Evening star., 1932-05-26
Mayor Says Probe Is Merely
Preliminary to Seeking His
Removal From Office by
Gov. Roosevelt.
TELLS OF "KINDNESSES"
BESTOWED UPON HIM
Committee Counsel Calls 0utburst
Cheap Political Stump Speech"
Bond Deal Linked to Taxi Rate
Bill Vetoed by New York City
Executive.
BY the Associated Press.

ny tne ASSOCIATED FreSS.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Angrily
charging that his examination
before the Hofstadter Legislative
Committee was a preliminary to
seeking his removal from office,
Mayor James J. Walker today
continued his recital of countless
kindnesseS" shown him as mayor
OF New York
Today's session began with
pleasantries and an exchange of
courtesies between Walker and
Samuel Seabury, chief counsel of
the committee which for IA
months has been delving into the
city's affairs.
But acrimony soon burst out and
the mayor gave way to the angriest
outburst yet witnessed in the chamber,
verbal implication
Somebody After My Life"
I'm here as witness" the mayor
exclaimed after saying that he recog-
rized the antagonistic attitude cf Sea-
bury, but it begins to look as though
SON ebody were after my life.
It is apparent to me that this is
just an examination before trial--that
it is preliminary to preferring charges
with the Governor asking for my re-
movar."
Sesburv became Just as angry as the
mayor and denounced the latter's state
ment as "a cheap political stump
sp1ech
During the discussion Assemblynan
IrViHg Steingut charged the committee
had spent all but s87, 900 of s750,o0O
appropriated to the committee.
"All of this money has been spent by
coun~el to remove this man from Office
and he can't do it," he shouted
That statement is unqualifiedly
false and the assemblyman knew it
was when he made it," Seabury said
Cites Block Account.
The session began with renewed ref
erence to Joint brokerage account the
mayor testified yesterday he had with
Paul Block. publisher. The mayor put
nothing into the account but he took
What do you think was the reason
for Mr.. Block opening the account?"
Seabury asked.
I would prefer you ask Mr.. Block, ="
the mayor replied.
Mayor Walker acknowledged that he
profited $4,000 by an investment made
for him with no expense to the mayor
by Esmond O'Brien, a man not pre-
viously mentioned in the investigation.
And he told of a dinner in Atlantic
City where he was told of pool in
Cosden Oil stock which it would cost
him nothing to enter, because the
stock had gone up" since the pool was
opened. Later he was informed the
pool had been closed and he was given
$4,000 in bonds
Resents Counsers Sheer.
The whole morning session was filled
with fireworks, Democratic members OF
the committee shouting that if Walker
should be removed he would be re-
elected by the greatest popular vote
ever known, and one minority member
shouting that Seabury had been ap-
pointed counsel of the committee by
the Republican State chairman before
the committee was formed.
The mayor himself seemed ever
ready to start an argument or join one
and at one point halted his testimony
to stare at the counsel table at which
he said some one was sneering at him.
You're very sensitive today" re-
marked Seabury
Arrives Before Time Set.
Today's session was slow getting
under way and by the time Seabury and
his staff arrived the court room was al
ready jammed.
The mayor took the stand three min
utes before the time he had been notl-
fed to appear.
Assemblyman Louis Cuvillier made a
motion to strike out all OF Walker S
testimony yesterday. Walker smiled as
Chairman Hofstadter denied the mo-
ton, with the comment:
II don't think that would even be
fsir to the witness"
Seabury went back to the joint broker
a. account with Paul Block, from
il. the mayor testified yesterday,
h -cceived more than S246,000 in less
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