The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-01
| JERSEYS NQUISITORS
They Resume the Investigation Of
the Map Scandal.
HAMILTON CASE REsUsoITATED.
Whe Methods Of tho Board Of Pardons
Ventilated and the Memory of Governor
Leon Albeit Aasniied- -Heppenhaimer's
= Big Foe for Little Work.

Big Fee for. Little work.
TRENTON, May Tho senate investi-
eating committee yesterday again took up
the question of the furnishing of maps
with the reports Of the state board of u.s.
SCISSORS, Colonel Louttrell, OF the Francis
Louttrell company, testified that his com
pany furnished 600 maps since 1892 to tho
htAte board Of assessors, and that /, 400 of
these are still in their charge, subject to
order. Thyse mups were billed to the state
board of assessors, but Colonel L0uttrell
could not say that the money paid for
them came from the state
Taking advantage of IA brief delay in tho
proceedings Mr.. Corbin summed UP the
evidence concerning the map transactions.
Van Cleef, he said, purchased, all told,
10000 maps, paying about 81 1000 for them.
He charged the state for Al 800 maps, re-
ceiving Sill ,2l9 for thom.
John Il. Van Clcef, secretary Of the state
board OF assessors, was called and asked If
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
q statement which he will submit later.
Colonel Van Cleef said he knew he had
done wrong bat 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. at which tho methods of the
board Of pardons were ventilated. Incl
dentally good deal Of testimony was
nlicited which reflects very gravely upon
the memory Of the late Leon Abbott, who
In his lifetime took SO prominent part in
New Jersey state politics.
James Ii. 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
cold him that Mrs Hamilton should dis
miss the lawyers she then had and employ
General w. G. Heppenhelmer, who after
ward became state controller, but Mr..
Patterson refused to suggest the change
20 tho prisoner. Later on, the witness
said, the woman instructed him to pay
$1,000 to General Heppenheimer, out of
funds In the keepers custody belonging
to her. Witness followed her instructions
and paid tho money to General Heppen-
heimer.
Colonel Fuller, the Jersey City lawyer
and ex-state school superintendent, who
whs one of Mrs. Hamiltons counsel, said
he had discussed tho wornan's pardon
with Judges Smith, Brown and Whit
Aker, members of the board OF pardons,
who told him that they favored the wo-
mans release, but that she would nevor
procure 1t until she employed General
Heppenheimer as hor counsel. adding that
Governor Albeit was the stumbling block
The witness said that Mrs Hamilton did
employ General Hoppenheimer and was
pArdoned at the next meeting Of the board,
and that SO far as he knew, General Hop
penheimor never did anything for Mrs.
Hamilton to earn his fec of 81 900, except
TO use his Influence to procure her pardon
General Heppenhcimer next went on the
witness stand and admitted receiving the
$1,000, but positively denied that anybody
else got any portion of it.
Mr.. Corhin also took up the question of
tho granting of paroles to the famous
Jersey City ballot box suffers, and showed
;, Shat the unsigned parole papers were matle
but by Governor Abbutt's instructions in
advance of the granting OF the paroles by
tho board of pardons in order that there
might be no delay in their execution
Throughout the entire examination
there was a manifest desire upon tho part
Of all concerned to shield the memory of
Governor Albeit, ana earnest protests
against that line Of inquiry being carried
out were entorcd by Senator DAILY and
Allen McDermott.
The committee will meet again to-
morrow.