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he had no business transactions with

he had no business transactions with
them.
Finally Judge Bruce asked him If he'd
bring his cancelled checks next week
He said finally that he wouldn't; they
had been destroyed, in the ordinary
course Of business"
I don't keep personal vouchers for ten
years. said Nreeland.
A 5. Hackley, the dummy or me
dunn in whose name various special
and trading accounts were carried on the
FIlingwood & Cunningham books, was
recalled at the beginning of yesterday 8
hearing He was able 10 cast some light
on the trading account in his name
which the previous day he had said he
knew nothing about
Examining the books, he said he saw
that a small balance on that account
had been transferred to Account 70
That account was carried for a Dr.. Ben
edict. who ran sanatOrium IN the
CatskilIs. Mr.. Cunningham had an in
terest in this establishment.
Hackley Special Account"
HackIey said he imagined he drew the
So. 900 check to Speaker Nixon, which
has figured in the testimony, at Tracy
Rogers's request. This check was
charged to the $500 "HackIey special
account. HackIey still couldn't remer-
Der anything about that account. though
he had tried. he said, most Of the night
to get some recollection Of it. He didn't
know anything about a withdrawal Of
$1,000 on October d
Judge Bruce showed that on July %,
1903. $500 from this account had been
credited TO the account of George MaIby.
Malby was then a Senator, and a very
influential one. He is the political boss
of St Lawrence County. and the close
personal and political friend Of Assem-
blyrnan Merritt, chairman Of the graft
hunting committee. Hackley said he
never had any business dealings with
MaIby, and couldn't explain the credit
HackIey couldn't remember receiving
anything from W. W. Cole or the Street
Railways Association other than the
$4,000 draft, If that came from them.
He didn't rel-ember a 81, 500 item on
June %, 1908. Judge Bruce produced
an EIlingwood & Cunningham letter
acknowledging such a check Hackley
said he knew nothing about letter or
check.
In the blotter Judge Bruce showed
that there were entries on May % and
October 26. 1908, with Chemung Canal
Trust Company draft for\S2, 500 in each
case. Then the entries hid been crossed
out Hackley said the writing was that
Of Edgar Stowe, the cashier. He
couldn't remember anything about the
transactions.
The graft hunters will resume their
sessions next Wednesday. They expect
10 finish with the Ellingwood & Cum
ningham books that week and take up
the material in the J. S. Bache books
William r Wilcox. chairman of the
Public Service Commission for the 1st
District when asked concerning the tes-
timony of MI Vreeland. said:
AT the time the commission was in
vestigating the traction situation in this
city. at which time so many irregular1-
ties were brought to light, District At
torney Jerome requested that the COM
mission should refrain from calling Mr..
Vreeland as a witness. inasmuch he
might plead that by testifying before
the commission he had been given i'm
munity from any prosecution that might
follow.
1T will be remembered that the Dis
trict Attorney was about this time bring
ing these matters to the attention of the
grand jury.
What hints. therefore Mr. Vreeland
made I cannot imagine although 1 I'M
derstood at the time that he was an
gered because he was not called by the
commission previoua 10 the grand jury
Investigation"