New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11


fed Yesterday that after leaving the cap
itol on April 2S 1901. he went TO sir Con-
gers home and remained there until tram
time Littleton asked witness Why he tesn-
fed today that he called on another MAI
Moe said he had forgotten TINS WISH
tletorl showed that witness testlrco lhdl ~
departed on a train at night. Moe sdio az
intended to say toward might A'ie man
vhor, Moe said he saw between the time
he got rid of the S6.0oo and his departure
for C;roton was c. ". Newell. Eastern
agent OF the Canton Bridge Company, VINO
s;iu lives in Albany. Littleton tried 10
show that some one had suggested Newer
would be 4 valuable witpess for the prose-
r,,tion. and wondered Why he was not put
IN tho stand Moe admitted that he had
asked Newell lately If he could recosli'%e
him Newell replied. said the witness tha1
Moe had changed considerably
How changed?" asked Littleton.
He said that ] had a nustache at tina
time. lin April 1901. At present Moe Is
clean shaver.
Newell" continued Noe. said he re-
n7cmbercd my stopping at the same office
with Mr.. Conger.
In 1901"'
never a. the Office of the Canton Bridge
Company before"
was there any other human being with
,-bo,, Won came in contact on that jour
ney?-'
i can't remember.
LITTLEToN SPRINGS SURPRISE. &C
Then Littleton sprang another surprise
and AT the same time showed no" carSti"9
Who went with YOU this morning When
YOU visited Mr. Conger's old apartments
here >" lie asked suddenly.
Senator Conger" replied Moe
b rapid fire of questions Littleton en-
deayored to show that Senator Conger had
carefully coached the witness regarding this
house where Moe testified he and Conger
had sorted the $4,000 into three separate
enveIones They had visited the place, he
said. between 10 and Il O'Clock this morn
ing.
Osborne had Moe state that he had met
Newell here lately without directions and
recognized him the man he met on
4 pril %. 1901
senator Bracket stepped into the exam
nation TO question the witness about de-
tails Of his trip home on that day Moe
said he thought he and Conger stayed at
the ST Cloud Hotel, in syria cuse, on tho
night Of April e., but wasn't sure He le*t
Syracuse for C1roton. he said at oclCch
the next morning
Osborne introduced the statement writ
ten By Moe in Osborne's New York Office
after the Conger charges were published,
bot the document was not read. The at
torney put in evidence the check on 1-hich
Moe raised the alleged bride money and
tho books of the National Bank of Groton.
showing that the check was cashed.
Moe was finally excused at 2:5s O'CLOCK.
witt Instructions TO remain within call Of
the presiding officer.
JAY CONGEE on STAND.
At the close of to-day's session Senator
Conger put his brother. Jay, on the stand
TO substantial Noes story. He is presi-
dent of the First National Bank Of Grotop
When he had identified certain books Of
the bank. the prosecution put in evil
dcnCe entries which showed, first, that on
Monday. April p, Frank Conger. the vice
president of the American Bridge Com
pany- drew Two checks aggrega ting S.
,O7 IS. and second that the bank issued
Frank Conger's check two New York
drafts for S3,o16 each. payable to II. G.
Moe. Taken with the cancelled checks and
drafts already gut in evidence these en-
tries constituted the strongest corrobora-
Senate
Moe has testified that Frank Conger gave
him a check for $3.50. which he casheG
a; the Grotor bank for 500 In currency
and two 5.1G New York drafts OF this
sum he brought 500 back 10 GrotoD The
word two" beside ne Sc. 507 1s charged
against Frank CongeT on the banks jour
nal enabled COngers attorneys to declare
that the entry meant two checks one for
$500 and the other Sis
jay Conger corroborated Noes assertion
that Moe was authorized TO draw, checks
over his owr signature on Frank Conger's
account AlIds's attorney did not attempt
TO put the Groton bank president through
anything like the gring to which they
had subjected his former cashier They
showed. however. how completely the bank
was in the contro! OF the Conger family
bv having the witness tell that all the six
directors except one were of that name
Apparently the only haw the defence
could pick in this kind of evidence was the
discovery that the $3.50 check, which was
the source of the alleged bride money was
urindorsed. jay Conger admitted that this
vas irregular. bur one OF the Couger at
torneys rolnted out that If this evidence
had been plant" IS the defence was
iu+irnatiu0 pains v ould have been taken 10
make Al! the papers absolutely regular in
TORN, Littleton did go SO far as TO in
sfnt.a;e that the paid stamp on the back
of the check might have been dated back.
He had the witness say that cashiers used
paid" stamps with adjustable dating "a
tschments. and inquired:
so this rubber stamp saying paid at q
certain time i rubber stamp which. II il
had been an adjustable one, could have
been pat on at any time o.
Certainly" answered Mr. Osborne foT
TIE witness.
Have You auY sdIustabl bic BOOKS III the
srotou hank - was Bittleion's ne.t qLeE
ton
> dan ,1ink CO.. rc?l.al me Witness.
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