The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
CONGER BRINGS WITNESS
WHO BRIBED ALLDS
H. G. Moe Says He Delivered En-
velope Containing $1,000.
SENSATIONAL TRIAL AT ALBANY
Agent Identifies Accused Senator as
Man Who Took 1t, Saying, II
Guess It's All Right, 1t Feels
So''-,Fund to Kill Bill.

Albany, NJ Y.-The name of the
man who says he paid Senator lothian
P. Aids $1,000 to help kill certain
bridge legislation was mentioned in
the Senate in the trial of the charges
by Senator Benn Conger that Aids
took the bribe. He is Hiram G.. Moe,
of Croton, Tompkins County. He hss
been an employe of some one of the
Congers since he was seventeen years
old, and he is now fifty-nine
At the time Moe says he paid Aids
the money he was the private secre-
tary of Frank Conger, the active
member of the Conger family in the
bridge business and brother of Sem
ator Benn Conger. The bribery is al
legged to have taken place on April 23.
1901. Frank Conger died early in
1902.
Moe under oath in the Senate testi-
fed that he left Croton on April %,
1901, and reached Albany that night
with $6500 in currency, which was
given him by Frank Conger in Croton.
At the direction of Senator Benn Con-
ger, he swore, $4,000 of this money
was placed in one envelope and sealed
and the name of the Assemblyman
who was to get it written on the back
by Moe, who then placed $1,000 in a
second envelope and sealed it and
$1,000 in third envelope, which also
was sealed.
The names of the two Assembly
were written by Moe on the back of
ut hn NJ
ton of Senator Conger. Moe swears
that these sealed envelopes were
handed by him to the three Assembly
men for whom they were intended,
and that Aids, who was then an AS
semblyman. got one of the envelopes
containing $1,000.
Who got the other two envelopes
was not divulged. Conger's attorneys
said that they would not make known
their names unless the Senate re-
quested it or counsel for Aids in
sisted upon it.
Senator Edgar f. Brackett made 1T
plain that the two other names should
not be brought into the proceedings,
as they would be unable to protect
themselves in these proceedings
Moe declared that Senator Conger
introduced him to the man to whom
he gave the $1,000 envelope and also
introduced him to Aids, but that SEN
ator Conger did not see him hand the
$1,000 in the envelope to the third
Assemblyman.
Moe said he carried the money in
the envelopes in his pocket to the
Capitol. Meeting Aids in the Cap
itol, Senator Conger, he swore, said to
him:
This is Assemblyman Aids COM
Ing now," and Moe and Conger ap-
preached Aids.
Joe, this is the representative of
my brother, Frank Conger is alleged
to have said, and Moe says he then
said to Aids:
"Mr Aids, Mr.. Conger told me to
give you this amount handing Aids
the envelope.
According to Noes story, before
Aids put the envelope in his pocket
he felt it and said:
Il guess it's all right; at least, it
feels So"
Before Noes direct examination
was over he was asked If he was sure
the Assemblyman he gave the en-
velope to containing the $1,000 in
April, 1901. was the present re-
spondent, Senator Aids.
Mr.. Moe turned and looked Sena-
tor Aids squarely in the eye and the
Senator grinned
yes, I'm sure it's the same SEN
ator Aids replied Mr. Moe
And you are certain he is the man
you handed the envelope to contain
ing the $1000?"
II am sure,' answered Mr.. Moe.