The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-21
George F. Carpenter Tells of
Wright-Bray Phone Talk Con-
corning $500 Payment.
TESTIMONY BEARS OUT !.
STORY OF TEST OFFER
Several Other Witnesses Detail
Dealings With Twelfth
Ward Alderman.

uucl VI Alderman James a. Bray mas
brought out-the testimony of George
e. Carpenter, of the city law depart
ment after. the direct examination OF
Louis Hood and the cross-examinatioI
of Louis J. Beers, was concluded
stood out at the end of last nights
hearing before the special aldermanic
committee. Mrs. Carpenters testimony
~oorroborated that of City Counse
James r. Nugent and Alderman Joseph
A. Wright concerning a telephone con-
v%ersation of May 4 as a result of which
Bray was to be at the Hotel Broad to
receive a hundred" for his vote In the
committee on printing and stationery.
IN answer to some of the questions
he asked in cross-examination Mr..
Beers learned that the star witness o.
the evening had been appointed to the
law department e~ightyears ago by Col
onel e. Livingston Price. and later In
the redirect examination that the posi-
ton was protected by the civil service
law.
Il take it that you understand that
the head of the law department could
make it very unpleasant for you If you
were not in favor with him. Mr.. Beers
asked.
II don't understand anything of the
kind" replied Mr.. Carpenter heatedly.
Other witnesses last night We're
School Commissioner James Taaffe,
president of the Glasby Lumber Com
pany, and Bray's employer; Superin4
tendent of Buildings William p.
O'Rourke. and Michael B.. Silberstein
and Hyman Rosensohn, who figured as
agents n architects for nan who
secured permits. The testimony of
these men had to do with the records
of the building department, and was
directed by Mr.. Hood with an idea of
showing Bray's connection with the
grant of permits for construction and
while he was a member of the
1907. Council committee on construction
and alteration of buildings. Witnesses
were subpoenaed but not examined
night and who will be called upon
testify at the hearing tonight are:
Former Alderman William J.. Reilly,
Frederick J. Fischer, Alder
Michael J. MCGOWAN, jr., a mem
Der of the Bray committee: former
Alderman Frank p. Laughlin. former
Alderman Henry Sthreitmueller, Mar
tin j.. Haussling and Police Captain
Michael Long.
Carpenter Gives Testimony.
Mr.. Carpenter testified that on the
morning of May A Messrs. Nugent and
entered his office in the suite
Of the law department at the City Hall,
deep in conversation. They walked
over to his desk and stopped beside it
at the telephone attached to it.
Ibid you hear anything that was
said as they walked IMP asked Mr..
Hood.
II heard Mr.. Nugent tell Alderman
Wright: Call hin VI and see what
will fall for"
Then what did they do?"
Alderman Wright went to my tele-
phone and made several attempts to
get someone. l understood it to be
Bray"
How did you arrive at that under
standing?"
why, Alderman Wright asked for
Alderman Bray"
The witness said that the city oun
sci and his companion stood at the
end of his desk and that he stepped
" 50. =. his
~ heaia on 'n'' "as 80 haaa
own "oius ne aeae' 20 an
coi'ersa..oh lion' -. "a
phohe' ai'ei SAYING EEL, 49,
his man. He said:
Alderman wright aiu
going 10 De a committees hlee'lns
night iheH ne saio' iou -
Der OF the eonf1i'.ee On pfin.n's
sts tionery'. are you going - . ee
nights lnee.ins ne salu ny Us
apou. MI. Nugehts opinion on ene pa 10
posed stationery suppiy coh.,ae'
went on: We want 10 turn .hat opln,
ION down he repeated; ina pina
ing n stationery cohtrae. Is up :,
nlght ana Nugents OPINION VIII pe
De CONSIDERED. we want ~
turn ina GOWN. IL appeared .nen 'nas
the person on the otieI Gnu u .ne
phone wanted TO Know VINO was ,aihins
20 Elin' peeause Alderman "rishr aiu
Never inino VINO IL IL we woolu IN n'
TO see nat .hlng turned owl. IL enls
goes tnrough' 'here $ a unureo N !, =
you. Ihere was apparently sohe'hhis
said' Well' TINS Is MI schwartz pu'
never mlnu that thefes a hunureo IN
It Tor you, Fhere was evldentiy some
diff1culty at mat point ABOUT arranging
a place or meeting, because Alderman
Wright said. It'll meet VOlI anV