Evening star., 1932-08-17

charge to return the subpoena and the
dollar?
A. I called Patrolman Lenihan, the
policeman on the case, and told him Id
learned Sherwood was in Atlantic City.
@. You told him to return the sub
poena, didn't you?
A, No, I dont-I'm sure never asked
him, though I do remember getting 1t
back
"Lenihan was an officer of the pick
pocket squad" Schurman said. explain
ing the policeman was unable to trace
Sherwood.
@. was there ever any discussion by
YOU or others that you wanted Sher-
wood listed as missing witness?
@. There were some others listed as
missing witnesses, weren't there?
A. No, sir.
Curtin read a police department re-
port from Patrolman Lenihan to his
superiors, stating that on August 18
he phoned Schurman and Schurman
had instructed him to bring back the
subpoena and the dollar.
Il did So" the report continued. "and
Mr.. Schurman said, if he needed me
in the future, he would send for me-"
I'm inclined to agree with the first
paragraph of the report" was Schur-
mans comment -.
Refreshes Memory.
Seabury then introduced another po-
lice department record dated August rs,
1881. 1t was not read aloud.
Schurman read it to himself and said
it refreshed his memory as to when
in Atlantic CifU
Curtin read about the police depart
ment report, which Seabury had pro-
duced.
The report stated the officer visited
Sherwood's Office in New York August
% and was told Sherwood had been
away week or 10 days CT longer.
The report then stated, on receiving
information from Schurman that SheT-
wood was in Atlantic City, the New York
police notified the Atlantic City police
and asked them to make a confidential
check.
Curtin queried Schurman on Sher-
woods presence in Chicago between his
Atlantic City appearance and that at
Mexico City. Schurman said he did not
know of it until after Sherwood was
reported to have left Chicago.
The. hearings was recessed at 11:40
am. Until II: 40 pm.
The hearing convened after the noon
recess, with Schurman on the stand.
He was shown copies of the affidavits
submitted in obtaining a subpoena for
Sherwood when Sherwood was in Mex
leo City
The purpose, Curtain said. was to
refresh Schurman's memory of the date
of the order and service of the subpoena.
These were established as october II
and 20, 1881.
Employed Accountants.
A. (By Curtin)-Did you have
recourse to accountants in investigating
Mayor Walkers affairs.
A. Yes. Mr.. James T. Ellis.
@. Written reports?
A. Yes
@. What form did it takeP In writ
ing?
A. Yes.
@. They purported to be analyses of
the Walker accounts, did they not?
A. Yes.
Q. Where are they now?
A. / don't know.
@. You had analyses of Sherwood's
accounts?
A. Yes.
@. You were informed Sherwood kept
his salary checks in the Suffern, N Y,
National Bank, weren't you?
A. Yes.
c. Into that account went money
from the so-called special account in
the Central Hanover Bank. did it not?
A. Mr.. Ellis would have to answer
that.
c. Mr.. Ellis must have told you. Did
money from the Central Hanover Bank
go into the account in the Suffern
Bank?
A. I know money went from several
New York banks into the Sutfern &C
count. can't say positively whether
any went from the Central Hanover
account
Curtin directed Schurman to ask
Ellis, who was III the room.
The Governor suggested that, If the
information was to be obtained from
Ellis, he should be called to the stand.
He permitted Schurman to leave the
stand to ask Ellis, however.
Mr.. Ellis recollection" Schurman
said, resuning the stand, ''is that no
money from the Central Hanover ac-
count went into the account in the
Suffern Bank"
Objects to Delays.
Gov. Roosevelt interrupted proceed
ings, saying: "Mr. Curtin. there has
been a great deal of objection by many
persons and on my part, too against
long argument on technical legal
points at this hearing. I am not
bound by the rules that a Supreme
Court justice is bound by.
Il am trying to get to the kernel of
h n =
Ellis, call him
Curtin remarked:
May 1 say 1 have not transgressed
upon any technicality. If your excel
lency had adhered to technical grounds.
none of it would have been in her"
I'm getting a little bit fed up with
these long arguments between counsel y
the Governor interrupted. III take
charge of this hearing pretty soon!"
Curtin attempted to speak, but the
Governor would not let him.
Don't talk any more" Roosevelt
said. Proceed with your examina-
ton"
Curtin asked Schurman if he knew
whether any money for members OF
Sherwoods family went into the Suf-
fern bank.
Schurman said he did not know. A
moment later he left the stand.
Gov. Roosevelt then turned to No. II
of the Seabury conclusions-that Walk
er failed to produce documents relating
to his financial affairs.
The Governor first asked Seabury
what he considered to be the impor-
tance and relevancy of the conclusions.
Seabury said it was a mere state
ment of fact. showing Walker had fall
cd IN r,roduce the records when he was
asked to do so.
do you consider the matter set