The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-12


ar.~ " Osborne finished with tho
..,---sNAmination OF senator Aids be-
..ra no adjournment to-day Mr.. Osborne
...i He might want to ask Mr.. Aids some
lore questions OH TUESDAY Mr.. Littleton
~ AIdss counsel said he also had a Gsw
r.of. details to DISCUSS with HE client on
.~sdav II - proposed to pat two or
.ars. witnesses ON the stand in rebuItaI.
pun>e On both sides agreed to-day that
'rsy could finish their case on Wednesday
rs,'
Because some II the Senators have
- FNrcks dsy and night engagements
wa also agreed To put over the summing
'.? YntL Tuesday. March -. when Mr..
I.rtleton wall take up a day in q final
effort for the accused senator. On the
to'loWIng Wednesday Mr. Osborne will
s.n w. u 10 expected that the Senate
-i vote on the question OF whether the
t'nser charges have been sustained on
thursday. March 2A Il may I've decided
'n give the senators a chance to discuss
no evidence on that day and postpone the
vote until that Thursday night
senator Allds was confident to-day that
~ showing On the stand. under both
direct and cross examination. had not
harmed HIS case senator longer was
equally certain that the evidence pre-
Gsnted IN the trial shows that his allega-
lions agAins, Aids were well founded
The only features Of the trial to-day
~ere the attempts of Mr. Osborne to show
that senator Allis's company. the Acme
Road Machine Company. was aS much
interests Ell IN pooling agreements a. were
Renn longer and hts brother Prank with
'he bridge companies. Mr. Osborne got
hold Of a lstIer from the machine com
pany upOn which was printed the name Of
lothian = Aids 49, counsel. senator Aids
laid the name had been used without
consulting MIN Mr. Osborne insisted
that the letter Vas conclusive proof that
The Acme Road Machine Company always
etood outtor theirs. that u had an agree
ment with similar companies that VAS On
the same plan a. the Cleveland agree
men, among bridge companies.
Nj l.ttieloo objected to the ntroSiuc-
lion INTO tho evidence 81 this 'etter which
puported to hear the signature ~ Walter
A. Cook. u Mas Cook who went 10 Aids
N 1901 and told the then majority leader
~ the Assembly that Frank Congsr asked
Inc Acme company to contribute toward
fund to sHeci legislation. Aids said
that he told I ooh NJ that time thst there
vas no need for any money to he PAID
to kill a had bIll ar pRss = good one
Nv. Osborne Appeared to be tickIed
With the objections 10 Mt LittlctOn. "
uas al right. Nr osborne commended.
~hen the defence was turning ever and
over all fhe transact ions ~ the bridge
compsnies and exposing the inner work
Ings u the cleveland agreement hut
~hen the tahles were turned and exactly
a parallel rase ~as presented which
showed Alids's company to ~ az much
interested IN pools - anybody ere "
made big diHerenoe
Chairraan Davis brought the discussion
90 TO ths adniasiDsl,ty ~ the COOK letter
mo ire evidence G." an abrupt end ny
saying that he would reserve decision
until TUESDAY morning a. to whe'her "
ought to- 60 W OF not
senator Josiah T. Newcomb took an
sc'iv~ part IN the proceedings to-day
!, viii - recalled that When thp Conger
charges were FRS published Il vas con
Isnded that Newconb and Newcomb
alone violated Congers confidence and
wan' away from sne conference 81 the
insurEelts on the night Of January last
peddling the longer charges against
Allds senator Newcomb was pleased
TIE osher day whsn senator Aids testified !
'hai ne had been told of the Conger
zlleKstlo wv senator Wainwright and
senator Hamilton the day after the con I
ference was held. Neither Wainwright I
nor Hamilton was AZ the conference ]
Nswconh veadily enough concluded that 4
- uas not the only ono ~ ths. Insurgents ]
~ p~r1dle the tonger statements. To-day /
N@nztoT NswCornb had senator Vain I
wright make the statement to the senate \
that y was nO' Newcouh WIN told him |
Senator Newcorlb did NOT ask tho name
~ mo senator WIN did give VAIN wright [
TIE Information he transmitted TO Aids.
-
senator Newcomb alao served notice
thai ~ some future time he would move
n suspend the senate rules tn take up his
re@olution calling for an inveStig ation
~ all allegations relative tO the raising
NJ corruption funds tn Intimlda's legis-
latorS during the last ten years This
resolution names a. the committee 90
investigate, senators Davis. Wainwright,
davenport and Schulz. aud Assembly
mon Wslhsrt Of Erie. Dana of Manhattan,
Roberts ~ Onondaga, Short Of Richmond
ami lewis StuyvasantC hsnloT % Dutche<s.
Tho COMMITTEES Ia instructed IN -investi
gar" forthwith and report ~ speedily
A. possible uhether corrupt practices
s'e heinE "r have heretofore At any time
i-r"U g@esi to influence the course Of
'sEtslA'lon in the state of Nsv Ork
ir" pronounced stand ~ Speaker
NAt-V nth against proceeding under
s'"nr the NevcOmb Or thanler reeOltI-
? .' both ~ which are similar. on the
rHTnds that the Legislature would not
r. awning else hut investigate " all
80 Nllt TumorH vcre to b. looked into
- 'aA~n =" represent the feeling Of most
~ p" legislators and u - expected that
~" N-s CONT resolution will be defeat~d
'f'n % - called up for consideration.
>'.a % WadsN ortb's contention thn' any
-" ." C' args against a member Of tho
-. '4rr pnly should y" invest gated
e. 'Gai q ger ga! r imagiug into the thou
- ar' one rInOTs growing ont OF the
de 'Ial - unnecessary. ~ accepted
q" o.. aS the most sensible NEW OF the
%" The maturity Of Senator'S
..r they hsvs gotten about all they
rnys-iI cations and are nov
'r 4, ,Sm~ihing for their CON
" Osborne took w the cEoss-
''.- e ~ ~ senator Aids again to-
~ .I.sfioned him rsgaT,'ing STATE
alleged 10 have made TO the !
~" hT.H,Hg Pot preliminary /,
.r.l l'ion 81 the Conger charges.
..rva sSked senator Aids IL he
-il Nir Willard that there ~ As a
.DHnv uTp 10 the tame HiRgins