The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
IN GRAFT
CASE RAPS BRAY
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throughout last nights meeting. He
said he was there "for a purpose but
farther than that refused to discuss his
presence. He would not say whether he
had or had not appeared there under
orders of Prosecutor Wilbur a. Mott.
II wrote you ~a'letter on July 80" Mr..
Hood said, addressing the city counsel
in the course of the examination. Il
have received no answer
Il received the letter." said Mr.. Nu-
gent.
but you did not answer it,"
NO
why, may l ask?"
you know why" was the tart re-
joind"r.
Il know why?' MIR. Hood came back.
Yes, you know why" Mr.. Nugent
declared. Z am ready to answer ques-
ions here"
Mr.. Hood took a copy of the letter
from his papers and read it to the COM
mittee. A series OF questions were put
by the writer as to the occurrences of
May 4 and the correctness of published
accounts of what took place at the
Hotel Broad. The necessity of getting
clues was set forth II an early re-
ply asked. on the invitation of the
city counsel the questioning along the
lines of the letter began.
Mr.. Nugent told, in reply to ques-
tions, Of the meeting at the Hotel
Broad and of his movements before the
a11gb u-ifh I2rav In C,,hstavoo h{c fact4-l
mony was the same as that of the other
witnesses who nave been called.
By Mr.. Hood
Had you any reason to expect Bray
at the Hotel Broad?"
Yes, by reason of the appointment
he had made with Alderman Wright
over the telephone in the morning"
Where was Alderman Wright when
he t~elephoned to Alderman Bray"
I'm the outer room of the law de.
partment at the City Hall"
who were PRESENT."
Miss Luz, the stenographer, and Mr..
Carpenter"
"Will you tell us what was said by
Wright"
HE went to the telephone and called
for Alderman Bray. Some time elapsed
before Alderman Bray came to the
phone. Wright said, is this Bray?'
Then he asked If Bray had heard that
City Counsel Nugent was going to
give an opinion to the committee on
printing and stationery advising that
the bids for stationery as received a
month before were unbalanced. Then
l heard Wright say, Mr.. Schwartz
He put his hand over the phone and
asked me how much to offer. He asked
If he should offer a hundred, n I
told him that was too much. He final
ly said there was a hundred in it, and
then asked where he could meet the
man at the other end of the phone.
Turning to me, he said, He won't go
to Gerlich's because you go there.
He added, over the phone, All right,
then, the Hotel Broad the suggestion
coming from the other end"
Wanted Brny's Price.
Did you know, when Alderman
Wright called up Bray, he would ask
him these things and offer him money!"
Yes, 1 suggested it,"
what induced you to do that?"
81 wanted to find u this mans
price"
"What led you to believe that he had
a price,"
"Rumors and his actions"
In reply to questions as to what ru-
mors or actions, Mr.. Nugent said that
he could not testify to anything di-
but hat rumors had reached
him.
Results showed that l was justified
in my belief" the city counsel added.
When Mr.. Hood asked that he specify
as to the character of the rumors the
city counsel said:
We'll, the first year Bray was in tie
Common Council there were rumors
about his conduct in connection with
the business of the COMMITTEES on con
n alteration of buildings"
What beyond that?"
His vote or the block light fran
chise. He reversed on that in a We y
few minutes. He talked one way acd
voted another. That gave rise
to rumors.'
Anything else?"
There was an open accusation in
connection with the purchase of fire.
works for the city celebration of
of July when Bray was chair
man Of the committee in charge"
Anything further thar that?'
Eyes, he asked as the price of his
for Alderman Ryan for president
Of the Common Council last year, that
be promised the craftsmanship of
committee on construction and
alteration of buildings. OF course AL
aerman Ryan refused"
WAS there ever anything about some
doors to the market?"
Doors In Centre Market.
"Oh, yes; if it had been possible, lie
would have had doors all over Centre
And he wanted to enter into
an agreement with another member of
the Council at that time about some
electric lighting arrangement for teh
We had the electric lighting
gentleman here on a similar occasion
to this. 1t was a continuous perform
n 1t grew very tiresome. He
wrote me a letter saying he would sup
Ryan for president of the Council.
Sinnott had turned hiw down
the year before, he said, and he would
vote for DVyaa to H. --.t1