Evening star., 1932-08-17
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

ALBANY. N. Y, August II (N.AN.
A.).-The fifth Gay of the proceedings
before Gov. Roosevelt FOR the removal
of Mayor Walker began with the air
still charged with the name of Russell
T. Sherwood who, on an annual salary
| of $4,000, banked almost $1,000,000 in
five years and then disappeared after
being subpoenaed by the Hofstadter
Committee.
The mayors accusers allege Sherwood
was Walkers financial agent. The
Governors parting order yesterday to
the mayor and his counsel was to look
over Sherwood's accounts and point to
! any monies or checks Walker can iden-
tify as coming from him. 1t is reported
the mayor has found this difficult to do.
It is claimed Sherwood had several ac-
counts and Walker declares he cannot
| tell what Sherwood did with cash given
| him or where he deposited it.
Another matter which should cause
lively action today is the prolific job
holding and the alleged fee-splitting OF
the mayors brother, DR.. Walker. 1t Is
claimed the mayor should have kept a
sharper eye on his brother, to the end
that he should not hold two Jobs at
once or divide fees with other city doc
tors. These charges are denied by the
entire family. -,
There is chance that more testt-
mony concerning the famous unknown
person." now identified by the mayor as
a woman, will be offered.
The Governor persistently tried dur
ing yesterdays stormy session to de-
termine the exact status of the missing
Sherwood and to learn why Walker
failed to get in touch with his friend,
the accountant, when his whereabouts
was known. At times the Governor
showed open dissatisfaction with the
mayors answers.
The Governor plainly indicated that
when the mayor returned from Europe,
| in 1881, he must have known Sherwood
was wanted as witness by the Ho1-
stadter Committee, and pointedly asked
| a number of times what the mayor had
done to aid the committee in its search.
Walker said he had inquired at the
law Office, meaning the Office of his
| old firm. where he contends Sherwood
was employed as an accountant ana TAX
expert; that he had caused inquiries
| to be made of Sherwoods relatives, and
suggested the committee could have
| found him, as it was known Sherwood
had been in Atlantic City. He also said
that, at the time he returned from
Europe. Sherwood had not disobeyed
any subpoena.
The Governor pointed out Sherwood
| had been in Chicago for a month after
| the mayors return and subpoena had
been issued for him on August IL. He
asked if it was not a matter OF public
! notoriety, from the time Of the mayor S
return, that Sherwood had skipped out
IT wouldn't say he had skipped out,
replied MI Walker. He went to be
married under circumstances that TOOK
| him to Mexico-after a divorce had
| been granted, he was married there"
| The mayor identified an UNNAMED
person" to whom it was established ne
| had given money as woman. IN an
| swering questions concerning shares OF
stock and a letter of credit hanoleo
| through Sherwood, he used the slgnln-
| cant words "she" and her" 1t Is true
| that this same knowledge has beer
! Broadway property for long time, bu'
no name was mentioned in the Hot'
| stadter hearing The Governor hai
| thus far refused to make her name
| public. though the mayor identihed mel
/ to newspaper men "off the record.
The Governor kept pressing the
mayor for some time regarding his ac'
tions as to the search for Sherwood
asking what he did when he foune
Sherwood was in Mexico, whether ht
had communicated with him. sent hin
any letters or kilograms, or got anybody
to telephone him The mayor said ht
had not; that he couldn't understand
why he should.
Isn't it a curious thing" demanded
the Governor. "for you, when mar
with whom you had safe deposit box
and who looked after your persona
affairs, disappears and the whole toWr
is looking for him and he turns up
not to communicate with him?
The mayors answer was that there
was no opportunity to communicate
with him, after he had been subpoenaec
and anyhow, he had no reason to be-
lieve Sherwood would disobey thai
summons Later, he had put the mat
ter in the hands of the police; had ad
vised that they employ private
agency; had made every effort to finc
Sherwood; and had police records
which he offered, to prove it. He alst
said Police Commissioner Mulrooney o
New York was in Albany, visiting {
policeman in a hospital, and might b.
summoned.
The Governor continued to f:Sc
home the point the mayor knew SAe-
wood was in Mexico, that he knew h
Walker had made no EFFORT to reacl
J him. Finally the mayor said:
The other is equally true. II hat
) communicated with him, If I told yo'
: now that had telephoned him, the in
: ference could be drawn that told hin
to disappear. So his disappearance va
without any connivance OF mine, with