New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
GUDEN TURNS ON REISS.
CHARGES HIM WITH OFFERING MONEY
FOR PLACES.
MAGISTRATE HIGGINBOTHAM REFUSES tt
ISSUE WARRANT FOR SEARCH OF
DADY'S SAFE.

DADY'S SAFE.
After Sheriff Guden had been on the witness
stand in the Lee-ave. police court from IL o'clock
yesterday morning until l o'clock in the after
noon. in the proceedings to determine whether
or not the magistrate should issue a warrant
permitting the safe of Michael ]. Dady TO be
searched for the alleged agreement between
Sheriff Guden and Mr.. Dady Magistrate Hig-
ginbotham brought the hearing to a close and
retired to his private room. Later he issued a
typewriter decision denying the application for
a search warrant. and saying that he did not
believe that agreement of the character which
John Kissel Walter B. Atterbury and f. w.
Sparkes's testimony would seem to show that
Mr. Guden admitted he had signed is now in
Mr.. Dady's safe any other known place Con-
tinuing, the decision says:
And L do not want to be understood as de-
Gliding upon the one hand that there ever was
such an agreement or of deciding. on the other
hand. that Mr. Guden did or did not admit
that he had signed such agreement"
Mr. Guden declared in his testimony that Bert
Reiss had himself invented the story Of the
agreement and that he. and not Guden. told
the story to Mr.. Kssel. Mr.. Atterbury, Mr.
Sparks and ex-senator Jacob Worth. The story
was concocted in the first instance. said Mr..
Guden. to get the support of Mr. Worth and his
friends, who opposed to the Dady faction
1t was told TO ex-senator Worth by Mr.. Reiss
in the presence of Guden Guden being silent
listener. said the Sheriff. Mr. Guden admitted
that he had received $1,000 from ex-senator
Worth TO help defIay his campaign expenses.
and that since then he had made Worth's son
his auctioneer Guden stated that he told Reiss
he would appoint him counsel to the Sheriff If
he would clear up his transactions with the
Hamilton Trust Company, from which institu-
tion Reiss is alleged to have borrowed money
or a raised certificate of stock, but Ress said
that this could only be done by friend who
in Africa.
Ma agstrate Higginbotham's decision brings the
proceedings to end. unless others are brought
either in the form of charges against the Sheriff
or libel suit. The affair considered closed
judicially.
Guden said that he first met Reiss early in the
recent campaign They talked over the political
situation. and Guden said there were some weak
spots in the county. in which he feared his vote
would be light He referred to the XVIIIth As
sembly District. the XVIIth. where Walter B.
Atterbury opposes the regular organization, and
the With District OF which John Kissel is the
anti-organization leader. He also referred to
the Worth element, which he said might not
support him at the polls. Guden said he met
Reiss the next day at the latter's private office
Reiss said, according to the witness:
I'VE viii have to sell the old man CWorth) a
gold brick. He is an old man. If you go to him
in the right way you can get his shirt" Guden
said: Il will appeal to him as Republican, and
tell him that he was an old friend OF my
fathers.' ReisS is alleged TO have replied: That
won't be strong enough. Tell him that Dady
made you sign agreement giving him all over
$4,000. Tell him that you are sore and that
after working for Dady so long he now wants to
cop everything" Guden said: THAT is too
transparent for the Senator" but the witness
said Reiss replied: Tell him that Dady put it
in an envelope and marked the envelope In case
Of death return to Charles Guden."
Guden said he met ex-senator Worth at
Reiss's house soon afterward and after short
conversation. in which all took part, Reiss said
Senator, what do you think Dady has done?
He has made Guden sign agreement giving him
all over $4,000 The Senator replied Il don't
think Dady would be such a fool"
"Reiss said at that meeting that he thought
he had good chance of being my counsel" said
Mr.. Guden He wanted me to promise that
would make Senator Worth my auctioneer.
go to the Senator himself. He wanted me to
make written promise. but the Senator said.
L don't want written promise. l never made
one or accepted one in my life. 1t is time enough
talk about that when you elected
The next time met Mr.. Reiss," continued
Mr.. Guden, he said to me: The old man has
taken quite a fancy to you, and will give you
81 900 TO help you along in your campaign Soon
after the Senator met and handed
check for $1,000"
WAS any agreement of any kind given to Mr..
Dady with respect to the division of the salary
of your office or the patronage"
The idea originated in the brain of Mr..
Reiss?"
Yes"
Mr. Guden said he met Mr.. Atterbury at a
CeDffOn
Assembly District Club when Mr.. Atterbury
took him aside and asked him, Where do 1
stand?" Guden told him that he proposed to
recognize the organization in the distribution
of patronage, and since Mr.. Atterbury was lead
er of the XVIIth District, he would be recog-
nized.
Guden said that he told Reiss that he thought
of appointing him his counsel, and remarked:
Bert. 1 think in all fairness you ought to eK-
plain about that raised stock certificate of the
Hamilton Trust Company" Reiss replied: Il
did that to a friend. Do you think any the
for haln a
NO you have done that friend a good turn.
Can't you get him TO tell me in confidence about
ftp" Ress replied that the friend was now in
South Africa.
The witness said that Reiss and the others
told him that IL things were worked properly the
Republican party would be looking around for
a suitable candidate for Governor in a couple Of
wears and he would be selected. When Guden
understood that he was being deceived he sent
for Reiss and told him that he had lost conf
dence in him, and would not appoint him counsel
10 the Sheriff. Reiss replied Guden says:
Now, Guden, if you treat me in this way
will ruin you. 1 do it, and will.
"One rainy day just before Dady came
back" continued Mr.. Guden, Il went to Reiss's
Office. Atterbury, kisSel, Jacquillard and Reiss
were there Reiss told me that there was $4,000
raised for me, and that there was S1,5O0 more
81 600 more for two places I told hin, what he
said came near being bribery that did not
want 10 hear anything more about ii. and
would have nothing to do with it. Then left
with Mr.. Doremus."
Guden said he did not deny the story of the
written agreement prior to the election for po-
litical reasons.
Clarence ]. Schearn started to cross examine
the witness In reply to questions, Mr.. Guden
said that the men appointed to places in his
Office were all recommended by the patronage
committee, consisting of Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff, Michael ]. Dady, Naval Officer Rob
ert A. Sharkey Jacob Brenner and Philip #
Williams. He said that If Mr.. Dady objected tn
ary appointment it would not be made Al tbts
point Magistrate Higginbotham brought the
hearing TO close. and retired TO his room He
gave out his decision about an hour later.