New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
TOHEAR ALLDS SOON
LITTLETON TO OPEN.
Expected to Say Client Acted
for Pldtt.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Albany Feb. l9.-Lawyers for plalnttlt
and defendant in the Aids bribery case
locked themselves into their rooms to-day
and began their preparation for what prop
ably will be the last week of taking tes-
t;monv Senator Congers lawyers nave
only three or four witnesses to present
next week and their examination VIII not
take long. Thus 1t is entirely probable that
Senator Aids, who must be chief witness
for the defence will be called to the stand
early in the week.
Martin w. Littleton will open the Allds
defence on Tuesday with a speech settlhs
forth clearly the line OF reasoning already
indicated in part by cross-examinatlon or
the Conger witnesses The line Of argu-
ment II is believed. will be that whatever
was done by Senator Aids was done IN
pursuance of directions from Thomas &C.
Platt then Senator, who, it will probably
be said controlled the Legislature through
the state political organization. Testimony
will be presented intended to discredit
Noes story of his trip TO Albany and his
delivery OF the 81 900 envelope to Aids
Members OF the Rules Committee and the
Internal Affairs Committee OF 1901 will be
placed on the stand to tell what ehey
know about the highway legislation of that
lation which Senator Conger says money
was spent to kill now is part of the high
way laws Of the state, and the bridge COM
panies are doing business while the people
of the state have not suffered to any ap-
preciab BILE extent.
The ruling OF Senator Davis on Tues
day morning on the question of Senator
Wainwright regarding Senator ConGer S
knowledge of the ultimate destination OF
the $1,000, which, Conger charged. was
placed In the Burnett envelope, VIII have
ar important bearing on the rest of this
inquiry. Far more important will he its
bearing on the general investigation into
legislative conditions which will follow this
one.
II Senator Conger should answer this
question in such fashion as to give names,
or should tell later who "demanded' the
$4,000 in 1905. of which he testified, the
Aids case probably would be prolonged
considerably. any live one would be
subpcensed by the Aids side TO discredit
Conger if possible Answers of such wit
nesses would be very pertinent TO the SUP
sequent general inquiry.
il seems certain that the present proceed
ing must last two weeks longer, any way
All the coming week viii be taken up by
testimony for the defence and cross-eX-
animation Then lawyers for both sides
will have TO up, which viii take a
couple of days at least, after which VIII
come debate in the committee OF the Whoie
the drafting of the report of that body
which will state whether or not the charges
were sustained, and finally action by the
Senate If the charges are found to be
sus aimed such action can be dismissal
from the Senate for the defendant and
might easily be for the plaintiff.
So far as can be learned here the resolu-
ton of Senator Wainwright for general
legislative inquiry viii be reported favor
ably from the Senate Finance COMMITTEES,
although perhaps in modified form. 1t is
the opinion of legislative leaders that any
such inquiry, though. should be postponed
until the Legislature has completed its
work Then adjournment could be taken
and the special committee representing
both houses of the Legislature sit as long
as might be necessary to make complete
Investigation of all transactions considered
open to inquiry.