Evening star., 1932-08-16
NAME Of ACTRESS
LINKED IN HEARING
Walker Declines to Discuss
Hint That Betty Compton
Is Involved.
Continued From First Page.)

BLOCK JOINT account IN JuIle, 1SZ'.
Walker explained how he received
money from the Block account and
said he did not receive the checks, but
the cash.
THE brokers would draw the money
out of their bank and send it up to
me with the check. I'd receive the
cash and indorse the check, which
would be, in effect, a receipt"
Handled by Brokers.
The transactions we're handled by
Sailing w. Baruch & Co. brokers, VINO
had charge of the Block-Walker ac-
count. mpo
ruch & Co. would advance S2o'uOo W
YOU in cash from their own funds ana
take the check as receipt that they
could use to reimburse themselves later.
Is that right?"
IT could have happened that way"
Walker replied. .
Seaburv offered in evidence two
obocks made out in June, 1871, lor
SOS 900 each by the brokers ana IN
dorsed by Walker. -,
"As soon as 1 signed the cheek,
Walker said, 1T went Immediately PACK
to Baruch & Co
one of the $4,000 checks was oaIeo
June 16, 1927, but was not casheo uii'n
June %. ,,.;,
1If the check was not cashed until
lime %, I did not receive the money
until then" Walker said.
Knows Nothing of Checks.
"I never gave those two payments OF
s25,0OO each to Russell T. SHERWOOD
for deposit anywhere" Walker aooeo
emphatically. ...
4 was just going to ask you that
question, in another form, the Go'-
ernor said. A..
Sherwood deposited in his Hornolo~eI
&, Weeks account $4,000 on June H.
DO Won know ANYTHING about that?"
Il do not" Walker answered. But
this do know-if Baruch g. Co. did not
cash that SIS 900 check until June ~:
I did not have the S25,o00 on June II.
"That is only your supposition, isn't
it?" the Governor asked.
well they wouldn't be apt to leave
check of that size lying around from
,June II to June %, would they?"
Walker replied. THE whole thing Is
supposition. anyway"
.it appears that from time to time
sums were paid to your sister by you
through Sherwood. Did you know now
he transmitted the money!"
A. Apparently by check.
The Governor observed the checks for
the mayors sister MRS. Nan Walker
Burke of Far Rockaway, N. " were
drawn on SherWoods account in the
Central Hanover Bank. Walker said he
gave Sherwood cash to cover the check.
Seabury. in reply to a question from
the Governor, said there was no evil
dence that Sherwood had deposited cash
equivalent to the checks.
'I beg your pardon!'' shouted Curtin,
sthere is and I have seen it"
Under date January 2, 1929" Curtin
said you'll find a deposit of $500 in
Sherwood's account, and January
you'll find a withdrawal Of the same
amount"
Gives Family" Reason.
THE reason why the matter was
handled through Sherwood" Walker
said, was a family one. I limited at it
in the hearing"
AS a witness before the committee,
Walker made a remark to the effect
that "any married man knows" difficult
ties sometimes arise if he helps his own
people too much.
Curtin said the Sherwood bank ac-
count showed another deposit of S2,40O
lin bills, mark that well"-under date
of January IL. At the same time, he
said, s75 check was deposited.
Now you'll notice" he added, under
date of January IT, a withdrawal Of
$500. On March another $500 and
on April 4. $500 more. That makes
s2,4o0
Now you'll find on May "a another
deposit-in bills-of $500. On May 20
there was a withdrawal of $780,
IT think that is a complete answer
to your question: Is there anything to
show deposits in the Sherwood account
conforming to the checks drawn in
favor of the mayors sister?'"
IT ask" the Governor said, "for a
period from August 90, 1929, to Feb
ruary, 1881, and want to pursue that"
Reads Details of Account.
March /, $780," Curtin said, shows
a deposit of ST. 900 in bills. On March
6, five days later, there was a with
drawal of $500.
"On March %, ST, 90 more-in bills
was deposited I offer this deposit slip,
with the others, in evidence. On
March 81, there was another with
drawal of $500 On December %, 1881,
there was another deposit of $4,000 in
bills. accompanied by S72 check
Curtin said deposits and Withdrawals
between March and December, 1880,
substantially balanced. Deposits over
that period were about $4,000, he said.
will YOU tell us how many $500
Withdrawals there were?" Martin
Conboy asked.
Curtin replied with a request that
Investigation of the particular matter
go back to the beginning" and de-
manded the private records OF the
Hofstadter Committee.
What do you mean by private rec
ords?" Roosevelt asked.
L near the testimony, evidence and
accountants work sheets used by Judge
Seabury at the private hearings" Cur
tin replied.
"I'll have Judge Seabury explain how
he reached his conclusions" the Gov
ernor said.
Wants to See Records.
st don't want explanations I want
records" Curtin shouted I'D like tc
subpoena the records and pay the ex-
pense of the subpoena myself.
Walker remarked the evidence appar-
emily had become the private property
of Mr.. Seabury and his assistants
Explain exactly what you want tc
that gentleman" the Governor said, in
dicating the stenographer
Il want the testimony taken in the
private hearings-that's clear" Curtlr
replied. Il also want the work sheets
of the accounts on that account
think that's definite"
The accounts of Sherwood" the
governor said, ARE already in evidence
You have the opportunity to examine
those accounts and explain to mt
whether deposits in any Of those ac
counts conform with payments to Mrs
Burke"
Curtin, explaining the accounts were
long involved, again demanded the Sea
bury work sheets as "a short cut.
II thought these gentlemen. whC
have been on the State payroll 10
months would be able to tell us quick
W, C1,rtjp said