New-York tribune., 1910-09-08

never did KNOW, he said. All lie knew
was that he was directed by formal
resolution early in 1903 or late in 1902
to send along the money
Judge Bruce Keeps at IT,
In 1903 after the Legislature had
convened asked Judge Bruce.
I'm not positive said the witness.
Don't you know as a fact that Mr..
Rogers stated to officers of the associa-
ton that this money was owed to legis-
lators and should he forwarded to liqui-
| date the obligations"
No, he didn't state that to me or in
my hearing" replied MIR. Cole.
That or its substance"
No
! Don't you know think I do. but 1
want to see if you do-what was done
with the money which Hackley re-
ceived?''
! NO I'm absolutely positive ] don't y
Which profession Of ignorance ended
Mr.. Coles ordeal until next Wednesday,
when he viii be asked TO testify again
about these payments
The next witness-the last for the day
was George Carpenter, of No 6Sb
Halsey street. Brooklyn, sharp faced
dingy little bookkeeper for Simmons d
Slade brokers. who used to work for
| EIlingwood & Cunningham. Carpenter
during his entire testimony kept his
hands tightly folded. He has an IN
growing voice which clicked like q
wornout adding machine when he forced
himself to audible utterance.
Judge Bruce had this witness identify
various books of the defunct brokerage
concern and describe the method of
bookkeeping used there. He said that
all cash transactions would be entered
! in two books.
BedeII Not Known TO Witness.
DO YOU know Louis Bedell?" asked
Judge Bruce.
Carpenter didn't.
| stand vp. Mr.. Bedell," directed Judge
Bruce, so the witness can see you
| BedeIl. suave and debonair. stood UP. a
half smile playing around his lips as
he noted the stares of curiosity directed
at him
Perhaps Id better take off my
glasses" he drawled. He removed, as
he spoke. the heavy blue glasses which
/ he has worn since he retired from the
Legislature in 1906, because of impend-
/ ing blindness.
! Carpenter didn't know him. with or
without glasses, but did remember that
there had been a Bedell account at Ell
lingwood & Cunningham S. Judge Bruce
showed. from the firms books. that in
/ 1899 Bedelrs transactions were in 8.
/ Joint account with George Green and G.
/ Tracy Rogers.
On January 81. 1900 he showed, BedeIl
owed the firm S7.775 9s, losses in the
/ Joint account and in a Manhattan pool
! transaction. On April 8 of that year
the firm purchased 200 shares of Trans
portation" stock-the securities Of the
New York Transportation Company.
/ That concern about this time was OBJ
tanning d valuable addition to its char
! ter rights from the Legislature. 1t was
one Of the Metropolitan's ventures
Judge Bruce brought out the fact that
although BedeU then owed his brokers
more than $1,000 he put up no margin
for that purchase. But on April Il
there appeared a credit of S2,3Io to MS
/ account payment for 200 shares OF
Trans" stock. Also on that day there
appeared in the brokers' books an iteln
of $1,000 from II. II. Vreeland, Of whicn
s.. .375 was to be credited to Bedeils ac-
count. $500 to that of L. Goodsell ana
s325 to G. Tracey Rogers's.
Objects TO Interpretation.
/ Carpenter admitted the entries, but he
objected TO Judge Bruce's Interpretation
| OF them.
/ We'll. isn't that what they mean?"
demanded the inquisitor.
/ Il dent know" the bookkeeper par
ried. He admitted that they were III the
| books. though.
1 On April 81, again, the books showed
! that Bedelrs account was debited S1,3oO
I for the purchase of 100 more Trans.
/ on Nav Is there was a credit of $50
| from &C. T. r.
From May Is. 1900 10 May !, 1901,
there were no transactions On the lat
| ter date he owed Ellingwood & Cunning
! ham 50. .624 90. against which the hr1h
held 800 shares of Trans.
on May / a credit OF $500 was made,
The books indicated this as margin
Also they showed that a check for S3,ooo
Of H. A. Robinson had been put
through. the item being marked l.
Bedeu. special This check was depos-
tied in the Morton Trust Company.
MIR. BedeH listened intently to every
word Of this testimony After the hear
ing was over he hadn't much TO say
about it His side viii be given When
he goes on the witness stand.
4 never got any money from Nreeland
or Robinson. whatever the books may
say and whatever differences anybody
NAV attempt to draw" he said. / had
some advances from Rogers yes
don't know where he may have got the
money"
JoIln Auen ir bookkeeper in the New
Amsterdam National Bank, was the first
witness called. He was asked about
books showing the account Of James w.
McKinnon. manager of that institution,
and others He said the desired books
were missing Judge Bruce showed
considerable annoyance.