New Britain herald., 1930-08-09
U. s. District Attorney, Re ] publican, Relentless in Investigation of Demo- cratic Organizations Methods.

New York, Aug. 2 (UP)-Tam- many Hall, beset with more charges of official corruption among it's ap- pointees or friends than at any time since the days of. Boss" Tweed, was viewed by some political experts to- day as trying to clean house for the November elections.
 Even Mayor James J. Walker, or dinarily gay, bantering and non chalant, is regarded as worried about the state of affairs in Tammany Hall, which put him in office. Of late, he has forsworn his witty speeches and care-free- vacation trips to stay on the job and lecture the heads of city departments on the ne cessity of conducting an honest ad- ministration. As late as Wednesday it became the mayors duty 10 sus- pend his boyhood playmate and loyal comrade in Tammany. Martin J. Healy, from the position of first deputy commissioner Of the depart ment of plants and structures be- cause Healy was under a cloud in an alleged sale Of an office.
 But the man who is assuming the largest role in the present difficult ties confronting Tammany, is not member of the organization nor even a member of the democratic party. the political faith to which Tammany adheres. Instead. he is the republican United States district at torney, Charles H. Futile, who has been vigorous in the prosecution of such Tammany officials as were charged with violation of federal laws.
 Motive Questioned
 Tuttfle's zeal has been Variouly Interpreted. His friends and repub- lican supporters contend his action is the natural result of his conscien- tious performance of his duties. His political opponents contend, how ever, that the federal attorney IS at tempting to amass a record that will win for him the republican nomina- ton for governor.
 Estimates of what official corrup- ton in New York in the last three years has cost the taxpayers range from s5,000,00O to $15,O00,000. Not all of the men who have been cons victed, however, were Tammany members.
 Whatever may be Tuttle's motives, this is what he has done this year:
 1. Obtained the conviction of County Judge W. Bernard Nause on a charge of mail fraud in connec- ton with the Colum bia Finance Cor poration which failed for $40O,00o. Nause, sentenced to six years in the penitentiary, has appealed.
 ?. Placed on trial William r. Doyle, former veterinary, on charge of perjuring himself in con- rection with income tax returns. Doyle is on trial in federal court, and it IS Tuttle's contention that he, took money for obtaining special permits from the board of standards and appeals.
 3. Placed before a federal grand jury evidence which he contends proves that City Magistrate George Ewald purchased his office for $12.- d federal grand jury in connection with the sale of stock Of cotter Butte Mines, Inc. for which Futile contends shares were sold illegally.
 Healcy Suspended
 4 Brought forth charges that Eealy, a prominent Tammany lead CT, was implicated in Ewald's aIleg- ed purchase of the magistrate post. That action resulted in the suspen- sion of Healy by Mayor Walker.
 ,. Brought before the fed gal grand jury Thomas W. Tommaney. chief clerk in the county sheriff's of flee, to testify in the Ewald case. Tommaney declined to answer ques- tions on advice of counsel.
 Thursday, Tuttle's relentless in vestigations resulted in action by the Tammany- elected district attorney, Thomas Grain. The latter announced he had subpoenaed Tommaney, Healy, Ewald and Mrs. Ewald in an attempt to learn more about the charges against Ewald.
 Meanwhile, Commissioner Charles H. Hand, Tammany appointee to the department of street cleaning, an nounced the dismissal of two em- ployes in connection with the seizure of liquor on a city garbage scow. Walter Le Strange, assistant dump inspector, and William Gillis, pier traffic director, were the ones who lost their jobs as a result of Hands investigation.
 Mayor Issues Warning . So rapidly have charges and in vestigations followed one another, that Mayor Walker has issued a gen. eral warning to municipal depart ment heads, telling them 10 watch their employers closely and halt any graft on pain of dismissal.
 Tuttle's technique in the Nause case was to go to income tax returns as basis of his investigation. from that he worked into other phases of Nause's financial affairs until he brought forth the evidence on the Columbia Finance Corporation that resulted in the former judges con- viction.
 Futile; a tall, spare, sandy-haired man, has earned the reputation of being a relentless prosecutor, Out side of his office he is mild-man- nered. He is a member of numerous religious and educational institu- tons and for a time was superin- tendent of the St. Luke's Episcopal Sunday school. He has been a zeal ous worker for republican candi- dates in New York state and nomi- mated Albert Ottinger. republican nominee for governor in 1928 He