The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-18
CONCER ADMITS.
BRIBERY FUN
SweaTS He Knew PeTSONaIh
Corruption Plan.
STORY TO Be INVESTIG!r


turs to Appoint Commute,
Sweeping PrObs-ss5oo cb,,.
tilted.
Albany. " Y. Feb. is During n
cross-eXamination OF Senator cs.,
in the CongerAllds scanla. ss,,.y
Newcomb quoted a romar. o. An
Dey Osbornes admitting that In
the bridge interests OK the state a, i
a corruption fund.
81 ask. said Mr. NeVo0u5 aw
have personal knowledge Of ne 4
emulation OF a fund .n 1913 20 j
fuence the trend OF leg 'atoa Ia &,
York?'
81 have" said C0nger.
The question was not followed
Conger's answer IS indicative O., i
ditions which may be found Wien a
legislative corruption probe counl
sion gets down 10 work.
Senator J VI Wainwright. Of Ws..|
chester county, introduced a r1otl
ton providing FOR the appointnsf 4
a joint committee OF three ,rs,o-}
and five assemblymen who shsg 4
given an ample appropriation al
practically unlimited power to %,
duct such an inquiry The measure
supposed to represent the views 0
! Governor Hughes and his advisers
and its sweeping provisions rsVes
how desperate these men consider d.
situation.
When Senator Conger returned ;
the stand be Identified The stub o. h
$500 check which originally rspr
scented the alleged bride fund Z Va
dated April %. 1901 Tie said 81
brother Franks checkbook was deb
cred 10 him in 1902 by Noe. an
| Frank Con er's death The stub .
| said was 'u Noes handwriting n
presiding officer ruled that the iiel
fcation would have 10 De proved
Moe. and tho admission Of the che,
book in evidence was postponed ul'
Moe could Doe recalled t0 the stand
Senator Conger then outlined b
legislative and business career +
Arst became personally Interested
bridge affairs he said IN 1901 wh'
| he became Identified with the Bost.
| Bridge wor He became Interest,"
| in the Groton and Canton Bridge cor
panies from 1902 TO 1904
The testimony then yeered to q
bills which figured In the alleged bI.
ing of Aids in 1901 Senator Conc
gave a brief history Of the propos
bridge legislation referred TO in Z
letter between former United sta'
Senator Plat and Editor Smyih
Oregon. y recall conversations
tween my brother Frank and y
Aids in nv apartment here he q.
timed some time between April
and 16 1901. Mr. Aids said y
don't care If that taxpayers Dill
Stevens and Malby passes II me OF
bill is killed We LET that go throls
he said and IL will be a Little SOP
Stevens"
Senator Conger said 'he VA.
Stevens bin had passed at that Oh
and was in the hands Of The govern
The identity Of the two unnaI
legislators Conger and Moe say 'aa
with Aids in the $4,000 oorrlp'
fund came a step nearer dls'ios
when Attorney Osborne asked u e'u
~ these men were oficehoIders ah
the state government
Conger replied that they were p
Frank /. Barnes. assistant o.,
Of the First National bank Oh y
cuse took the stand after recess
identified the New York drals 'e Of
nv Moe at the bank ON Aprn %
that year and further coT,0.'
Noes testimony regarding us y.
action by the banks bo'" ln' A
ness said ne had never s7'n 3
since this transaction. bni ren. .all,
cd how he looked. He and Nos . o. (,
banking matters. he sala. WIZ
latter was presented to him' ham,
There was a stir in the . ,..' p
when the witness admitted 'n No.. ,
p. Smith. clerk Of the assenI .1o
called his bank on the telepn .,. d,
incurred about the entries Cd w. .-'.s
ing of drafts. Mr. Osborne .. ,'.'- n,
successfully to have Nr su''D
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