The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-17
SAY WALKERS AID
NOT REQUESTED IN
HUNT FOR SHERWOOD
Facts Brought Out At Roosevelt
Hearing BY Quizzing Sea-
bury Assistant

Executive Chamber, Albany, N. Y.
Aug. l7.-lF-Attempting to counter
act the charge In the custer proceed
tngs against Mayor James j. Walker
that the mayor made no effort to
bring the missing accountant, Russell
T. Sherwood. back for questioning,
John j. Curtin Wednesday brought
out that Walkers assistance was not
sought by the Hofstadter committee.
With Jacob Gould Schurman, Jr.,
on the stand, Curtin, Walkers legal
adviser, showed that when Sherwood
was located at Atlantic city and later
at Mexico City Walkers aid was not
solicited.
Schurman formerly was an assist
ant to Samuel Seabury, counsel to the
Hofstadter committee. He conducted
the investigation of Walkers financial
affairs.
Schurman, son Of a former ambas-
sador to Germany, testified Charles
Kerrigan, assistant to Mayor Walker,
told him the mayor did not expect
Sherwood would be found. The con-
versation with Kerrigan was before
a subpoena was issued last August and
while Walker was in Europe.
Kerrigan promised to assist the
committee In reaching Sherwood,
Schurman said.
Offers Police Records
Curtin introduced records to show
the New York police department ask
ed the Atlantic City police to check
on Sherwood's presence In the Hotel
Traymore there and that Schurman
asked the New York officers to make
no effort to serve the subpoena until
Sherwood returned to New York.
Walker, at Tuesdays hearing, said
Schurman had told Police Commis-
sioner Mulrooney to drop the search
for Russell T. Sherwood, accountant
who disappeared a year ago. He sug-
gested Governor Roosevelt call Null
rooney as witness to corroborate
this statement. Mulrooney was in
Albany Tuesday and was still here
Wednesday.
Roosevelt asked Walker. as the
hearing resumed, what steps Charles
F. Kerrigan, his assistant told him he
had taken about Sherwood on the
mayors arrival from Europe year
ago.
"Kerrigan told me of some CONVEX
sation he had had with the commit
tee," Walker said. II told him I
thought he shouldn't have done what
he did,"
Schurman then took the stand and
Roosevelt asked him If he had talked
to Kerrigan.
Tells of Conversation
Schurman said that on August Is,
1891, he had lunch with Kerrigan.
Prior to that we had issued q sub
poena for Mr.. Sherwood" Schurman
said.
Il told Mr.. Kerrigan we were eager
to get Sherwood. Mr.. Kerrigan said
Sherwood had told him Of an attempt
to serve papers on him.
"Kerrigan asked II we were going
to examine Sherwood while the may
or was abroad. Kerrigan promised to
produce Sherwood. Kerrigan said,
however, I know the mayor did not
expect you to find Sherwood"
From East Hampton that week.
end Judge Seabury and I asked Mr..
kerrigan II he had heard from Sher-
wood. A couple of days later Judge
Seabury informed Mr.. Kerrigan OH
the telephone he was going to turn
over to the police subpoena for
Cross-examined by Curtin, Schur-
nan said he prepared the material IN
the investigation Of the mayor.
Il wasn't interested in Mayor Walk
FRS personal affairs, Mr.. Curtin"
5churman replied sharply in protest
10 one Of Curtin's questions.