The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03
OFFSETS DEACON NOES STORY
arms HITNES> SWEtRS mar
~ COI LDN'T RL TRI O..
Har, =, .. IpanirI> says Nllds Was In Hls
~lEht ", cry NInute when o. D. NIlegesi
IN. IsrIbe Wa- a.I, ~ NJ Truth ln %
The ln.urgrNI ~cnntOrs Testify.

AAhANNr "ANAN
Gardner Moe It Groton was fairly out
,,ona ~ tue Alld~ trial to-day 10y Harvey
: Daniels ils-Istant postmaster at Nor
~ich. Aids, home town. marvel at
details that max. hIm a. confident that
Aids did not get an envelops on April n.
IaOi. containing S,W0 as Deacon Moe is
that he did
All - that d,v when senator Renn
Inngr- . nj n"lc Moe swore the three
enveI ives e. nylinlng the corruption fund
were handed nut Daniels swore he WAS in
m. crust NJ company 81 senator Aids
According - pan,els, Aids was not in
the NAYS and Means Committee room at
the time longer and Moe swear the bride
was slipgr..d IT, the senator
Although Judge Van Nyck. NJ counsel
for senator longer. went at neighDor
panlels severely on discrimination
and had him admit that Aids had got
him a clerkshlp at Albany and was always
his fr end a. Norwich. the witness was
aItoge' her a. stolid as Deacon Moe and
figured for the defence just as success
fully 40 did the Churchman who said he
delivered the goods.
Mr. Daniels Was called as the star
witness for the defence after the insur gent
Senators testified. Early in the day
Chairman Davis ruled that evidence 81
the senators who heard Benn Conger
make his charge against Aids at the
Hotel Ten Eyck conference on January 4
ahouId he admitted without disqualifying
them to at az jurors in the case An
appeal was taken from the decision and
the chair was sustained by vote of
~ to l. senator Ravne casting the single
negative vote
After concluding With nsikhbor Daniels
Martin W Little,on announced that the
defence had practically finished its case
With the exception of the testimony Of
senator Aids hiusself A. O'Clock Mr.
LittletoN asked that the trial I've adjourned
then until II o'clock tomorrow morning
Mr. Iittleton explained that the defence
had some more evid ence Co put in. but
tina, senator Aids would ha ready 10 go
on the stand to -morrow II ~ sxpeCted
that upon he resumption of the trial
to-mcrrow one or two witnesses will m
called. including Walter n Gale. who
will Discuss Deacon Noes financial trans
ACTORS with the Groton hank and Bridge
Company Manager- Howell nf Albanv
and Herschey Of Owego, who will he
asked to give Information r"ga riding the
distribution oC bridge company cnrrup-
ton funds
Senator Aids will make a general de-
NAL Of the bribery charges. insisting that
hia cont nued opposition to all legisla-
tive measures aimed Ia give highway
commIsSlc ners be right - spend extraVa-
CANT sums for bridge construction was
he motive prompting Benn longer To
first oppose the election ot Aids n the F.
senate leadership and secondly. - hack
up his opposition with the bribery state !
uient
In h,s Testimony to-day senator Fred
erick N Davenport me " the insurgents
who took stenogTaphic notes a. The in
surRenis conference. sald the formal
announcement to he given the public
setting forth reasons why The insurgents
refused 20 stand for Aids had heen pre-
pared before Senator Conger made his
f'a,em~n' regarding tn. bribery trans
faction 81 I90l
II "a sHpectei thar counsel on botn :
sades will sum up next week and thai the
Senate will he in a p0~.uon to vote on
March n II u SECS ~ tn do - A. that
time
Examined ~ Mr Cavr. Daniels said
that he has heen as stan' postmaster
a. Norwich tor tour ysIrs He Vas clerk
OF the Assembly Ways and Nst7s = nm
mistee IN 1877 He re.nembsral the last
DAY OF the session that year because IN"
ssenogra pher Mr. Gibbs. was SICK Dan
iele was a. the committee room AZ "
Later Assenihlymln Costello and Mise
Barry. the st~nographer cam" INTO the
room
Dani@ls sa.d thai after while Mr.
Aids came INTO the room and hanging
up hi& coat sad IN the witness
+ don't want Won 30 E~s away from
} this room to-day tor ! don know what
minute nav need YOU
Daniels told m ds'all all ~ Mr. Aids
movements IN the COMMITTEES rom ami
said Whsn N Aids went out he told him
20 follow Daniels -aid MT Allie told
him he was going DOWN 80 the Governor
room ~ get the emergency nssAa gee
that are frequent m the last has NJ IN"
session
In the executive chamber Daniels
said Aids handed him an snvelope to
take 10 The senate clerk Nv AWds to'-
lowei hin, ~ the Senate fooV and was ~
sight ~ the si'na== while he handed the
env-Iope ." the clerk Mr. Aids returned
- the Assembly fh~ witness sad after
lns'r,Icting hIw 80 20 hsrkio m" ~oulnitt"s.
room for pap@vs nd - hring hon ~
nun N the Assembly, Chs'pbev
l,aniess -,rd he Nas ~ the NavS and
Means Commute" TooFu ~ - - clock
and did not .aa longer Thsn ~ any other
'iune Ash 81 n anything ike tho iTansa"-
tons such A. tongsr and Moe les" rihed
~h'ch included the han'iing NJ ~" ~ 'TH'
on, slope 10 Aids. TOOK plRce IN the room
Deaiele ~aid ~ I'D not Dsnisls said all
the little details were Impressed upon his
M nd he' 4iIs.s - SHs h's htst year WIN
VI Aids and "n the particular daN 10
quss',on h. Rad NOR" work - do iv~Cs'isH
~ 'ho lines = the -'snoRrsphSr ""
,nGtsrsd 'hai A--snbivvnan Costello vas
~ the ,ofnrt'fse room about all The
TINE ropgpT and No" -s'h Aids vas
there alone
Cross vsrr,ned hv Judge Van Nyck
Daniels -a,d he hss know Aids toI
tNsnrV we y.ars Judge Van NN'L
tF,ad - have the wttnees Drodtire % r"rS
70 support tho theory ~ fhs prosecution
'hst rsniel- had part 10 rlav IN the
csss and thar Ns memory vas refreshed
from 'hS wsnu-CT1T' N he pocket The
otiScton ~ Nv tsTT ~ the production
ri any pspsrs that tended 70 freshen the
witness memory as sustained. Daniels
admitted having discussed hte story m
detail win Mr. Carr and NT Littl@tOn
Daniels saId hs wss clerk for two years
wIfh Mr. Aids m Albany. m ips he vas
AseisrAnt clerk 20 The Ways and Means
I p1luittse ard IN 1915 vas ~tsnographeT
- Vh@ Forest. Fish and Game COMMITTEES
81 the senate He a. not bore N i@a
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