Evening star., 1951-03-17
Senate Crime Prober,
Preparing for Quiz
OF 0'Dwyer Monday
By the Associated Pres,

NEW YORK, Mar. 17.-Senatt
crime investigators have wount
up week of turbulent testimony
by New York racketeers and poll
ticianS with the arrest on perjury
charges of a former convict wit.
ness.
But the arrest, which came yes.
terday with three witnesses tes.
tifying almost simultaneously, to.
day appeared as only prelude tt
former Mayor William O'Dwyer'.
scheduled appearance Monday
Racketeer Frank Costello, whit
claims he is too sick to testify
before the committee, was ex.
amined today by a committee.
named physician.
Results of the check were moi
disclosed Immediately.
Doctor Goes To Bedside.
The reputed underworld boss
who has twice def1ed committee
attempts to quiz him, was ordered
examined yesterday after he
baked for the second time, claim
ing he has acute laryngitis.
A doctor, accompanied by Com
mittee Investigator Frank Ahern
went this morning to CoStello's
West Side Manhattan penthouse
where the physical checkup was
made. They said the results
would be given later to Committee
Counsel Rudolph HALEY at the
Federal Building.
The committee adjourned over
the week end yesterday after a
turbulent session, which wound
up with the arrest on perjury
charges of a former convict wit
ness.
Meanwhile, reports in two Chi
cago newspapers-the Tribune
and the Sun -Tines-said Gov.
Dewey of New York would be
called before the committee to
share the spotlight with Mr..
O'Dwyer.
In special dispatches from New
York. the Chicago papers said
Gov. Dewey would be questioned
about gambling at Saratoga
Springs, an upstate resort near
Albany.
Story Called Untrue"
Gov. Dewey's secretary. James
c. Hagerty, termed the story
wholly untrue"
Mr.. HALEY said there has been
no decision to call Gov. Dewey,
and that such an idea is not being
actively considered. He said
there has been no change in plans
since Committee Chairman Ke-
fauver announced yesterday that
I'VE have no intention" of call
ing the Governor.
The reports of Gov. Dewey's ap-
pearances are based on testimony
yesterday by State Police Supt.
John A. Gaffney and several
other officers.
Mr.. Gafney told of a confiden-
tial survey of illegal gambling he
ordered at Saratoga in 1947. He
testified that nothing ever came
OF the report.
Didn't Go to Dewey.
Committee members then ques-
toned him whether he had in
formed Gov. Dewey of the condi-
tions or if Gov. Dewey had
received the report.
Mr.. Gaffney said he himself did
not go to Gov. Dewey and that
he did not think the Governor
received copy of the report.
Later yesterday. the three wit
nesses contradicted each other in
a tense courtroom shortly after
Costello again gambled with a
Senate contempt citation by re-
fusing to testify.
Louis Weber, 81, the former
convict, was held in $4,000 bail
after he denied ever visiting City
Water Supply Commissioner James
J. Moran at the latter's Office.
Mr.. Moran. already on the wit
ness stand for about an hour,
maintained previous statements
that Weber visited him several
times when he was first deputy
fire commissioner.
Statement Supported.
The third witness, Fireman
Gerard Martin. the Office recep-
zionist, said Weber had called
some times as often as IL times
a month.
Weber was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Ed
ward w. Mcdonald, who revealed
that he was an eye witness to
the alleged perjury, having seen it
on television.
The arrest was the first since
the committee started hearings