New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
JUROR SAYS FALLON
 SLIPPED HIM SI,OOO
RendisS Openly Accuses Lawyer
 in Bribery Trial
HOT GROSS EXAMINATION
Defendant, Himself, ouirras state's Star Witness ans Gets Him to Ad- mi, rha. He N Connecticut Sta p.r,,,v .. u ad't. Dept,
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 New York, J,
 Rendiss. the juror whom William ] Fallon. the criminal lawyer. was al leged to have bribed In the trial o the purrell-Gregory stock swtndl, case In 1922. was called as a govern. ment witness today at the trial O, Fallon in federal court on a charg, Of bribery.
 Rendigs. who h under conviction for perjury as a juror In the F. M Fuller & Company bucket shop cas, in the state courts, Is tn e govern. ment's star witness in the trial o, F'allon.
 Tells of Phone Message.
 On examination by Assistant Unit ed States District Attorney Willard Rindgs said Fallon communicated with him on the day after the Dur rell-Gregory trial began.
 How did he communicate with you?" asked the prosecutor.
 By a telephone message to my house." answered the witness
 What did he say on that occa- sion?" continued Mir. Willard. !" Is this a private wire?' he asked and replied that it was. He then asked. Do you want to meet someone tonight to your financial benefit. and will you meet me at the Woodman- sten Inn at o'cloc?'"
 Accepted Invitation.
 Hendigs said he accepted the law yer's invitation and went to the inn. arriving about o'clock. Fallon came about half an hour later, the witness said.
 "Mr. Fallon walked up the stair way and beckoned for me to follow" Rendigs continued. When I ap- preached him he shook hands and then he said to me: Those Gregory boys are fine fellows: they are friends of mine, and I want you to do all you can for them."
 Fallon then slipped a s1,000 bill into his hand, the witness declared. He quoted Fallon as then saying:
 "There'll be more money in this case, and whatever I get I'll divide with you. I will get in touch with you rom time to time.
 Carried S1,OOO Bill.
 Rendigs said he then went home and that he carried the s1,O0o bill in his pocket until October 20, when he took it to his bank. He admitted he held the bill for two weeks be- cause he wanted to disguise it."
 Two weeks after receiving the $1.- 900 Rendigs said Fallon told him over the telephone that he (Rendigs) would not receive as much money as he had expected. Rendigs said he re- piled that he hoped he would get the rest of the money soon as he had a $2,0O0 note which would soon be due.
 On November 4. the witness testi- fled, he asked Fallon how the jury in the Durrell-Gregory case would vote, as. there were 30 defendants. Ren- digs said Fallon remarked:
 Interested Only in Gregary
 "All I am concerned about is the Gregory. Vote as you please on the others All I care about Is the Gre gory. There will be an individual vote on each defendant" The next day, Rendigs continued, Tallon told him to go to the knicker- booker grill where he would receive an envelope from Joseph L. Pani, the proprietor. Rendigs said he did as he was told and that the bookkeeper 1t the grill gave him the envelope, | which contained a s1,0o0 bill. He said he gave the cash back to Pani, | requesting the proprietors check for [. This check, Rendigs asserted, he deposited in time to meet the note.
 After a meeting at the Woodman- ;ten inn in the Bronx a few days later Rendigs said he saw no more of Fal- on during the remainder of the trial. Rendigs testified that the vote for acquittal of the Gregorys stood first to and later to 1.
 "How did you vote on the Greg ,rys?" assistant Federal Attorney Mil ard asked.
 Voted For Acquittal
 T voted for acquittal," the witness 'eplied. Rendigs admitted he urged the urors who favored the conviction of he Gregorys to vote for acquittal.
 Not long after Rendigs had been indicted for accepting the bribe, Rem ligs said he met Falon at the latter's equest. "He said I should not worry" the witness asserted, that everything would come out all right; that the ase would never even go to trial. Rendigs recounted the facts that he { lad been tried for perjury and found , ,uilty in the court of general sessions ,ere last May. His direct examination concluded t this point and Fallon. himself { lawyer. took the witness . yer for oss-examination.
 His first move was to ask the court Jerk to call the representatives of the istrict attorneys office. He said he ad subpoenaed them to produce ,endigs' confession. No one of Dis l jet Attorney Banton's staff was pres nt, and Fallon asked Federal Judge IcClintic to send United States ,arshall to Mir. Banton's office to ob-