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ValsiAld to O'Dwyer Alleged ‘ostello’s Help Called Vital | « . A ‘packed room of . heard and saw his testimony. Bese Bua es id LAPS OCT SE POMLUIES oe: ‘se_the Republican Party had‘ Testimony by a Long Isiand aiapce of electing «a mayor. trotting track official that he pald he Senate Crime Committee ; named Costello as head of a;to/rid the track of bookmakers. ral crime syndicate. Costeil j cenled it + to get Costello backing in’ selection of a candidate?” ' ‘sy was asked. at's why I went to him.” for contempt for his refusal, ihe Democratic mayoralty plum! Of his visit with Sherman io < dancling ai the tlme because !Costello, Lipsky said he person- would not run again. He -nged his mind. however. and - reelected. A few months later | resigned to. became Apebassa- PT uw Mexicn. oa be iugky anid a then fire commissioner. Cm committed jo Chartie 11949 New York Mayoralty | "and hundreds! out” of thousands, of television fans Costetio $60.000 over four years } FErickson /and underw race! Did you believe ft was neces. ' (er JooWdon's to anayer most of - be cos ¥, 7 ~ said their a ers: might inerimi-, | nate Juco. ee committee voted |. « did that,” the witness replied. [to ask the Senate to elte Erickson. j Iftaea Lineky said he was told to, yor Willlam—O’Dwyer had said {ally favored the Democratic nomi-, nation for mayor of Frank Quayle, But Lipsky said Costello told: Malthe Manhattan Democratic organization—a purge hewaid war suggested by Mrs. Frankiia D., Roosevelt, former First Lady. Costello, Clarence H-Weal and former Judge Francis X.-Mancuso, EW YORK, March 12 )—=A' “... T went with Sherman to, at the Copacabana, a night club.- soklyn Republican told Senate -Costello in the summer of 1949,"! ne provers toda é believed Lipsky told the opening session of’ gestion i gambler FraniceCasclioe he Senate committer avec lng was needed in-1849 to hearing to date. 1 ka mocratic candids or The trio spurned the purge sug- and Lipsky quoted O'Dwyer as saying: . 7 “All right, we'll starve them In ‘the 1843 campaign, Lipsky 4 Other bi fghtights in the frst’ ‘day's sestion included: F i ’ the Commodore and told’me 1 said O'Dwyer told him: “TT had an unusual experience today. Mrs. Roosevelt called at - would win by a large maforily and she thought I would be a greater tinan if I cleaned ovt Tammany Hali.” . O'Dwyer looked on this proposal as “quite a contract” and recalled ‘that even Mrs. Roosevell's hus- band, the late President, couldn't do it, Lipsky said. - ; But-after O'Dwyer took office in] - [sets atpone j“see the boys and give them a ‘message that he wanted them to supplant the leader at Tammany Hall.” : Lipsky said he reluctantly mgde | the date with Costello and phe | otfers at the Copacabana. f° i he reluctant witness Ericapon ar Lipsky said he got together with) - | r rvir Sh ‘Silico m he ealfed Ae genre Silver was identified lo the com-) ‘On headed a $12,500,000-a- I - “done go much for Mayor 'Pullce a nnected . with the!‘ boqkmaking empire. He now fs wyer.” merican Woolyn Co. serving two years in city prison Tne witness sald he learned that! The wiine: said he as| for bookmaking. | He fought une -mag raised funds for O'Dwy.JO Dwyer's expissary in 1946 tofiry B5ii @ courts shains Jo to join in a purge successfully in : 1845 campaign and that to get /even appearing at the bearing. saer was “eternally grate. | OF. t leadership of Tam | donls—-"Joe A.” to the un- 4 amen | derworld =— was named by the ‘committee as a big shot in organ- pal of Costello, testified he paid) the gambler $60,000 to rid a Long | Island harness racing track of: bookmakers. | It toek Costello Just two days: to do the job, although he drew! $15,000 a year for four years, ; _added the witness, George Mor-' ‘Roosevelt Raceway. ! Levy Insisted to the committee lthat payments to Costello did not indicate the gambler had any “hidden or secret ownership” of , the raceway. : a7 Also on the payroll of the track, an Levy told the Senate crime prob- ers, was James” Watson, a son-in- law of bookie Erickson. , a } Levy, his face ruddy and his : eyes occasionally blinking laie 2 battery of television cameras, was the first witness as the Senate committee opened its biggest hear- ings yet in New “York City. During Levy's testimony, one 9 anid committee member, Senator Tob GOaPRie”™ eth Satu i . Story abou 90.006... ——- _ _“E resent that "avy, wlte "alt as “wt, on if. on ‘ ” a ote -~_& _ ve, ars oa we ne =ft- ¥ ” ats, ° ae ° ae Mone a i a ele “oom ized crime in America. a Another wilness, a golf-playing eS ‘ 4 \ the courts against ? i re af ie ton-—Levy, general counsel of: te oe , Tolsoa ad . u a ie ott Op pe ba , he MM a 3! 4, aa , 5 ae fr ot [ae] & Times-Herald —___ ed a .? boa ae Wash. Poet Wash. News Wash. Star eee bey ot Date:"