New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08
ZIEGLER DENIES BRIBlNG
He BLAMES HIS ENEMIES.
Sharp Tits IN Ertraditi0n Case Be
fore Coz. OdeH-Time for Briefs,
~ TELEGRArH no THE TRIBrNE.


County, Mo, charge of furnishing $4,000 for
the bribery of legislators in connection with the so
called Anti-Alum law. bitterly fought before
Governor odell to-day by some Of the leading law
yers in New-York. Sensational counter charges
were made. The attorneys for zegler declared that
the State officials of Missouri unwittingly
made the tools of who his business rivals
In affidavit Mr. Zegler said that the requisition
by Governor Dockery for his return - Missouri
given solely the evidence of his enemies
Attorney General Crow of Missouri denied that the
Missouri authorities. in proceeding against Mr.
Ziegler, actuated by any but honest motives
and declared that the charge false as hell
Mr. Ziegler present at the hearing His at
torneys John NJ. Bowers. Edward Lauterbach,
Delaney Nicoi, William j. Underwood John d.
Lindsay and James w. Gerard all of New-York
For the State of Missouri there appeared Attor-
ney General f. c. Crow and Judge Thomas B.
Harvey, of ST. Louis and Sheriff Smith of Cole
County
Many witnesses were examined in Zieglers be
half while the Missouri authorities contented them
selves with submitting af1davits.
Mr.. Bowers first demanded to know upon what
dates the Missouri authorities alleged Mr.. Zieger
was In the State of Missouri and committing the
alleged crime.
Upon blank dates in March, 1901" replied Attor-
ney General Crow. There followed wrangle be-
tween Mr.. Bowers and Mr.. Crow, which Governor
Odell interrupted, saying:
Come. now, gentlemen. let come down to the
meat of the matter. 1t seems to me now that the
papers In this case are not regular in that they DO
State Of Missouri committing this crime. think
that if the defendant was not in the STATE OF Mis-
then it is my. duty 10 defend him. very bad
citizen to be taken from this State on an INSULT
silent basis of fact
Mr.. Crow maintained that if the acts and conten-
lions of the State. of Missouri be given
full faith, but were to be disputed. the burden of
proof was upon those attacking them He said that
the dates concerned covered a considerable period
OF time. I'm early January. about March 49, and
from April 1 3. 1901. covering substantially the
entire period of the session Of our General Assem-
bly, in that year
Mr.. Bowers said the attack was not upon 'the
entire administration of justice in the present gu
bernatoral race" in Missouri upon the sufi-
cheney of the charge. but upon this indictment. He
then asked Judge Harvey whom he represented.
Il am practising attorney of the city of St.
Louis" replied Judge Harvey. II appear here to
assist General Grow. with his consent. l am here
also in the interest of citizens Of the State of
Missouri whose business has been practically de-
stroyed by the legislation whose repeal this bribery
prevented"
I'VE couldn't improve upon that" remarked Mr.
Lauterbach.
1T appears to me-" said Governor OdeI, that if
any crime committed it in the preventing
by bribery the passage of this legislation"
Certainly said Mr. Bowers. and that shuts
them up to the date of March 49,"
FEELS MISSOURI IS INsULTED.
Mr.. Bowers then read the affidavit of District At
torney Brown of Cole County. asserting that Mr.
Ziegler was in that county blank date in March,
1901. I'VE propose to show" said Mr. Bowers
that Mr.. Zieger never in that county in his
life, and the swearing out of this warrant was an
atrocious crime against the liberty of citizen
attempt use the sovereign power of two States
to bring this into the State of Missouri where
they try him any charge they please"
Attorney General Crow then arose. and repealed
Indignantly what he called insult to a sovereign
State, its Chief Executive and its prosecuting Of
hcers.
Judge Harvey recited the history of the Baking
Powder legislation in Missouri at the legislative
session of 1901 especially with reference to the at
tempt to repeal the anti-Alum law. It was in the
obtaining of the defeat Of this repeal that the
bribery is alleged to have taken place.
Incidentally, it appeared also that an entry of
Mr.. Ziegler's the register of the Southern
Hotel in st. Louis figures in the case. Mr.. Bowers
declared that they would show this to be forgery
MIR. ZIEGLERs DENIAL.
Mr.. Lauterbach then read a long formal answer
from Mr., Ziesler, in which he said that the pro
ceedngs against him were inspired in consider
able measure by personal enmity. and by opposi-
ton to his efforts to prevent the of alum in
baking powder
In his statement Mr.. Ziegler denied that he had
committed any bribery that he fugitive
from justice, and declared that the whole proceed
ing a malicious act of opressiOn inspired chiefly
by his personal enemies These enemies he named
Evelyn B. Baldwin. whom he says he discharged
for failure to carry out faithfully the Zieger-Bald
win Arctic expedition; Patterson Bain whose
nifty he says. grew out of anti-alum prosecutions
in Missouri and f. A. UdelI, with whom he had a
controversy through Zeglers attempt secure
control of the Provident Chemical Works. in st.
Louis: He alleged that the indictment was found
on evidence of these witnesses.
., Upon the question of being fugitive from JUS
uce, he declared that since the dates alleged he had
peen thIee times openly IN the state OF Missouri
upon personal business the exact of which
he set forth In his statement
Mr. ziegler'ss statement was minute and yolu
claiming knowledge OF the controversies upon
which he based his assertions of malicious intent
Mrs. Virginia NJ Gano of Flushing who said Mr.
Ziegler my stepmother's sisters husband"
called by Mr., Bowers presented letter from Mr..
for March 49, She said she saw Mr.. ziegler that
day. Timothy Delaney, veterinary surgeon. told
of many dealings with wi, MI Ziegler with reference
After the recess Judge Harvey ANNOUNCED that
under the Governors ruling, combining them to
zegiers counsel then called long series of wit
March 1901 ali of them tending to SHOW thai Zieg-
Ter was not out of the State or city of New-York
the days in question.
Judge Harvey then produced bunch of affidavits,
constituting the Missouri end of the case, The
of the legislative committee through him at the in
swore declared himself to be the agent of Ziegier
in the business. An affidavit by Baldwin declared
Missouri and that later ziegler told him that he
had been to Missouri and that his business there
successful.
ZIEGLER HOPEFUL.
1t was shown that the name of wv ZiegIer'' an
peared the register of the Southern Hotel on the
18th what is said be KelIys writing and that
somebody was at the hotel under that name The
hearing was interspersed with tits between coun-
Tae s s Es e vi r so nGI Ted PEPPER Judge
register and that both left St Louis for New-York
At the close Governor Odell said he would give
Missouri people q