who practice il
Nassau County also were called agalrs
Justice Strong. One lost q case be
cause he did not remain In court whe'
II was on the calendar; another sa!'
that justice Strong, believing tina. stu
another was trying 70 impose OF tn
court. had referred 70 him as "damne'
l.ttle skunk