New-York tribune., 1907-10-02

Those are both salary checks. are they mote"
asked Mr. WINS
4 think so. There should be another, and 1
hope there is, at my office now" replied Quigg.
Next Mr.. WINS took up the subway special
account, in the Metropolitan Securities COM
pany books, aggregating between November "A,
1903 and August. 1907, S15S, ,696 80.
Now, Mr.. Quigg has rendered 20 the COM
pany an account for S151, ,24G 33 OF that
amount" said he, which account is accom-
panied by a statement of services rendered by
him for the sum received by him, but which
does not conform with the books and does not
conform with some of his own vouchers, to the
extent of some $1,000, that being due to the fact
that this account was rendered November T.
1906 although have some vouchers here which
are not in this account. which are charged mere
to the subway construction account.
Now, Mr.. Quigg. without going into the de-
tails of this account at the present time, you
may explain TO the commissioner what the ser
vices were for which you received S1o1246 49,
and then viii, 1 suppose, have the matter go
over until Tomorrow
RYANS FARREACHING PLANS
And then came the most remarkable part OF
the remarkable witnesses testimony. with per-
feet composure he told of his expenditure or
the great sum in campaign by which Thomas
F. Ryan manipulated public sentiment to SUIT
his own ends in the preliminary negotiations as
10 a subway route.
During the period beginning somewhat previ-
ously to the opening Of this account said ne
within which the Metropolitan interests were
er6eayori-c. 10 obtain the right 10 build ana
operate or at all events TO operate. a tunnel.
they submitted to the Rapid Transit ConflhSSo''
plans for routes that were especially favofaoie
TO the intention. TO the plan Of their schehle "
give transfers from the new line OF tunnel AT
every intersecting point with the surface hnes'
Those plans were opposed by many other IN
terests from time TO time other plans were
proposed by other interests that conhlcted Win
theirs. In their behalf I caused to be organized
in various parts of the city seven or eight per-
hans nine or ten different associations of prop
ertv owners and citizens whose property ana
business Interests would be promoted by the
adoption of the Metropolitan plans caused them
10 appear from time to time before meetings OF
the commissions before the Board or EstHate
and Apportionment, before committees or the
LEGISLATURE and to be represented by coun-
sell
oDid Won nav those counsel?" asked Mr.. WINS
81 did in many cases. and paid their ex-
nepses and l paid the cost of maintaining them
ar5 T prepered for them a great many of the
arguments with which they confounded those
that opposed them. Now that, briefly and IN
substance explains the bill, which Will consist
when analyzed of the expense of that Work -
Now about the petition of fifty thousand'--
broke IN Delaney Nicol.
YES and also caused to be prepared peti-
tfon which was circulated all over New YORK
and especially in the tenement districts during
+ha summer of 1904. and which cos: well on TO
$4,000, think"--
Your figures are a little high on that; 1t
70 ma 50 /
ont for YOU Unless the large items for de-
tective service which I find here to be charged
IN the petition account" said Mr IVlns.
aNo they need not be so charged, retorteu
ouigg ANY way the petition was clrculateu
and signed by a million residents OF New hoFh'
nv over million, asking that no contract De
given by the Rapid Transit Commission 10 ouHd
epd operate any new tunnel that did not pro-
vide free passes transfers with the surface
roads at all intersecting points
Meaning thereby not to provide for any plan
! ,.,,icb could be bid for by Mr. Belmont, because
he did not control the surface roads, suggested
Mr. WINS.
pre- -ciselv" answered Mr.. Quigg in such evil
6ant 1ov that Mr. WINS grasped his meaning SO
raadilv that the entire assemblage burst into
roar Of laughter.
THE YELLOW DOG"
Tho erst witness of the day was p. c. Moore
head secretary and treasurer OF the Metropoh-
tan Street Railway Company. He brought "Ath
him the construction cash book of the Metro
politan Street Railway, opened May l. l9oZ ana
the construction ledger, opened a month before
the cash book These books were opened as oil
tba date when the books ground into paper pulp
nv Mr Mooreheads direction were closed he
brought also stubs from used checkbooks on
various banks where the transit company had
accounts, and some books containing unused
checks But he admitted with some show Of
trepidation, that he had not brought the can
celed checks for the items carried in the special
construction account as he had not been able
TO produce them.
"I find that the amount of the cancelled
checks out Of the total of checks which passed
this account is $2O716 49," declared Mr.. WINS.
after some calculation. Now, in addition to
those cancelled checks, amounting to S20,716 40
| out of the 100000 or more, you also have pro-
duced vouchers amounting to $37193 40"
yes sir" answered the secretary.
But you have nc checks or vouchers for any
Of the check stub entries carried TO special con-
struction account and amounting to somewhat
| over 100000, except those we referred to?"
NO sir; | do not say that yet"
you simply say you cannot find them?"
'T say I only served with this subpoena
last evening, and I have not made complete
/. seal ch as yet"
F; well, now, what search have you made for
them during the last ten days."
| Il have searched the vaults the safes and
/ the boxes"
Would you be surprised to learn that all
| of the checks for account amounting TO
| S79SGo0 had disappeared from you except the
| particular $4,000 which you turn in?"
"I think that is fact"