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1oO1s: IS, 107; 16. 10s14; ID. 101; 1e
e61a: 90 ga; 81. 9214, and %, 8714.
Describing the operations of the pool
GRAY said its transactions were as fol-
lows:
March 12-Purchased $4,000, sold
246, 900.
March 13-Purchased 10000, sold
152, 400.
March 14-Purchased $4,000, sold
l42 1000.
March 15-Purchased 2os, 400. sold
1876 600
March IS (including March 16)-Pur-
chased 2l0, 500. sold 449, 100.
The prominent names and their par
ticipation included:
Nicholas F.. Brady-Deposited ST.
600 900: profit. 1921, ,710.
Lawrence P. Fisher-Deposited Sl87,-
500; profit. $72,927
J. J. Riordan-No deposit; profit,
$58.342.
Mrs. Meehan-Deposit, s1,000,000;
profit, $29l.7l0: no deposit on another
block, profit. ss7,5l3.
w. c Durant-Deposit, 100000;
profit, sl45,855.
Chrysler-Deposit s5OO,OOo; profit,
$145,855.
T. F. Mara-No deposit; profit ss7,-
513.
schwab-Deposit. 100000; profit,
$5S,342.
Mrs. saranoff-No deposit; profit,
$3.50
Swope-No deposit: profit s58,342
P A Rockefeller-Deposit, $4,000;
profit, S29,171.
L. P. Fisher-Deposit sl5O,OoO;
Charles T; Fisher-Deposit, sl5O,ooo
William A. Fisher-Deposit. s75,OOo
profit, s29,l7l.
A. j. Fisher-No deposit; profit,
s29,l71.
Fred ]. Fisher-No deposit; profit,
$50, ,342
s29.171. '''
stillman-Deposit, 100000; profit.
S29.171.
Mrs. P. j. Maloney, sr,-No deposit;
profit, $4o,839
Mrs P j. Maloney, jr.-No deposit:
profit, $40.839.
Mrs. D. Cohalan-Deposit, $4,000;
profit, S2,9l7.
Says Actor Received $4,000.
Several persons other than Tumulty.
who were not participants were said
by GRAY to have received money from
the pocl, He named Eddie Dowling as
having received $4,000.
Bragg said he could not explain WHY
1t was paid.
Gray said $4,000 was paid to I. E.
Lambert
Isn't he an employe of Radio Cor
poration?" Gray asked.
Il don't know" Bragg replied.
Gray SAID he was informed that Lam
bert was general counsel for Victor
Radio.
Participants in the pool who did not
put up any money were each listed for
a block of stock, for which Gray said
they we're responsible.
Gray said Meehan & Co. made a
profit of $58o,000, not including interest.
McConnochie Testifes.
Called next, McConnochie. a partner
of Meehan & Co. said he was formerly
a special agent at the Port of New York,
under the Treasury. He denied knowl-
edge about the money paid to non
participants in the pool.
"One of them was F. j. Thiel, a
worker for your company" Gray said.
why did you give him a gift of
$1O,000?"
Il have no knowledge, but he was a
valued client as well as employe The
only person who could tel! you is Mr..
Meehan and as you know, he is very
sick man. He sailed for Europe the
other night"
When did he sail?" Gray asked
Last night" McConnichie replied,
as members of the committee laughed.
He sailed because he was sick?"
Chairman Norbeck asked.
His doctors, three of the leading
physicians in New York, advised him
to-" McConnochie replied
Were these doctors members of the
pool?" Senator Brookhart (Republican)
of Iowa asked
Gray interposed that he had seen
Meehan two weeks ago and there was
no question but that he was not well
man"
McConnochie testified that OBrien,
another member of his firm, acts as
specialist In radio on the floor Of the
exchange.
In five transactions" he said. some
in connection with securities in which
the firm specializes, Mrs. Meehan lost
SS,200.000."
The witness insisted that the account
was Mrs. Meehan'S and not her hus-