The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-08
InqmiEy Begins end Louis
BedsRs Name slauTas
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q Tfsey Rossfs's Association
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Unwilling witness

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IN The Sssisrmaaie Chamber No thssCRO
Hall An tbs msmbsFs Of the com
rnittss we're present and Chisf coanasl
sE-.lnss'cs N Linn Bruce esaminsd the
witnesses. he vas aa-i.ted in hAs ~ork
by the Oommittses -fsrT~,. IsidioFs ..
Krs~-i. aaalssaht eoanasl
The work - the day was dir~oeedlNaa
eohnsc'inG the Albany activities % a.
Tracy Rogers vhsn he vas prsaRl~n6
Of the State Railway Association With
Influential members Of the Legislature
and IN hooking up Mn Rogers and asssral
influential members Of the state La9is-
lssure with the New York stock broksrage
Arm Of Ellingwood a Cunningham. in
which arm AR. Rogers was q special
partner. The examination of'Mr. Rogers
was suspended after the connecsiou
Indicated had been established.
The relation sxisting between Mr..
Rossrs's influence upon Albany legisla-
ton and tho speculative accounts Of
members Of the Legislature with Mr.
Roesrs's stock brokerage tirm was much
slascsdased through tho testimony 81 a
OWL engineer. W W Cole. now practis-
Ing his profession in Philadelphia. but
during the time inquired into. that il
from le00 90 1906. a traction man in
Elmlra and treasurer OF the Street Rail-
way Association 81 New York MIR.
Cole somewhat reluctantly revealed that
when he became treasurer % that asso-
citation he was confronted with deficit
Of $4,000. This deficit. be testified tn
under severe examination. resulted from
political contributions made bv the assC-
citation TO both parties. he understood
The final witness Of the day. George
Carpenter. established the most init
mate relation between Mr. Rogers
activities in Albany and the speculative
accounts Of members Of the Legislature,
more especially the speculations Of
Louis Bedsll who was chairman Of tho
Assembly's Committee on Railroads at
that time This witness At present is
employed as bookkeepsr in a Nassau
street brokerage firm. He was Fling
wood Cunningham's bookkeepsr for
five or six wears. His .xanipa,ion
revealed the close search made bv AAsis-
tant Counsel kresel Of the literally tons
Of account books OF that dsSunct firm,
The young bookkeeper witness was
reluctant az times 10 testify. but Il APP
E--ared that this reluctance arose from
his belief that for him to assist. no matter
how unwillinRly. 10 expose the secrets
Of a stock brokers' special account wo'Ild
injure him in the estimation Of his friends.
But MIR. kreSsl had ready reference
to every word and figure in the books
upon which the witness was examined.
and Mr.. Bruce was persistent in making
the witness testify To the meaning Of the
tangled web OF accounts a. Il was slowly
untAnglsd bit by bit.
Carpenter was ON the stand when adj
jonrnment was taken for the day. but he
had already revealed that LOUIS Bedells
account with Ellingwood Cunningham
showed debit IN May. 1891. Of 7.775ss
and credits 81 n.3IS deposited for Mr..
BedelFs account by u. II, Nreeland. $500
deposted Co Mr.. Bedells account by
h. A. Robinson. counsel for the Metro
Pollian street Railway Company. and si7S
deposited TO Mr b"delTs account by q.
Tracy Rogers.
The stockbrokinR hrm vas aso at that
time carrying Tor Mr.. bedeil HO shares of
the Electric Vehicle and Transportation
Company. This ~ the fifth avenue stage
COMPANY. IN the interest OF which tho
Legislature passed a ball when Mr.. Bedell
was chairman OF the Assembly Railway
COMMITTEES.
rnUcKLO,D or DOCUMENTS.
Before n o'clock the hour m which
were to have beuun tbare
were ponderous signs Of the weiRhty
nature of the evidence and testimony to
be introduced when City Hall laborsrs