Evening star., 1932-08-16
NAME Of ACTRESS
LINKED IN MYSTERY
GIFTS OF WALKER
"Who Do You Suppose 1t ls?"
Mayor Asks, Discussing
Betty Compton.
DECLINES TO GIVE NAME
OF "UNKNOWN PERSON"
Gov. Roosevelt Again Seeks to Un-
tangle New Yorker's Pri-
vate Accounts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, August 16. The
name OF Betty Compton, the actress,
was unoff1cially linked with the ''un-
known person" of the Walker investiga-
ton today when Mayor Walker, an
swering reporters inquiries II 1t were
Miss Compton, replied:
Who do you suppse it vase
You told some reporters during the
noon recess that the unknown person
was Betty Compton, did you not?" the
mayor was asked by reporter.
II was asked" the mayor replied. If
It were not Miss Betty Compton, and
I answered, Who do you suppose 1t
WASP"
Restrained from Telling.
The mayor said he was restrained
from any further comment by the custer
hearing before Gov Roosevelt, which
has not recorded the identity OF the
unknown person"
Walker. himself, testified the mys-
terious individual, to whom Russell L.
Sherwood paid money, was woman
friend Until he revealed that much OF
the identity, the unknown person was
officially known only to Samuel Sea-
bury. chief counsel to the Hofstadter
Legislative Committee, and committee
members.
The Governor was close to making
public the womans name when, interro-
eating Walker about the transfer OF
BROOKLYN Manhattan Transit stock by
Sherwood, missing accountant, 10 the
unnamed person, he inquired:
''I ask you if you know the name OF
the person to whom the stock was trans
ferred."
Admits Knowing Name"
John j. Curtin, the mayors chief
lega! adviser, was on his feet voiclng an
objection. Roosevelt overruled him, and
Walker calmly answered: I've just read
1t on the back of the certificate"
do you know the person?" the Gov
ernor persisted.
Leaning forward in his chair and
with all his audience keyed to catch the
answer, the mayor said: Il know a per-
son by that name"
There is testimony that, from the
various Sherwood accounts. total OF
more than SAL 900 was transferred to
the same person who received the
$500 check from Sherwood's accounts"
Roosevelt reminded the mayor. do
you know anything about that?"
Walker replied, Il do not" and add
ed, II believe Sherwood's accounts Will
show transfers to other persons. May
I also add that I never even heard OF
some of the brokers mentioned as hav-
ing handled Sherwood's accounts"
Miss Compton was well known on
Broadway as an actress. She was at
one time married to Eddie Dowling
ector. Walker married them at the
City Hall
curtin fought to obtain the secret
evidence compiled by the Tammany in
vestigators, but his demand went un-
answered as the Governor moved quick
" to a scrutiny of the letters OF credit
that Sherwood obtained.
Curtin had particularly desired to
look over the Seabury accountants Work
sheets to find out how the Hofstadter
investigator reached his CONCLUSION tnat
Sherwood paid out large sums for the
mayor Roosevelt refused to ask 1or
the work sheets.
Seeks Clue to Tangle.
Throughout the morning session
Roosevelt sought to untangle the evl-
dence involving Walkers relations with
Sherwood, whom Seabury was never
able to question. Walker and Curtin
contended that Sherwood. an employe
of Walkers former law firm, as a
courtesy made out checks for wal
ker's relatives. Each time, however, the
mayor "AIAI SooAA, "s~
ker said.
Have you any record of the amounts
in cash you gave Sherwood" Roose-
welt asked Walker.
No replied the mayor, Il haven't
even kept my own check book"
The mayor likely will fight the rest
of his battle for exoneration without
his wife. Mrs. Walker. who attended
the first day of the hearing, became III
last Thursday night and collapsed while
attending mass yesterday.
The mayor, upon his arrivel at 10
am, said Mrs. Walker was better, but
his physician, DR.. William Schroeder
Sanitation Commission chairman,
would take her back to New York to-
day for post operation treatment. DR.
Schroeder performed an abdominal op-
Grafton on Mrs. Walker several weeks
age.
Gov. Roosevelt entered the chamber
at 10:07 am. and the hearing began
The Governor asked Walker If he knew
of any brokerage accounts Sherwood
had with HornbloWer & Weeks.
Il never knew he had them," Walker
replied.
Gov. Roosevelt next asked Walker
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