New-York tribune., 1907-03-01
CUVILLIER ADMITS PLOT.
Refuses to Father Bill for Broad
scGy TurnStiles.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Albany, Feb. 2s-There Is a deep, dire plot on
foot against Assemblyman Cuvillier. He admits It
HIMSELF he feels that II IS persecution instituted
by his enemies among the minority because OF his
unt.ing zeal In the service OF the state. But shall
he yield 70 this persecution and stay his work?
Never thousand times rathe. the martyrs crown
1t came 10 a crisis to-day. Meekly had be borne
the jests and gibes before but when a bill bearing
his name dropped into the box providing
Tor turnstiles at Broadway and 42d street, out
ragged human nature gave way. He rose to a ques-
ton OF personal privilege and asserted with most
unnecessary emphasis that the bin was not his
The Speaker had the measure stricken from the
books.
shall issue within fortyeght hours corporate stock
for the construction and maintenance OF a toIlRate
and turnstile at each and every intersection OF
Broadway and 42d street
Such turnstile and tollgaSe shall be open during
hours commencing al 1901 n. m. and ending at
midnight Of each calendar day. except. however
such tOllgate and turnstile shall he closed and
draped in mourning the 18th day OF March
known and designated St Patricks Day And
excepting also. that said tollgate and turnstile
shall be open and free to all pedestrians on the
18th day of July. known and designated as Orange
mems Day.
II Is still further provided that policemen foot
or walking. small funerals. booze buggies COWS
and chorus girls shall he exempted from the pro-
visions Of the act: also that nothing in the shan
be Interpreted interfering with the rights and
privileges Of the Fathers and Mothers of the Revo-
luton.
But then Cuviler hied him on tho trail OF the
prosecutor. He suspected the same person who
presented the bill establishing a close season for
frogs.
Clews and mysterious rumors encountered by the
amateur Sherlock Holmes who aided him in the
search led apparently 10 the Of mystery. Cap
tain William Clark who tried TO tear down the
Capitol last year because his petition incorporating
the Washngtonian League not received. The
captain was wroth because Of a report which de-
Mary Walker had been broken eff because he asked
her for a match. HIS anger boiled over in this
fashion:
I. Captain William Clark, hereby emphatically
deny absolutely, and without eQuivocatiOn, having
without reservation that had nothing to do with
Mr. cuvilieTs sO-called frog toll gate bills. that
] have never been near the Assembly bill box, and
don't know the location of any box for the intro
duction OF bills. had every reason to believe that
Mr.. Cuvillier "A friend Of mine until this series
of fabricatiOns 1Oated. / have watched his
happening. / had nothing whatever to do with
Mary Walker any Of her family. don't expect
TO have anything do with her. l have asked her
10 deny that have ever had any conversation with
her whatsoever.
Mature consideration Of this document seemed to
exonerate the captain. and Cuvillier turned his
attention again 10 affairs of state. But when he
heard that bill was being prepared in his name
10 prohibit the anchoring OF airships 10 church
steeples during hours of service ne mighty
In wrath and prepared a resolution which he will
introduce on Monday night abolishng the bill box
the floor In such fashion do the legislators while
away their spare moments.