New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
vents oat of which the bribery charge

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Assuming everything lie said 70 "a
fr,.e contended the Aids lawyer
s,-,e . right 20 SHOW anything when
,.,ould disclose either his allnus to"a' Z
s.. r>soeudert a. his motive fcr SerN-
sng ais complainant, anc Al, take -
-o1i6 show that Iie occupied posi-
80. CT SCR iiit1 10 ne Congo inter
cts ~ II the complainant IL tais case
,as- ~ was 30 i5e:.c3des 20 him that lie
,,o,is be constrained . serve him 2pon
any occasion. ! coE.3 si-eW : ho'i' :
-o- the contention which 7 should maAe
tat ms testimony j. not reliable
Senator Davis ruled t!,at til question
,.7s ,lot he answered Whereupc:' SEN
s-.qr C-aGy came 70 Littieton'S assist
srce. declaring That the ruling on Ills
1.o:~: was tight. Dut when i came to !
question vi proving motive evidence IL
tended - show motive could not % coz
ss6e-cG collateral. said he:
Tine question Is as 10 t.le reason 1ht
,.orrpellcd the witness to say he deiiN-
.-ed r1oI.ey. and that brings before the
Senate he question Of his motive IN
swing that he delivered money If ne
did not deliTe- Il. ana 20 prove that mo-
:i+-e YOU may nave 10 prove one thous~
srd collateral matters. ana YOU are not
bound BY his answers il disclosing has
motive as II his testimony when he Is
Questioned IS 20 his motives. or col
lateral matters
Agzf7 Mr.. Littleion thought he had
Noe co-nered when he brought out that
in his somewhat involved financial trans
actions he }zd hypo;hecsted bank stock
u-he-1 he vas a director ef the First
N-tio~E. Sank He demanded II tri-
.,-Y1ps 10 know whether Mr.. Moe knew
ne Laws relative 10 g bank director :
i,vpclaecatlng his stock. But Nj os-
borne brought out that Moe owned ~ en-
+1--t,lree shares. and retained ten, pIeds-
ing only thirteen a. security for TINS
lsar.
CoNGER LAWYERS CONFIDENT:
Seemingly TIE Cenger lawyers are
sctczte6 by so great confidence in saeiT
case that they want emphasized even
what might appear To be defects. James
Y Osborne. for Senator Congo. to-day,
after Tire Aids lawyers had had many
chances 10 examine the celebrated $e.ovV
cheek called attention 10 the fact that,
while il vas stamped by the GToton bank
as paid. i did not bear Noes indorse-
trent This 1nanifestly vas irregular
NJ. Osborne examined Moe sharply as
II. vs1v = v-as not Endorsed. Moe had no
reason Jay Conger. brother of Benn's.
who locks enough like him 10 be his twin,
- S.--crI11zf
He Is now president Of thai bank
Moe visited the Capitol last night, ie
testified. with Mr.. Van Hoesen. of SEN
stor Conser-s counsel, and walked
around the Assembly Chamber and the
adjacent corridors MIR. Littleton tried
his utmost TO make it appear that this
was done under orders Of the Conger
counsel 10 furnish material to tho Wit
ness 70 enable him to bear out his pTe1-i-
Gus story. Moe insisted stoutly that this
merely confirmed his memory of the
events Of 1901. 50, also. he testified. he
vent this morning With Senator Conger
20 house At No. - Jay street, and rec
oEnized Il as the place where he slept in
CongeT's rooms the night before he saw
Aids al the Capitol the day Of adjourn
r1eut in 1901 He recognized the shape
IF the tro rooms and the small closet. or
clothes press. where he put the satchel
containing the money. he said, and Mr..
TIt1Ietons most scorching questions
corld not affect him.
With the help Of A railroad time table
Moe TO-DAY furnished specifications re
ssrr1iTlg tho train on ehioh he left Gro
ton for Auburn on April -. and the con
nection there for Syracuse He testified
that returning from Albany with Con-
ser they registered at tho 81. Cloud
Hotel. u the best Of his recollection,
and vent on 70 Groton the morning Of
April - And ii WAS At this stage OF
The inquiry that he brought out his sur
Prise - 70 Newell This caused Mr.
Little1on 10 strive nightly TO make Il
appear shat this bit Of confederation Of
his story had been the result OF sugges-
sons h some Of Conger's counsel. Moe
IN his Unconditional careful fashion. said
that he told Tho lawyers about 1t last
night. and want down 10 see Newell to
day 70 see # that person remem bered
r'in. And Nj Littleton didn't sha Ike
hat story. either
The Congers let Moe leave their hank
because they would rot raise his salary
from Sl5ao 20 Slsoo a year" COM
r1erced one observer to-dal 1t strikes
nc they were lucky IN having had his
servi-es 81 those years at an amazingly