New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-16
WITNESS Turns TABLES
ON HIS INQlJ|S|TOR
slf Though Its President Falls
n Throw Light on Actions OF
Railways Association
uacKLEY AND COLE TESTIFY
crt Hunt Continues, Revealing
Incident of $4,000 Draft
and an Assessment Of
$4,000.

-
--.ss5 - heirg the inquisitor ex
n linn Bruce counsel 10 the
-ieis-4ze graft hunters. for few mo-
81 the session Yesterday had the
- ----ed on him by witness and
---- through : course Of grilling-
r,-e - NAM Of The witnesses who
-. e7rea-ed before the committee,
=, P-uce-s chief answer was I don
.--,he-- or Ny memory must he
s,.-r- II was 2 strange and amusing
-.,-srsar Of Jhe regular procedure
Par6ee. president Of the Street
-..-r--~s Association since June 20 Of
- -ss- and for several wears mem
+-s executive committee. vas on
re stand
re IS ruddv checked. rather jovisi
.-,5srf,77ar and carries his nerve with
= even ~ the witness chair
Il -0r5 Judge Bruce that ne didn't
,--,r ANYTHING about assessment
,,rss~ which previous witnesses had
I'D --osrred about $4,000 on one &C
rasioC-
Neither lid he know about the de
..--,-+far aS check books Of the associa-
.,o- f.- that didn't impress him as
- serious matter. + the records Of the
-57~r-- were complete
..7--- The records weren't complete"
,--e-rase5 Judge Bruce. The annual
s,s-er-en- for 1905 didn't show any dis
nu-seruents-"
Pz-dee Had Explained II
~ explained that to you retorted
Pz-5ee. .I told YOU why the published
s--s-q-- didn't contain the detailed state
rent-
~wh7n did YOU explain asked the
counsel
Last tuesday. IN your office" said
rz-5es- II toId you and NJ. hresel that
-ee r~ezS71re-'s report was left out
-5-a-zh me mistake 81 q stenographer
n making up the annual report
That's most extraordinary: have no
-s-o--s-rtor q it my memory must be
falling said Judge Bruce. Where is
,Hat raporr?'
gaze It &c you there at the Office"
said Fardee-
Wen. where Is II them asked Judge
r---e. I'm arparent auszemeHt-
You've got =. unless I have It here
-epfied Pardee. Diving into hig bun
57s ~ papers. he unearthed it and tap
mig II with his hand he handed i 10
Tr5-e Bruce. declaring
There II Is 7 gave Il to you last
.seE and YOU didn't look ~ it
Where are the expenditures OF that
ebo7v ne The item Of S1.75o which was
7aid 20 Charles H Belts" directed the
LAWYER.
- called -olr attention TO that too"
broke II Pardee-
Rruoe's Failing Memory
YOU did, Ny memory certainly must
he falling was Judge Bruce's comment
yes. T certainly did. You asked for
z-hs+ material 7 had relating u the
Street Railway Association ] brought
or. =. mass If papers and correspondence
and tod YOU that vas all I had said
ne only thing in there I knew anything
sbo-r thar had any connection with leg
5sTs-+-e affairs was correspondence re
.-sztf-g To- The payment Of money 10 Belts
tor Information.
you asked e it had any direct
bearing on this inquiry and the infuenc-
Ing OF legislation. and 1 said didn't
think SO. Then YOU said you didn't
want i-
-1Ioz- ez-rag-dina--. most exrraordi-
nary said Judge Bruce Here, that
vas The very Thing We were after, and !
never heard Of il until YESTERDAY.
We'll You said YOU didn't want It
reiterated Pardee. Then he turned in
s-s--aea-a~ half rising from his chair
aa5 shaking his finger at Judge Bruce
-Dsa'- -ou remember" he queried, that
told YOU ve mad daily reports on
gtsla-or. and sent them out 10 the
--slaEe~s"~
All yes. I remember that admitted
Judge Bruce. But he stiH thought the
-esc ~ Pa-5ee-s testimony was "ex-
t-sqr65ra-z-
= IN f.,-- No Sro,gr-