New-York tribune., 1922-11-02
Checks Prove
lammanyites
Split Bus Cash
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excitement all over the room. Mr.,
Shearn wac the first to sneak.
"Wiij the chairman have, order re-
stored?n he asked.
II will SIT down If the commission
will allaw me to take the stand itn-
mediately after this Witness" said Mr.
Whalen, now fully cooled Off.
Most cheeffuliy," sasd Mr.. Shearn
with a slight bow and with utmost
courtesy.
with graas pleasure. That was
my suggestion. said Chairman Nc
Aneny.
Whalen Not Interested In Bronx Case
During his testimony Commissioner
Whalen said thai Il was not of the
slightest interest 10 him that O'Neil
and the estate Of Murphy received
$47G.35 month each In profits derived
from btsses plying between the Bronx
and City Island with 2o-cent fare, on
Ii permit issued by himself
Resuming with the Cancelled checks
after Commissioner Wha,en had taken
3 seat with hts Office attaches, one of
whom WAS stcHcgrapher, Mr.. Shearn
read:
Check No. 262. New York. October
Is. The corner OF the check is torn
off; Columbia Bank, Bronx Branch.
Pay to the order of cash, s47095 In
figures, and then the writing Four hun
enberg. lndorsed, Thomas TX. O'Neil.
Stamped, Pay to the order Of the Chase
National Bank, October 90, through the
Bronx Borough Bank, ard stamped
Cleared and Paid"
Frankeuberg, who testified on Tues
day that he could not open his own
safe because he did not have the COM
bination, said yesterday that the treas
urer of the company, Mr.. Borchardt,
was able to Get into and get the books
and papers which the commission had
requisitioned.
The stock certificate book showed
that none Of the certificates had been
removed from the stock book or filled
out and stamped with revenue stamps,
and the record book showed that there
had been no fixed meetings, or meet
ings of any sort, following the organ
isation meeting, when Frankenberg was
made president, Borchardt treasurer,
and Mr.. Karsh secretary. the Total
receipts from the bus line from Septem
Der Is to October Ia were $S,SU3, OF
which Frankenberg himself received
S2,275 as commission, leaving a net
profit for the month, after deducting
expenses, of s1,412.s7.
Mr. Shearn's questions harked back to
the testimony Frankenberg gave ok
Tuesday.
Text of Questions and Answers
Qs--Do you remember my asking you
yesterday whether Thomas O'Neill was
interested in this company? A.-Yes,
sir.
Q.And you said that you did not
know? A.--Yes, sir.
Q--And my asking you whether these
two friends of yours, Eorchardt and
Karsch were not dummies Al can't
tell you that.
Q;-And'you said they were not Al
can't tell you anything of that kind; ]
have told you they were not.
Q.--You understand that you are un-
der oath, don't you? A-Yes, sir.
Q.-And you understand that if you
testify falsely you can be convicted of
perjury? A.--Yes, sir. q
Q.--Now, | want to give you every
chance here to tell the truth, with
you understanding that if you don't
you are going to be prosecuted. You
understand? Al wouldn't tell you
GIL ask you again whether it is not
the fact that you turn over a part Of
the proceeds of this bus business Of
yours to Thomas O,Neill? A.-Well,
1 have turned over checks to Thomas
O'Neili In behalf of Borchardt and the
other man.
Q.--Do you turn The checks over to
O'Neill with the understanding that he
is to turn the proceeds over to your
friends? :? Ave haven't any under
standing about that / simply walk
over to O'Neill's once and say, "There
you are. Here is the two checks"
Pays on Last Day Of Month
OFF they LKarsch and Borchardtl
come around three or four times a
week, why do you have to give the
checks to Tom O'Neill? A.--Because
that is the day when the month is up.
The day ] make up the checks / give
them to Thomas O'Neill if these boys
amt around.
Q.-Now, you understand the posi-
tion you are in. do you, il you are
testifying falsely7 A.--Yes, sir,
Q.~-Do you give checks to anybody
else for them besides to Thomas
O'Neill? A.--No, sir.
Q.-Then you still say that these
two men, Karsch and Borchardt, each
get third of the proceeds Of this
business? A.Yes, sir.
NQ.-When you make these checks
out. do you make them out to the order
of your friends, or to the order Of
O'Neill? At-Cash.
Q.--Why don't you make them out
to Karsch instead of to cash. A