New-York tribune., 1910-12-09
Two Officials Deny That Turf
Association Took Part in
Corruption Fund.
HEAR R. T. WILSON. JR.. ALSO
Legislative Committee Gets
More News of Misfortune IN
the Matter of Records
Going Astray.

the stand in the legislative InveSTlg eating
committees inquiry yesterday afternoon
10 tell more in detail about the $1,000
settlement with Andrew Miller. the
treasurer OF the club. which. strangely
enough. came in the very year when the
racing organizations Of the state We're
making their last fight for life. but he
was able 70 furnish little information 70
Xhe committee.
Mr.. Wilson was preceded or the stand
By J !. Evans. treasurer Of the Nets.
and Charles z. Heney. another member
OF the execltive committee o. the book
makers organization. both Of whom
were zrilIed as 70 the part taken by the
Metropolitan Turf Association. or by any
OF its mem bers. in the fight against the
Agnew- Hart anri-racinE bills OF 1919
one other member Of the Nets. -'Dave"
Gideon. who had been II the committees
room. was found 70 have disappeared
while his fellows were being examined
Mr.. Gideon answered his subpoena call
a. the opening Of the days session, but
apparently thought he wasn't wanted
when he wasn't put OF the stand i'm
r-ediately. and Went his way
Frank X Sturgis. the treasurer Of the
Jockev club. went or the stand Just
long enough 10 correct his testimony Of
last week II one particular and then re
tired He said that the man who had
recommended Judge I. P. Coyne 10 the
racing associations was not Speaker
James " WadsworIh. il. but his
father. the ex-Congressnan and present
chairman of the state Racing Comnis-
sion
Amasa Thornton, 4 lawyer, who was
mentioned in Nr. Belmont's testimony
CT Wednesday. appeared for few mo
r7ents 70 explain the nature Of his So
called missionary work among clergy
men as Nj Belmont styled IL
Ministers Gave Mo Ercoura cement.
I spoke 70 eight or ten ministers
7-hor77 I knew" said Afr Thornton,
.sholIr the Asnew-Hart bills, but found
they were all in favor Of the bills. SO l
reported n AIr- Belmont. and as 7 hadn'
done very much work for him my bill
was only $3.50"
He was asked TO explain why he had
requested M Belmont TO send him his
personal check rather than the check Of
the Jockey Club or the Westchester Rae
ing Association. and responded that he
thought his work had been for Mr. Bel
mont personally. and he did not consider
that he had been engaged by any Of the
racing associations
Richard T Wilson. jr- speaking only
for the Saratoga association. said that
that nization had not employed any
IN nI1cr7v bureau such as that de
rr-fhed l77- Af- Belmont which worked
for -he Wesrchester Racing Association.
and he was unable 10 state whether the
Saratoga club had contributed 10 the
general publicity fund Of the Jockey
Club
It wasn't in this country during that
7-inrsr.- he explained. and so I didn't
know the details Of affairs at that time" "
He zas refe~d then TO the testimony
or "Wednesday OF a. Mel Earlocker, the
general factOturn Of the Saratoga as
socia1ion. with regard 70 the Legal ex-
-7ense account Of the Saratoga club
which rotaTled UP as follows: 1907. s.
1S5. 1905. GSL544 and 1909. $50
NJ. Wilson couldn't give any explana-
ton n detail Of the surprising increase
n 1905. but ne admitted that all the rae
ing associations were naturally inter
esred in defaa1ing the Agnew-HaTt bills
q that year
He drew no salary himself as presi-
dent Of the Saratoga, Racing Associa-
-fon. and he wanted II explain about the
- Se5 coo settlement with Andrew Miller.
as treasurer
Llow Milier's Salary Hung Up.
In the summer of 1900 said Mr.
wilson. Mr. Miller got an option on the
stock Of the old Saratoga association.
and he went around and placed that
stock with the men We wanted IN the
new club The late William c. whitney
became the president Of the new club
and M Miller was made secretary
f-eas1Jrer Afr whitney promised him 4
salary OF $1,000 q year: made that
promise several times in my hearing. hut
come Of the other directors did not want
% give Mr.. Miller anyThing like that.
When We increased our capital in 1902
Mr.. Miller again placed the stock. hut
z+f11 the matter Of his salary dragged
along
question GIGL Af'AilT AAk' i'fi lsitl-t+
before the directors. Air Wilson ex-
rlained. but il was discussed by the
directors informally a great deal until
slons in 1895 or 1907. he wasn't sure
which. il was the cause Of a break among
the directors.
I myself thought Miller should get
S5fssa 2 year said Mr.. Wilson. but
r,7ost Of the Others seemed 10 think that
8. 40 2 year would be nearer right. and
thar was offered To him, but he refused
- fn+if fnaUy in 1905 we agreed TO give
him $1,000 a year and settle his claim
for hack salary and organization ex-
renses at a lump sum Of $4,000. which
was also 10 include his salary for that
wear and ND 10 January l, 1909
Isifjor KreseI, associate counsel Of the
committee. vino was examining Mr.. VII
son. commented upon the fact that the
cl-,h should vote this sum Of money just
g. z time when racing WAS practically
diving out and Just after the Saratoga
association had lost a sum Of money on
its summer meeting
We'll we felt that MIR Miller had q
INST claim against US sid Mr. Wilson