New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12

! might have been director at that time
I do MOI recall positively. ] was nol ac'''e
in The business.
Q.-You were a small stockholder hat
IS q small stock holding for Cohsei -
own in n bridge company WHAT M8s a..
amount of your shares Al think apou'
( : thousand dollars
o.-Ges: thank you. Which one vas tiai
A-The Groton Bridge ana Manufacturing
Company.
Q.-Did YOU own any stock III any "'i'si
bridge connanv al that time? A--No, sir.
GIN 1901? A--No. sir
Q.-Didnt you own any in the American
al that time7 A--I90l9
Q.-Yes A.-Yes. ! think I did.
Q.-Well. how much did you own in that
company About thousand dollars.
O-Thar was the stock that went over.
did il not from the Crotch Bridge Com
pany TO the American? Apart of it.
Q-Yes. the other members of your fam
ily. though. were largely interested in this
bridge company. were they not? A-Nes,
sir
Q-Weu. who were tney@ AIR. Frank
CoEEer. {. W. Conger and NJ. J. Coneer.
HAD CHARGE or CONTRACTS.
Q-Now. Frank ConEer occupied a posi-
ton in the American Bridge Company. did
lie not? Ale vas vice-president. one Of
the vice-presideuts. and had charge of the
contracting for the highway bridges hack
in this part OF the country. New York
New England-Eas stern States.
Q.-Nov in 1901. I understood you to say
you were member OF the Assembly? A
Yes
Q.-were you OF one Of the committees
A.-YeS-
Q.-what was The committee that Won
were on yourself-anv one OF them? Al
remember Internal Affairs.
Q-weIl. now. old you have any CONVEX
sation with the respondent here during tie
year 1872 A-Yes
Q.-Whaf was il How many talks did
YOU have-do you think you had-vith him
in 1871 in relation u highway legislation
then pending that you can recollect? A
had several. sir.
Q-Ahout how long. can you tell; no"
many do -ou now recollect Nj. Conser?
A-Threa or four. sir
Nj Osborne-Wer. will You let me have
the journal OF April 8, 1901. please
O-Wen. can You recoliect the date about
when your conversations on the subject Of
Inc highway law began with Ny. Aids?
A-Shor+Iv after the amendment 70 the
highway law as introduced by Mr.. Stevens
OF Clinton County. and Senator Malhy
When those bills were reported out OF the
Internal Affairs Committee for amendment
and recomnlitnnent.
c-Well. that i about tne time you say
that tre e-st converse ton began; Is that
II A-Shortly after.
o-weU tell where the first conversation
occurred between You and the respondent
Al think IN the corridor OF the Assembly
chamber.
O.-Weu. now you tel everything that
Nj Aids said 10 you and everything YOU
said 10 NJ. Aids in that first converse
ton as nearly as you recollect now, CIV
ing the substance OF il. Al met Nr-
Aids I think in the corridor that leads
.o., The chamber. out at that side. as /
~acau = tpointine) He said to me: "Benn,
YOU think you have got your bridge bill
l,orrIed I'D IN your Internal Affairs Com
777frree. br- don't forget. my boy, the Rules
COMMITTEES takes hold pretty soon. ur-
6arstaud that there IS something doing on
that bill on the floor. You better get your
American Bridge Company men up here
and soc The Rules Committee or that bill
will come out said 10 Mr.. Aids: I
an not interested much IN that but that
would communicate with my brother, VINO
il yice-1oresdeut o. the American BTlaSe
Company and he might see him MI
AIDS said. Al right That IS about as
-.-ar- g That NAV not be the e%act
"a F,,- .5a+ IS The substance as re-
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Q-Ne., now, 20 on, old 20" -"' az
further talks WIN nm a. U'''' 49,"
days after
Q-Where did that take place. Nj on
Eere Al am not qul'e sure Just ""e's
that took place
Q-Neli- % on. -A.-f' II ~ 80 60
was thai ! had seen ny ~ oliieI iio -
70 IT. Albany on a certain H's'.e d '"S
apartments; 10 come I'D ana see nm
Q.-Nell. 90 right on WIN }oui ''o'
please Ale came 10 my al pa ''i''i
Q--Nho DID an ANU
G--Cane 70 Eonr li-'ai Li't.-''S- =
SIX
Q.-Wel.. 20 on AN
there Thes had 'oii' q % ''o-l'
Q--Weli. did you near u. 4 = -
Q--kindlE state II VIII Eo" =,
Aids said TO my oTo1heF, AiS ID |
Is one OF the good Things il '','E
We fellows up mere li0FV ~ IA
extra expense none 10 90.
Ny brother Saia. uoi - . -
pass II VIE qua IN. - ,,rssf
Lave just .e0ol''e -l'lt'zl 80
Gent 81 ne ne" ~ 80 : .,,,s.