The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
BRIBERY SCANDAL.
Senator COnger Produces
Check Book at Inquiry.
SHOWS $4,000 BRIBE FUND.
Senator Aids to Ask Names of Leg.
islators Who Received $4,000.
Assembly Wants Probe
Deepened.

Albany. n. Y. Feb. 15.-The senate
today resumed its session in commit
tee of the whole to investigate the
charges of bribery made against Sena-
tor lothian T. Aids. the Republican
majority leader
Senator Benn Conger again took the
stand and gave further details of his
visit to the capitol with Hiram G.
Moe on April %. 1901, when the $4,000
was distributed, as he alleges, to
Aids and two other legislators to
choke off hostile legislation in regard
to bridge contracts. He produced his
original check book. with the stubs
that show what each check was drawn
for One stub read:
New York draft $4,000: cash $500.
II. G. Moe" Then was the significant
memorandum. Albany matter" with
the Endorsement. Bridge Company"
and the total. $4,000. marked under
meath. The date of the stub was
April -, 1901.
Senator Conger brought with him to
Albany Clerk Patrick n. II. Flynn OF
the Osborne House at Auburn. n Y.
who produced the hotel register con.
tanning the autograph of Benn Conger
and II. G. Moe under date of April %.
1901, proving that they spent the night
there of the day of the famous Doodle
expedition to this city.
Governor Hughes and Speaker Wads-
worth had IL long conference at the
executive chamber on the Allds-Con
ger trial. After the conference neither
the governor nor the speaker would
give any Indication of the nature OF
their talk, but IL is said that the gov
ernor and speaker agreed that the
bribery investigation must be made
more thorough and searching.
Following their talk came the an.
nouncement that Senator Aids coun-
sci would demand the names of the
assemblymen who are alleged to have
shared in the Conger Doodle fund in
1901.
Martin w. I.ittleton. counsel for
Aids, said that proper defense of
Senator Aids will make necessary the
divulging of the other names and that
tiOn will be compelled to tell not only
the other two names that were on the
envelopes. but also the names of the
legislators who were TO profit by the
distribution of the $1,000 handed to
single assemblyman as disbursing
agent.
Former Lieutenant Governor Lewis
h1 l.,
assemblyman from Dutchess county.
offered the following resolution in the
assembly for complete investigation
of all the allegations of bribery con-
Meeting the assembly of 1901 and 1902
and 1903 brought out by the trial of
Senator Aids:
Whereas, In the investigation now being
conducted by the senate relative to the
charges preferred by Senator Conger a
sinister reflection has been made on the
character and integrity OF members OF the
assembly for the years 1901 TO 1903 inclu-
siVe; and
Whereas II has been admitted of record
that fund was raised at that time for
the purpose Of corruptly influencing legis-
lation and
Whereas 1t has been charged in the
public press that it is intended to conceal
the true conditions then existing and to
confine such inquiry 10 the single issue as
TO the guilt or innocence of one individ-
ual. therefore be IL
Resolved, That II 50 the sense of the as
sembly that a fun and complete inVesti-
cation be had in justice 10 the dignity of
this body and the integrity of the mem
bers and to the end that the imputations
of dishonesty If warranted be removed. IL
well founded that the guilty be punished.
Mr.. Chanler's resolution was the
first official notice the assembly had
Of the Aids Conger controversy. I'm.
der the rules the resolution went over
until next Monday.