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was living in the apartment before I joined him and what is more I never knew "Unger" the person they claimed fixed it up for Jack and it was a sad day in the Municipal Building when they brought Hulan before the grand Jury and indicted him.

The charge was conspiracy, accepting the fixing up of his apartment by "Unger" and this was what Alfred Scotti, an over-zealous assistant D.A., bucking to become the D.A. said he was going to prove.

Hulan did not come in the office until after the trial and it was my job to stay with him, which I did.

The first trial ended in a hung jury after we paraded every city and State official before them to testify on Hulan's behalf, D.A. Scotti, not to be outdone, decided readily to retry the case and did, and on the second time around, Jack was convicted.

With the demise of Jack from the office, the leaders in what was left in Tammany and the regulars sought a Negro to take over as interim Beep to fill out Jack's term. The man selected was Edward Dudley, a former Ambassador in Africa and at the time of his selection, a Judge tring a case in Long Island. Mr. Dudley on hearing of his appointment stopped in the middle of the trial and resigned from the bench and when I showed up to bring him to the Beep office as interim Borough President, he was waiting in his Chamber for me ready to come to his new assignment.

Well Ed came and right away he acquiesced to the reform movement. A new City Charter voted in reduced the power of the Borough President's Office and Ed went along with the dismantling of the office.

Mr. Dudley was in there as an interim President and I frankly thought he was not interested in the position but saw it as a means to serve Ray Jones who had 

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sponsored him and the party. Ed was to hold the line for awhile then leave to return to the bench as soon as things were straightened out.

Well Ed served for a term and was replaced when a Judgeship which he wanted was made available. In replacing Ed Dudley, Jones and the leaders concentrated on bringing Mrs. Motley, then a State Assembly person, and a lady of impeccable character and ability into the office. There was no opposition to Mrs. Motley, a distinguished lawyer so, Ed resigned, went back to the bench and Mrs. Motley came in as the third Negro Borough President and she served with honor until she was appointed to a federal judgeship.

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