New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Murphy Man
Got at Bus
Concession,
teea,iaaaa ssea, rssa. ansl

&. bgs Ne. he bought the has. i
s.s. 4, the hGs for him,
~ PoY hjni2 Under His aa,,,e.
5 Hut net for him. A. E.iteraliy
Ms his
Admits He May Have Got Ii
n..-S1u the lace. of the apers he
~ ssrporary claiaa ts III. after
4 s.., have paid Tor it, nuI you do not
ssNnd. do you, that thai is going
3 Sa gcur bus A.-No, may give
;sswaS. II may burn up before Il is
4sa for.
4 naid for, ii will fall to you, won't
q A-Unless give it to somebody.
ifter stating that be went obout
.sss;ag ; busses ''in the regular way
RI shearn asked him to give tho de-
ss;ix' I'll Mccarthy said the late Arthur
q 4 xurphy, Tammas.y leader of the
D,,nx. introduced him to Thomas Il.
I,vnch ii July, 1921.
The witness said that after he had
ahfasned information about improved
snsses. such as he thought weuld do
~ wafk in Eighty sixth Street he
salled on Commissioner Wha!enA and
talked With hlifi.
g--foE we're s8,iHk auoub thtS ln-
..rsst;ng talk you had with Commits
asasss Whslen7 a.. Yes, sir: and
.vSss the bus arrived invited him to
.ss,s s,s' and see it, and he was very much
tsten with il. and he immediately put
Il on the streets to work, and ! pre-
.7n,e Il has been there since. Mr..
Ii buses that you talked to me about
are aicng.
How He Got Permits
o.-What was the regular way in
which you went about getting the per-
III for Higgins? You have described
lac you got the permit for Lynch. A.
s-Yss, sir. On the Higgins bus | sim
Wy esiled him on the. telephone and
iod him ! knew q man that had an
a.her bus of the kind he liked and was
% efficient on the road
Q--You Just called Commissioner
ghslen on the telephone q A.Yes, sir.
e.--So when it came down to getting
permit for Higgins you just called
,hs Commissioner up on the telephone
Ayes, sir.
Q.-You did not go to them second
Tine A.--No, sir; only the first time.
an ow, when did you buy this bus
fsY George Allen? A.-The same day
o~What was the price of that--the
s.sss as the other? A--Yes, sir.
n.-And you made approximately
bs sane cash payment? A,--Exactly
lie sane.
Q.-And then you delivered to the
,r,ernationaI people the twelve notes
sirped by Allen? A.---Yes, sir.
Q-When that bus is paid for, if it
does not, burn up and if you don't give
/. away, first, it will belong to you,
Won't It? Alt might.
Q.--How did you get the permit for
Afen? A.-The same transaction,
he same day.
Ooh, you got another permit the
sime day? A.-Yes.
Ready TO Get More
Q.-Just called Whalen up on the
hlephone and got two permits? A
Yes, sir If you folks leave them on
thf street, will try to get some more
ior my poor friends.
a.-In reference to Fred Mcdonald
when he got a permit, did you have
ssyshing to do with that? A.-The
Nns, thing.
A-Did you buy the buS Tor McDoN-
ha to-? A.-No, Mcdonald bought a
2That was handled in the same
uy2 A.-Tke same way.
Q.--McDonald, an employee of yours,
kgned the notes, you put up the cash,
aad when the bus is fully paid for, if
Il does not burn up in the mean time
gr if you don't give it away it will
eelong to you? Ais there any crime
y this, Judge?
Q.--That is for my friend across the
way, Mr.. Banton, but l am not assert
ing any crime. Al did not know it
was crime to help your poor friends.
How did YOU get the permit for
a!eDonald? A.-The same way. These
busses are the greatest things; you
ought to take a ride in them. They
are beautiful. Why, all the people wait
Tor these busses; they wait for the
others TO pass to get in them.
Ql believe in all of it except the
Potter politics of it, Mr.. Mccarthy.
A--Well, you know something about
politics.
ee-Did you also buy the two buses