New Britain herald., 1924-01-25
Has Been Trying Un- successfully To Locate Latter For Some Time Met King In Balti- more, Says Anti-Sa- loon League Official.
Testimony Given Against Will, Witness Claims. Search for King Made in Baltimore.

New York. Jan. 25.--Assistant Dis trict Attorney Pecora today continued his ross-eSamination Of William II. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, in an effort to learn more about the mysterious John T. King named by tho league head yesterday as the man who gave him more than ss0.000 because he liked him.
 Anderson, on trial on charge Of forgery, declared that he had received the last of the gift while taking iin- ner with King at the Waldorf-Astoria late in 1918 or early in 1914. He could not recall the exact datas At that time, Anderson said. his benMac- tor handed him an envelope which he opened after the dinner to find about s2.o00. one s1.o00 bill and tho re- mainder in hundred dollar bills,
 King, continued the league head. in froduced him to publicity man named Henry Mann who had offices in downtown New York. Anderson said he met Mann several times. Pe- cora then launched into a question Ing designed to diyulge the activities Of Mann.
 Anderson told supreme Court Jus tice Tompkins that he wanted 1t un- derstood that the testimony he was giving was given against his will.
 Anderson declared thnt he had been trying unsuocessfuly to locate Mann ever since the district attor- ney's office began Investigating the Anti-Saloon leagues affairs
 As Anderson walked up to the wit ness stand he paused 10 smile and speak to dozen white-collared dea- oonesses of the Methodist Episcopal church who occupied one Of the front benches in the spectators sec ton of the court room, which had it's usual crowd.
 Anderson asked If he had taken dinner with his benefactor in the room next to the Waldorf bar, de- clared that he was not familiar with those rooms.
 You don't know anything about bar rooms, do you3
 NO"
 The league head added that he had met King several times in Baltimore at the Hotel Rennert and the Hotel Caswell. he was not registered at either of the hotels and he didn't think that King was.
 Mann Got Money
 Anderson said that Mann had been given all of the s24,7o0 which came from King and was later charged to the league. Anderson said he had told the Rev. Dr. l.. r. Tucker of Syracuse and the Rev. pr. Fred J. Tower Of Rochester, how he had &C., ouired and expended the money.
 Twelve or thirteen letters had been written 10 him by Mann. Mir. Ander- son testified but he did not know where they were. He said that the reason he had not told Mir. Pecora about Mann when he questioned him l year ago was that he thought Mir | Pecora didn't have to know about | him"
 The league head said 1t was true | that in March, 1913. when he present | cd the claim of s24,7o0 to the league directors he had submitted an affi- dapit setting forth that he had acc ouired the money through the mort Iagiug of property and from three | life insurance policies.
 "Py a coincidence then that direc- tors meeting was the same at which your salary was raised to s10.000, | retroactive to 1gI4 when you were employed as the league superintend- ent?" Yes"
 He added that he submitted the contract he had made with o. Bert sail Phillips, fund collector. at the same meefing, but declared that he didn't agree as to any coincidence.
 "Datcs and Funds Mixe1" | Mir. Anderson declared that tlre req son he told the directors the money he loaned the league had been raised on mortgages and life insurance poll cies was that he had "got his dates mixed and funds were all mixed up" He admitted that he had made no attempt to correct some of the direc- tors when in 1921 they publicly praised him for his spirit Of self | sacrifice in raising money for the league by mortgaEing his home.
 "Did King give you the s25,00n for your personal use or for your Anti saloon league work" Justice Tompkins 2 asked. "Both". vas the reply. "In 1912 1 told Mir. King I would I probably go to New York to become ] ', Of the Anti-Saloon s eague. I told him the New York z league was in bad shape and that If { had money Of my own I'd be willing o run the risk Of a publicity cam laign and he said to me I'll make ,ou a little money for yourself l" . He added that tbe money was given | o him outright but with the under I aandiHg that he would use some of z l for publicity and take a chance Of 2 .ettiug it tacI. He declared thet he ln
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