The sun., 1895-04-17
REPUBLICANS IN 1T, TOO.
voRE LIGHT ON BONUSES PAID
FOR JERSEY STATE DEPOSITS.

FOR JERSEY STATE DEPOSITS.
Mueh or the Money oot rrem Ranks Paid
Toward Election Expenses of Roth Par
tie. fin BurIinRton County-Joseph n.
uuime, Chief Clerk in the state Trens-
urer'- once, Conresses TO Receiving
$4,000 In Four Years Bank Men Cor
rotornte HE stntemcnts-A Republican
p,per In tho state Printing Scandal.
TRENTON. y. j.. April 16.-Thc Senate Investi-
eating Committee gathered in number Of Re-
pubcans to-day in its efforts TO fathom the
su,pectcd wrongdoing OF Democrats 1t was
p,tdcd That J. l.. Kuser, formerly bust
ness manager of tho New Jersey Frcie
yciiunu, Newark's leading German Repub-
lican paper. had paid money TO rival bid
ders for contracts to print the State reports
in German, and had thereby got tho con-
tracts Mt exorbitant rates. 1t was also testified
that Joseph II. Hulme, clerk in the state
Tre,surer's office, had received from Burlington
county banks bonuses on deposits of State
moneys, amounting in four years TO about
$4,000.
The whole of to.day's session was taken up
with the investigation of the German printing
matter and the charges concerning the paying of
bonuses by the banks In Burlington county.
Otto IL. Heinz, when recalled, denied the
statements made by ex-Assemblymnn Frank
McDermit on Friday that tho Heinz Company
was indebted to McDermit for counsel fees,
money. advanced, and for services in procuring
the passage OF law paying Henz's company
So75O for work done. Heinz said McDcrmit
had never done any legal work for him, and
Hen7's books show that McDermit owed him
$3.50 for printing McDermit's paper. the Sunday
Standard McDermit refused 10 pay the bill.
s,,tt sod t,,.l.y
mcnt Witness said that ATcDermit took
s.oa5 of the S2,75O for his work in getting
the law passed. McDermit. he said, was not his
counsel before tho committee last Friday.
although lie had so intimated Heinz added
with sigh that he supposed he would get a
bi!l for It," The S2.oo5 had been posted to the
"a and loss account.
II linz said that. until 1903. he had submitted
bids to do the German printing, but in that
year John l.. Kuser had paid him $500 to keep
out. Kuser got the contract for some of the
work at T6 cents per thousand ems for compost
tion. Aftcrward Kuser complained that he had
lost several Of the most profitable reports. and
asked Heinz TO return half of the money. Heinz
did so. and his check for $3.50. payable to Kuser,
was produced and identified. Heinz also iden-
titled another check for SlOO. signed by ex-
Assemblyman Charles Trefz, President of tho
Rcinz Company. and payable to c. A. Lehman,
a Newark saloon keeper, whose place was head
quarters for Trefz. McDcrmt. and other politl-
clans. The check was never paid, but the wit
ness did not know why. or whether it had any
connection with payment made that day ty
the state to IIeinz's company.
There was entry on Heinzs books of the
check for S9l7.70 which Saloon Keeper Eng!e
OF Trenton had cashed. and no deposit made in
bank ut or near that date Heinz thought the
explanation might be that President Trefz had
taken the money. He could not explain why, for
several months in 1892, there were no credits in
his cash book. neither could he explain why he
had collected one bill of S2,T14.13 from the
10 the firm Sl.563.ll and retained Sl.lsl. lie
thought tho bookkeeper might have got it until
money. Heinz said he printed 1000 copies OF
Gov. Abbetts message and Gov. Werts's inaugu-
charged for trsnsatinG the matter into German,
and supposed the others did. SO that there were
three separate TRANSACTIONS ,,,,,o
az f1f rrinesioa, On isstiasd shs. Eo had aoas Ger:
printing for the State at 81 cents s
FOR two reports at 45 and So cents
and the contract @ was Az nToraed to 20! him
same work: John L. Kuser gave him $500 to
throw up the contract. and Robinson consented.
hemer that he could not do ali the work. Be:
sides the 5000. Robinson got 70 cents FOR one OF
& one Of Se o that
The Board OF Education for 1893. and Robinson
$40 s he p 81 boo he hsd
cents. he could have made over $1,000.
Emil Kreautler. publisher of the Newark
that in 1893 s Kuscr had told him @ that Heinz had
been losing money in doing German printing for
and me lie ood
Ter Sloo Tor each OF four reports II kreautieT
ltuser got the contract, Kreautler having bid
g. cents, and kuser 10 cents;
Frederick Pfeig and F. I. Bussman OF New
ports into German for Kuser. and were paid by
MN MN /! and 20 cents for each English page.
was paying Judge Albert Hoffman about $4,000
for transla,ing the state work, it was also pay;
that Hoffman did only small part, II any. of
the work for which he was being paid. Pfeig
.evers! years until last year, when a new Official
Translator was selected. They were not paid for
transatng the whole Of about one thousand
se esd for hs hsSnf lines
and Counsellor toTbin then took up the Charges
the moneys Of the State deposited by the Treas
nrer in burlington county banks. lie read the
,rolIer to lend the surplus moneys Of the State
a, interest , not exceeding the legal rate The
r orb Tbh,u ses pe ent sate or national
consisted of the State fund for current ex;
Ieises, the school fund, and the railroad
iuid, the latter consisting of moneys depos-
i"d t', by railroad companies as u guarantee tha,
ih'y would construct the roads fer which
they had charters On Nov. /, 1880. the state
l., iEHG am amounted TO s4aa.oOe, school fund to
snb2.O0u. railroad fund to S36i 900: in 1891
STATE, 100000: school. S4sO,O0O: ailroad
1000; in 1892, State fund. S6lD,000; school,
s@:l,O00: railroad. SIj3.OOO: in 1893. state
N2t.ooo; school, $3.50, 900; railroad, S+0i000
~ 1871. State. S0sG,000: school, S2ls0O0
iaiiroad. Si6s,O0
lr. corbtn read n statement OF tho banks
haSng slate moneys on deposit. Those OF
burlington county were many and had larger
City.
John J. Tofrey. who was state Treasurer from
.,Sl TO 1884 testified that. during his term, tht
ralsing from S35O.oO0 to StOO, 600 Four per
I'm I'm interest was paid. lIc had designated some
.Nhks 70 receive deposits, but neither the STATE
ior he had ever received a cent OF interest. anl
i'e Hhd never asked. expected OF received
TTonl', nor 10 his knowledge had any CLERK. Mr.
anucS h!s9 made statement concerning his Ep
ptniainf the bills of eX-Snperntendent Ford fo
foal and Other supplies at the Capitol. WheI
ieNHs custodian, Mr.. Tofey said he investi