The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
MCARREN SET EN- AT POELKER
ALBtNi DOtTORS WERE HlRl-
am DID NOR 90 N.
~, sterious Man Outside VINO Was to Ha,r
An,sia>itrsi the Brooki,n senator Int
Absence when the Anii.Raring Biiis
Nee Voted On d Now sought For.

Yesterdays short session of the legis-
latIVe graft hunt committee was chiefly
interesting for what IL developed in sup
port OF the long rumored story that
Senator Mcta rren had devised a scheme
based upon medical certificates whereby
Senator toelker might have refrainei
from casting any vot. on the anti gam
bling hill in the special session Of lgUs
ana have been relieved of any necessity
t. s>rIain his faihIr. 10 vote Since that
da'. Jun" II. 1905. when the bills which
rot m end IL rubhc racetrack gambling
We're passed there have been many stories
t"ld IT an unusual attempt made To in
troduc" into senator tnelker's boarding
house room IN Albany some unlimited
doctors who We're 10 supply ~ Idence
upon which senator toelkers absence
from tn" senate chamber could he reason
ahly explained But not until Yesterday
wa. the story even in part aIthoritstlvely
tcld
The narration Was made bv Or. Iheo-
drrc !, Bail.Y 1T ALBANY and was interest
ing - fer - II went Vet u lett some chap
ter vet to he, supplied which will he sup
rh.d neN, ve-N n tn" detectives of the
committee are able /, lind a mysterious
1''I II IT. ihtllsN Ma ~ la''N ih ii'hN
6. sc. ~ -" an Alhany her. senator
f,'. 81 resided
,sia from tn. rhy-rcIan'- story and
~, elaboration 10y an Albany lawyer
n.rtri c.org" T. nelly the days
rr,t redinGs related To m. story told on
IN. PREVIOUS day 10y Senator Travis. In
r,,r IN" Travis story vas contradIcted by
tn" testimony II ex-senator Charles u
1. l,-,, nd
" 'a--,nt.r of Mestchester county
La '-il.d . recall n little lunch party
IN lluauy Whereat A. senator Travis
h.. =, -tltied. each had confded To- Travis
that q. had oc-n -nvidiously- approached
a. 20 hlH voting intention In respect to
tn, ut.-bettIug tIlls
u" firt witness Of the day Was ex-
Seu.,r n harlcs \. Fuller. Judge Bruce
r.,l t. the witness senator Traviss
{. r,aouy concerning the lunch conversa-
i.... and the witness replied. i cannot
rt.-H the occasion that senator Travis
refer, T.. That il i luncheon at which
Senator carpenter and he and I were
present | read of that testimony in the
nov spaner- and | have been searching
II. memory trying 20 recall such con-
,"r-atlon. but cannot recall il. am
certain ,ha, | did not say TO senator
Travis that had been approached with
any f-r II a pec,Inlary consideration.
because that j. not the fact
Tho witness said that he received MANY
'err-rs from constituents urgent on both
sIda' IF the question His district in
Guided the Brighton Beach and Sleeps
head BAY raceCouTees. and naturally
many living IN tho Sc neighborhoods
who were making living through the
activities on the tracks urged him 10
vote against the bills Aside from these
legitimate influences the witness was
positive IN his statement that he had
he.n subjected To- none other. He had
voted for the bills
senator Francis VI. Carpenter testified
IN effect the same. He could not recall
discussing the matter at a lunch with
Senator Travis and had never been APP
reached Invidiously in relation to the
ILLS He had roted IN favor OF them.
Dr Theodore p Bailey ~ Albany was
then sworn and told this story:
i received a telephone call IN my Office
on the morning Of June II asking II would
b. in, as Senator McCarren and Mr George
7 Kelly wanted to sse me I waited
until they called senator McCarren
was the spokesman and asked II I would
60 and see senator foelker and examine
him as to the advisability Of his leaving
his home and going 90 the capital TO vote
that day upon this bill in which they
were interested
l said To Senator Mctarren Sena tor.
! am a reputa ble physician. In this all
square? | do not want to get mixed up
NJ any political deals in any way. Further.
] am no surgeon you had better get a
surgeon-that ia what you want
Senator McCarren replied: Senator
Foelker has requested and also his at
tending physician. DIR Murphy. has
rsIuested a consultation and your name
has been suggested I wanted some
reputable surgeon to go with me- prefer
ably DR.. Elting | tslephoned DR. Eli
ing. who was then operating at the hos
down in an AUTOMOBILES. and I met him
before Senator Foelker's residence On
the steps IN front OF the house before we
entered we met DR. Murphy and stated
e him what l have stated here az TO
Eenaror McCarren's request and DR.