Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-10
LiIIey or Agent Accused of
Violating the Law,
SERVED WITH A SUBPOENA
Money Distributed for Treating
Voters in Saloons.
ELECTION COURT IS GRANTED
Connecticut Lawyers Refuse to Take
the Case Against the Governor
Elect-Accounts Filed.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, December 10
Representative George l.. Lilley, gov
ernor-elect of Connecticut. has been serv-
ed with subpoena to answer the COM
plaint that in the recent gubernatorial
campaign he himself or through finan-
cial agent violated the corrupt practices
act passed by the general assembly four
years ago. The complaint, which is made
by George L. Fox of this city, who DRAFT
ed the corrupt practices law. enumerates
alleged acts Of Mr.. Lilley or his agent, Col.
1. NJ. Ullman, in distributing money for
campaign purposes through certain sa-
loonkeepers in Waterbury for the pur-
poses of treating electors on the day of
election, and of placing certain sums
with certain individuals in social clubs
for "treating purposes. The complaint
further alleges that the sworn statement
of Mr.. Lilley's expenses does not set
forth the expenditures alleged as being
illegal and that there were other acts by
either Mr.. Lilley or Col. Ullman, which
were contrary to law.
Col. Ullman is in Washington today.
Statements of Expenses.
Mr. Liley's statement of expenses, filed
under the corrupt practices act, showed
that he spent over $685. 900 by financial
agent to be elected governor. His demo-
cratic opponent, Judge A. Heaton Robert
son, swore to having spent 5000 in his
campaign, while the anti-Lilley repub-
licans spent $4,000.
Detectives who were employed by Mr..
Fox claim to have secured evidence of al
legged illegal practices in this city. Water
bury and elsewhere. Thirty days are al
lowed under the law in which to ask for
an election court, and on the last day of
the time set Mr.. Fox secured his court
by laying before Judge Bennett of the
superior court his evidence. Meantime
Mr.. Fox had been consulting lawyers to
take up his case.
1t is understood that many of the ablest
lawyers in the state declined to serve.
and finally Mr.. Fox went to New York
and secured counsel to conduct the hear
ing. The attorney who represents Mr..
Fox in the proceedings, as indicated by
the service papers, is Matthew Reynolds
of this city.
The Election Court.
An election court is constituted by the
appointment by the chief justice of the
supreme court of errors of two Judges of
the superior court. which term includes
also the supreme court. AS this is the
fipst case under the new law. and in view
of the fact that Chief Justice Baldwin is
soon to retire from the bench, there is a
desire that he designate himself as one of
the two members of the election court,
thus giving the new tribunal the benefit
of his recognized ability in the interpre-
tatiOn of statutes.
ut is ridiculous for me to make a re-
ply to this charge declared Col. I. NJ.
Ullman of New Haven, Conn. who is
here in connection with the rivers and
harbors congress. when his attention was
called to a statement from New Haven.
Conn.,. to the effect that he had distribut-
ed money during the recent campaign in
Connecticut for the purpose of treating
voters.
Col. Ullman declared that he had not
been in Waterbury. Conn, since Mr.. Lii
ley was nominated for governor. He said
he was Mr.. Lilley's political agent at
New Haven during the campaign. but
that he was not in Waterbury, nor had he
had any dealings with any politicians
there during the campaign.
Ullman claims to have filed q statement
of campaign expenses soon after the cleo
ton.
Representative: Lilley is not in WASH
ingtOn.