New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
Mr. CONGER NERVOUS.
4H9ss .4ccuscr Seems III at
Ease on STAND.

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,ro~,ee- when the Aids investigation began
g -7-1o q n TO-DAY was John Y. Jones,
. middle aged resident n Grotor. lie mao
ter, erlnloved Hy Prank CcnEer in 1901
srd was fa-nilias. with Conger's business
and mat OF Hiram g Moe. immediately
:. developed thai One might be an i'm
r7ortart witness. IIS said t1at he was WIN
Moe when the Latter IN 1881 took an IN
,-e-7ro-v % the C-sndaU Typewriter " orAs'
controlled ey Prank Conger. and FeIl'e'h-
bored ,alk a. that tine between ConEer
ana Noe The witness said also ihat he
-al discussed 1Ris conversation with Noe
" Osborne asked MIN to relate the CON
,r-Ss-so. when NJ. Littietou. attorney for
Aids objected.
The Other SIDE. replied RI. Osborne. mas
claimed with great boidness thai the story
a. Hiram = Noe IS ii recent fabrication
srd sc have d right 70 show 10 the con
t-arg- This is AZ important question, con
1Iuue5 NJ osborne. ana would like 10
ME brief o= i, IS This question Is bound
10 he an important factor. ] purpose to
show thai The witness Moe spoke about
his trip before - came 10 Albany. claim
ore material fact is the question whether
At Noe was in Albany on April 2S lsol-
PURPOSE 10 shc7r that his story not oElE
z-zs not 2 recent fabrication out that his
TIP 70 Albany talked o. ana discussed
nine years sgc
The Senate spent half an hour discussing
whether Jones should be permitted 10 re
isre MS conversation with Moe. and. final
:. % save time. the attorneys were direct
50 % Nie briefs on -hc question Of law and
-ne chair promised 4 decision next Tues
DAY. II Jones is allowed 10 talk, according
70 III. Osborne. he ran tel strong story
20 -he prosecution. The defence showed
4ts realization OF tiis b. the stuhborness
with which Il Tough, to exclude his tcsti-
1aonv
E9sfe-e re was taken from the stand
Jones SAID Moe had told him in April. 1901.
thal he vas COINS - Albany OF business
Tor N. CoGEer
II Eir Is71tleron VIII admit that Moe wss
81 AIhany On April =. IF.l. J vii withdraw
sre witness said AIr. Osborne
= von-r admit anything that Moe has
testified 70 under oath" retorted MT. Lii
tselon.
FRIDGE COMPAHY's AGENT CALLED
The Conger attorneys then continued
rheir Efforts 70 confederate Noes story by
producing the agent o. the Canton Bridge
Company whom Noe said he met here on
the day he delivered the bribe. This was
Iohn Newell. who stiI resides here, in the
same employment His recollection Of
meeting Moe nine wears ago gvas rather
hay, bUt be said he remembered Senator
~onEer brought Moe into the Office Of the
t-56-e company several years back and re
marked hat they were going home. that
the session vas over." april q was the
losing DAY Of the session in 1901
The witness also saw Moe al Frank Con
zer's funeral o. C;roton in March. 1870, and
said that Moe called At his Office here yes
rsrdev. Like Jones. Newell was prevented
eron relating a conversation between him
and Moo on the occasion Of their first
meeting
NJ LItIleton compelled The witness - al
nit rhzt Senator Conge- had gone 70 him
sfter Moe testified TUESDAY ana asked il n
-eoolIecIe5 Moe and his visit in l4oi.
Under NJ os5orne's questioning the
0irness said -fa: the Congers TOOK over the
-on--o7 O. rAc canton Bridge Company in
ao and that Benz Coreer had no reason
or calling or MIN prior 10 shsr year.
Before ex-r-si1= The witness AIr. Osborne
.-t fn evidence sections 2 u. Z and J. Of
happier sos u the Laws Of 1891. relating 70
me construction O. bridges on puo3ic nigh
-,ar~.
Tic event fpr which The crowded Senate
-aaubc- had waited came al l.C5 O'Clock.
hrr NJ Osborne called Senator Benz
0r&er 10 1.e witness stand. AIlds's ac-
user a0noo-eE So - ease. His voice was
ozy ard ae resIratad a. frs and shifted FL
-5s chair nrrvous'v rubbing his hands to
.e5her
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