The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-23
Ye,terday Afternoons Ses-
sion of Legislature In
qui1y Committee Charac-
terized By Liv ly Tilts Be-
tween Him and the At
torney General
PAYNE GOES ON THE STAND

MADE SERIOUS CHARGES
COMMITTEE ADJOURNED SUB
JECT TO CALL OF CHAIRMAN.
Yesterday afternoons session OF the
legislative committee induiring into the
Riparian Boards proceedings was char
aeterized by angry tits between Attor-
ney-General MeCarter and George L.
Record who had been accused by his
former associate John c. Payne, secre-
tary and engineer of the State Riparian
Board, of having been a CRATER. Mr.
Record, who had been on the rack fer
over two hours in the morning session.
declared that the Attorney-Generai's
manner of putting questions was dis
honest" The flash grew out of ques-
tions by the Attorney-G General concern
ing the Donohue grant on the Kill yon
KuH
Il win say what l please, said Mr.
Record in response to rebuke by the
Attorney General You shall not bull
doze me. l recolleet Donohue case
but have no definite recollection of It's
details
In answering concerning a grant spo-
ken of as the John NJ. Groetsehius grant
on the Hudson River Mr.. Record again
said, that is a dishonest question. Mr.
McCarter said he was not accustomed to
being 80 characterized and Mr.. Record
would not so talk to him anywhere else.
AIcCarter appealed to the committee for
protection Tie chairman cautioned Mr.
Record
Mr. Records check book was produc
ed 1t showed that he gave the board
a check for $75 and another for $3.50
in the settlement about the furniture
when the board moved out. He said
L said to them. Get out of my office
the whole tribe Of youy That was all
they had to do-to get out"
The board had been paying Record
rental of $50 a month. Record said he
could get that rental without trouble.
The eross-examination of Secretary
and Engineer John C. Payne by Mr..
Record began after 4 o'clock and was
not finished until nearly o'clock.
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not in the office and took a photograph
of them the next day. Record asked
why did you steal by check book?"
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hot. peeh aeaiiiis WIN d ttueiiiui mai
IL Ecoruas hed L iasie hal stoiei any
otneF OF RECORDS papers. ssle iil'''is
aunitted heshad sent a letter 70 ''osefllof
Stokes, composed py RECORD anu pup
nsied IN the newspapers iie, iou',u tl,S
le'lef' ne -saia, upon M 'nn"i',ls DO'i :.
he aolnAteu mat tile written ieetel eoii1
tained a menrlon ol 1oSefhoi e1oN' ,
which was not in the puhlished letter.
Payne said his friends We're being abused
bv Record and he thought himself en-
4:t,at .;st tlen,
tlsieu ~ assisl
took the letter Payne sald, WITH
out caring how it got ON my drafting
haard -a,+ Il 70 show thines in tbe
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written article lias uSlalt appear IN tie
newspapers"
..Yau took the private papers and sent
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mem ~ ao''7'A'9i
did.
Payne admitted he got half the fees.
HI said.
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