The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14
HE TOOK the
S1O,0O0," SAYS
BERG ON STAND
Says Harvey Promised
Job to Rival Who Quit

Queens Borough Presi d n +
Harvey's campaign manager, Frank
Berg, told a few things himself, yes
terday, when testifying in his own
defense against the charge of at
tempted bribery his former en-
ployer is bringing against him. He
said Harvey accepted the $4,000
"bribe," tried to buy up evidence
against him with it, and told Berg
to blackjack" the sewer contractors
into making contributions to his
campaign, also that Harvey was a
member of the X. K. K.
, Harvey accuses Berg of bringing
him a $4,000 bill as the first in
stallment of 100000 bride from
the sewer contractors who operated
with the former Borough President
Connolly, now convicted for graft
ing.
Harvey implicated Albert Levine
as a witness in the bribery. Both
are on trial.
$4,000 To Buy Khan
Berg yesterday explained the $10,-
600 as a campaign contribution from
Angelo Paino, a sewer contractor,
and said that Harvey not only ac-
cepted it but told Berg to use it all
if necessary to buy back evidence
that Berg had joined the American
Krusaders, a camouflaged Ku Klux
Klan organization.
! Berg swears Harvey told him:
GAS alderman l was put over by
the Khan. But when l run for
mayor, there will be too many cath
olics, Jews and Negroes to make the
Khan of any value to me-"
Harvey wanted Berg to get hold
of or destroy his application for
membership in the K. X. K, said
Berg.
Blackjacking Sewermen
} Berg told of big contributions So
ilicited from the sewer ring by
Harvey, testifying:
"On October Is, in Libby's Res
taurant, Mr.. Paulson made out q
check for $500-made it out to me
and told me it was for George Har-
vey's campaign fund. Mr.. Paulson
had originally planned to give Mr..
Harvey $4,000, but only gave $500
81 took the $500 check to Mr..
Harvey and showed it to him. He
told M to deposit it in my bank,
which ! did.
"A few days after the CONVEX
sation on October Is, met Mr..
Harvey in his office. He told me
that We needed funds for Election
Day--that ! should go out and
blackjack the contractors. | saw
MIR. Paino. He gave me $4,000
bill as contribution to Mr.. Har-
vey's campaign fund"
what did you do with the
bill?" the attorney asked.
II went to Mr.. Harvey's home
on November 8, at 7:30 p. M.
told him that / had received a
$4,000 bill from NJ. Paino. Mr..
Harvey said: Good. Hold it for
Election Day; We may need it."
Berg told Of promising a rival
candidate for mayor, Police Captain
Patterson, that he would be taken
care Of" if he withdrew and gave
Harvey clear road. Then, accord
ing to Berg's testimony, Harvey told
the captain he would be made COM
missioner of public works, and the
captain withdrew. Berg said he
auarreled with Harvey because he
broke his promise to Patterson.
Another witness, Harry H. Kuhl
former head of the X. X. X. organ
zation in Queens, testified that he
knew Harvey as a Klansman and
saw him at several Khan meetings
FOR members only"
Would be Governor.
Berg told Of Harvey's political
ambitions as follows:
81 met him (Harvey) at the
New York state republican head
quarters in Manhattan. He told
me he wanted to be the governor
Of New York state. He claimed
that he had done great things for
The people of New York.
"He said he had done better
than the Boston police strike set
tIement by Mr.. Coolidge. told
him | thought he was going to be
the candidate for Borough Presi-
dent Of Queens, but he said he
would rather run for governor"