The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-12
WALKER Wins
TILT TO DELAY
CUSTER ED|CT
Decision on Removal of
N. Y. Mayor May Wait
Till After Election.
COURTS TO STUDY CASE
Roosevelt Will Not Make
Ruling Public Until His
Rights Are Proved.
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press stan Correspondent

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. IL. - Decl-
sion on the question of removing
Mayor James J. Walker from Office
may not come until after the gen.
eral elections.
This possibility arose today when
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt an
nounced he would not render a de-
cision until the courts had been able
fully to pass on his right to try
Walker, and to pass judgment on
removal.
The Governor announced this de-
termination today after court Or
der had been granted earlier which
required him to show cause why he
should not be restrained from rem
dering a decision in the mayors
case.
The judicial processes involved
may carry to the states highest
court the question of the Governors
authority to sit as a court on
charges of unf1tness against Walk
er, arising from the Hofstadter city
investigation.
Walker Parties Questions
Conceivably this process may last
until after the general elections in
which Governor Roosevelt stands as
Democratic presidential nominee.
Flushed and nervous, Walker
today parted questions in a biting
cross-examination by Governor
Roosevelt, upon transactions involv-
ing the mayors friendship with
Misunderstanding promoters.
Deals involving part of the
$1,000,000 bank and brokerage de-
posts which Samuel Seabury, his
accuser, has declared the mayor has
failed to explain, were opened up
by the Governor, acting as judge
and jury on charges of seeking the
mayors removal from Office.
The mayor, subdued for the mo-
ment by an adverse ruling in which
the governor made it plain he will
accept the evidence offered at pre-
vious hearings by the HofStadter
legislative committee, was forced to
admit his friendship for State SEN
ator John A. Hastings, one of the
promoters of the Equitable Bus
Company.
Admits $4,000 Credit Letter
He also admitted receiving from
Hastings a $4,000 letter of credit,
on the eve of his sailing for Europe,
and on the day, according to the
records, that he signed a franchise
giving the equitable company the
right to operate on New York
streets.
The mayor Indignantly denied
that he attended "a celebration
party" on the night after the fran
chiSe was granted, and said that the
affair mereyl was "a costume party
Under the Governors prodding
Walker said he did not know that
Hastings was on the Equitable S
pay roll as long ago as 1925, and
that the first he knew the senator
had any connection as the So-caIled
political contact man" was when he
was advised by the New York news
papers.
Walker denied know that his
friend had a stock interest in the
company. but admitted that he had
discussed general bus operation
with Hastings.
Roosevelt Runs Show"
Several times, Walker appeared to
fare up in his replies, but the Gov
ernor throughout indicated that he
was running the show"
Angered a tcertain interruptions
by Walkers counsel, John j. Cur
tin, Roosevelt acidly addressed Cur
tin:
Let's have no more of this, i
was right and you were wrong II
we are to get anywhere, you had
better take up some of the questions
with Mr.. Fertig, my counsel"
After diSposing of the Equitable
affair, without any cross-examina-
ton from Seabury, the Governor
took up the matter of 300 shares
of stock in the Interstate Trust
Company. The stock, purchased for
Mayor Walkers account, later found
its way into the hands of Hastings
F. H. Fageol and j. Allan Smith, all
promoters or hackers OF the Equit-
able.
1t was indicated at the noon
recess that the hearings would not
be completed until some time Mon
day.
Hearings Next Week
The Governor has engagements
both Saturday and Sunday. and
planned to go to Hyde park tonight
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