The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-12

to meet the gentleman. I hung up the
receiver.
Mr.. Beers-was there anything said
about money?
Mr.. Bray-Emphatically not.
.Mr. Beers-Was there anything said
about your actions against Mr.. Nugent
by MI. Nugent at the meeting?
Mr.. Bray-Yes. sir. He said l was
organizing anti-Nugent clubs in the
Fourteenth Ward, throwing him down.
and that was a ''millstone around the
neck of the party He also said: Give
/ everybody a drink but this dirty rat.
NJ. Congleton-What committees did
you serve on in the year 1907?
Mr.. Bray-I think the alteration and
construction. the license and the
Fourth of July.
Mr.. Congleton-You were chairman
of that?
Mr.. Bray-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Bray told of the other committees
he was on in other years and at pres
ent. and was asked by Mr.. Nugent
whether he invited him. Mr.. Nugent,
to AXE a drink. and replied in the
negative.
MI NUStI On AhAShA Aof
me to drink and don't remember.
Mr.. Bray-I think 1t would have been
very foolish after you didn't invite me-.
Alderman Joseph A. Wright then
took the witness stand and was ques-
toned by Mr.. Beers.
Mr.. Beers-How long have you been
an Alderman?
Mr.. Wright-Two and a half years.
Mr.. Beers-You have known Mr.. Nj
gent a great many years?
Alderman Wright-Yes. sir
Mr.. Beers-And quite closely afiliat-
ed with him politically?
Alderman Wright-With Mr.. Nugent !?
Yes, sir; also with the Aldermen.
Mayor and Sheriff.
Mr.. Beers-You know the subject
matter of the investigation?
Alderman Wright-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Beers-Please state what you
know.
Wright's Story.
Alderman Wright had occasion to
go into Mr.. Nugent's office on the
morning of May 5 and he had pre-
pared an opinion with regard to the
lllDdldLtEu tiOSa l. Solh that lit llcI
heard general rumors that it would be
beaten. especially by Alderman Bray,
and that it was the general opinion
around the hall that if Mr.. Nugent
prepared an opinion on that subject it
would be assassinated.
Mr.. Beers-Let's get to the point of
issue.
Mr.. Wright-Mr. Nugent said: ST
wonder what is back of this?' and I
called Alderman Bray and questioned
him, and he says, 81 am" and 1 said,
MIR. Nugent has prepared an opinion
against the bill of Shurts e Co"
Il called through the telephone after
he said Who is this?' I said MIR.
Schwartz, and I would like to meet
you; there's 500 in it for YOU and he
said Who is this I am talking TOP
I said Schwartz and he said, Where
ear I meet your I said, 'Gerlich's.' and
and he said, Make it for the Hotel
Broad at $50 O'clock"
Mr.. Beers-Where did you telephone
from?
Alderman Wright-The City Hall.
Mr.. Beers-What department?
Alderman Wright-The law depart
ment.
Mr.. Beers-Mr. Nugeht's office.
Alderman Wright-No, sir; from the
outer office.
Alderman Wright, in reply to Beers's
questions, told of failing to meet Bray
at the Hotel Broad when he called there
the first time on the evening of May A..
He said he had seen Bray leave the
place about ten minutes after Q and
return to the City Hall, whereupon he
went to a telephone and called up the
City Hall. getting Bray to the phone
there and telling him that he had
waited in vain at the place appointed.
Beers-What next?
Wright told him to come up, as /
had the money in my pocket. I was
in Gerlich's, telephoning.-He said:
Everything is all fixed and it is all
Mr.. Beers-What took place at the
Hotel Broad?
What Nugent Said.
Alderman wright walked there,
and it was suggested hat the bill
be marked, getting him with the goods
on, but Mr.. Nugent said he did not
want to railroad him. He said: "All
1 want is to stop this petty larceny
business. I have been getting people
out of Jail all my life, and I don't want
to put anybody in" Mr.. Nugent said
to Bray: did you come up for your
hundred, Jim?" and Bray said, mo, ]
didn't"
Mr.. Beers-Mr. Nugent, you say, said
that he was going to stop that petty
larceny business. Did you talk to him
to see what he meant by that?
Alderman Wright did not follow il
up.
Mr.. Beers-I ask you whether that
was a fair statement to make to ar
Alderman in a public place in the pres
ence of reporters and others?
Alderman Wright don't think thai
is a fair question.
Mr.. Beers-You are willing to say
that he is a good, honest man.
Alderman Wright don't think thai
question is in order.
Beers-Do you know anything
against Alderman Bray?
Wright-Only that he isn't much o
a ball player.
Beers-Well, it seemed as if there Il
a feeling against Alderman Bray.
Wright-The aldermanic body is E
queer one; each one has a set-to will
the others. then they are all right.
never asked his political views.
Wright testified that the nam
SCHWARTZ meant nothing, being uset
for the occasion.
Congleton-Was there anyone presen
in Gerlich's at night when YOU tele