The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-02

their legislation Wss good but that II had
been used by the strikers o. get money.
IL is not shown. said Mr. Osborne.
that Cong~r Was a member 81 the "ofn-
ofucei Of the company. You might just
a. we'll prove thar CUnEer's great grand
mother lad llac& cst. 80 Tar as any
motive aGainSt Aid. - uORcerIled. as 10
show that thes'. hridg, cuinlani.-- sn.sred
INTO -"m" collateral crime. b'-cause there
~ mot scintilla W evidence that this
respondent ever struck down the tleve-
land GgTernlsnt that lac ever went 10 a
District Attorney aud asked him 20 en-
t1rce the Law a % inst Il.
Senator AgIl.sW wanted 10 knoN Why all
legislation since 1901 had been Chsrac-
Li,tleton insisted that that vas the term
used nv SENATOR Congsr and that Alll-'s
oolia=el Intended Ia proceed on the la
Terence that ConGer looked upon the
,.n'Loducers OF balls such AZ the Stevens;
Yale. Cadlln. Rridgman. Hooker and
HascOCk hills - strike and -blaCkmaii-
measures.
Mr. LittIetou read senator Congsrs
testimony la which he reterreSl 20 strike
legislation. S-nator Agnsw who intro
duced the anti nacetrack betting bills In
the Legislature, said the Senators kne~
what we're strike bills and what were
not. Mr.. Iittleton said Senator Conger
had gone up far as TO tell Col. Dunn that
the leeieladon was the result u -strike'
bills and that a. all the bridge company
10 he protected. Mr.. Oeborpe again
disputed Mr.. Littletou and denied that
longer had cast aspersions upon the
leaislators named la connection with
highway bills
Anstors Brsokett and Newcosnb sp-
pealef 10 the senate 60 &c, back 60 tbs
Sttnees. In a side whisper senator
brnckett suRgeeted ~ Mr. Llttleton that
Doth no and Osborne were taking up too
much .ttsne. Mr.. Littleton resented the
remark
Finally l.andon vas permitted 70 reply
To Mr.. Ltttletons question relative IN the
substance VI tho Cleveland Agreement
He admitted thar bridge coSnpanies had
ana agreement whereby bids were tn Be
set q Q certain bidder under understood
cohdhionS Asked II Il wRs not true that
the unsuccessful bidders got a share Of
the e1cess estimate OF the successful bid
der. L4andon said The bridge companies
always saw To u that companies not get
ting The contract were compensated FOR
the work they had gone to IN drawing
the contract.
l.andon vas craas- TANNED at length
10y Senator Grady The artielss Of agree
tDent were submitted In evidence. a. we'll
hs a letter written by LaBdon in which
references Was made 10 the division Of the
eEcess estimate. I.Andons memory vac
poor on all Of thee questions. He adj
mMted that yellow alps we're given bridge
companies 70 represent the amount each
colPpany was 10 get from the general
building Of hridges.
Nr. nsI,orne had his objection Sins
iained 10 the question OF Mr.. LittletoD
" the bridge comranies would agree
upon one company getting the contract
with fine understanding that the lad
would - so~fiigh that IL could afford
a. ~. =
panies I.andnn's answers we're 20 in
definite that Mr., LittletUn finally eS-
claimed
What's the matter. man alive; have
yo.I no memory at all-
Gross ~ mined by Nr Osborne cit
ness IAndon's memory wss not Refreshed
On either the accumulation oT "orrup
ton funds Or the operating 81 bridge
coprS nie@ Asked by Mr. Iittls'on again
~ hts connection With the Cleveland
. gre4ment. IN the face Il IT. admittedly
illegal contract had not shocked his
cotIscisnce Landon said he never saw
anything in IL that Upset his conscSnCe.
IAndons forgetfulnsss Or ignorance
of tSv raising Of corruption FUNDS was
considered odd IN view u the deClara-
tiOus made On the stand by Senator COnGer
that u was Landon WhO handled the
fund of 5000 raised in ie,a which Sen-
ator Conger said Ne took in a -atctlel
To Col. 0eorge ". Dunn for the Reptsb-
loan state committee at the Flfth Avenue
Hotel
and As-emblyman Edwin 4 Merritt. "
At the opening ~ the trial were permitted
bv a railing o. senator Davis e. tell ~
the conversations senator Aids had
had with them relative To the Hsacock
hill Of last year. Sp-aker Madswor'h
= IMPRESSED 10 them his opposition tn IN"