Evening star., 1943-01-20

ties to appoint friends or persons
recommended by friends as special
deputy sheriffs He had merely
continued the practice. he said.
"A group would come into the Of
fee, and I would swear them in"
Mr. Flynn explained -Ttey re-
ceived no salary and had no duties
to perform. 1t was merely ges-
ture OF the sheriff OF that time to
the people with whom he was
friendly, who made requests OF ap-
pointments.
Before Mr. Flynn testified, Senator
Bridges asked Mr.. Shaw many ques-
tions as to whether the State De-
partment believed the former Dem
ocratic national chairman was quail
fed to serve as Minister.
Mr.. Shaw had read a prepared
statement. which said the Flynn ap-
pointment was a personal one by the
President, and answered each time
that he believed his prepared state
ment covered the matter.
Finally, Senator Bridges asked.
do you know of any other minister
or ambassador who appointed a
gangster and murderer as one Of
his associates?"
Learned Real Name Later.
This referred to the Schultz sp-
pointment.
Mr.. Flynn. in explaining his ac-
tion as sheriff, said Schultz was
sworn in under the name of Arthur
Flegenheimer and ut was not until
some time afterward that I learned
that was the real name OF Dutch
Schultz"
Mr.. Flynn testified before the
committee under oath, administered
by Chairman Connally who ex-
planned that it was a customary
procedure and was mo reflection
on the former chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee.
After denying that as lawyer
he had ever represented Mr..
Rubinstein, the witness said:
II have met Mr.. Rubinstein
either two or three times. My con-
versation with him consisted Of the
usual greetings that one exchanges
with a person he meets" d e.-.
Mr.. Flynn suggested the commit
tee question his law partner, Mr.
Goldwater, who was in the
hearing room, about the Rubinstein
case, since Mr.. Goldwater had han
died it, and Mr.. Flynn had never
discussed the case with Mr.. Rubin
stein lin my ONCE or elsewhere.
He added that while he was Demo-
cratic national chairman it had
been impossible for him to spend
any time in his law ONCE.
During my term of office as ma
tional chairman and since Mr.
Roosevelt has been President, the
law firm of Goldwater & Flynn
has never asked any Government
department, agency or court for
any consideration whatever in any
case In the Federal ofiices," Mr.
Flynn asserted. -.
Mr.. Flynn then told the commit.
tee Now I will come to the 80.
called Belgian block scandal"
In the first place, he said, tn.
famous paving blocks were used tt
pave no antique Belgian court, al
his opponents charged, but q sim
pie parking lot at q farmhous.
which was willed to him by his latt
sister.
Mr.. Flynn claimed the charges
were "trumped up" by Paul Kern
former civil service commissions,
for New York City, who had had 8
falling out with Mayor r. H. La
Guardia and had been dismissed
from ofiice. He said Mr.. Kern die
everything he could to dispArage
me and the Mayor" in appealing
his dismissal to thtsNew York Su-
preme Court. 'o--p"'
When his sister left him the farm
house, Mr.. Flynn said, he and Mrs
Flynn discussed what course they
should take and finally decided te
dispose Of their place at Lake Ma
hopac and move to the farmhouse
at Carmel, a mile and a half away
He said they were unable to main
tain both places.
Mrs. Flynn was given charge OF
remodeling the house and land.
scaping the grounds. Mr.. Flynn
said she retained q Mrs. Haas tc
supervise the landscape work, ano
that Mrs. Haas tried to hire a con-
tractor to pave the parking lot, but
was unable to do so, because he was
tied up with other work.
Mr.. Flynn said he called Robert
L. Moran, Bronx commissioner OF
public works, and Il told him I
wanted him to get a contractor to
do the job-one who wouldn't over
charge and who would do a good
job. I told him Mrs. Haas would
get in touch with him"
Trouble Over Parking Place.
That, 1 believe, is the last time
I spoke to Mr.. Moran about this
parking place" Mr.. Flynn testified
Il was travelling over the United
States at this time. When I got