The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-02
LEGISLATIVE
CORRUPTION
EVIDENCE
Bucket Shop Raid Discloses
Document Affecting Con-
necticut Lawmaking.


Carefully hidden in a small iron box,
found in the safe of the Nolan Conn
.,z.,.. 1,a...,,. -. 4D..o..,,,. Co..
iiisSioii >Soiiipa"' ~
geant Tu1te, after the RAID OF the
company s office at lS6 Market street,
was discovered this afternoon a docu-
ment which the holice believe is the
s+rnooest oieca of evidence vet obtained
,,.,,,.,4 a. ,o,o,,a,,,- 1rba nonor IN
a. e,t Mt.
queslioh' saiu Detee'iNe oei Se@n' lui'e'
lndlcate 70 MIN tnat the NOLAN Ooih>
mission Company had laid aside cor
ruption fund to prevent Legislation hos
tile to their business in one or more
states. Tuite said this paper proves
that the business of the Nolan COM
- - .-,,o,, 90 ,,oads v,a+ch,rg
pay az, 70 l 90 sa.'.,y., 4.as,s =. oo,,, =.
ne '-i. 49, lo 49, oorto,n s,,n,
an an az a. son,,, he ,.as,,, set os,da hv
oI ihoheS III cn''es .''U ,.,,es,,, ~ he
Nosah IN soine 49,, 80, ~ --.'iaa.o -
III ooIiiiec 'ieu'' '"ous s,,.t ~ eo,s,otnra
cer'aln as YET " pie a,a .so,,.
from e1his any ~. - ,,,,s-,,oai -
i,R iesIsi'lion .na. moui''
'ne summary nv 11,u,,,, No,ar a.
In the agreement ni,aih wa" rs
ures as the one WIZ sa ,e,r,a,a .,,s IT,
"hich WIS W pe useu "eiHo' ''s
acuop. ,,,I,,,,.
me heau OF tne concern ne.e 10 W. minan 'an.
NOLAN. ae was ar,es.eu III .ne ,a'u l"ss a.
Weuhesoay, anu acNlIowieuee ,N.-' '" e,,a. nv
.ne hehu oi .iie son Ils,, o.. arorn;ro.i
INV oe' 10 ~ ''''''
on - ''.- - aA,. INT .ha t,rd ,yas
Get aside no inter fhon lime & Of this wear
and was denoaited with the understanding
made to n bin already PASSED by the Legis-
lature the checks should be returned to
William Nolan. copy of the agreement.
which was typewrltten, on plain paper,
follows:
1sThese checks ,re denosited with the
understanding TINT If Favorable action
by the Legislature \. prevented uuep
House BiII n, File 6s4, at this. 1907
aessiou of the Ieaf1Iature. TINT the
within check. shall he turned over TO
Harrison n. Freeman. tr.. or to such
nerson. as he NAV dc.,,~n.t.
ar snfd hin 4. .o n,,,.nd.d n. -,
nostnope nctiop thereon. for one vaar
or more. then one-hoIg the ono,,nt 80
check. herein deno.I,od hall ha ,,.t.1
10 the said Harrison n. Ereen,an sr
or .uoh uersons os r,ov he de.,gDat.d
by him.
or satd hill ia nossed mud anu-o,,.d
Inv the CsOyernOr IN that n hacounas a,
law, said checks shall he returred 40
william H. Nolan without DELAY,
Resides the above document witch ;s
perhaps the copy Of an agreement entered
into hv the three mon r,entionod u tI,a
paner tho noce d,scoverod another asre.,-
mar+ u,btob sho,,,s a.. 1x1,,1i.u. II ~.
rortaa = .aeo aors,,4 -. e.. 49, =, 49,
=, ,ais,, ~ "hs.,. ~ 'ne pulpose
- " Us 'ie .ne'ns; hs oi,si'.i W
pon0e 'i'nh' - !" 'ne IVA
,eNe ~ may pe'
ms otner document, whleh is copy
Vi hh agreement Is us ioiioWs;
Harttoru: June "
II rs asreeu 'nat lnt surf ueposit pon
.his uay rehtea py WIIiann NOLAN shaii
De opened only by X. = beers ana only
IN the presence OF harrison D. Freeman:
r,, ana only upon the "ritten oruer OF
WlIiianl H. Noau'
tSisne9l ,,o~v ,r,-,,,>,
,,Il-HI r4ThlsuN ", ID; = ~ NE-E,MAN' ~ 'r''
~ " il,i11nM - 11AsI,,,e, "a; >, - 'A1TAA''
no.otir.o e co.ranat 1,,,t.o 10. o,ha. aoo,,-
~ s1.e.a,,,, ,.aia+t,,n 80 tha
.,o.s,, a., nh,dt tto Nra,o,, cor,no,,T car
r5ad an its affairs hut Inc nat,,ra NJ tho
no,ers he refnses N discIose
The discovery of the above documents il
u,,t.. as-,.aa -.