New-York tribune., 1907-10-02

recollection OF why he had VISITED Albany 0
vailed up Albany on the telephone in September
1e0e To be sure he could guess, more or less
accurately" -,
IT made very frequent appearances before the
Attorney General or the Controller" he said.
..Judging from that date, September. suspect
Il was in some matter before the Controller.
The rext voucher which Mr.. I"ins wanted Mr.
sluigg 10 explain was numbered 90, paid on DC
tober G. 1902, with N. T. Co, which the IN
vestigator assumed TO mean the Morton trust
Company II was charged, according to an IN
dorsement on II, TO the property and iran
chise account. The next, a voucher ior
s4s6 %. for Office rent stenographers fees ard
ne,+v disbursements likewise was charged 10
shat ecrount Following that came one 1or a
period from January /, 1903, TO March 81 1910
..T-bis covers the term OF the legislative ses-
sion. does it not" asked Mr.. WINS
substantially I should think" replied the
witness dryly. Il do not recollect about tnat
year but usually.
..Nou you appear "a have hecn in Albany on
February > and 3, and the expenses Of your
trip were So" went on Mr.. WINS. Can you
tell us what you we're IN Albany for then:
REASON FOR ALBANY TRIP.
- have no idea except that have no doubt
II vas in connection either with the promotion
OF legislation or the opposition TO it," remarked
Mr. Quigg.
az. behalf OF this company"
I'm behalf Of this company. I don't doubt
That Is what il was for"
Before committees OF the two houses and oe-
fore sub-committees Of tho two houses?N MT
Twins asked.
chairnen of committees OF the houses or the
Speaker" replied the witness.
OR the members of committees?
"Or the Speaker or members Of the commit
sees"
Done either on the floor IN the lobby or
in the hotel or anywhere
'Au done mainly in the committee room
Another trip on March and f. Mr.. Qulgg
admitted. without doubt for the promotion
~ dsfoa+ cr some legislation. There were many
items he admitted also, in his bills, for de
tective service: but he could recollect nothing
about charge of SO for might service
march 10 and H. De Iancey Nicoll suggested
that probably it should read "stenographer'
niglit services.
Sill other vouchers OF date July ], 1903,
for $685. So and October l. 1908. for s615 Both
were charged TO the property and franchise ac-
count The next was of November H. 1903.
simply a receipt for $500 for advance on SAL
ary for the quarter ended December 81. 1903.
AT that time Mr.. Quigg getting $4,000 A
year This WAS charged TO property and fran
chise Later the salary was increased TO $4,000
year.
The following voucher for $1,000, the re-
lInainder of salary for the quarter The sigma
ture, Mr.. Quigg said, not his. but that OF
his partner Mr.. McEvilly whose writing. he
Imagined resembled his own because of their
intimate association.
"A case of the Heavenly Twins" commented
Mr Twins Mr.. Quigg deigned not 10 reply. and
MFR Ivins took up another voucher dated
December 80, 1903. $500 for petty cash.
which OF the twins signed that, Mr.. Qugg?"
he asked.
DO you mean to ask me if that is my sigma
ture?" retorted Quigg, his cold blue eyes ablaze
with steely light.
Yes, that IS what I mean." conceded Mr..
Twins Mr. Quigg acknowledged the signature,
n but had no idea what the cash for. He
] thought it was rather unusual to receive items
OF this sort and make accounting; neverthe-
less. he had memory of the transactions.
This cash. the investigator went on, had been
charged TO the subway special account. II
belonged properly, Mr.. Quigg agreed with him,
in the list OF transactions vouched for in a gem
eral statement. which will be taken up in de-
tail to-day.
4 hope you Will continue. Mr.. WINS at least
until you draw out some general explanation OF
the Subway Construction Company account"
interposed Delaney Nicoll
II am not going to take that up at all until
tomorrow" replied Mr. Ivins
Went you permit Mr.. Quigg to have It
stated what that account was'-
Il will permit him to do It tomorrow. Mr..
Nicoll" said the examiner. with some heat
SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
Won't you permit to explain what The
subway construction account was. so when -
goes out that he received 100000 the public
Will know that it was for a perfectly proper and
legitimate and legal purpose?"
"KOu can put IL on the record that wav ~
you like. l have the statement here, and will
set hesitate TO say that It looks to me to have
Seeh entirely illegal and improper" retort.d
Mr. WINS einphaticalIy
y know you arc going 10 take that view NJ
II, no matter what the evidence Is" declared
Mr. Nicoll hotly That is the view Won VIII
take. But I ask the commission in the inter
est Of fairness. to allow Mr.. Quigg to testify
ION that point"
Chairman Wilcox finally straightened out the
wrangle by agreeing wait little longer
while Mr.. Twins presented briefly the rest of
the vouchers going 10 make up the sGO O0o
charged to property and franchise account. with
the idea Of taking them up more in detail AT
the hearing to-day. These vouchers were: Janu
AIRY 50. 1904, $1,000; March 81. 1904, 81. 500.
April IL 1904, s659 o.: May 26 1904, $1,000.
June % 1904. $500; June q. 1904, $1.O70 e..
August 10, 1904. $1,000: September % 1904
1880: October 81. 1904 S599 II; December
~ 1904, 81 800 February O. 1905 S4Sl so and
Mare. 81, 1905. $3.50.
These items. Mr. Quigg thought, were prob
.ebly entirely correct. The last one he was sure
was for his salary for the quarter. He could see
siSri6cauce IN the fact he