New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04

not as ma tier of necessity. for | showed
him Your wire and the letter, but just bv
way of precaution."
Plat Letter to Nixon Put In,
The letter of Senator Plat to Speaker
Nixon was introduced by the Aids law
yers to suhstantate the assertion that
the MalbyStevens highway legislation
was killed because of the party leaders
orders, and that Senator Aids took part
in the killing only as one OF q number
VINO acted under orders That letter.
dated April l.. explained that Senator
Plat; had written to Aids about this
legislation and the reasons for wishing it
killed. 4 very much want your CO.
operation in nolding these bills in COM
nIittee' it continued. will you CO.
operate? Aids can explain the de-
tails
Only a short time after that came the
absolute denial from Senator Aids of
acquaintance with Frank Conger
Il never knew or met Frank Conger
in my life he said Then Mr.. Littleton
read from the testimony of Senator Benn
Conger his report Of the conversation
in which he said Aids warned him to get
the bridge company people up to see the
Rules Committee or the bill would be
passed.
Mr.. Littleton. no such conversation
ever occurred declared Mr.. Aids Win
great mpressiveness. Then he settled
back into his chair and looked around
the Senate. while Mr. Littleton read fur
tier testimony from Senator ConSer-
This. too. Senator Aids denied IN ms
most emphatic fashion.
Story Agrees with Darl.is's
After the noon recess Mr.. Littleton
took up With the witness the events Oh
adjournment day of 1901 Senator Aids
said that he proba bly, reached the Cap'-
toI by So o'clock on that day he
told of going to the Ways and Means
Committee room. going through MS mall
and working on the supplemental supply
hill lust as Daniels related the story
Yesterday. He explained the presence
of Assemblyman Costello and Miss Barry
in the committee room. Miss Barry, II
seems. was Costello's stcnographer. Dor
illness of Gibbs. Costello in those cir
c,1mstances did much of his work III
the WAYS and Means Committee room.
Senator Aids described the room ana It's
furniture in great detail. and told eiahor-
ateIy the incidents of the day of ad-
iournment. including an exposition OF
parliamentary procedure and the work
jnss Of the Rules Committee. All of
this was to show that his presence on
the floor was absolutely necessary dur
ing the session.
Next Mr.. Lfttlcton read to the witness
Senator Conger's testimony about the
morning Journey of himself and Deacon
Moe to the Capitol and their meeting
with Mr.. Aids
There is not single word Of truth
in it," doomed tho hoarse tones of tn"
defendant Il never saw Moe until he
sat in this witness chair, 10 my knoWl-
edge. ! could possibly have met Benn
Conger in the corridor IS he described.
Then Mr. I.ittieton brought Senator
Aids down to 1907. when the committee
to revise the highway laws was appoint
cd The witness told of the working OF
that committee and the drafting of It's
report. He denied positively that he ever
had met Benn Conger in the railroad
station here or said to him. There are
some pretty damn had things going into
that for you fellows and you'd better
come and see us about it.