Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-12
ACCUSED OF
TAKING BRIBE
Says He Gave New York Leg
iSlatOT $1,000.
TO KILL BRIDGE LEGISLATION
Hiram Moe Declares He Paid Senator
Aids $1,000 and Divided $4,000
Among Two Others - Money Was
Placed IN Envelopes.

Se NiS@S anu OtNdeo SSouo
Among Two Others - Money Was
Placed In Envelopes.
Albany. n y. Feb. s.-Hiram G.
Moe created a sensation at the trial
OF the Conger bribery charges in the
state senate when. on the witness
stand. he said he paid Senator lothian
J.. Aids $1,000 TO help kill certain
bridge legislation.
This man is Hiram G.. Moe. He has
been an employee of some OF the Cong
crs since he was seventeen years OF
age. and he now lacks a year Of three
score.
At the time he says he paid Aids
the money Moe was the private secre-
tary of Frank Conger. the active mem
Der Of the Corger family in the bridge
business. and brother Of Senator Benn
Conger. who made the charges against
Senator Aids. The bribery is alleged
70 have taken place on April %. 1901.
and Frank Conger died early in 1902.
Money Placed In Envelopes.
Moe. ia the open senate. testified
that he left Groton. Tompkins county.
on April %. 1901. and reached Albany
that night with $500 in currency.
which was given him by Frank Conger
In Croton. At the direction Of Senator
Benn Congcr. he swears. $4,000 OF this
money was placed in one envelope and
sealed and the name of the assembly
man who was 20 get Il written on the
back by Moe, who then placed $1,000
IN a second envelope and sealed ~.
and $1,000 in a third envelope. which
was also sealed. The names OF the two
assembiymen who were 10 get the
$1,000 were written by Moe on the back
Of the respective envelopes. at the die
teuon OF Senator ConEer. Moe swears
these sealed envelopes were handed
by him 10 the three assemblymen for
whom they were intended and that
Senator Aids got one OF the envelopes
containing $1,000. Who got the other
two envelopes wasn't divulged. and
Conger's attorneys stated that they
wouldn't make known their names I'M
less the senate requested Il or coun-
sci for Aids insisted upon IT,
Senator Edgar r. Bracket made A
plain that the other two names should
not be brought into the proceedings
as they would be unable TO protee'
themselves in these proceedings.
Moe declared Senator Conger intro
duced him 10 the man 10 whom he
paid the $4,000 envelope and also In
troduced him TO Senator Aids. but
that Senator Conger didn't see him
hand the $1,000 In the envelope 20 the
third assemblyman. Noes story OF how
the $4,000 was Fixed up in Conger's
apartment was graphic Noe carried
the money in the envelopes IN his
pocket TO the capital Meeting Aids
in the capital. Senator Conger Is al
legged to have said 20 Moe: This IA
Assemblynian Aids coming now" and
Moe and Conger approached the then
Rssemblyman
Joe. this is the representative OF
my brother Frank" Senator Conger is
alleged TO have said. and Moe claims
he then said 20 Aids:
Mr.. Aids. Mr.. Conger told me to
give you this amount" handing Sena-
20 Aids the envelope.
Before Mr. Noes direct examination
was over. Mr.. Osborne asked him n
he was sure the assemblyman he gave
the envelope 20 containing the $1,000
IN April. 1901. was the present re
spOndent. Senator Aids.
Mr. Moe turned and looked Senator
Aids sQuarely I'm the eve and the SEN
ator grinned.
Yes. I'm sure it's the same Senator
Aids" replied Mr. Moe
And you are certain he is the man
you handed the envelope to containing
the SCOOP" asked Mr.. Osborne.
II am sure" answered Mr Moe.
Before Moe testified Senator Benn
Conger filed a sworn bill OF particu-
lars. He declared that "the person
who delivered $1,000 10 Aids on or
about April % 1901. was Hiram G !
Moe. Of Groton. TomplIins county"
This sum" he asserts. was demand.
ed by Aids Of Benn Conger and Frank
Congcr in the interests of the AmerI-
can Bridge company. a corporation" 1