Evening star., 1932-08-16

~ another attempt to break the
of 122 hours.
responding to the Withdrawals in favor
of Mrs Burke.
Your request for the work sheets is
denied" he told Curtin. If you want
a little more time, I'll give 1t to you
I'll give you "a hours. You'll have to
sit up all night, perhaps, as l have
been doing on this case"
Roosevelt. reading from the RECORD
said something over $4,000 was SHOWN
to have been in the Central Hanover
Bank. He then asked regarding eX-
penditures by Mrs. Walker. The Gov
ernor said it had been charged there
would not have been enough money IN
the Central Hanover account unless de-
posits were made from other accounts
such as dividend accounts from trading
or,erations with Hornblower & Weeks.
Walker protested, pointing at sea
bury. that that was the testimony OF
his accountants, his conclusion, and not
borne out by fact"
I'm going to ask you to go through
all the Sherwood accounts IN the next
"a or 48 hours" Roosevelt told Walker
"and see if you can identify any money
that came from you"
"Whv should we be put to that bur-
den?" Curtain asked; why can't the
accountant be produced?"
Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvilller'
Democratic member of the Investigat-
ing Committee, started to speak. .
"Mr. Cuvillier," Roosevelt said
quickly. 'if I want you. I'll call you
Cuvillier dropped back into his chair
and folded his hands.
Have you any records of the amounts
in cash you gave Sherwood" Roosevelt
asked Walker.
NO replied the mayor, II haven't
even kept my ewn check book"
Refers to Unknown Person."
Referring to the Block account, it
appears that on February l to March l.
1929, there was drawn a check for
s7,5O0," said Roosevelt, referring to q
payment to the unknown person" Of
the Sherwood accounts. The Governor
then called Walker, Curtin and Sea-
bury to his desk for low-voiced con-
ference.
The Governor then observed the
evidence showed that in the Spring ot
1881 a letter of credit for $4,000 was
arranged and paid for by Sherwood in
favor of the same person to whom the
$500 check was paid and that 1t was
increased from time to time through
that Summer.
Mayor Walker said he knew nothing
about the letter of credit or the in
creases.
"I do know that Sherwood handled
income tax matters for the unnamed
person. the mayor added, "and an ex-
animation of her accounts would show
she had several bank accounts IN the
CITY,"
Afternoon Session Opens.
The afternoon session began with
Gov. Roosevelt asking:
Mayor, you testified this morning
you had no knowledge of the issu-
ance of the letter of credit by Sherwood
Was the payee a friend of yours?'
A. Yes, she was.
@. You know of any reason why
Sherwood should have arranged this
letter OF credit for her?
A. No. except that he handled other
matters for her; as it was brought out
Yesterday. he handled an investment
for another unnamed person figuring
in the testimony.
The Governor then turned to trans,
fer of Brooklyn Manhattan Transit
stock by Sherwood and said:
Il ask you If you know the name o.
the person to whom these stocks were
transferred"
Overrules Objection.
Curtin objected. There was delay
while Gov. Roosevelt made notes or
a pad in front of him. Then he over
ruled Curtins objection and the mayor
answered:
i've just read it on the back Of
the certificate"
do you know the persona" the Gov
ernor asked.
Il know a person by that name,
Walker answered.
He then said a letter from Max BlocE
had stated that, inadvertently, som'
B. M. T. stock had been transferred
from the account of Mrs. Paul Bloci
into the joint account.
Never" he said, have I purchased
or recommended the purchase of any z
M T. stock"
The Governor observed that the stool
certificates were Endorsed to the sam
person who received Sherwocds S7,5O
check.
That is correct" Walker answered.
@. There is testimony that, from tn
various Sherwood accounts, a total
more than s4l,000 was transferred Z
the same person who received the ST ,50
check. Do you know anything aoou'
that?
A. do not believe Sherwood's &C
counts will show transfers to other per
sons. Nav I also add that l have neve
even heard of some of the broker
mentioned as having handled SherWoo'
accounts.
Copies of Stock Admitted.
The Governor then observed tina
James T. Ellis, a Hofstadter Com
mittee accountant, had testified be
! fore the committee that Sl7,l52 ha
| been paid to Bayliss & Co, brokers, 10
| 300 shares of B. M. T. stock for tn
unknown person. delivered to he
and then returned to the account
which was in Sherwood's name.
There was a delay while counsel a
/ the Governors desk examined photo
static copies of stock certificates.
The account with Bayliss g. Co. wa
| one of eight which, accordlng 10 IN
evidence. Sherwood maintained.
The Governor finally admitted tn
copies as evidence. The discussio
over the documents lasted nearly hal
an hour.
| Mayor" the Governor said, 'yo
| have testified, think, there were fam
| lily reasons why the money to your sis
| ter was transferred through Sherwood
| Were there similar reasons why Sh
money for the upkeep of Mrs. Walker
boat was transferred through Sher
wood?"
The mayor replied Mrs. Walker her
self dealt with Sherwood on expense
| on the boat and her travelling expense
The Governor asked Walker If othe
members of his law firm had had joir
safety deposit boxes with Sherwood.
Walker replied he didn't know.
Took Joint Deposit Box.
"The joint box between Sherwood an