Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-08
PROBE REVEALS
QUEERSECRETS
Witness Tells of Money Paid
to LaWmaker- Purpose
Not Explained.
RECEIVED BIG SUMS

New York, Sept. s.-The legislative
! committee, which held another public
session this morning, is meeting with
unexpectedly quick results in its eff
forts to Uncover the transactions of
present and former state oficeholders
suspected of graft, and important dis
closures are expected. This morning
George Carpenter, former bookkeeper
of Ellingwood & Cunningham, contin-
ued his testimony.
The work Of the committee Is being
directed to connecting the Albany ac-
tivities Of g. Tracy Rogers when he
was president Of the State Railway
association with influential members
Of the legislature and In hooking 10
Mr.. Rogers and several influential
members Of the state legislature with
the New York stock brokerage firm of
Eilingwood & Cunningham, In which
firm Mr.. Rogers was a special partner.
The examination of Mr.. Rogers was
suspended after the connection indi-
Gated had been established.
The relation existing between Mr..
Rogers influence upon Albany legis-
/ lation and the speculative accounts Of
members Of the legislature with Mr..
Rogers stock brokerage firm was
much calculated through the testi-
mony of a civil engineer, w. w. Cole,
now practicing his profession In Phi1a-
delphia, but during the time inquired
into-that is, from 1900 to feo5-a trac-
ton man In Elmira and treasurer of
the Street Railway association OF
New York. Mfr. Cole somewhat reluc-
family revealed TINT when he became
treasurer of that association he was
confronted with a deficit OF $40, 600.
This deficit, he testified to under a Sc
we're examination, resulted from poiitt
cal contributions made by the associa-
ton "to both parties" he understood.
Carpenter established the most init
mate relation between Mr.. Rogers &C.
tivities In Albany and the speculative
accounts of members of the legisla-
ture, more especially the speculations
of Louis Bedeil, who was chairman Of
the ~assembly's committee on railroads
at that time. Carpenter at present is
employed as a bookkeeper In a Nassau
street brokerage firm. He vas Filing
wood G. Cunningham's bookkeepef for
five or six years. His examination re-
vealed the close search made by AS
sistant Counsel Kresel of the literally
tons of account books OF that defunct
firm. The young b~ookkeeper witness
vas reluctant at times to testify, but
it appeared that this reluctance arose
from his belief that for him to assist,
no matter how unwillingly, to expose
the secrets of a stock brokers' special
account would in5ure him in the esti-
nation Of his friends. But Mr.. Kfesei
had a ready reference to every word
and figure in the books upon which the
witness was examined. and Mr.. Bruce
was persistent in making the witness
testify to the meaning Of the tangled
web Of accounts as it was slowly un-
tangled bit by bit.
Carpenter, when asked, said he did
not think he knew Louis BedeiL. MIR.
Bruce looked out over the aldermanic
chairs and said sweetly:
"Will Mr.. Bedell kindly stand upr"
Mr.. Beden did so, removing at the
same time some smoked eyeglasses.
The witness did not recognize him.
He did, however, recognize and iden-
tify the stock brokers' ledgers. that
process disclosing that one ledger and
one blotter were missing. Then by
aid of the books the witness was made
to testify hat on May 81, 1899, Louis
Bedell had opened an account with the
firm. prior to that time having had a
joint account with q. Tracy Rogers.
Bedeil owed the firm on his joint ac-
count $4,932.S5 and on his Manhattan
pool account $2,537. On April 8, 1900.
he had bought 100 shares of Electric
Vehicle at f1& and 100 shares at 118
and had deposited no margin. On April
II his account was credited with
1886. A search straight through a
series OF books disclosed that on that
same date H. Ell. Vreeland had depos-
tied to the credit OF Bedelrs account
S2.375. G. Tracy Rogers had deposited
to the credit of Bedell's account $f25
and Fl, A. Robinson had deposited to
the credit of Bedelt's account $500.