The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09

by socalled boOkrlaksrs. irresponsible
men. three card monte men and ,vsry
o'h.r and of rian HAT ,ould gst a slate
and Pen.il and IlaAs BOOK. The puouc
~innins ani whsn they would try TO
oollsct they would End shat tho bookis
had run away Tho object and psIrpos.
OF Tho association vas 70 protect ice ace.
going public from welching Ne testified
-nphltigaIly that the bookrlaksrs either
inuiNIuu ally or a. an association had not
attempted TO influence racetrack le1is-
latIon We rather thought We would not
have much effect and might create an
inf!cuc. against us We were no, hook
makers then "s were simply layers OF
odds
Richard Thornton Wilson. the nox,
witness, testified that he was a hanke-
AT 81 Wall street and President OF the
SARATOGA Racing Association. The new
association took over an older one nv
I%r'hi'-" 81 stock when all OF ,he stock
hah been obtained under option by
Andrew Nill"r. the present secretary and
treasurer of IN. association
counsel dir""tni attention to tns,i-
fn"ny on record showing that the Saratoga
hsS"'h'ion- legal eSp'ns.s ia 1905 w.r.
III excess of $ls.nO. while ia the following
year th"y we're less than 81. on and A. k,i
me Wi'n"sf " me- co'llI! explain the differ
"H'S VI. nissan Ts1 lost that h- could
no.. ~ he WAS in New York o,.ly two
Gays IN TIE '-tnter Of i0n> end Mas only
fairly active in tee affairs of th.. a.so IA
non ulFG;- -acing. The months OF racing
Took absolute charge OF tho running Of
the me-tings.' DO said
"hen Mr.. "uson was asked about the
Payment to Andrew Miller in Sept-,n bar.
,1s, ny the association. he replied When
Air. Miller. "a th,, summer OF 100. got IN
option on th. stock Of tbs old :..,crintion.
no went around and pl ACES! IN. siuc., and
IN me agreement Tor tn. purchase h. had
an agreement that We should have all OF
none. rs we wished tn form an entirely
now body of Stockholders. don't wish
To criticise the old stockholders, but still
We wished To take the property into new
hands entirely. The late William C.
Whitney was elected president and Mr.
Miller secretary and treasurer. Mr.. Whit-
ney at that time promised Mr.. Miller
$4,000 year. That statement he mad"
a half dozen times IN my presence 90 Mir
Miller
Then there was an increase OF si?I.uJ
IN thu stock OF the association MIR
Whitney underworld $50, $40 and the wit
ness $4,000. and that so aHs,,,.i Mr
Miller in disposing Of N. stock that I'll.
underwriters had 10 take up only SltEI,
each. Then things went along as .h"y'
always did and Mr.. Miller kept asking
us To- pay him n salary. Almost every
year Mr.. Miller kept bringing this up
before IN" executive conliri;taa. and w"
had quite a s.'TIoIS break - the sX",tltiv.
b-C7IIs" Mr. MIlisr demanded
more firmly. FINALLY 'h-T compromised
with Mr. Miller on a s.ttl"m-,,' fnr 81. nlr /
The witness concluded his sNrlanai'nn rc
this transaction ~ saying ! MD Iva.
- say further than tina. tNS; S'r Mrl-r |
ucc'.'d tho money
The Witness testified late Ia po-:. |
i.v-lv confident that nv IA a., r, had 7
ro'hIny whatever ." do knr~i.E'r Htth
making any subscription az ..rt rrr ,
proper purposes. The N"opl. ~ my A.. /,
S0C:sliOn wcr" NOT people who world !
have done such a thing
1h" Cu'nTuiit'" thus morning will con-
finu" It's inr"~tiC. - 'I"H e Insurance bIr>i-
nNs= AFFAIRS. iul'.S, David t.rl"un arp.trs
Mr. Gideon lpT,"r-"i rrir" v"s'.rdav IN /
response to -uEu-p1es ard tNiC., .i~ln-
r"1T"i "A brief tim. h.'0r.. he WAS - He'd
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