War Department officials said that Musica, oF Coster, never purchased rifles from the United States Government for re-sale abroad.
Army records show the War Department possessed 1,025,000 Lee Enfield rifles used in the World War. Of this number 200,000 were sold to, the Philippine Commonwealth and 59,500 were disposed of in other parts of the world and also domestie~ ally. The Government still possess 1,926,500 outmoded Lee Enfield rites because various units are continuing, this type of rifle Gregory F. Noonan, acting United States Attorney, disclosed methods through which Coster was able to foist records of reputed deals in the crude drug department, in which there is an alleged shortage of He said Coster printed fictitious Dun Bradstreet reports which were partly based on audited statements: submitted to the Stock Exchange in 1937, Meanwhile, the New York State Atlorney General produced testimony that Coster was an autocratic execu tive whose decisions were seldom questioned.
Mr, William J. Murray, frst vice-president and director of the drug firm, testified that only last Novem= ber another executive had attempted to obtain the necessary power to close the crude drug department.
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