The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-06

HT.Tutttee effects some NeN uems
Iur PhIIoueaa t'oISReIs "a 4. Rolp.
u,pr ~hr'ls Fe~ stray RAY Sf Light
.., legislative graft huat com.
meet ~ public sessions IA the
.,.-t"U.!ly mUruIugtt waS learned
., Robinson. formerly genera |
{ nv. M-trup, htan STREE; Rail.
ANY had amended his r,'.olu-
.rrriv. the committee of the
# hi- company lie WAS on
seat Wt~ examined. ! he greater
HIS 'Iu" IA The witness char he
,pumittr-- counsel Judge
... along Imiahly luir,.l. me
rr,rIl,si quite frankly snm.'
,. soon Judge Bruce had h~"n sr.h-
... . 90 vain through other witnesses,
. N.rH boz" was questioned concerning
.- ...l ANrnu" Railway Company
.-r ..n.'.nn through Mr.. Robinson of "a
,.., 'rr SSun which appeared on the
.u.aaN rpmpany'~ account books a. the
-r'...'r"ur nf damage suiI tn" amilhle
~. ,Hu, between counsel and witness
ar-a strained and finally broken.
A. interesting development 81 the day
ry,rs when MIR. Cunningham II Filing
oD.f 4 Cunningham was recalled,
,.u~.I had learned that "a so a shar
.~.-~u"nt had been collected an Trans
..rtAtipn- stock after senator Goodzell
lad accepted kindly ufer ~ some
u.. Iuthrupi-ts To pay slI share for
80 shares Of that stock when it, range
o. lrtCc m the market unnhuencrd by
...hn'hrppy was from 81 10 - a share.
'.-'"rdayS denomination ~ Mr.. cum
ruEham revealed IA" fact that tha ppr
..s-.rs of the stock held Ivy the legislative
sol had not only paid So shan" for 1t
lu' alsn tho $40 share assessment.
his made the delivery price paid by the
nd friends 81 Clerk Baxter 1T the
assembly and the several members ~
30 legislature equivalent to s2i "a share
and naturally increased IN" curiosity Of
'Na committee concerning the identify Of
the purchasers.
PHLoPENA.
Broker Cunningham was questioned
..ncerning the letter no wrote to q. Tracy
I,ngars IN which there appeared to h" a
..mand on MIR Roger for sio"n To
..rprnve the margin credit II Archie
RaN'ar In that much discussed letter
.Dme person or persons was or were
."Ferred 10 a. the Colonel 4 person
49, th,:- referred To regarding the de-
% nd for an additional SO go. and later
O.. mo letter occurs IN" phrase We ask
90. C,lon.l for 81 $50 In the recess ~
.nmmittee a prolonged and thought
-rly-is 81 this letter by counsel had
tod that evidently there v.r" two
'..'s referred In. After considerable
.oun-sl induced Witness Cunning
... - admit mat he thought that the
.p colonel was Arch" Baxter and
go So C,lonal was George W Dunn
.us-rauton. = former chairman e the
u.lu ~ta'n committee.
. ...tsFr ~ rHr NINrrTS pTsIGNtpLT.
o. biu-on testified that from lSa1
..r.- 30 was general attorney for all
r.,~-n ,ons which were IN the Metro
% syndicate ~" had also been
.-- and treasurer 81 tho Street
- association Of New York from
1919 inclusive When he was
.. III a, secretary tud treasurer hy
" ,ule the latte report i 20 Inn
e.. q, .-ning the o".i"Ctl'u aud dI-pur-"-
~ It assessments -b"Cau>" ,gr rai-
50 company wa- stall - member ~ ~"
90. niation. The assessments ou 80.
,. ,a. alton members e Tho ASSOCIATION
v.." l"vIed by the executive committee
YI .r, i--ociaticn. said the witness
. t,. each occasion tho r>e, u'I," com
r ...- took action m Tegs ri 10 ~ \. N"-.
Md was record of that action made
. minutes ~ the secretary oi ~" eAecu-
,.. rrnmit'eeg \ There was not
WY NOT ! -uVpos" y related '"
'a-. rnuural s'In~, rirtiou. and u Wa
.r...- -fnl.. 20 make r"'ord.
Nd 'Na' was d"-irne'ly omitted.
We .. \ o. Vac
I.a witness said hat the amounts raised
.r .ra association from all it, a------
r...- ,aried he fhuugh' from q - 30
81 .-sI a vaar Then followed an eNaIui-
.s'..n regarding payment mad" nv m"
N.'rpbplt'an lnn and the disClnsurp that
m . NJ wear 80 the knowledge ~ The VII
1928, IN" cuUuaEy had cont rihu'ed nearly
So 50 Ihi- came about when counsel
a wed 20 the witness Two checks. one Tor
80 and one for SasD made hy ham IN
T., Tracy Rogers favor which counsel
-.rpo~sd to be par Il $1,000 Subscrip-
The witness examined The checks
sn1 -aid hat hey were IA addition 10 me
! ."sIh~cription. a. vas also a similarly
... %. cont ribution ~ s. so.
I,.t ,,,pt.NTs \ TRITLE MiSCFLtANEor~
N.1' ..ldge Bruce examined he witness
.- o. ms first disposition - funds col
..'sI y ham when he was rea-uf"r ~ IN"
,--.. Ia'Inn They w"rr Deposited. ne
90 '. r.- Personal account in the Guar
a,.. I~.s' tompany. the Morton Trust
any the Pacific Bank and the
Va 's' Bank ~ tomrnerce. Hr had
......'- 10 all 'ho@a banks. he said. IN
90 10 drew for expenses incident al 20
e. " .a ~ general counsel Of the Metro
and FOR M. -ake 81 convenience he
-..l he association funds IN thee
nv in the Pacific Bank showed
.tness IN one year had depo-ited
nix 500. 553ii He explained
Ing that for years he carried
.N -0politan street Railway tom