New-York tribune., 1907-10-03
QU1GG GIVES NAMES
OF HIS ASSISTANTS.
L1WYERS And BUSINESS
MEN ON HIS PAYROLL.
Some of the Many Ryan Plans He
Worked For and the Belmont
Projects He Fought.

Just how the Ryan transit companies agents
had manipulated public sentiment by subsidized
property owners associations and lawyers
and business men hired to extoI the Ryan sub
way plans as opposed TO the Belmont routes
was set forth in detail yesterday when Lemuel
L. Quigg. continued his testimony before the
Public Service Commission. Considerably
against his will. he was forced TO tell the names
OF those on his payroll, and the result aston.
ished a thrOnged courtroom. For among those
who received money from the subway special
account Of more than S1JO.OO0 were lawyers
who stand high in their profession business men
who have posed as public spirited citizens in
tent on rendering service for the benefit of their
fellow beings at large and even lawyers now
occupying places the bench
In some cases the employment of these men
especially the lawyers-was open. and they ap-
peared under retainer just they might bs
retained in any other case. At other times.
though. the fact that they championed the par
ticular side whose advantages they recited be-
fore committees Of the Legislature, the Alder
men or other public bodies because they were
paid by Mr.. Quigg to do was not entered
on the records. Almost ali the men chosen by
Mr Quigg in this Ryan campaign against
August Belmont were men OF standing in the
community. Indeed. Mr.. Ouigg said yesterday
that the "other crowd pursued the same tao
tics and he usually to it that the men
who represented his side were the most nu-
merous. the most representative and the most
impressive
LAWYERS WHO GOT FEES
During this campaign two organizations-the
West Side Rapid Transit Association and the
East Side Rapid Transit Association Of Man
haitian and The Bronx-vvere formed and sup
ported by agents of Mr. Quigg- Ex-Judgs
William y. COhan received $1,000 to appear "a
counsel for the East Side organization: ex-
Judge W. NJ X OIcott got $4,000 for consider
able work as counsel for the West Side body.
James l.. Wells formerly tax commissioner.
received sums aggregatng thousands of dollars
for presenting the Ryan-Quigg views on sub
WAYS as his own TO legislative committees. the
Aldermen. the Board of Estimate and the Rapid
Transit Commission
Part of Mr.. Qugg's work. he testified.
opposing the Belmont tunnel scheme. the NOV
ing platfor min saith street and the McAdoo
tunnel project. as we'll the Delaney street
elevated loop and the third tracking of the East
| Side elevated roads. Otto A. ROsalsky. now a
| judge of General Sessions. received q fee o.
| $1,000 for services in connection with the De-
| lancey street loop John Ford. an ex-senator
| who appeared in 1905 before legislative COM
| Tittees to oppose a series of bills known COM
| monty as the Steinway grab bills" did
a retainer of $500 from NIr- Quigg Mr.. Ford
| is now justice of the Supreme Court.
Colonel Reuben L. Fox. formerly secretary of
the Republican State Committee when b b
Oden was Governor, received $3.50 In one check
for furnishing information regarding legislative
affairs To Mr. Quigg. q. E. Graham a news
paper man. used by Mr.. Quigg in the col
lection of information concerning legislative af-
fairs. At that time he had no newspaper cOnnec-
tOn. The names of T. \ Keith and Frank Mar
shall White. also newspaper men. figured in a
bunch of checks which Mr.. Quigg produced
Labor men also were used in various WAYS IN
the Ryan Ouigg schemes
As on Tuesday. Mr.. Quigg was frank vester-
day. His frankness never went beyond the face
of documents in evidence. though. Moreover
though from 10 10 60 per cent of the subway
special account of $1J0O0O was shown 10 have
been drawn in checks cashed for him and the
cash disbursed by him personally OF under his
orders. he admitted he had no account whatever
of the disbursements in which that cash was eN-
pended He had had at the time. he said but
the account did not exist now. Neither did any
memory Of it. Thus in all probability the in
vestigators will he unable 10 get at any ex-
PLANTATION of the reasons for spending every few
days sums ranging from $50 TO 5000.
QUIGG ONLY WITNESS
Mr.. Quigg was the only witness called yester-
day. and his testimony related entirely 10 ths
entered on the subway special account Before
he was called Mr.. Wins had spread on the rec
ords letter the receivers for the New York
City Railway system, asking them their
best efforts to find the missing checks which n.
c. Moorehead had been unable 10 locate. Mr..
Ivins expressed his opinion of Mr.. Noorehead
and his efforts in withering terms. Then Paul
d Cravath was permitted to explain the 5000
600 check TO the Morton Trust Company. Os
which no record had been kept in the Metro
politan Street Railway books. This. he said.
was drawn not 10 cover any Overdrafts by the
railway company. but to keep straight the rec
ords of the trust officer of the Morton Trust
Company in regard TO payments for certain
curities in connection with the payment o.
So3 100000 by the New York City Railway
Companv to the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company. Another mysterious check for $19S-
ono was for precisely the same thing. he said
Then Mr. Quigg was called. Mr. WINS asked
him first about certain subway routes proposed
IN the Rapid Transit Commission. He thought
he would be interested to prevent the building
of the First avenue line from The Bronx TO ths
BATTERY. and knew nothing about the Third ave-
nue. route and the Ninth avenue route His
principals were interested in the Lexington ave-
nue. subway and the proposed subway under
Seventh and Eighth avenues and Broadway.
with various connections He himself was
working to prevent the success of the Belmont
tunnel the moving platform through 34th street
and the elevated bridge loop. the third tracking
of the Second and Third avenue elevated lines
and the McAdoO tunnel plans. but these last
were well advanced. Then Mr.. Wins began to
examine Mr.. Quigg about the disposition OF the
S15OO0 subway special money.
Through IL all Mr.. Quigg as composed as