The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-01
JERSEYS NQTISITORS
They Resume the Investigation D
the Map Scandal,
HAMILTON CASE RBsUsoITATBD

The Methods of the Board of Pardons
Ventilated and the Memory of Governor
Leon Albeit -Heppenheimer's
Big Fee for Little Work.
TRENTON, May The senate investi-
eating committee yesterday again took up
the question of the furnishing of maps
with the reports of the state board Of as
SCISSORS. Colonel Louttrell, of the Francis
Louttrell company, testified that his com
pany furnished 1000 maps since 1892 to the
state board of assessors, and that l 400 of
these are still in their charge, subject to
order These maps were billed to the state
board of assessors, but Colonel Louttrell
could not say that the money paid for
them came from the state
Taking advantage of a brief delay In the
proceedings Mr. Corbin summed up the
evidence concerning the map transactions.
Van Cleef he said, purchased, all told,
10000 maps, paying about 81 900 for them.
He charged the state for II, 500 maps, re-
ceiving S11, 2l9 for them.
John II. Van Cleef, secretary of the state
board of assessors, was called and asked II
he had anything TO say supplemental to
his statement made last week. He stated
that he would not like to go on the stand
now. He, with his counsel is preparing
statement which he will submit later.
Colonel Van Cleef said he knew he had
done wrong, but he thought it was more
| negligence than anything else. He wanted
to hide nothing.
The Robert Ray Hamilton scandal and
the ensuing complications were forcibly
recalled at the afternoon session of that
committee, ut which the methods of the
board of pardons were ventilated. Incl
| dentally good deal of testimony was
ELECTED which reflects very gravely upon
| the memory of the late Leon Albeit, who
| in his lifetime took so prominent part in
| New Jersey state politics.
James H, Patterson was the first wit
| ness of Importance. He is the principal
| keeper of the state prison, and upon being
| questioned by Prosecutor Corbin admit
ted with evident reluctance that he had
been summoned to the executive chamber
of Mr. Albeit, who was then governor OF
the state, and questioned regarding the
application of Eva Ray Hamilton for q
pardon from the balance of the sentence
imposed upon her for cutting her nurse
Mary Donnelly, in Atlantic City in 1890.
| Witness testified that Governor Albeit
told him that Mrs Hamilton should dis
miss the lawyers she then had and employ
General w G. Heppenheimer who after
ward became state controller but Mr.
Patterson refused to suggest the change
to the prisoner. Later on, the witness
said, the woman instructed him to pay
900 to General Heppenheimer out o.
funds in the keepers custody belonging
to her. Witness followed her instructions
and paid the money to General Heppen
heimer
Colonel Fuller, the Jersey City lawyer
and ex-state school superintendent, who
was one of Mrs. HamiIton's counsel, sale
he had discussed the woman's pardon
with Judges Smith, Brown and Whit
aker, members of the board of pardons
who told him that they favored the wo
man release, but that she would neve
procure it until she employed Genera
Heppenheimer as her counsel, adding tina
Governor Albeit was the stumbling block
The witness said that Mrs Hamilton die
employ General Heppenheimer and wa
pardOned at the next meeting Of the board
and that, so far rs he knew, General Hep
penheimer never did anything for Mrs
Hamilton to earn his fee of $1,000, excep
to use his influence to procure her pardon
General Heppenheimer next went on tn
witness stand and admitted receiving tn
81 l,0O0 but positively denied that anybod.
else got any portion of it.
Mr. Corbin also took up the question o
the granting Of paroles to the famou
Jersey City ballot box suffers, and showed
that the unsigned parole papers were mad
out by Governor Abbetts instructions ii
advance of the granting of the paroles b.
the board of pardons in order that ther
might be no delay in their execution.
Throughout the entire examination
there was manifest desire upon the par
Of all concerned to shield the memory o
Governor Albeit, and earnest protest
against that line of inquiry being carried
out We're entered by Senator DAILY ant
| Allen McDermOtt.
The committee will meet again to
morrow.
J Liberal Victory in England.