New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-09

authority from Frank Conger to draw
checks, drew check In his own hand
writing and signed it Frank Conger, by
| his own hand.
81 have here the check. which I will
| introduce in evidence 1t is payable TO
III. G. Moe, in New York drafts $500;
Frank Conger, by H. c.. Moe, and 1t is
on the First National Bank of Groton,
n. T., and it is dated April 90, 1901.
THE witness produced that check at
the bank. and he will show by produc-
tion in evidence here of the bank books
that that sum of money was charged on
the books of the bank 10 the account of
frank Conger. The witness took in ex-
change for this check $500 in cash and
two drafts. each of $4,000. 1 have here
tho drafts-the original drafts of April
% 1901. one for $500 and. the other
for $1,000 drawn on New York. in pur
suance to the check in question.
THE witness took these two drafts to
/ syracuse. and there was identified at
the bank by a citizen of Syracuse. l
will produce the citizen of Syracuse as
= witness here He was taken to the
National Bank of Syracuse, and, being
introduced by this reputable citizen, he
received from the teller of the bank In
syracuse $4,000 in currency.
.tJsvine received the bills, he put them
in a bag or satchel and carried it to
albany
I'VE have certain initials on the back
of these drafts that we claim show to d
mathematical certainty that these drafts
were exchanged for cash, the name or
: the person, the initials of the person or
company whom he represented being
upon the back of these drafts. The
drafts were Endorsed with the name OF
the witness, II. G. Moe, and the identi-
fving mark Is S. D C. c. which stands
for the Syracuse Dry Goods Company.
the Syracuse Dry Goods Company having
sent one Of it's agents or officers to the
bank for the purpose of identifying the
witness, Moe. Thereupon the witness
got the $4,000 in cash, and started to
Albany on the day before the end of the
session with the $4,000
II may as we'll state in passing that
YOU yourselves know now what became
of that claimed great and good bill. You
are sufficiently prophetic to know that
that bill died in the Committee On Rules;
never was reported out, and that the
learned respondent in this case, who had
charge of legislation for the majority,
never took any steps to have the bill
reported out of the Committee on Rules,
or never took a single step to have the
bill passed. You know that now, from
the history OF this case so far
MONEY REACHES ALBANY.
"At any rate. the witness, headed for
Albany with $1,000 in bills. arrived in
Albany on the evening of April %.
think the Senate would find that those
st, 600 were not intended for a charity
box He spent the night in the rooms of
Benn Conger, and the next morning
these bills were counted, and there were
found in his possession by Benn Conger
St 500 in cash-S6, 900 the proceeds of
these two drafts and $500 that he re-
ceived in cash. the $500 having been re-
oeiYed at the Groton Bank and the $1,000
in cash having been received at the Ma
tional Bank in Syracuse.
After the money was counted Benn
Conger said: Take three enveloped: put
in one OF those envelopes the sum of
81 600 The witness took the $1,000 and
put il in one Of the envelopes. Now
says Conger, write the name which I
dictate upon the back of that envelope
The witness did it. That name we do
not intend to disclose unless We are
asked for it, in which case the name will
be disclosed.
IF any Senator's curiosity leads him
TO ask that question, we are prepared to
answer it, but we do not think it is
necessary in this case TO say one word
beyond the charge which we make. Into
another envelope the witness was in
structed TO put the sum OF $1,000. which
was done, and upon the back of that en-
velope a name was written. That name
he was told to write by Assembiynan
Benn Conger. That name was the name
of the learned respondent in this case:
that name was Aids.
Into the third envelope another s. 600
was put. and upon the back of that en-
yelope was written another name. That
name do not intend to mention except
under circumstances similar to the
S4.O00 envelope. When the witnesses
are on the stand and anybody desires TO
know from the witness the name that
was written upon the third envelope, his
curiosity will be satisfied. All these en-
velopes were sealed-the $4,000 In one
with the name written on il; $1,000 in
another. with the name of Aids written
on it. the third envelope, with thou
sand in it, upon which another name was
written.
THE CONGER VERSION.
'Thereupon Conger, Benn Conger and
the witness went to the State Capitol
They first met the man whose name was
written on the four thousand dollar en-
velope and Bern Conger introduced the
witness and said, This is the represent
ative of my brother Frank and the
envelope was handed 10 this gentleman
"Thereupor Assemblyman Aids, the
| learned respondent in this case, was
seen. Benn Conger said TO him, Here
is the representative of my brother,
Frank Conger' and the envelope con-
tanning the thousand dollars was hand
| ca TO Senator Aids in the presence Of
| Bonn Conger by this Witness who was
| the representative of Frank Conger AS
Mr. Aids placed the envelope in his
! pocket, he says: I guess it's all right;
! at least il feels So