The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22

I don't know think II must have been a
mistake, probably
The witness explained his Endorsement
as attorney NV saying that he would
naturally indor-e the check as u was
made out lie repeated that he had never
heen Mr. lhnkeman's attorney, Then
Mr. Bruce produced the legal looking
naper and showed It To the witness. who
examined Il and said that the signature
to u was his signature Mr. Bruce read
INTO the record what was written upon
the paper. which was as follows
Metropolitan street Railway Company.
'essees. account of Third Avenue Railroad
company. lessor, and it, Subsidiary lines
able Building. 6,i broadway Charles
lankemAn or " " cole attorney Reg
ster No 1850. B67ii, ISa. July Ia. in fun
settlement for personal INJURIES received
May l. 1902. Al Ntnety-nnth street and
Third avenue on car 2t7, run No ~. trip
J.. noTthbound Above was passenger on
car. standing on rear platform car had
'ome TO stop a. Ninety ninth street and
started mp with a Sudden Jerk. throwing
man over the rear dash 10 street Received
INJURIES TO back and spine shock and gen
eral contusions In settlement ~ claims
Third avenue division. s. On credit check
1901. Please accept receipt below and
return TO treasnrer's room SOS. c?i broad
way New York city Examined and reg
istered signed by the auditor and also
approved for payment nv the assistant
10 the president and tho president
July -. 1874 Received Of Metropolitan
street Railway Company. lesseeS. account
of Third Avenue Railroad le-sors. and it,
subsidiary line. -. 0Oo in payment in full Of
he above account Uts.oOo " ". Cole,
attorney.
e the prompt justice done TO the bruised
skull 81 Mr.. Lankeman with much unc-
ton while four men smoking large ex-
nensive looking cigars leaned forward at
The counsel table and listened with Close
attention. They were II. X. Vreeland,
and q. Tracy Rogers. The politicians
and political agents and railroad men
scattered about in aldermanic chairs
looked at each other in amazement. IL
wns something absolutely new to most Of
those present in the fashion Of making
political contributions.
DON'T RENEMRER; THAT'S ALL.
When he had finished reading the
document Judge Bruce asked the witness,
What 10 your explanation Of that?- and
the witness replied: why, I don't re-
member the case,
U. l. this another case Of the donation
there had been some inquiry about a dona-
ion for q Legislative measure known a. the
, assidy biIll; A That IL the only thing I
remember any money coming from
q You were not attorney for MIR l.anke-
man, were YOU 4 No. sir
y Why did you sign your name. w W.
Cole. attorney. rec"ipting for ssOOo from
he Third Avenue Railroad Company for
injury received on ear az a certain place
IN a certain day. That was made TO cover
N an o., Goa cont ribution. wasn't u? A Not
tn INV memory no, sir
Y why did you sign a. an attorney
A. II - possible
q dnterriptinR, I am not going to have
any POSSIBLE about 'his. The donation
NAV have faded from your mInd. hut have
-iy~u Won absolute documentary proof of
this transaction and want an explanation. b
and. Mr. Chairman, I am going To insist
upon ~ being given The witness hasn't ,
any rght IN come before this committee
ana have documentary proof put before him
e nd then hide behind don't know Now.
Mr. cole. YOUR explanation \ = i poss
a. I don't want Is possible want
the fact= In n great many instances
,I, d ,s. Ssn great W Wshy s nave
70 have lime 70 refresh my memoir.
u occurred and all about u \ Well.
there were some cases
q ! don want some cases. want
this case \. ! cant give II AT tins time
II was O'Clock thea and the witness q
was given until o'clock ~ refresh his
memory. At that time he resumed tn"
witness chair and said simply that he
could not remember the transaction
nor the particulars Ut the 'dsSidy dona-
ton He was told - return this morn
ing al hslf past 10 and appear before
he committee with a memory a. re-
freshed as possible and he promised -
do -.
oUIGo As CASH BEARER
The first witness in the morning was
John Aucn. Jr.. who ~ me first public
session " tho committee had testified
that a ledger Of the New Amsterdam Bank
part Of the ACCount of n .
II Nreeland. which the committee had
sent for. could not he found ester
tay he said h. had found IL in a place
where he hid previously sought IL in
vain lie was dismissed after being
lpld q bring that ledger and another
pns cor glining = part 81 the account .
q Herbert H. Nreeland. and then the .
latter was recalled Mr. Nreeand was
amounts contributed q political organi-
,atinns beyond the t25. ON q the ReptIb-
ican State committee and tis.OO - the
State committee in 1902 or
1873 Nreeland said that in the days
~hen corporations with which he was
did make political Contribu-
lions no discrimination had been made
between the two principal parties Mr..
' r-eland corrected his testimony as 70
Inc amount If State contributions IN
1917 or 1913 and proved that there was
e~s discrimination than would appear
~ his first testimony Tho Republicans
hat year received about S2O. on from
he Metropolitan and the Democrats
~ OOO. The transactions would not
appear on the books Of the company
because they were made by the borrow
ng Of money on the notes Of the Metro
DolitAn Securities Company and carried
n that shape for a while and then paid
N by the check OF tine Metropolitan
Securities Company He was not quite
'ure how the physical money got from
lin % the State committee IL was
through some messenger or some rep
'esentative or something; cannot say
Y DO YOU recall whether or not you
ssiihed fbefore the Era nj JuryI that the
money wss de liveTed TO Mr. QuiRg to de
iVeT 20 the Republican state commit sss
think that = right think did
The payments were made always in
ash
I25O UoO or Accommodations TO STATES
MEN.
In his testimony on Friday Mr. Vreeland
lAd saId that there were various met hoda