New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-03
DENIAL OF BRIBERY
CDfGER IND HOE
CONTRIBUTED
Ore Time Com mittee Clerk
! Hitness for Defsncc- aids
.Nov Testify To-day.
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Senator lothian Aids on tho stand 10
testify that he did not demand or receiva
hrihe of si.eA OF Arril =. 1901 the de
fence in the Aids bribery inquiry TO-DAY
brought forth a witness whose testimony
Ccntradicfed senersll,- ana III particular
the details Of the bribery sworn 70 by
Hiram c Moe and Senator Benn Conser
He testified thai Aids on that dav hardly
vas ~ o. his sight before the beginning
Of the Assembly session. and that Renn
Coneer oerer visited Tie Ways and Means
CoraTnitTee rcom-~There tbs l,riher, took
Pace. accordirC ~ Noes sro-- Aids
and : stranger
This Witness Vas Earoer :. Daniels, as
siscant postnlas;-r ~ %or-rich IN 1901
r. vas Allds-s committee clerk. tIe haS
t'@.'a for many -saIs { political sd-eren-
re Senator Aids H obtained sis present
rsce tn-oogh ] Johnson Rav. ire post
master. whc IS scn o. Judge Pav. q close
friend and political associate q senator
Aids ~ Cherapso County. Bp- it vas
evi1eEr from direct and cross-eNa rinetion
mat ms Witness could not ne any more
GrGer ras Aids influence than vas Deacon
III Moe under that 81 the ronsers. and
Daniels N,iths-ood a hot ,rcss-exa mira tio-l
by Judge Van Vyck. Of the Corser com
SCI. just l-out a. vel as Noe broke az
unse- fhar Of Martin ". LGl,le:on CT the
Aids lawyers
Blow TO Co1eer's Case.
Danie'ss testimony Has the shTewdest
hicr which The ConEer "ase has received
ear, and tie cemeenor Of the Conger Law
-els indicated that In erect i discounted
~, -e.tsrccly g. Deacon Mo- and LEFT the
issue one IF personal veraelry between sen J
ator All5s and Sena- oI -onser 1t came
with al the drama II. valu. Of strong con
,ra>c. zoo. for il followed CLOSELY a stirring
i--eital Dr. Senate. Rracke Of the incidents
~ So '..rzurgsnt oonference'' At the Hotel
zen E--k on Januarc- !, when senator Con ,
81 r-isiraliy made his charges
pn direct examination by Lewis z. Carr F..
IF the Aids counsel. Senator Bracket had +
tsen confined - Dha- James y. Osborne. !
Senator Ccrser's chief II staff. called /
negative testifnonr'' regarding the facts .
-hs- senator Coneer did not mention there
Lrder .ross-ex@;llina Son Senator Bra ckett
began Ms recital He told ,,r the convnnins
90 The insurgents End their agreeing not
q support Aids nor 20 enter the Repuh-
oan caucus Then il = a. suggested thar 4
S-iare1nenr he prenared giving their reasons
FOR this action, and he had dictated this to
senator Davenport who 'stenosrs phiss5.'
according to the Saratoga Senator He
aszTe z picture of the room At that time
Senator davenport ~ table writing out
his rote-. Senator -cnEer At another table.
senator Asne7. who was half ILL., living
rcd under fur coat. Senator Rose on
one side Of the room. Senator Hevccrno .
opposite Senator Human. pacing NJ and
6cHn h. where Bracket himself stood.
Senator Brackets Story,
bile Senator Davenport vas doing this
-p-ritir1-.'' = ent on Senator Bracket Con
&C. said there Here further reasons nhy h
- c'ld not support Senator Aids He would
I 80 into sucuz 1here there could he
s7- possible claim thar lle might be hound
= support him under any circum-tauce He
-. I know that re took money % defeat
legislation / said to him. rConeer do 7cti
i-.or thai Is 50" You ought not 10 say such
: rhinz yuless YOU kno~ it He says. /
know II ] said I have long believed that
;hr re=in1e 81 Hincn'= time was ;he cor
iIn1est IN the history Of tho Legislature o.
fac state. hut never had any evidence on
- subject. and you certainly ought not
- MIKE charge Of that kind unless -ou
49, What roa ar= talking bout He say
= tnoH' Senator Rrackett put much en- I
: hssI. an rhe r-crd -kro7--' Nov there
: ere various other things stated. From the !
fact that he sid = know I assumed that
lie pals the none There vas nothing sid I
L =1z hcGv else. and nothing W. said - r
10 envhoov els being present. But with +
ut any great Familiarity win the methods !
hs5 assured that such things were usu :
l3Iy done ia e conner j
>irniI1r testir1onr Mas given o. Senators Il
lElnclan. Azre9, psvenport. Rose snd I
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