The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-15
GOODSELL'S MEMORY
BLANK AT TIMES
to introduce It and in fact did not recall
the existence of the hill

bought iOp shares " ia" stock referred to
aiwavs a. New lors Tran Sportation and
which was he stock ~ the company hold-
ing tho franchise oi tn" Fifth avenu"
stag" company ~ m" time IT purchase
the witness had not paii m any margin
On account. hut elry DAYS later lid So.
his acrnun' h"lng credited with SIS
through O. Tracy Rogers
I'm an~w"- To a question IA" witness
made tn. committeeman ~ W, ami take
special motto. when h" sad thai Rogers
had pad that money tor MIN because
he. ia" witness had Loaned Rogers $50
previously
Nr Brucc wanted go know all about
how IN" witness hal panrd tn loan money
10 Mr. Rogers. where. whom. how and
under what circumstances l'gIslatn.
had loaned money - a. Tracy kog"rs
In" witness Just couldu recall. he said
II WAS a small amount anyway hat ms
best recollection was that merely rs ar
accommodation "a had paId q man SSDn
because VI Rog".s owed IN" man that
sum lie cou'du' r'.u"mbr- who the
mtu WAS but f-I' cunt" c"rtaIn that tho
debt Mr. RoG"-s owed hun had not he-n
incurred ~ JaCkpot- and s""n.d % fee,
IEh' n.'.taIn thai ia" man wash 2 a nafu-
h". ot IA" l"cIsiatur" AnyNa. those
wee tn" ct. curustlrr"s und'r which
h.- first rualg KIN ~ tn ...-,h ts'' ut rams
ro ra'lon he. .ouasi'o -, INTO M" h.oN"--
az" Once hv means OF Eog".- hoes
,~orHrr IoN> 90 roGra-
Then n" account OF 'h" vItn"ss ~ the
b~o," WIS g. 'I margin 4 by
RnE che, fn. S." When asked
arrIt tins m Nitn"SS nouIh. hard
and then .r.,'."d -hl' that vas another
loan "a Il ~leda Eog"rs m m" cor
nd rr ~ th" HOFFMAN Housa He didn't
know lus' wEv Ross wanted $50 or
Wh''h"' D." b. "a G.lon u to hum IN cash
%. ~ q ,h"c, H.' inst happened 20 meet
R"E '.s and E"r.. Nas shot $50. 50 tho
" 'n"rs Et,H 0. 20 o.. ~ and 'old him to
~"r,v % 'h .ru-r EIInG~rrd \ Cunning
ham
-" v"E uentiy or generally carry
around ~ VOL. pocket such a sum a. SSDo
Iu 'ish.- Js,"i Nr Bruce Of the witness
ON vol ~" Rogers and he wanted
o. ari = ,rtt To- him. SAID TN. witness
o rr..n 20 m'rt YOU often. senator.
=, Il IN cd rn-.-l
en-" witness could not be induced 10
poo ..I' o." Incident IN any other form even
when "nIus"' pointed out that that tSnO
nN .lu x. lU'n tn" brokers ofiCa IN the
- t'." at 20 .N""k signed by n Robin /
>'n 'hl"i '..n-''' ~ the Me- ropolitan .
',''str Company
l".0 NOR" Impressive sums were dealt b
rr u app"t IT that The account ~ the
witness With rn' broker vas sw~etened
...ru IN" occasion lu tho fall ~ 1871 with
~" -.Ir" % tiuu'p which IN" brokers
book e'-'L' ..'"'0'sl =" think had Gown.
fr'r g Tracy R"g"rs
sI".'s1 FoV ~T,rE cnNNITfEr
~. "a" witness recalled thai more
definitely N" SAID he had advanced I
$1,000 20 IN" Republican state currnittsa
Tor VIZ Rogers He had given the nonov /
- the fh"r secretary ~ the committee
REQUIEM tpV IN sums 81 E.,-D. q. tap and .
~ ~ "" had told Rogers 10 fiN n up
10y Cr"ditlng ms account with tho amount
~ m" brokers NJ Bruce slorrI long
and diligently To- earn some particulars
~ 'ha' SWU first adva7crd hy tho wit
hess 20 -" Republican stat. committee
Tot VIZ Hog r4t again tho memory
~ IN" witness t""a-n" vagu. he could
not recall wh"'t"~ D." had pIld ~ ~ a
che = pr cash pT ~, VII F from a bans
"" thought perhaps - might nav" got ~
~ ~" sale 90 s"'r.. '"a' "gfate Mr. Bruce
almost path"'E,.tIiy UrE"t upon tn. Wit .
.."-- mat $50 Ne such an Impressive
sum that ~ would rt," a dent lu tho
mon prv ot any man
Ir"n the witness ~. hat ra -.a,il.d
H r"n"inl - and D." s's...u'.,i t.ats,,d TO
''I"'rt'r n'ugu-.' D. r"Ii",,.d ~. fool
. ~ ~ Mr. FrY,'. who VA suffering more
rIHr m" witness hat h.. had got ~. first
. ''s' 10y 10" sal" ~ ~"u, OranE" county
.-.i."'l N"nd- This pre-, cptIhlv brt. hr-
'u''l Mr. Bruce. Who a-k ci tn. witness
through what hund hou~. h" had -nId
10" l"ud- u he senator couldn't 70
'r"ni"" "" had an impression that &
Nas i"ud t"us" ~ Nassau or Pine
street. but which -tr,.", or uron which 4,
.I''" ~ the street rh., bpri huti-. did
.,ri-fucSS 10 had Forgotten
lt""N senator wa " IIaIly ydgI" at.uIt ..
tie t'.ts1 and the a. .us-i hrI' ~. admitted
hat b" felt confident that ~" would get
m" money back from Nr Roger. ~.
Wa wiling. ne SAID. 10 advance Political
,wutrlhuiI"ns For any prudent man
"" admitted that be- knew that Nr Rogers
~ '@t"d To- get fh'' money from street !
railway corporations n had not o.
cured "a him 10 ask Mr Roger he sad
what the street railways sNU.aCt..d 20 get
~ return from th" Republican stat. cnfr-
mite" Political contributions had to 10
made he said, Their" was 10 doubt about
that
Certainly, sss~nted the counsel. they
must To mad" 10y individuals who CON
tribute trcaus. Of their loyalty and fealty
10 the parties 90 which they belong But
you know Senator. that corporations have
no soul They cannot experience the
delightful emotion Of fealtv and loyalty
ih"reforr What do you think they made
for
know Of n" way IN" Republican state
'ommIttee could asset railway corpora
ions said Mr. Goud-al
Counsel hammered away hut thor.
wa httlr advanc. m" witness s,Id
hat h" destroyed his check books and
"tt"r books and any records ~ might
iav" To refresh Ms memory W"r" There
ore not aSallahl"
mai ~ THASSP oRrATIoN
Finally counsel dropped that HthJ"ct