New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-14
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ALBANY, June 13.-Mr. Bradley has made an
Albany holiday but he has not done much more
His cross-cxamination today was an interesting
spectacle but il cannot be said that it added largely
to the general stock of information, except perhaps
upon the subject of Bradley. The alleged bribery
is fast dropping out of the current talk here. lie
friends of the Administration are going On with
their canvass without paying any more heed to IT.
The charge has strengthened Mr.. Dcpcw instead of
hurting him, because every norahle man
AMONG his following feels that II would he
cruel and unjust to change ms Noi''
had hc any desire 10 do SO, after such an accu-
sation from so vile source as Bradley has asserted
himself 10 he. Bradley is reduced, therefore TO the
level of a legislative show ior crowd OF IDLE poiiI-
clans. hangcrs-on and prac-hoy to stare at As
show if was successful aud drew a large audience.
The room of the Assembly Committee on Cities was
found too small and 20 the cro,,cxalnnatlon began
this morning in he room recently abandoned by the
Senate and designed for the Court of Appeals
where the rich, dark hansir@S and pahc!liuSs
of the walls the superb hcamrd ceiling "i carved
wood and the gicam of the laIg'. polished granite
columns. made handsome frame 60 rather an nii'-
snal picture. The TO III Is sixty feet square one
third of it is marked Oft from hc rest by the limo oi
granite columns supporting broad. low arches. lhiS
one-thIrd on the side away from the windows and
the light was used for the spectators vhcn the
Senate had the chamber, but today II was
empty The twO-thiIds section. having the col
umns ON one long side and the windows on
the other, the Presidents dc~k at one end
and great carved stone fireplace At the other WAS
formerly used 10y the Senate, and was filed to-day
from end to end with a crowd intent GA every word
a. f.i lao lius of hl1g 4 haired
man who sat alone in the centre. twisting and
squeezing rolled newspaper in bis hand as his cross
examiners piled him with questions This was
Bradley. more famous now than the boy who fired
the Ephcsian dome, the patriot who svcIrs that lac
seduced his most intimate friend into an act Of
bribery.
now BRADLEY LOOKS.
Bradley was seated at the end furthc>t from
the window of a long table about which the Com
rnittec were grouped. He look, his agr-tlurty-
eight. He has high. rctrcatng forehead. heavy
archinr eyebrows, staring dark eyes and deep de-
preston between them a nose that start, out 81
rather sudden angle from the forehead. q long
way and then turns down with souo-
thing of n Ilcbraic curve. His hair rs
black, curling and rather coarse and his
mouth is hidden by heavy Shaggy black mus
tachc His complexion is sallow white. evidently
palcr than usual his stature Is above the medium
and his figure is wcll-prOportioncd. He was dressed
neatly in dark brown suit. His face l. not pre-
possessing. A lawyer from the Western part
of the State who has a quaint and per
haps lrIeyercnt manner Of speech, studicd
his couutenance for some timr Yesterday and
turned away with this remark Wen. if the Al
M ,hty tried to put an honest face him he must
have been pretty abscut-iniuded at the time
Bradley was evidently very nervous. He
twisted and twisted his newspaper hc
sought for answers to questions and his
voice was so nearly iuauoIbe that il
was with the utmost difficulty ne could hc heard.
Even the member, OF the commute had often 10 put
their hands behind their ears to catch what lac said.
and senator Scssionss counsel who sat at "A
table beyond, often compelled him To repeat his
answers. Too much significance ought not 10 be
attached perhaps 10 the hearing Of Witnc,, under
going a severe cross-cXaminatiOn under such cir
cum stances, but Bradlcy's manner in giving
testimony was not in his favor. He halted.
hcsitated and contradctcd himself constantly,
aul was cutangled by the counsel many
times Once during the afternoon session
when the counsel had found him contradicting the
testimony given in the direct cxamination he pulled
toward hun a copy Of the official printed report and
made several attcmp.. to glance al it. being called
to order each time by senator ScssiJns'7 counsel.
His examiners are two veterans al the business Of
legislative Henry Smith and Rufus
". Peckham. Mr.. PcckhaIn, said 10 be tho like
ness Of his dead father hi, hair prcmaturcly white,
took the leading part in the days examinations,
while ex-Speakcr Smith whose short. bury fglIr.
and big white head have been faInil ar 70 Albany
streets 10 these many sessions. devoted himself
tircly to taking notes perhaps in preparation for to-
morrow's work.
Senator Sessions sat between them, busy whisper
ing suggestions 10 both. The senator wore his
habitual clerical white tie and standing collar. and
his habitual but less clerical diamond pm in his shirt
front. His clerical aspect was well hclpci out by
his snow white hair and poatcc. His dc'ncanor
was brisk and confident and when he was
not chewing cigar he chccrlully tapped
his lips with a cane. This trIo sat at a table
between the committee and the prcsdcnrs
desk. The nominal chairman of the committee, NJ
Scott. of Livingston sat at tho head OF the com
utcc's table furthcsi away from Bradley Mr.. Scott
il thoRugliy Pickwcldnn in his contour, his height
his bldndly obliyious countcnaucc. his spectacle
Pickwickian even in his utteranccs Nlr l.. A. Car
pcntcr, the real ChaunaD, snt OF his rightn quick
little man. with lively curling hair and u sharp,
incisvc way OfintcTuptng Senator Scsfion-'s coun-
sell Next him WIS the dark saow profile of Eras-
tus Brooks recalling some Of the classic portraits
that 20 by turns in the Textbooks for Crsar Cicero
and Catne. Mr.. Draper, politician OF the COM
monplace American type Mr. Shanlcy, a Democrat
with a rosy complexion that is natural not acquired ;
Mr.. Boardman, q substantial looking farmer, and
Mr.. Skinner, broad-shoudcrcd young man with
q fresh face complete the circut Of the table. Be
yond this on all sides was mass of curious rnou-
bers and politicians newspaper correspondents and
idlcrs completely filling the space with every eye
centred on Bradley and that twisting newspaper
BRApLEY's ELF-CoNTEApICTIONs.
II would only bo tedious to indicate the instances
III which Bradley coutradicted himself There were