The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-20

Gardner was called TO the stand. but
refused 10 testify, Robert Elder, first
assistant district attorney OF Kings
county brooklyn repeated converse
tion which ne SAYS he had with Gard
ner last March and which previously
had been referred TO as a confession
MT. Elder did not vouch of his own
knowledge for the truth Of what he
repeated, but ne gave. for what It
might be worth, testimony that in
volved more names Of men now living
and names of men high In social 5usI-
ness and political life. coupled with
the distribution Of bigger sums or
money than anything heard IN either
the Aids inquiry or al any Of the pre-
ViOus sessions of the committee OF in
YestigatiOn.
Corruption Fuad of S5OO,O0O.
The narrative created sensation.
Briefly il told of a dinner AT Delmon-
icOs OF prominent men friendly TO the
race tracks; Of S500.000 subscribed TO
a corruption fund. Of the distribution
OF this fund 10 politicians and 10 we'll
known Albany cores ondents Of New
York newspapers and OF a secret
grievance of the late Senator Patrick
McCurren that worked for the passage
OF the bill.
IN the month Of March" testified
Mr. Elder, II sent for Gardner
through his lawyer. who wanted 10
know what for. / told him for a per-
sOnal chat and shortly afterWard Gard
ner came 10 my private office. 1 told
him 1 wanted 10 know about the eI-
forts made at Albany to defeat the
indictments against certain men ana
that his information might help.
Prominent Men Mentioned.
Finally Gardner said; I don't mind
telling you that there was a meeting
al DelmOnico'G al which money was
subscribed. Re mentioned the names
OF several men who were there, in
GLIDING members OF the Metropolitan
fGrf association aud the bOOkmakers.
He said that amoH9 gne men there
that reIneInb5r-WeFe James n.
Keene, David Mitchell, Mr. Parsons,
Harry Payne Whitney and Charles ii.
Hyde"
Charles II. Hyde is nov chamberlain
OF New York City and was formerly a
law partner OF Mayor Gaynor. James
r. Keene is the well known racing
man and millionaire stock market Op-
orator. Mr. Parsons" was not further
identified
Gle (Gardner).~ continued Elder.
said there was a dispute about who
should handle the money. Finally he
said S125.000 was given 10 James Gaff-
ney 10 take care OF three or four MEM
bers Of the legislature-Tammany
James c. Gaffney is president OF the
Gaffney Construction company, which
was handling many municipal con-
tracts.
81 asked him the total amount Of This
fund" the witness resumed, and he
said: ooh, considerable ] told him
that I heard $500 600. He said that II
L had guessed $500. 600 / would have
been nearer the mark.
Grsdy's share Small
"Of this. he said, Senator Grady got
only $4,000, and / might imagine what
the others got.
Senator McCarren, he said, was an
CRY because he did not have the han
ding of the fund and because a strange
man was going up there expecting TO
get away with such a proposition. He
attributed the passage Of the bill to
McCarrens displeasure. Mr.. McCarren
was secretly in favor of the bill, he
said, and wanted to be reVenged be-
cause he had not been consulted"
Then came mention of the press.
He Gardner" resumed Mr.. Elder
said the newspaper men were libeF-
ally taken care OF out OF the fund"
Asked for the names of these men,
Mr.. Elder said. Il recall a man named
Joe McEntee of the sun got $4,000;
that Patrick Relihan of the Press got
$4,000: that Louis Siebold Of the World
got $4,000; George Jandrin of the
Brooklyn Citizen got $4,000. and Tir-
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