The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-12
Governor Is Halted
 In Giving Decision
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Walker, waiting to continue his questioning. shifted. uneasily in his chair, and occasionally glanced at Judge Seabury, who was listening to the argument with an air of de- tachment and boredom.
 Governor Roosevelt permitted Curtin to wear himself out with the argument before, speaking for the first time in half an hour, he broke in with a curt exclamation.
 T am not running this hearing on the conclusions by Judge Sea- bury" he said, but lon the evil dence."
 This remark brought a decided clash between the governor and Curtin, who had interrupted the governors statement with a re- mark about What Seabury thinks"
 'Never mind what Seabury thinks" Roosevelt said sharply. stick to the record"
 Governor Roosevelt finally brought an end to the argument by f1atly refusing to yield on his de- cision that he would accept such evidence from the Hofstadter com mittee as he chose, giving 1t what ever weight it deserved in his mind.
 q want to make 1t clear that I am not relying on the conclusions in this case, as am on the record. Roosevelt explained as he made his ruling.
 Roosevelt's decision brought to an end nearly an hour of vigorous pleading by Curtin, who insisted nH %l~%nr <,~fA A H c client as taken before the Hof- garded merely as the "minutes' of a meeting. and not as legal testi- mony.
 "I want to know if I have been overruled in my request" he con- c1uded.
 "You can regard it as such," Roosevelt declared.
 Curtin then advanced the argu- ment that the governor, in admit ting such testimony, was reversing himself on previous rulings.
 II am not a bit interested in your conclusions on my previous rul- ings," Roosevelt said sharply.
 During the colloQuy, Walker seemed nervous. His lips twitched.
 There was anger in the gover- nor's voice as he rebuked the mayors counsel, and said now let's get on with the other phases of the case"
 With his concluding phrase. the governor turned directly to Mayor Walker and motioned him to the stand.
 "Now, MT Mayor" he said, "as a matter of record, Senator Hast ings was a friend of yours. wasn't he?"
 Not a special friend," the mayor replied. T met him in the legisla- ture."
 The governor demanded whether the mayor did not know that Hast ings was interested in the Equit- able Coach Company, which had been a contender for a city-wide bus franchise.
 "Yes." said the mayor. T read it in the newspapers" "The testimony shows he was on the equitable payroll at $1,0OO a month and expenses" the gover- nor persisted, and the executives question brought an objection from Attorney Curtin. After brief con- ference on procedure, the question: ing continued. Under the governors prodding, Walker said he did not know that Hastings was on the Equitable's payroll as long ago as 1925. and that the first he knew the senator had any connection as the so-called political contact man" was when he was advised by the New York newspapers.
 Walker denied knowing that his friend had a stock interest in the company, but admitted that he had discussed general bus opera ton" with Hastings. c. If Hastings was not inter ested. what was the reason Tor the
 A. We just talked transporta-
 Q. Do you remember when the board of estimate granted the Franchise to the Equitable A. July 2s, 1927. a. Did you celebrate this grant- ing of the Franchise the next day. A. No, that story ts made up out of whole cloth. did attend a party in which transportation hao a. h1 was gs'i: iIastings there? A. Yes, with Mrs Hastings. The governor asked whether .. Allan Smith, another of the eaults able promoters was not also et tne party, and the mayor could not say, because 'it was 6 costume party and bus fraachisss were not
 Q. Can you recall any folks there from the Isquitabief
 A. It had nothing Co do with | tho Equitable, your exeolIoney. tt was e costume party. The governor then plunged qi- ] Feotiy into ths charge that benAr