New-York tribune., 1922-06-02

II he would aid them 20 the best OF
his ability in making a thorough inves-
sigstion Of the matter Andrews prom
ised ION my cath and honor as a gentle
nsl' that he would. he said he would
try TO End Gum. He did not know. he
said. the whereabouts Of DR. der
Gum is said 10 be connected with vii
liam II Mckenna 4 Co. brokers. of rs
Broadway. Mr.. Hays tried 20 get An
drews 20 name the paper 10 which he
alluded IN the testimony last week. An
drews replied that he didn't know.
Questioned BY Mr.. Hays regarding
his employment By DER. Andrews in
sisted that he telegraphed his resig-
nation 20 der on June 2s. 1921. and
that the $500 weekly salary credited
20 MIN on the der company books
after that time he had never received.
Dicr. he testified did not want 10 re-
lease him and he though; il probable
that the resignation may never have
been accepted by DER.
Mr. Hays brough, out that Andrews
had bought a scat on the Consolidated
Stock Exchange after he left the en-
ploY of the Dier company. for which
the witness said he paid $4,000. Mr.
Hays then showed him a check made
out against the der company for
$4,000 and asked him II he had not
bought his seat with this money. An
drows replied in the negative.
TAe~ fr Hays sought 70 earn If
DER had not used Andrews ticker
.n.o Ae (Andrewsl had his own ofice
in close proximity 20 that Of DER. an
Office which he had rented from Dier
and kept for only month. Andrews
consistently denied that he had so
aided DER when the latter was not en-.
titled 20 a ticker service. He brought
smile 70 the faces Of those in the
referees Office when he said the orly
ticker he knew der 20 have AZ that
tine was a buzzer on the wall. A
buzzer. the witness said. sometimes
proved a good substitute for ticker.
After obtaining e promise from An
drews that he would stand good for
any amount Of money his son. Bernard
Andrews. or his son-in-law, August
Stroh. both former employees Of Dier.
had caused the firm 20 lose. Mr. Hays
handed Andrews a written statement
20 sign. Andrews declined 10 sign the
statement without a consultation with
his attorney. Martin Conboy.
The efforts Of District Attorney
Banton TO got possession OF the Dier
company's books, In order TO use them
as evidence IN criminal proceedings.
we're successful yesterday after Mr..
Enrich called AZ me office Of the Dis
triet Attorney without the books and
in company with Assistant District At
torncy Schreiber took the matter up
with Federal Judge Julian W. Mack.
Judge Mack. after hearing Mr.. En-
rich, Saul s. Myers. one OF Mr.. En-
rioh's counsel, and Mr. Schreiber, or
dered on the Joint motion Of Mr.
Ehrich's attorneys that Enrich should
continue In possession OF the books,
but that upon the said District At
tornoy supplying adequate facilities in
the Criminal Courts Building for the
said trustee and his accountant and
staff, the said trustee shall remove
said books. records and documents 20
the place provided for by the said
District Attorney"
Judge Msck's order also provides
that the trustee shall permit the pro-
duction OF the books, records and docu-
ments before the grand jury ''as and
when requested. and shall aid the Dis
trict Attorney in every way possible
without. however, surrendering pos
session or custody Of them. Such de-
livery Of the books is conditional upon
the District Attorneys use Of them not
interfering with the bankruptcy hear
ings. The order amounts 10 a compro-
mise between Mr. Banton's service OF
grand jury subpoena for the books and
Mr Ehrich's determination not 20 de-
liver up the books entirely while the
hearings are still in progress and while
he is responsible for them as trustee.
According 10 Mr.. Enrich there are
$50 books. about 10000 Cancelled checks,
about $4,000 letters and about 10000
records OF the der
IL is said there are seven
teen accountants az work on the books.