Evening star., 1932-08-18
RULING ON WALKER
STAYED BY COURT
Order Served on Governor
Prohibits Decision Until 1t
Has Been Argued.
Continued From First Page

veto, it is asserted and not denied, that
st least sl,0oo,Ooo extra money was
taken away from the Parmalee Com
pany which was supposed to be the
company affected most in revenue per
year
IF there was anything insidious
about the Cosden oil transaction, or
anything sinister about it. then, OF
course, that would be the time to show
some sign"
Curtin said the Board of Taxicab
Control was above suspicion and the
board regulated taxis.
He argued further there was nothing
suspicious about the payments Russell
t Sherwood, missing accountant, made
to members of Mayor Walkers family.
He pointed out checks drawn on the
account were replaced with money or
checks furnished by the mayor.
Switch Motif in Dress.
Gov, Roosevelt and Mayor Walker
switched sartorial motif today, the
Governor appearing in dark blue suit
and black bow tie and the mayor In a
pray ensemble. For several days, Roose-
welt has worn gray and the mayor DARK
clothes. With his English plaid. Walker
wore darker gray shirt and dark blue
tie. A handkerchief of the same nue.
was tucked in the breast pocket OF MS
coat
Roosevelt matched his white shirt
with a white handkerchief in his breast
pocket.
While Curtain argued for dismissal OF
the charges, Walker went strolllng
through the Capitol with George Col
Inns. his secretary. and group OF State
employees at his heels.
He visited the Assembly chamber,
where he began his political career IN
1910. He was aSsemblyman Tor nVe
years.
The Governor and Walker arrived
shortly after $50 am. and the nearing
began. Curtin moved to dismiss con-
crsion number l. which held the mayor
was "actuated by improper and iliegai
considerations" The Governor repneo
he had not considered cOncluson num-
Der as a charge.
Curtin then turned TO conclusion
number 2, dealing with the Sisto bonds.
Denies Sustaining Evidence.
THAT charge is without any evidence,
even if we assumed, as we do not, that
the Hofstadter record is evidence
Curtin said There is no evidence
there was ever law passed Tor nmlta-
ton of taxicabs in New York City.
There is no evidence that j. A. Slsto
was desirous of getting limitations OF
taxicabs. If he were. he'd nave 10
make IT, known to the mayor. There Is
M evidence he did make it known to
the mayor.
everybody has testified there was
mol in Cosden Oil There has been
the suggestion that the mayor might
not have been liable for losses OF the
pool. and Judge Seabury has descriDeo
this as a mental reservation. In many
business transactions mental reserva-
tions occur
There has been some suggestion
there was some irregularity in connec-
ton with that pool. Again I say the
main question is: Was there q pool
and was the mayor in it?'
UNLESS that pool were tied up with
some official act that pool cannot be
properly brought before you.
Cites Veto of Taxi Bill.
"The assumption is inuendo, rather
than by statement that that pool had
some bearing on the mayors action on
the taxicab legislation. When the bill
came up, that was his chance to do
something for the taxicab people. What
did he do? He vetoed that bill. 1t cost
the Parmalee people. who were most
interested in that bill, 81 900, 900"
The charge is not substantiated.'
Curtin said, unless you disregard the
testimony of the mayor, Sisto and John
j. McKeon.
And may ! add. that charge is
typical of what I call the Judge Sea-
bury logic We shouldn't be asked to
call witnesses in defense against that
conclusion"
He next turned to the charge that
Samuel Unger,eider & Co, also inter
ested in taxicab legislation, repurchased
from Russell T. Sherwood securities at
$4,000 above their market value.
LAS related in the conclusion" Curtin
said, that is not the full story. AS
matter CT fact there was a repurchase
agreement between Sherwood and
Ungerleider & Co. regarding that stock.
All Sherwood got was the money he'd
originally paid for the stock
SCOTS at Intimation.
Curtin scoffed at the idea that the
mayor had been instrumental In limit
ing the number of taXicabs and said in
addition that nobody would dare ap-
proach the Bard of Taxicab Control to
do something for the benefit Of the
Parmalee TaXicab Co."
Curtin next turned to the evidence
regarding checks Sherwood sent to the
mayors sister, Nan Walker Burke, and
called the Governors attention to the
deposits in SherWood's bank account
at times tallying with the checks to
Mrs Burke Walker has said that. for
family reasons he had Sherwood send
the checks to Mrs Burke, and he gave
Sherwood cash to cover the checks.
Have you ever seen yet the Sher-
wood Central Hanover account from
the begining?" Curtin demanded.
when did it begin? Did it begin when
Mayor Walker took office? Did it begin
before he took office?"
1T is my belief that real disclosure
would show the account was opened
long before Mayor Walker ever thought
of becoming mayor AS a matter OF
fact. it contained at one time as much
as S95 5.0cO, long before Walker became
mayor j was an old account CT the
law firm he was with. BlauVelt & War
rem the name being changed after
Eena tor Blauvelt'S death
Curtin then moved for dismissal Of
the Ungerleider charge He next took
up conclusion No 4-Thc $4,000 worth
of Bonds of the Reliance Bronze &
Steel Corporation.
The charge is that. while Walker
owned the bonds. the conlpanv received
a $4,000 contract from the city to pro-
vide traffic light standards along Fifth
avenue.
Suppose" said Curtin, when the
mayor had said: We'll. I'm not going
mayor had said: We'll. I'm not going
To throw away my investment. Since il
is illegal for the Reliance Bronze &
Steel Co. to get the contract I'll call
for the next bid
I'm that case. the next bid was
$4,000 higher You can imagine the
howl that would have gone up. had he
done that, can't you?"
Curtin pointed out Walker acquired
the bonds two years before the com.
pany, as lowest bidder. was awarded