Show POCKET OPEN TO FRIENDS I Tammany Leader Ex Ex- Explains Explains plains Attitude At Puller Fuller Hearing NEW YORK July 27 27 27 The phi phi- philosophy phi philosophy of oC an East Side Sido politician hoce ho-e pocketbook pocket book was the como com corn I common mon property of oC his friends as expounded Thursday by former Sheriff Tom TOrn role IoIe veteran Tam Tam- Tammany Tammany many leader testifying at a hear hear- hearing hearing ing In bankruptcy Involving the defunct firm of or E M II ruller luller and Co I I have Ve been a s tool fool all m my life liCe sir said the tho x sheriff In tr tring Ing to explain to Referee Harold HaroldI I r Corti Coffin n why h hy he had lent mem mem- members mern- mern members bers of or the shaky firm 15 or of hi his own 1 mone money and be longing to harles Charles A Stoneham part owner of ot the Giants just be- be before fore be-fore fore Core the brokerage house tailed failed I be-I for tor a ear ear ago Roll rating that he alone alono had como come to the aid of ot Edward M Pul lul Puller hadI I ler and his partner Frank 1 t Gee of or friendship of or Nellie Nellte Sheehan McGee stormer s former Ito ito Foley said ald G VE G 0 VF THEM TH t MOEY I gale gae the money to them They asked me to help them out with Ith s a afew afew few Cew thousand dollars to keep their firm alive after a run In which the said they paid out more than U 2 2 McGee had not talked to me three minutes when ben he had my He offered me a note nOle Note I what ahat hat the good the good Is Isa isa Isa a note You just pay me back when vou ou can Then turning to William lIC H Chadbourne counsel for tor or tour four thousand Fuller creditors the ex- ex ex continued My ICy My counsellor I have hae lent money to people all ny mY life liCe and I expect to keep on I Iha ha hao 0 never taken a note from any anyone anyone one and I ne never neer er shall I dont don't know the value alue of or money today and I dont don't care about It it Whatever I have nily friends are i welcome to at any time They know that that and so do vou ou and so does e een everybody en bOd that kno knows knoR R me PLEAD PIE WITH HIM You Tou ought to have hate ha e seen them plead with me said Mr Fole Foley do- do describing de describing scribing the actions of or McGee and Puller ruller when they asked him to go to goto Mr r Stoneham and ask torI tor money grabbed to lend them They grab grab- bed me by the lapels of ot my coat and pleaded Just a few Cew more thousand they said would keep them alive I I tell feli tor for It and went ent ent to Mr lUr Stoneham Mr Stoneham said to tome tome tome me Tom Torn for tor any other purpose but not to put Into Wall all street La oft off that aloft Tom It Its s no good I never want ant to see Wall Wll st street reet I x howe however er and got I Mr Stoneham to advance ance the money WILL PAY Y DEBT Why did Fuller and McGee pick on Stoneham asked Mr Chad Chad- Chadbourne Chad bourne Because they knew he had ready money was the answer or Do Do you e eer ever er expect Charles A Stoneham to ask vou ou to pay PRY him the 00 which ht ho loaned you YO to ad advance ance to ruller luller McGee Y he he McGeehe was wag asked Of course notte not te he cried Mr Stoneham and I are friends friend lIe He ask aRk me for tor money But Dut Im I'm going to pay It to him Im I'm 1 going to pay It to him some somo of ot It ItI this I ver very summer Bummer |