Evening star., 1946-07-12

tlVeS 10 investigate bondholderS.
through his brother Murray.
The Patent ONCE verified the fact
that Henry obtained patent for
a heating treatment of steel in Sep
tember. 1928 None other than Karl
Fenning, former patent commits
sloner, acted as his attorney.
Mr.. Fenning, now a patent attor-
ney, called his service only a casual
thing and said he had no idea
whether the patent ever was put to
use. After inquiring how the re-
porter got the information from the
Patent Office, Mr.. Fenning said he
could not recall the details and had
not seen Carson since,
While attending Columbia, Cars
son was established as a consulting
engineer and economic analyst with
offices at 80 Broadway, New York
City.
Nobody wants to talk about the
GarSsonS right now. Government
spokesmen said: we don't want to
get mixed up in this any more than
We have to-" Acquaintance begged
to have their names kept out OF the
paper.
Mr.. Segal testified, however, that
Henry was a good engineer. Chair
man SABBATH of the House Rules
Committee reported that both did a
good job for the Bond Committee,
praising Murray in particular.
Murray Headed Film Firm.
While Henry remained in relative
obsecu1ity, Murray Carson was
branching out in the film industry
and real estate. His Who's Who
listed him as president of the Foun-
dation Film Corp. between 1918 and
1920, says he produced pictures for
Selznick, Pathe and Metro He was
arrested on grand larceny charge
in 1928 then discharged.
The FBI said it received reports
that Murray and Irving Carson.
then a Federal prohibition agent,
frequented hotel during the early
days of prohibition where big-ti
operators in prohibition violations
allegedly met and protection would
be arranged" Irving allegedly was
indicted on conspiracy charges in
1922.
The FBI added that it had re-
ceived information charging that
Murray loaned $1,000 to Ralph A.
Day, then prohibition director, of
which $25, 900 was repaid. Day said
he was referred to Carson by
George Glynn, then chairman of the
New York State Republican Com
mittee, borrow the money on behalf
of coat and suit business and never
gave Carson any favors, according
to the FBI.
In 1926, the year Henry lost his
Went Into Bankruptcy.
81 300 a year job, Murray went into
bankruptcy, listing liabilities of $780,
30l.72, against assets of 5000.
The FBI also said it had informa-
ton that Carson once was con-
nected with Owney Madden, New
York underworld figure, in the oper-
alton of brewery.
After the Lindbergh baby was kid
naped, Murray was reported to have
visited the home, questioned the
Lindberghs in the early morning
hours and inspected the incinerator
Murray's own daughter was re-
poitedly kidnapped when she was
small and later released.
Checking with the FBI report was
the recollection OF a former New
York newspaper reporter that Mad
den also took hand in the Lind
bergh case. Because of his knowl-
edge of the underworld, Madden's
assistance was welcomed and he was
permitted to take a prisoner from
the Tombs to question him about
the case, it was said.
Murray, by now special investi-
gator for the Labor Department. al
legedly received $4,000 from Mad
den that same year, 1882. for stop
ping an Investigation looking toward
his deportation, according to the FBI
report.
His connection with the film in
dustry apparently ended in bank
ruptcy, Murray also is said by the
FBI to have attempted to have alien
actors and directors deported.
Labor Department records show