Evening star., 1932-08-27
WOMAN GIVES SHERWOOD DATA
Miss Day, Office Secretary, Tells OF
Checks Received

hitherto unrecorded account Of Russell
IT. Sherwood, missing figure in the case
of Mayor James j. Walker OF New York,
was recited to Gov. Roosevelt yesterday
by the Young woman who took over
Sherwood's work after his disappear
ance.
The young woman, Miss Mildred Day,
Office secretary for the law tlrm OF
which Walker was once member, was
put on the stand asa defense witness
in the Governors hearing OF demands
for the removal of Mayor Walker me
bulk of her testimony, however, was
drawn from her by the cross-eXa nina
ton of Samuel Seabury, chief of those
calling for the custer of the mayor.
When her low-voiced testimony was
finished she had told Gov. Roosevelt
that she had received checks sent 10
Sherwood after his disappearance year
ago and totaling about $4,000; she had
deposited the money in her personal
account and her safety deposit box for
safe keeping, knowing he (Sherwood)
would ratify anything I did for him.
The last time he visited his once, IN
August. 1881, she urged him to take
q vacation because he looked SO nllseF-
able" and "he said he might
The Sherwood matter threaded through
q large share of the days proceedings.
Trancis J. MacIntyre member OF the
law frm employing Sherwood, pictured
IRE accountant as student type oI
--er": said that he was paid 5'UOV
retainer yearly by the firm. ana tnat
Re rad had no communication WIN
Srsrvrod since the latter came INTO MS
orce the latter part Of July, 1881;
Pouce Commissioner Edward Null
-,o-ey ~ New York testified that Mayor
vraIra- had requested the Police De,
-a---~art 10 aid in locating SHERWOOD
sFr.- The accountant had disappeared
ard ignored a subpoena to appear us
fore the Hofstadter legislative lnVssVi-
eating Committee. Tne CoHLnl.see
summoned Sherwood to tel OF 'ne ue
-a5Is Of 3 ioint bank account NAM
tsinss nv Sherwood and Mayor Walker.
ssaburv sought to read into the rec
n-5s newspaper headlines concerning
Shervood's appearance in Mexico City
y, October. 1881. John j. Curtin cll4eI
nf walkers counsel, protested.
GOV Roosevelt halted the wrangnng
With: o,,r cor-
science at all as counsel, Will put IL
this wav: That I am putting tnese
Gheadlines) into the record mysen IN
order to refresh my own recoliectlon oI
the great public notoriety IN regard 70
fhis whole case at the time 10 which
these articles refer as an alo 70 my
public recollection ~
A Walker witness today cnauengeu
testimony given previously 10 tne les.s.
lative investigating commitIee py yyo1tar Uar
OF walkers cabinet members, wafer
r Herrick, park commissioner. Inc
witness was Edward L. Stanton, former
secretary of the mayor.
Stock Purchase for Mayor.
Herrick, in his appearance before tne
Hofstadter Committee, testlfled ne mao
purchased-he assumed LOT ttIe
r1ayor-300 shares OF Interstate 1fust
Co stock. The money for TINS Trans
action. Herrick said, came from tne
Citv Hall" The stock later appeared
a. Collateral put up by an of1cer OF the
EQUITABLE Coach Co. to cover loan 1or
the financing of campaign TO get
city bus franchise.
Herrick told the committee ne oealt
with Stanton in several telephone con-
versations Stanton denied TINS IN ms
testimony before the Governor TO-DAY.
II don't think" Stanton said, MI.
Herrick knew where the money came
from" A.,
The Governor and his counsel, Mar
tin Conboy, pressed Stanton Tor an eH-
PLANTATION Of Herricks testimony, the
Governor saying he was "mystlneo ny
this whole business"
II have" Stanton replied, no ex-
planation except that Mr.. Herrlck as
sumed something. 1 take 1t my recol-
lection is as good as Mr.. Herrcks.
Through the testimony of State sen,
ator Samuel H. Hofstaduer, youthful!
Republican chief Of the legislative IN,
vestigating committee, Curtin managed
q to get one single sentence OF testimony
for which he had been striving to the
Governors ears. Hofstadter was put on
the stand today, the only Republican
leader TO give evidence at the nearing
to date.
Has the committee" Curtin asked
with a glance at Seabury, ever tlled
any charges against the Mayor:
The committee has filed no charges,
Eofstadter answered.
Did Judge Seabury ASK" Curtin
started to say.
Wait minute! Wait minute" m
teriected the Governor. What Is the
relevancy of that?" and he directed
Curtin to withdraw his question.
Mr.. Roosevelt refused two days age
to allow Curtin to show what he con-
tended was the political inspiration BE-
hind the effort to oust the mayor. Cur
tin sought to put half dozen promi-
nent Republican leaders on the stano
TO question them along this line.
The hearing was adjourned until
Monday night after Curtin had an,
nounced he had run out Of witnesses v
You might call for volunteers" the
Governor observed.
Sherwood Clients Recalled
While Miss Day was on the stand she
recalled Beatrice Lille the acress. anc
Mike McTigue and Johnny Dundee, pro-
fessional pugilists. were among Sher-
woods clients. He had several broker
age Arms, too she said.
Curtin asked if he could have Mis-!
Days private testimony before tht
Hofstadter Committee. but was refused
What are you trying to do? I'm
peach your own witness?' the Governor
demanded.
: After testifying she deposited check
for Sherwood in her own account, Cur
tin asked if she had read about NM
being imposed on Sherwood.
II heard about it afterward, she SAID
and AIDED the sheriff had never asket
her for any of the money.
Seabury handed her check oool
which he described as Mayor Wal
ker's."
II never saw it before" the mayo
interrupted. Miss Day said there wa
no other writing on it other than Sher
woods.
:. When Seabury read list Of name
from the stubs, including that OF Sen
ator John A. Hastings, the mayor sal
,angrily:
= Il insist the Judge should not be per
mitted to make that statement 10
newspaper publicity unless he can sub
init proof Hastings went down t
Madison Square Garden and bough
tickets for a fight. 1 advanced tn
money for a lot of people. They pal
Hastings and he paid me-"
Seabury referred to stub shown