The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-12
C0NGER TELLS
HIS STORY
Gives Details Of Aids Bride
Demand
HE CORROBORATES MOE
The Names Of other Alleged Takers 4
secret--Not Members Of the
Legislature Now. Senator
Asserts
HE CORR0BORATES MOE

Albany, N. Y, Feb. p After two
witnesses had been cxamned ID an al.
tempt to comoborate the testimony Of
Hiram G. Moe against Senator Jotham
p Aids the event for which the crowded
chamber had waited came when Senator
Benn Conger was called g the witness
stand in the inquiry before the New
York state Senate yesterday.
Aids aecuser appeared ID 81 ease.
His voice was low and he hesitated at
first and shifted I'd his chair, neryously
rubbing bis hands together.
In 1901 said the senator, he was q
merchant in Groton, IN the firm Of JAY
conger & company. At that time be was
not active in the bridge business hold
ing only $1,000 stock in the company
Ills three brothers. however, were active
in the bridge business
Conger said that ia 1907 he was
member Of the assembly and on the com.
mittee on internal affairs. He had sew.
eral conversations in that year with
Aids, who was also a member Of the
assembly.
when did you have the FIRST talk with
Alldsp asked Attorney Osborne.
shortly after the Malty stevens
highway bills were reported out Of com.
mittee for reprinting and recommittal.
4Allds said 10 mes .Benn you think
you have got the bridge bin bottled up'
ii the internal affairs committee. Don't
forget the rules committee takes hold
soon. understand there Is something
doing on that. You had better get The
American bridge people up here and see
The rules committee.
"A few days after oonger went on
Il had another conversation with SIR
Aids. and it was in substance that !
had seen my brother, that be would De
in Albany at my apartments on a eer.
tain night, and for Aids to come Up
and see him.
Mr.. Aids came up to my apartments
and they had conversation.
mfr. Aids said to my brother That
this bridge bin was one Of the good
things He said, we fellows up here
have to have some expense money
NY brother said he did not want
the bin 10 pass, a. il would hurt his
business.
"Alr. Aids said the rules committee
would have 70 have $4,000 to kin that
BIN. NY brother said THAT was too high
and said he would give $1,000.
"Mr. Aids said he would do what he
could as member Of the committee for
81 900, but he could not say what the
other members would DO
III had another conversation with Nr /
aids few days later he said to me
with some profanity, Don't forget to
get your man up here and don't mix
mine up with anyone else"
Mr.. Coneer told Of meeting Mr. Moe
at his house in Albany.
Mr.. Moe had $4,000 in cash" DO said
lie had this money in satchel and
placed it in packages 81 $4,000, $1,000
and 81 600, and / directed him what
names to put en- the envelopes He then
placed the envelopes il his pocket and
We went to the capitol"
The witness said that Moe gave the
envelope containing $4,000 70 man they
met ii the corridor
we met Mr. Aids, and introduced
sIr. Moe to Aids and told him he repre-
ented my brother We turned around
snd walked toward the assembly cities
ommittee room Moe followed close
behind. We then went to the next room
e the cities room. remained just out
ide. Ii
INT, Moe said to sir Aids Mr.
frank conger told me to hand this to
ou Mr. Aids came out and passed
ae saying / guess it's all right Conger p
feels good
we chen went out and went to al
tber room. ! introduced Mr. Moe 10 an
Their man There was another man -
t6e room and IF left. ! also left ana
oppose he lMoe) handed him the pack