The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-04

CerrOborates witness Daniels 90 70 Hia
Movements on tine Day the Alleged
Brine was GINen-Denies Absolutely
mat He Met Conger and wee-says
We Never saw Nee I'nuI We Tesvsssa
the 0ther Day-NrNer Knew ~ saw
FrsUk rsOGer-Prsdaces ISIS BaHk
Rocks To show His Accounts In HIs
HOWe BaHk Sor the Last Ten Year,
Darert ExaHina ton Nearly Finishes
ALBANY. March S-Senator lothian p.
Aids went on the stand In his own behalf
to-day and swore the bribery accusation
made against him by senator Benn Con-
ger was untrue. He looked senator Con-
ger squArely in the eye and said the
tories told on tho stand by Conger and
Deacon Hiram Gardiner Moo were lies
in every important essential. Alias tr.
sisted that he never me, Frank Congsr
and never went 20 Benn Conger's apart
ments to demand 5000 from Benn's
brother Frank. nor for any other pur-
poses.
Aids offered himself up to the Senate
from the time of his birth in 1888. through
his career 40 q village clerk oi Norwich.
a. a member 81 the Legislature IN both
houses since 1895 ~ counsel for the for
cot purchasing board during a receas Of
the Legislature. aud w 20 the midnighs
hour that Editor Willard Of New York
got him out Of bod az the Fort Orange
laVh A "a him thas Senator Congsr bad
scc1ised him 81 bribery and that an IN
vaMtiaAtion was demanded.
senator Aids said he rememberef the
Fort Orange Club incident very dis
tincsly because Mr.. Willard or Mr.. VII
Iard's representative got the wrong man
out 81 bed first. That man happened 90
be DR.. Ferris of the State Lunacy Conn.,
mission. and tn. doctor objected to hav-
ing his SUMMERS disturbed At tina, hour.
Acting Majority Leader George a.
Davis Of Buffalo. who u presiding AZ vhs
trial. said at the adjournment to-day that
he hoped by this time next week the Aids
could s.st down to it, regular business
Mr. LittIeton did not finish questioning
senator Aids when the time of adjourn
ment was reached to-day lie ssid he had
a few more questions to ask Mr. Aids to-
morrow. Then the accused senator viii
In, cross examined by Mr. Osborne.
Mr. Osborne SAID thar II Aids proved
a. good witness on Examination
as he was on direct not longer than a
day aud a half or TWO DAYS AZ the longest
would M. devoted 10 the cro~--examina-
ton Counsel on both sides will sum uD
next week and the case will 20 to the
senate for vote on FRIDAY, March ~.
chairman Davis -aid he did not think
thar the Senators would want ~ wait
until the follow ing w'-ek 20 vote. but that
Developments within the next day or two
would make This more definite
In making his general DENIAL ~ all the
allegations made against him senator
Aids referred 20 the correspondence
which PASSED between Editor Smyth ~
OsweRo. United States senator 7. {.
Plat and himself senator Aids Also
SAID thar senator Plat had appealed ~
Speaker Nixon IN an effort To defeat the
bridge legislation and that ~ was be-
cause % this infu~nc" the Malby Stevens
hill was killed
RASK RooKs PRODrCED.
Senator Aids said thar hs had never
demanded and never had received any
money from any source to influence, his
action m the Legislature. MIR Littleeon
had all 81 the accused Senator's hank
hooks presented in evidence. They
showed that while senator Aids had on
Il a. IA
more of the three hanks that he patron
zrd IN the last nine or ten years the Sena-
tor generally had q very small, balance
ON the last day Of each year. Senator
Aids admitted that he had been in soms
with brokers and that they
were generally successful
In expectation thar senator Aids would
no called to-day there was an immsnss
crowd in the senate. Senator Aids vas
called Immediately upon the opening OF
the trial He retained . calm deneanor
throughout the day. gcsticulating frssiv
and sometimes giving some color TO his
answers with a laugh.
senator Aids told first % his election
20 the Assembly In Isa5 and then ssrN ing
there until he was slected 90 the senate
in 1904 The first highway hall that ever
came 20 his attention was in Isaa. That
hill. which curtailsd amounts town boards
could appropriate for highway bridge
was passed finally. He first
LEANED Of the introduction of the Stevens
AIAlby hill in the latter part Of February.
1901 ThSn Walter A. Cook. Jr.. who vas
xansrAl manager OF the Acme Road Ma
chsnsry Company Of Frankfort. ~ 7.
came % Albany and informed Allds that
hia company had been askcd 70 con-
tribute % aid In the passage Of that ball
and they wanted Aide advice what ~ d..
The demand on the company had len
made By Frank conaar, Cook told Allds