Evening star., 1934-09-02
Witnesses Say WaImSIey Is
Paid Thousand Weekly
by Lotteries.
HEARING IS BROADCAST,
BUT PRESS IS BARRED
Senator Under Heavy Guard as
He Conducts Quiz Into New
Orleans Affairs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, September L.
Senator Huey p. Long began the weav-
ing of a web around his mortal politi-
cal enemy Mayor T. Semmes Walms-
ley, through testimony today before
mis- special State Legislative Investi-
eating Committee by which he hopes
to address the mayor out of office.
Under a section of the State con-
stitution the committee has the
authority to take testimony without
rebutal or croSs-examination and lay
it before the State Legislature where
a two-thirds vote of the Senate and
House can address any officer. except
the Governor or acting Governor, out
of Office and he would not be eligible
10 succeed himself.
Long, who has the power of q
Caesar in Louisiana, has indicated
that he will call another special ses-
sion Of the Legislature, probably within
a week at which he will attempt to
GUST Mayor Walsmley and Judge Nat
w. Bond and Judge Walter Gleason,
Civil District Court, judges of New
Orleans, who have rendered decisions
adversely to the Long political in
terests.
Mayor Seen Loser.
At the last special session of the
Legislature Long held a decided two
thirds majority in the Senate and oc-
casionally commanded a two-thirds
in the HOUSE Some of the old-time
politicians say they do not see how
Mayor WalmSley can Withstand the
latest onslaught of 'Kingfish" Long,
who can prevent Walmsley from Of
fering any defense or even appearing
before his accusers.
The hearing today, one Of the
strangest performances of It's kind
ever held in the United States, brought
out testimony of witnesses who
claimed to know of payments from
lottery operators aggregating $1,000
weekly to Mayor Walmsley and $500
weekly to Police Supt. George Reyer
and lesser amounts to police captains.
The testimony was taken behind
closed doors, with Long hand-picked
audience, with all newspapermen bar
red. but with radio broadcasting set
up. The committee room and environs
fairly bristled with troops. They
barred all entrances and patrolled the
corridors and rough-handled any one
attempting to pass
They escorted Huey Long to and
from the committee room, q squad Of
eight forming half moon around the
"Kinghsh" as he walked against the
wall Of the corridors. =
Long "OverruIed."
Long said he wanted the Press
Association representatives present, but
the committee had overruled him. One
of the newspaper men said he had
never before heard of a Louisiana
committee overruling him and Long
grinned
And the hearing was launched with
Huey running the whole show. He
dropped easily into the roll of cross
examiner and gloated over testimony
that assaulted the reputation of his
political foes. A string of witnesses
told the committee that they had
knowledge of the operation Of a huge
lottery ring, race horse handbooks and
houses of girls with protection money
paid to the police and city administra-
ton.
The high spot of the testimony was
reached when a witness, who said
he was Henry r. Long, native of
Mississippi and no relation to Huey
Long, testified that some 20 lottery
establishments we're operated in New
Orleans and paid approximately $500
weekly protection money to city
officials.
He said each establishment paid
Mayor Walmsley $50 weekly and $35
weekly to the police superintendent.
Other protection funds were paid to
police captains, he said.
A witness. saying he was Edward j
Oaks, said Carroll Walmsley, brother
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