New-York tribune., 1902-10-24
HILL REPEATS CHARGES.
BRINGS DOCUMENT TO PROVE STATE
MENT

Schenectady. y. Y. Oct. 23.-Before an en-
thusiastc crowd that filed the Centre Street
Opera House tonight. ex-senator David B. Hill
made an address. in which he replied to Gov
ernor Odelrs speech at Syracuse last night He
said:
II has been shown in articles recently published
In several responsible newspapers that the motive
Of the hospitals for the insane and the legislation
enacted last winter meTCenary in its char
in the SToeery % house a d Matthew Coo OF oS eor
poration in the city OF Newburg. Governor odell
o. ather explanation mitigation Of the
lie was forced TO admit that after his election 70
the Governorship % wit, In Aprl. 1901 he acquired
Matthews Grocvery Corporation. Of Newburs. He
ADMITS tho' "a nR RTef%sG % s5oSs I 5% that dn @ % was
stoekhoder Of that corporation He attempts to
yestment such ;ime in grocery corporation do
Ing business WITH the state in the furnishing OF sup
was loaned. - and was not strictly an Investment;
show that the moneys We're invested and the stock
all the other stockholders OF the corporation. II
the stock had been intended as collateral security
Matthews himself, and passed over or assigned 10
Odell according 10 the usual business custom in
was really debt the debt had preference for its
payment over the stock and In that event the
stock was really no security whatever The loan
device is an afterthought meant TO conceal the
Uue nature or the questionable transaction.
Besides have proof here tonight. taken from
the Official records OF the Secretary of State at
corporation, but was due and lawful stockholder
OF that corporation 10 the extent OF S250Oo and
considered and regarded himself 1t appears that
it's capital STOCK from 500 90 70 s9s @ 10 & Tdd9Ge zee
that purpose all of the lawful stockholders were re-
quired To have notice OF the meeting for such pur-
BenSma b ode jTthe SGo GoverRor this state
In writing duly signed and verified by him. treat
ed himself as stockholder and not as a creditor
atS ana waived notice Of meeting Of himself and
the aS59Gae s5 lnd Here is copy of
We We the undersigned stockholders OF ]. w Mat
waive notice Of special meeting 10 be % held 5rf6 foy
the purpose of reducing the capital stock OF said
Of Common stock and 600 shares Of preferred stock
OF Of 5hS 6o par value e Of sC9 each to S @ to consist
preferred stock Of the par value OF S0O each, and
without notice TO
~, ''B. B. ODELL. JR
The signature was acknowledged before Judge
John NJ. Kellogg. of the Court OF Claims on july
1t is thus clearly shown from this record evidence
and me ie was @ l'ebested m that concern
toned placed the State hospitals virtually under
al the purchases of supplies necessary for those
1t stands conceded that 600 pounds Of tea At q
cents pound were purchased from this corpora
ton by these State institutions since the incum-
bency Of Governor Odell. and that supplies have
been been constantly purchased from this corporation
during the last year amounting to many thousands
of dollars.
i am advised that Governor Odelrs brother
Hiram 3. Odell in connection with anotber has
the contract for the feeding of the State troops at
Feekskill every year. and that their necessary sun
plies have been and are purchased nom This same
grocery corporation of Matthews & Co
do not need 10 notice the filings ~ Covernor
OdeH at myself personally In his speech AT Svra-
cuse. He has been caught with the goods on him
ar d II is no wonder that he suleaIs His aiIuson
to my not having heard the prattIe Of little chill
dren'' Is too shallow TO require nOries NJ 11eads
the baby act" because it is the only defence he
has. ''' N0ASiNN -
This is all care 70 say tonight on this matter.
Like a MAGAZINE article. this subject may be 'con-
tinued' in my next speech.