The Washington times., 1932-08-16
PROBE MARKED
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BITTER ROWS
Mayor and Arch Foe Clash on
Facts and Methods; Banking
= system Puzzles Governor
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mayors counsel, John c. Curtin
that Seabury be forced to pro
duce at this hearing the work,
sheets dealing with SherWood'S
accounts. Curtin also wanted the
private records of the HofStadter
legislative inquiry subpoenaed.
Governor Roosevelt also queS
toned the mayor regarding the
withdrawal of $4,000 by Sherwood
from the Central Hanover Bank
account, which was to pay for
the upkeep of Mrs. Walkers
boat" The governor said:
81 think the mayor has testi-
fled from time to time he gave
Sherwood cash to pay for the
upkeep of the boat. Is that
cOrrect?"
! Walker replied:
eyes, but not very frequently.
Mrs. Walker did that herself"
! MAYORS IRE AROUSED
Questioned further regarding
special Sherwood accounts and
what relation, if any, Walkers
accounts had with them, the
mayor became indignant, and
exclaimed:
"Tt is characteristic of this
legislative committee"
Seabury shouted objections
and the mayor interrupted to
say:
That's incorrect. It's only
an assumption"
Governor Roosevelt wanted to
know from Walker if there was
sufficient money in his account
to make good the Withdrawals
made by Sherwood for Mrs.
Burke, the mayors sister; Mrs.
Walker, and others without Sher-
wood having deposited money
listed in accounts in his (Sher-
Wood's) name.
Said the mayor, hotly:
your excellency, that was
testimony of his (Seabury'S)
accountant. 1t is not the fact,
/ assume, and that is what we
want to see by having a look
at those wOrkSheetS.
"MIND-READING" CHARGED
"Here they are analyzing
this man SherwOOd's mind.
They have put it on a table.
Why, they are complaining one
minute of his absence and the
next minute claim to possess
his mind in its every move
ment."
Governor Roosevelt told the
mayor he wanted him to go
through all of SherWood'S ac-
counts within the next "a or 48
hours land see if you can identify
in all of those accounts, each and
every one of them, any item
which originated from you,"
adding:
I'm other words, deposit items
which correspond to monies you
gave Sherwood, either by check
or in cash."
In an aside, Walker remarked:
81 won't be bound by that"
Curtin said they could not pos
Sibly go through the Sherwood
accounts within 48 hours, and if
they did it would result in pro
longing the hearing indefinitely.
In Fighting Mood
Mayor Walker was in fight
ing mood and time and again
left the witness chair to stand
by his attorney and assist him
in arguments and objections. At
one point Walker whispered to
Curtain and the latter said:
"As the mayor suggests, there
was no reason for him to
know what Sherwood did with
all the cash he gave him."
At the outset of the hearing to-
day the governor asked Walker
about SherWoods' accounts in the
Central Hanover Bank. Did the
mayor know anything about
them? Walker replied that he did
not.
Governor Puzzled
Governor Roosevelt consulted
the records and informed the
mayor that two checks from the
Paul Block account, each for
$25,000, were withdrawn in the
mayors favor. The governor
asked
Did you receive the cash
for these CheckS?"
Walker replied:
! ''NOt for those checks, as
such. When 1 got the cash,
I also got the check, which 1
assumed was receipt for
cash which l got"
Mayor Walkers answer seemed
to puzzle the governor who said:
But let me call your atten-
ton to the record. During
1927 there were four checks
only drawn on the Block ac-
count, making up S1O2,5OO,
which the record shows went
to you. Therefore these two
checks which we're part of
that $1O2,5OO had no relation
to what Mr.. Block did. In
other words, you got cash in
most cases at the same time
you got the check"