The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-26
fingered By Sneers
 Of Lawyer Seabury
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 auiry into the approximately $2b0,. GOO profits which Walker nccuree from Q brokerage account openou by Paul Block, publisher, without Walker making any investment' Whom that phase Of the invcstlgh. ton is concluded he VIII start on m entirely new course or questioh' Ing.
 The committee counsel entered the room shortly before ] o'clock and left groat volumes of investi' gntion material on their bench. Senbury smiled on the audience and thcn conferred briefly with Jacob Gould sthurmnn, Jr, an as' slstnnt who iB credited with work' Ing up tho case against Walker' A fow minutes later Walker np. pcnred. AS he stepped jauntily through the clearing made Dy pos lice. thoro were mingled cheerB una boos, Ho wont immediately to the witness chair.
 "Im going to put t on tho rec. ord that you are ahead or time, Mr Mayor" Chairman Hofstadter TO. marked, smilingly.
 Tho mayor bowed graciously. . Assembiyman Louis A.. Cuvilller of Tammnny demanded that "hil testimony relative to the mayors private affairs of yoBterday, ana nil similar testimony heneoforth' bo stricken from the record.
 The testimony had developed that Walker, from tho profits Of tho brokerage account, had given his wife some money and also had giv.' on money to ( party whose names was not disclosed,
 rho mayor, dressed Boberly aB vest gterdny, but with q gray instead of blue shirt, chatted in q low tone with Assembiyman Hamilton Pot. tor while cuviliior argued and cited preccndents.
 When the brief argument was concluded, Senbury started inters rognting Walker about tho Block brOkorng0 account.
 Q---What was tho reason for Mir Blocks donatiOnf
 A---Ask Mir Block.
 Q--f intend to do B0. ,Dut 1 asked the question 70 that you might mako any statement you cared to.
 MT Block could give you tho best nngWor. But 1 will say that MT Block has for years mnnifogtod q generosity and friendghip for me, not only as to himself but aB to his entire family. lt was not m un. usual thing, Mir Blocks life ls characterized by his generosity to any number of his friends. l TO. gret that any publicity was given to his boneficcnee. H0 ig a modest man, 1 don't chnra etcri1e this as charity. but as evidence Of his mind
 Q--Then this was not unusual. | N--Weli, it was unusual for mo to be q beneficiary Of such Q
 Scabury then undertook to ques. ton Walker regarding how com. piotely tho mayor had compiled .wlth tho subpoena duceg teeum, under which he had been oom' manded to produce hil records, b0oka, papers and documents TO. lnting to his financial trannae etionb with seven persons, including J' Allan Smith. agent Tor the Equit' nblc Coach Co. and J. 4. Slsto ~ Co, through which Walker made a still unexplained $26, 900 profit
 The mayor insisted thero were no records of flnnncial dealings With Smith or BIst0 "beeause ! nevef had any financial transaeto'ns w''h them"
 rho mayor answered q question ns to the disappearance or hi! cancelled checks Bine0 April, lv3l by saying he hadn't seen q cheek book in years, but would onacavoF Co get desired rec0rds.
 If0 testified tO the personnel oi c taxicab survey commission ap- pointed by him to study tho tramc and street transportation, and hil testimony brought about tho frs' 0ptburst from tho crowd and the dem0eratIG minority,
 The mayor haH indicated his be' lief that much of tho Stostimony regarding his reasons for appoint. ing C taxienb commission cou!d not Do legally inquirc6 into. Al tho same timo, ho snid, Tor the record" ho was willing to testify.
 Now that stump speech wasn't necessary, MT Mayor" seabury res marked mildly.
 The mayor apparently. was an- gored and snld
 "I want it understood that pro- pose to cooperate with this eom- mittce, ] have n great respect for the legislature and for this com. mittce, but 1 expected to be treated with the average courtesy aceord' cd any citizen. Counsel Scabury has shown repeatedly that he is ans tagonistic to me. It looks as il somebody wants my lifc."
 "Yes," he continued, this lS an examination before trial. l know and the newspapers know Nnless they are farther wrong than usual that this Is just m examination before trial and that 1t is prelim- mary to preferring charges against me to the governor of this state.
 "That is n stump speech and 1t is all untrue" Seabury declared. The democrats leaped to their feet
 Tt is true, you just want his job" Senator John J. McNaboe yelled.
 If he is ever removed from off flee, the people of New York will reelcct him by the greatest major fly he ever had" shouted Senator John J. Dunnigan.
 But I don't want to get 1t that | way" the mayor interjected.
 "The people of this state have already been mulcted of $75o.000.' Dunnigan continued, waving his hands, "and I'd like to know what they're getting out of 1t. I propose | that counsel get on with the work of Investigating the affairs of the | city of New York and not this wit l ness's personal affairs"
 Appropriation for the commit. tees work have appointed to Il t750, ,000.l.
 After the brief exchange of wig | n~~... vor.a rfoa caa hitrv aUntU