The evening world. Newspaper, October 5, 1921, Page 21

ROOSEVELT WOW OF MRS, BURKET Westifies Colonel’s Name on ! AllegediNote for $69,900 ea Was Forgery. Mrs. Edith K. Roosevelt, widow of Bhe late ex-President Theodore Roose- _ welt, appeared as a witness for the Btate in the Court of General Ses- Btons to-day when Mrs. Emma Rich- @rdson Burkett of Hillsdale, Ind., was placed on trial for forgery. It im alleged that Mrs. Burkett forged the name of Col. Roosevelt ona fhote for $69,900 and tried to collect that amount from the estate after fhe Colonel's death. The trial is be- fore Judge Talley and a jury. (Mrs. Roosevelt, the first witness. | fiaid she had received a letter from Mrs. Burkett in October, 1919, de- manding payment on the note. She paid she turned it over to Geor, Exmlen Roosevelt, one of the executors, ‘who learned that there was no record | ef such a note amncng the Colonel's papers. She alxo testified that the @ignature on the note was @ forgery.) Phe name appeared on the document es “Col, Theodore Roosevelt,” and Mrs. Roosevelt and other witnesses @eclared that the Colonel never had| used the title of Colonel nor an ab- Breviation of it in a signature. | George Emien Roosevelt, a nephew of the Colonel, gave similar testimony. Both he and Mrs. Roosevelt said they had been with the Colonel in Chicago the time the note was alleged to ave been signed. They did not know Mrs. Burkett, they said Louis Fabricant, assigned counsel for the defense, cross-examining Mrs Roosevelt, obtained from her a state- ment that her husband had once told Ber at the time of the Chicago con- vention in 1912 that in the event of the big break” he had a friend who the had, Judge Talley said it was not mecessary to name this friend. RYLAN IN SPEECH OF ACEPTANE QUTUNES POLIS (Continued From First Page.) “the great financial powers working for their own selfish purposes all tho time. REALIZES NO PUBLIC SERVANT 18 FREE FROM CRITICISM. "No one realizes more than I do thut no servant of the people should tbe or expect to be saved from crit!- cism. But most of the attacks upon) me have not been inspired by a desire to promote the public welfare, but) only to turn back the government of | the clty to those who want to exploit | the people for personal gain, | “The traction increased-fare tnter- ests, the $2,000,000 campaign ‘slush | fund’ crowd, the subsidized press, | the money bund, the Wall Street | fluences, the Meyer Coalition Cam- paign Committee and other cam- paign propagandists, are all working together to again get a stranglehold ‘on the people and the City Adminis- tration. These papers dare not sup- port the candidate that the money ‘und, the traction and Wall Street interests de not approve of. “Jt I were to allow the traction and | otler public utility interests that) want higher fares, higher gas and electric rates to run the city; the un- derworld and gambling interests to run the Police Department; the Gary school ring to run the schools; the lock combination to run the docks, | ha the food trust to run the Depart- ment of Public Markets, these papers | would not be maligning me or my| administration as they are now doing. | “] was glad of the opportunity to place a woman in the Police Depart- nicat, on the Board of Education and| upon the magistrate’s bench, where feminine tact and Intuition filled a long felt want in our courts, Twenty patrolwomen have beeen appointed within three years.” ‘Vhe Mayor said he hes opposed an incveased fare, and that “an increase in fare of three cents a passenger would amount to $180,000 datly, or} 0,000,000, whtch would be a hardship thousands “already sorely pressed rieet their daily Hving expense fyate owners of traction li “want to juggle the Xs of t he city owned transit sys-| tem so as to restore and perpetuate | receipts and their enormous private profits, long as I am Mayor of New York} present and future ayers, tax payers and honest investing public shall not suffer by a@ repetition of| such deeds. 1 say advisedly that one of the purposes of fs to dump an antiqu peu talized, broken down surface railway system and_an old clevated railroad, | owned by pr mm the taxpayers by linking the with the city-owned subway at e now earning profits at 5-cent fares. “So indefensible is the creation « this State commiassic t of the four Republica the Mayoralty hominaton oad tn temerity to defend or even excuse | appear the money was to pay insur |uad the envelope ip which it was’dae \ ‘ i | WITNESS IN CASE. | had promised to turn over everything | 0) this monstrous invasion of th rights of the people of New York City.” HIS CONSTRUCTIVE REMEDY FOR. THE TRANSIT CRISIS. As to the constructive remedy fot ne transit crisis, the Mayer sald: “Our endation is that the private operators turn the city-owned subways back to the city for munic- ipal operation at a five-cent fare. ‘these lines carry more than two- thirds of all the passengers in the city, The remainder can be better accommodated by the operation of modern automobile buses, Surface lines that have become obsolete can recom: ond should be taken off the streets.4 ‘The city will not buy them, It could not afford to accept them as a gift. Most of them should long since have been junked.” The Mayor said before the opera- tion of city supervised buses was stopped by court onler forty-eix routes carried five million passengers at a five-cent fare. Experience showed that the first hundred buses used earned an annual profit of $137,532, If the same ratio were ap- piled to @ thousand buses, the profit would have been $1,375,320, “There opened on Sept. 12, twelve new schools, taking 80,000 children irom part time,” the Mayor continued, “Before the end of the year there will be ten more schools opened, tak- ing 20,000 more children from part time. There are seventeen more schools and additions under contract and as fast_as they can be finished will be opened. Other contracts for the construction of schools are about to be let. The total programme of the present Administration consists of ninety-five school buildings and additions, to cost seventy-five million dollars—the greatest school building Programme ever undertaken by this city under any Administration, or by any other city in the world, Most unkind things have been sald of my lack of scientific culture. admit a lack of ti tion that makes in high financial cireles, who are in- tevesiad in the people for personal and private protit, L also admit a lack of these graces that wealth or ample leasure in youth makes possible.” “I believe the people should be al- lowed the greatest possible personal liberty in thelr comfort and happi- ness On enforcement of the Mullan-Gage law the M yr “The polley of this Administration is that the counterpart of the Fourth Amendinent to the United States Con- stitution in the State Civil Rights Law, guaranteeing security to all per- ss against unwar private premises and seizure of pri- vate property, shall be respected and maintained.” In conclusion the Mayor said that if re-elected he would strive for municipal ownership and operation 1s the only workable solution of the transit problem. He said he would continue bis fight to wrest the water- front on the upper west side from the New York Central Railroad and that he* would continue to fight against Rookefeller control and domination of public schools and charities, Comptroller Craig said the city’s inances had been disturbed by war conditions in the past few years, but ‘we have financed it without a long term bond sale and saved the tax- payers $62,500,000 thereby.” ; Referring to the Meyer committee, he sai * Evidence of waste or maladminis- tration is non-existent, and the legis- lyative committee created for cam- paign purposes 10 erouse and inflame the prblic mind hes found {ts eriti- girms to be of the Jaws passed by the Legislature for the oppression of the City of New York.” The Comptroller charged that in 1918 Senator Lockwood, his opponent for Comptroltr, sponsored and pro- cured,the passage of a bill providing tion of all subway contracts and the re- lease of the surcties on their bonds. This bill would have cost the city at least $30,000,000, Mr. ©: he succeeded in ining its defeat because the claims set forth by the subway contractors were found to bave no legal bas y The Comptroller purpose of (ihe tra lease the Interboro T. from thelr ob a dual subway years fe these i aid the primary on plan is to ve- h and the B. R. ations to operate system for forty-nine a 6 vent fare and to ter ss over to these compantes new management to bgep ely operated and exploited far two fenerations to comw on a cost plus m be assured Democrat ndidates the com- ing camnpa will up the perfidy attempted in this ‘overshad- owing legislative crime,’ even though they are threatened with jail for so doing,” he said in © Mr. Hulbert relate: ments as u Dock Ce r, Former Governor Smith was given a hearty reception, He praised the Mayor n aid a high tribute to the Police, Pire, Health and other de- partments, nd devoted some time to an attack on the Republican Legis- jatar He said local Republican lawmakers had voted for measures ‘Ainst the best Interests of the elty. ween 1914 and 19°91 the budget of York inereased only 1 4 i tion's budget 3 PER LEASES COST SHIPPING COMPANY $05,000 10 SECURE — BT (Continued From First Page.) Funch, Edye & ofte g Edward Coreoran, Ung man utted to the bar we said he had neg a ck on, He said he was to get $40. a ten-year lease and cut 599. He had then not en admitted to the b nager Curt Ste f of Company iéen- i e » and 8 0 ranted search of | that the| ance clAims on the steamship Nacl- roma. “But T was told by the president of the compan, said the witne: the payments had nothing to do with insurance, but represented “lawyers fees" for getting a pier, a, sad $35,000 TO SECURE A PIER. Capt. Francis Randolph Mayer of the France and Canada Steambhip Company and the recently reorgan- ized United States Mail Steamship Compafy sald his company had spent “a very great sum of money” in securing a pier. His own efforts to get a pier were unsuccessful and he employed B, W. Lougheed to get one, Mr. Mayer was a reluctant witness. He had difficulty In remembering why “a large sum of money” was neces- sary. He was prompted by bits of his testimony before a sub-committee by Leonar@ Wallstein of counsel. Mr. Mayer then remembered that Mr. Lougheed had told him the large mount of money was necessary to compensate some or. who had influ- ence with some one in the Dock De- ‘partment who controlled the piers. Checks signed by Capt. Mayer to the order of Mr. Lougheed, one dated June 6, 1918, was for $20,000; it had been cashed at the banks on which it was drawn. Another was for $10,000, to Mr. Lougheed, dated Oct 15, 1918. Another of Oct. 15, 1918, to Mr. Loug- heed whs for $5,000. The $20,000 was part of Mr, Loug- heed's compensation, Capt. Mayer said. It was entered 4s a loan which was wiped off when the pier was ob- tained, The $5,000 was for payment for services in securing Pier No. North River, The $10,000 was a “temporary demand loan. Capt. Mayer couldn't say why this loan was cancelled. He thought, however, that Mr. Lougheed got only $25,000 as pay and expenses for getting the pier. Capt. Mayer sald he bad known Mr. Lougheed as a shipping broker since 1907. He said he had talked over his Meyer Committee subpoena with Mr. Longheed before going be- fore the sub-committee, Capt. Mayer sald he told Mr, Lougheed he was going to tell the truth. Capt. Mayer steadfastly denied) Mr. Lougheed hal ever mentioned | the names of “any of his influential | friends” who had influence in the New York Dock Department. R, O, Schlereth, a booking agent of the Internatioial Merchantile Marine, eaid he had booked B, W. Lougheed as a passenger on the last eastward trip of the Olympic, ‘Sept. 24. “Mr. Lougheed asked me,” said Mr. Schlereth, “not to have his name printed on the passenger list.” Senator Downing wanted to know why the sub-committee had not ex- amined Mr. Lougheed before ho sailed. “He flew,’ sailed away for foreign shores two days after he saw Capt. Mayer's subpoena.” George ‘L. Trembley, a real estate and pier broker, was asked about his efforts to lease the Italian Line pier at the foot of 34th Street, North River, for the Associated Operating Company (Funch Edye & Co.) at $100,000 a year for five years with the privilege of renewal for five years. | After protracted correspondence re- peated offers addressed to the Dock Commissioner were ignored except for a telephone message that “everything was being done to expedite matter.” The company did not get the pier. Further testimony » ill show, coun- sel promised, that Captain Mayer's joompany got the pler through Mr. wugheed at $75,000, Mrs. Anna 8S. Wamsley of Olmsted- ville, Essex County, N. ¥., with whom Dr. Charles L. Allers and some mem- bers of his family boarded in 1919, told of being visited, Nov. 10, 1919, by a detective in her home, who made inquiries regard the Allers’ sep- aration case, in which, according to previous testimony, police detectives made investigations and wire-tap- ping devices were used. Mrs, Wamsley was asked to stand up and see If she could see her vis- itor anywhere in the room. WITNESS PICKS OUT EX-DETEC- TIVE SUTTER. “1 see a man sitting over there near the fleshy gentieman,” she sald. “He looks Hike the man “sutter, stand up!” ordered forme: nator Brown, The man next to the “ shy gentleman,” Detective John W. Sut- ter, formerly a plain clothes man on| Imspector Dwyer's staff and now al clerk in his office, stood up. { “Is that the man?" asked Mr Brown. | “Tt looks like him,” said the elderly | woman, "Rut [ can't tell without loser inapection.” | Sutter stalked around across the| the room.and stood before e sald, “do you say you issex County?” he de- weme in anded am quite sure I aid,” haired woman evenly. was never in Essex County in said Sutter, flushing brick said the| were," said Mrs. im coldly Downing raised identification, Hé demanded that the Pollee Headquar ters records showing the whereabouts Sutter on the date mentioned. He sestidned the accuracy of the fixing the date, Mrs, Wamsley was recalled and identified a letter she had written to ta friend of Dr. A scribing her a detective think you | Wamsley, eyeing Senator Bern: ybjections to the nterview that day wit . THE EVENIN said Mr. Wallstein. “He ba Top met nae eT @ WORLD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1921. closed, which was postmarked with| Police Reserve, has been hunted by| Denice you are all right; you can go the date. Detective Sutter went on the stand and swore that hd-was never in Essex County, never saw Mrs, Wamaley, never got @ cent-out of the Allers or any other cage, He said he was on clerical duty In Inspector Dwyur's of- fice at Police Headquarters, Nov. 10, 19 Mr. Brown showed Sutter several checks signed by Inspector Dwyer made to “James 1, Miller” and in- dorsed by “Miller” and Sutter. ‘IT went out and cashed these checks for the inspector,” said Butter. “Do you know James L, Miller?” asked Mr. Brown, “No,” said the detective. Inspector Dwyer has testified that his son, James L. Dwyer, used the name “James L. Miller” when busied abont the Dwyer apartments in West 116th Street. J. Preston Mottur, a lawyer and a lieutenant in the Police Reserve, was asked about the P. J. Candeau Com- pany, Mr, Candeau, a member of tho subpoena servers fora week; the com- mittee wishes to question Mr, Can- ‘leau in relation to his association with Inspector Dwyer In the owner- ship of the Park Court Apartments, Mr. Mottur, {t appeared, was the holder of stock in the P. J, Candeau Company, but did not know ft. He was unable to tell where the commit- tee could find Mr. Candeau. Mra. Wamsley was recalled and swore that after watching Detective Sutter for awhile from the audience she had no doubt he was the man whe visited her at Olmstedville. Hdward J.-Denice, a former Trib- une reporter, appeared at his own request and dented every atatement reflecting on him made by Inspector Dwyer on the stand yesterday. He said he did meet Inspector Dwyer In the company of Arthur York, then proprietor of a resort called “The Green Turtle,” and the Inspector, un- solicited, said to York, to the surprise of Denice, “If you are a friend of | ahead.” “As for my offering him $5,000 to let up on @ woman under prosecu- tlon, It's a plain le,” he said, angrily. “Lf I'd ever offered to give $5,000 to Dwyer he'd have sat up all night waiting for me.” Former Gov. Whitman fn an inter- view last night sald: “The story .iat I ever asked Dwyer to get Jimmie Hagen ts a grotesque fabrication.” Former Senator Charles F. Murphy of Brooklyn denied he recetved $5,000 for “putting over” the Detectives’ pu and declared Dwyer's charge “a A City Milton Mayer, lawyer, of No, 320 Broadway, Manhattan, who resides in New Rochelle, made ‘public to-day a letter sent, by him to Mayor Harry Scott, Comptroller Harry A” Archibald and Street Commissioner John A. 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