New-York tribune., 1910-10-21
SUBPGNAES OUT FOR
DELMON|CO CONFERREES
LR. Keene Denies Participating
and Chamberlain Hyde Says
He "ls Not Interested"
aLLDs FACES BENIN C0NGER
John Newell on Bridge Fund
Newspaper Correspond
ents Deny Taking
Money.

ents Deny Taking
Money.
rs-,ex 2 F1eare. Harry PAYNE Whitney 4
s.b,,vler I, Parsons Frank f. Hitchcock, l
William, A. Fugeman and Dave MitcneA 4
ave z-auted F,v the legislative Erart inFes- 4
rfzarrng committee as witnesses following 1
The testimony Of Assistant District Al /
rornev Robert Il. Elder, Of Kings county /
On "Wednesday Of a legislative corrulIioh
s-,na Of ss09aeo subscribed by the men (
named at meeting a. Delmonicos % oe
feat the antI-race1rack pill IN ls'o-
Sub7oenas are ont for them. and others
viii be issued later for Charles h HToe
and James T. Gafney, VINO were also
named II Nr Elders testimony HEoe
was said 70 have been present at the meet
fnz. ana II have gone TO Albany IN me
interests Of the racetrack men WINE
C4sfrney was SAID 10 have handled Sl-a'"o
of -he fund and paid or the TanHany
legislators
The committee VIII 20 10 Sing sing tHls I
morning 10 take the testimony OF freo-
ertclz shroeder. who offered Otto @. Foei-
lzer $50 oo0 10 vote against the bill, accord
fnr 70 Foelksr's testimony or "Wednesday.
Shredder Is serving a term IN sing sing
II connection with the wTecking OF the
Eagle Loan and Savings Company OF
Brooklyn of which he was vice-presldei-l-
Alfred FFurreU assistant counsel 10 the
co-nrritt~e. went 10 Sing Sing on Nednes-
dav after Foelker had testified and asked
Shredder II he would appear as a witness
Shredder said that he would be glad 10
testify, and the committee Il going 10 give
hin a chance. fn the hope that he viii add
some details 10 the testimony OF M LloeT-
Some Names Withheld.
s,,F,poeras for some Of the men believed
- ,e irnDlicareG n The legislative cor
--,rtior are being withheld until The COM
,nf++ee Is n possession Of sufficient eYl-
dence 10 force the men chiefly concerned
10 Jay hare the whole plot
Fsido- KreseI assistant oounse. 70 lhe
oor1nittee. WAS II consultation fo- an hour
yesterday with District Attorney N -ll-Il4l
over the prosecution Of eN-Staje 5eiAio'
Gardner for contempt IN refusing 70 an
s7-e- me questions or the committee 4
r~ans~~irr Of EarGuer's examination was
LAID before Ar- Whitman. and a fuA ne
ro-t of each DAYS proceedings is sent 10
him
James p Keene gave out yesterday the
following statement II regard 70 the Del
Irouico meeting
- never attended a meeting a. Delrnon-
tco's with rne gentlemen named, nor have
never directly or indirectly caused 10 he
raad one penny O. other sum % any in
s,viogal or individuals or 10 any person or
re-sons 70 nav 20 orner fnuIviouals OF 10
any fund. as charged IN respect O. any
SUCH racetrack legislation
HYDE Not Interested.
When Charles H. Hyde went into the
Mayors once N the CITY Hall yesterday he
was asked II he had read the testimony
given before the legislative committee on
Wednesday. he said:
II have but 7 am nor interested
WIN YOU appear before the committee
and volunteer 70 give testimony as 20
statements -nac have been made" was
then asked
-.T don't know N-. Hvde replied
'Eve-y one else mentioned as having
been III tre DeImonico meeting has been
subpenaed' Mr. HYDE was TOLD
.'T know nothing about that ne SAID
The reer1rnouv before The committee yes
-errar was chiefly concerned with the
Aids bribery case that was Investigated
10y me legislature last winter Ex-senator
Beuu corEer. VINO made the charges against
AUos. testified III cne afternoon Whlle Aids
stroIed about rae Aide-maulc Chamber,
where the committee meets, and Colonel
George 81 Dunn. ez-cnairrnan OF the Re
publican state Committee, sat II Inc back
Of -he nall
Aids cid not seem greatly interested N
Concer.s tesrInouv until ne got down 10
1875 and began 10 tell about a meeting
OF bridge men II Syracuse II January o
thar wear and the attempt 20 raise d cor
rup-.on t1nd o. $1,000 10 protect The bridge
interests
Aids Watches Conuer.
tired 10 PIN Conser down - some specInc
rlerner ot the Legislature OF 100 VINO had
demanded money fey his vote on bridge
bills -ha- We're before rle Legislature, and
Aids took seat within tew feet o. Con
ger ana watched with such close attention
that ms c1Ear went out.
When Conger passed through the FIRE OF
oues-i0ns without beng able 10 remember
sznErr-uE more than rIuors with no name
Attached. Aids leaned back II his cnaIr
smiled lighted ms cigar again. and CRACKED
= lOke with the man next 10 MIN. But II
minute Ire was once more al attention. as
Judge Bruce began series OF questions 10
gel from C0nger q lead on some other at
tempt at corruption tEan that concerning
hricEe Legislation.
The question that brought Allcs forward
81 his char again with his teeth cIencned
Through has cigar was:
Have sou ever heard from any living
man of any specific act of corruption other
rnar rnar concerning the bridge interests
10 which sou have testified here and in
Alhau-z
i heard rumors. as every one else did
who vas II Albany" sald Conger. but I
know OF no specific act"
Aids looked much relieved
COngeTs testimony was merely a rape-
TltiCn Il The story he told in Albany and
much OF the time he read from the records
ot rne albany trIsl and said that the testi-
nCny given there was correct. The chief
interest OF une session was furnished by
Jolu Newell a bridge agent OF Albany.
WHO very reluctantly told OF the Syracuse
bridge conference. about which Conger had
heen able 10 remember 80 little
john Newell Witness.
Newell was one n the dozen bridge men
who attended The conference. and was
mace treasurer Of the corruption fund that
it was desided te raise. but which never
Eor gr 70 quite - per cent Of the amount