The sun., 1910-02-21
TO BROADEN ALLDS INQUIRY
1T SEEMS CERTAIN CONGER
WILL HAVE TO TELL.

Idea OF His Own ImmunIty-AIIds to
"a he a witness This week-MaIby allied
BUFFALO, Feb. Ex-senator Davis, at
his home in Lancaster to-day. was asked
II he has decided whether the present
Senate inquiry into the Conger charges
against Aids is to be put on basis broad
enough to include charges against other
live men.
Yes he answered promptly. but It
will hardly be proper for me to state IL
in advance OF the session on Tuesday"
He declined to discuss that subject
further. As TO the investigation in general
and the work of the Senate. he said:
The investi cation is moving along In
both sides fair hearing and we hope that
the people will be satisfied with the re-
suit, whatever it may be. The Senate is
going on with its regular business every
day, passing on all bills that do not re-
uuire hearings. As to those the hearings
will he delayed only to the extent made
necessary by the time occupied by the
Investigation.
Although the Senator will not dis
close his decision on the mooted ques=
ton until Tuesday it is practically certain
that he will overrule the objection and let
in testimony that Conger's attorneys
fought against admitting. Chairman Davis
originally overruled objection to the
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only after insistent argument on the
part of Congers attorneys that he con-
sentsd to reserve his decision. 1t therefore
is extremely probable that Chairman
Davis will stand by his decision overrul-
ing the objection.
AUBURN. n. Y. Feb. 2o.-Ssnator
Conger gave partial explanation OF his
views on the Aids case to-day.
What defence do you think Senator
Aids will nake?' was asked.
Il suppose he will try to drag me down
too" replied Senator Conger.
Some people think the bribe giver
rs bad rs the bribe taker,- suggested the
reporter.
Senator Conger laughed and said the
present was case of blackmGil. He
called attention to a clipping that dis
cussed the Aids case from both sides rs
bribery and referred 10 section OF Arti-
ole XIII. of the State Constitution. which
provides that one who testifies that he
has given a bribe to an official shall be
exempt from prosecution Gs bribe giver.
The inference was that the Constitution
gave immunity even TO the giver in the
case of bribery, while in the ca.se OF black
mail there was no moral onus to bear
heavily on the informer.
Il got tired of this regular hodup
and IN 1905 | objected. At the confer
ence Of bridge builders, IS representative
Of the Groton and Canton companies. I
refused to go on paying. Some wanted
TO go on and some did not. | insisted
! would not and the meeting ended with
out anything being done. Then they
passed the bill"
ALBANY. Feb 2O.-When the trial of
Senator lothian p. Aids is renewed be-
fore the Senate committee OF the whole
Tuesday morning a determined fight will
he made by Lewis E. Carr TO compel
Senator Conger to reveal all he knows
about the distribution Of the 81 600 which
he says was given to Assemblyman Jean
Burnett. Counsel for Aids have been led
10 believe that Burnett acted as the dis
bursng officer who distributed portions
of the 81, 600 where results would be most
Elective In the event of any additional
names being brought into the case in con-
nectior with the doodle fund OF 1901 the
Investigation will be prolonged.
The expectation that Mr.. Carr might be
successful in bringing out the names of
men other than Nixon, Burnett and Aids
as beneficiaries of the bridge companies
corruption funds gave the closing hours
Of the trial on Friday a sensational tinge.
u was the belief that IL any other names
were brought into the scandal the trial
Of Senator Aids would continue two or
three weeks longer. II Senator Conger
is unmoved from his statement. made
on direct examination. that he did not
know what became of the 5000 after
Burnett got it. the supposition is that the
limit has been reached as far as exposures
are concerned. II no other names are
brought out counsel on both sides feel
that they can sum up and have the trial
over by the middle OF next week.
Meanwhile, however. there are q num-
ter Of important witnesses 70 be called
to the stand. Chief among these In Rep
resentative George r. Malby OF 0gdens-
burg. st. Lawrence county. who has
heen subpnnsed by Senator Allds's
counsel While In the Legislature soma
tor Malby introduced bill similar 70 the
measure Assemblymsn Stevens intro
duced in the lower house limiting TO
1000 the amounts town boards could
authorize to be appropriated for bridge
construction. II Ia said that Representa- |
tive MAlby win DO able to throw some |
additional light a. 10 tho origin Of the |
bill and tell where tho amendments sub |
sequently offered and which took the |
sting out OF the measure a. far a. the |
bridge companies were concerned came
from.
Senator Conger has maintained that |
be did not offer the amendments but |
naturally enough approved them. As
semblyman Stevens has been In Albany |
for several days and he viii also testify. |
Other important witnesses will include |
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