The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-16
Nearly $4,000 Found on
Books of EIlingWood
& Cunningham.
WERE RUN IN CLERKS NAME
Some Transactions He Had Never
Heard Of Assessments
for Legislation.

Pa-.sr attendants upon ue sessions -
4 he craft hunt COMMITTEES. IN n" Aidsr-
rar.c chamher had their s''sn' Inn fresh
.na! YESTERDAY nv the revelations made
,t-r. Oh one witness ~ he way dummy ac-
,,.lnt- are operated by brokers and hank
- Frequent alu-lon IN her investi-
.arons had created an appe'ite for jus,
an Informal a. the confidential
,.erk e EI'ingwu ui 3 Cunningham gave
yesterday
1hp-e r~gIlar attendants make rat her
an .nusIal crowd compared To the an
drp-s a mos, public hearings. The park
ounSer - noticeable onlv nv his absence
Inc comfort able alderIranIc chairs are
occupied hy well dressed politicians. nj
cias Il - rect railways and ct her equally
prosperous looking men whose calling he
informed de-l gnate a. political agents
E1.psiuct Attorney Jerome visited the
ss.s ms Yesterday and listened with
smiling interest 10 the test lmony gwen 10y
ii. confidential clerk q Tracy Rogers
SAs Alsr present a. was also Mr. Cunning.
ham \ ma now familiar firm II Filing
VOID \ Cunningham.
lmlnE 'ho-s whose absence the chief
erln- amented was n \ Robinson
s-nera solicitor II the Metropolitan
s~e' Railway Company. who - said -
BEN Europe at all events ~ Judge Bruce
errplalnad he was beyond the travelling
Inrs Z he committee -ubp,Pna server
\sv' N interest to the testimony II the
srns-s who revealed the operate ton " "A
almmv account IN a brokerage firm was
49, further revelation If a former presl-
CO.. = he New York state RAILWAY A--o-
- l1n 'ha, IN 1913 when no election wa-
I'D m his state. the railways represented
70 ha' association paid 80 it, treasurer
--..f~s heir annual dues a special As-e---
msu' u about SIS. Judge Bruce was
pe~ls'ently curious to know why 49, re
500 able a sum was needed m no
seC'I'n year after the VII had ad-
uIr~d hat the u seSsment- We're ALWAYS
.s.-d Tor political purposes. In To- LAS
sEeuIngs adjournment the Cugn-el-
c.rpsIty had not been at shed
Inc mornings first witness was " "
lo.- recalled. Mr.. Cole j. CIVIL eng near
md Philadelphia Clubman He gave
hs residence as the Racquet club Phlla-
selrhIa. He - apparently still very con
Gderably Interested both professionally
and financially IN the traction business.
Nevertheless he entsrtalns cpusn.-n-
uoIs objection 10 the Payment of moneys
ov 4 corporation Tor LEGISLATIVE" favor.
NH COLI HAS TO TFIL
The situation made n.~ examination
an interesting study T. wa- PLAN to 10.
seen that he hated To- tell tales on uI-
traction msgnate associates. Vet N -
Why when he was treasurer uf
no railway association ne declined to-
the assessments levied upon The.
members for political purposes he was
TO tell those tales he didn't
uant 10 tell
The early part OF his animation re-
A'ed 10 merely small sums and small
'.y He admitted having pad the late
Re- nan /. Fox. a former secretary 81
20 Republican State committee. from
is' 20 $50 session for Albany Infor-
'.4'.on He paid some small sums also
O.. ~" Miles X Frisbie one time Assem-.
man from Schenectady. for legal adj
' m -orle bills These payments ms.
= Toss plainly considered perfectly lagitr-
I.au the counsel wanted To know about
'.r ..|urar" disposition ~ much NOR"
.,.; r"s-Iy. sums The witness SPARED
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- ~ assessments tn take care ~ other
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... 'rral purposes
- political purpose. asked coun-
.. elect a. many friends ~ the rail
. .....tbIa IN ,h. Iegisl.ttlr. and T.,
eco. . .o-rs a. many Of their ene,pt.s
e. ...s.,ra.-
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'''' ~. ''''
.'". ''" money TO avert unfTIendly leg
-. There were bills introduced
..IJ brr, the ,auways and the
-" h'uH' sIgg"st"d Mr. brhc"
replied the witness bills nitro
4 -ef pv members ignorant Of their
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