New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-10

4radictiou Always he refused TO make a
definite statement when he vas not
: absolutely sure Of his ground His re
flsal frequently nettled Littleton. PAR
ticuIarTy was this true when Moe re-
fused 70 state specifically on what tram
he left Albany after the alleged bribery
incident. Lfttleton burst forth:
Don't YOU know that If you would
give the train time il would De easy for
me 10 demonstrate whether Or not you
we're in Albany at sllc'' And again mo-
r1erlt later nc said:
Don't you know the reason that you
won't give me the train time is because
Won knew I can demonstrate YOU were
not here
No. sir. don't placidly responded
Moe
And that vas the situation when the
ds,--s session ended-Moc mistaken on
the main facts Of this nine-vear-old cpl
sode and unwilling to commit himself to
precise statements on minor details Its
effect on the Senate seems to vary with
the degree of personal sympathy of the
members for senator Aids. Aids mon
declare that Moe was shown 10 DC an
accomplished liar who fell down on the
small details of the big general scheme
and thereby gave himself away. They
held that Mr.. Littleton had disclosed a
desperate attempt on the part of the
ConSer people TO manufacture evidence
20 sustain the sworn bribery charges
on the other hand. various Senators
Fac x-N--,- Ct hat Moe
fused 10 testify specifically about minor
matters enhanced the value Of his tesu-
r7ory regarding the alleged bribery cpl
,ode itself. Here was A man. theN sald,
used 10 handling money and obcyinS or
ders without question The common DC
tails Of 4 nine ycar-old Journey from
Groton to Syracuse and thence to Al
bany Vel might escape a mind even
more keen than his. But the peculiar
nature Of the delivery Of money in en-
,-e'ores 10 three state officers secretly
could not escape hia mind when he
learned from Bcnn Conger that night that
he had been 4 party to the bribing OF
these men.
CORRUPTION FUND ADMITTED.
The days events Here prolific in inter
est Not the least startling thing was a
question by Mr. Littleton rega riding a
corruption fund raised b. the bridge
companies in 1901
TN conccde that" shouted Nj. Os-
horne. bat moments conference with
senator Coneer led him 10 change the
cate TO 1905
Of course. there vas a corruption
fund in 1905 he said. after the Senate
nae adjourned The bill was killed in
1893, wasn't ii? How do you suppose
i vas killed. Yes, and there may
have been enough fund for hangover
fer 1864 when the bill also was killed, -
Another incident which caused the
spectators TO sit up with astonishment
as 4 hair-breadth escape from revela-
ton Of certain facts which would have
designated the man who received the
other 81 600, according to Noes story.
Mr. LittIeton was driving him hard re-
garding the precise spot where he hand
e the envelope 10 Aids. Then he
wanted "a know where the ihird en-
TeIope vas delivered to the man who re-
oeived TIN What room. Up Jumped
SIR. Osborne. protesting that if the wit
ness answered the question undoubtedly
3he Identity Of this legislator would be
revealed. Tho question vas rephrased.
Z appears TO &c merely q matter Of time,
though. before this enc other startling
disclosures are made b. the inquiry.
Tart squabbles between the opposing
35-0-vers furnished consijcra bic diversion
Tor the spectators to-day. Finally they
ecame 50 frequent that the mild man
uered senator Davis felt called on TO
protest against the great waste of time
md the undignifisd conduct
Suhpoanas in great numbers have been
l.sled. i is understood that Senator
ihomes =. Plat and all the surviving
members Of the Internal Affairs and
the Rules committees for 1901 have been
called on 40 appear.