The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-17
Bribery Investigation by New
York Legislature Bringing
to Light Shady Transac-
tons of Bygone Years.
PROBE WILL BE DRIVEN
TO BOTTOM OF SCANDAL
No Disposition on the Part of
the Party in Power to Hide
Facts From View, No Matter
What Happens in Future. (
ACCUSER ALSO A BRiBER

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 16-The name
on another Hiram Moe envelope was
spoken at the legislative bribery
investigation today. The manner of
its revelation showed that the weight
of evidence, descending alike upon
Senator Ben Conger and Senator
lothian P. Aids, accuser and &C
cused, has driven them in despera-
ton to distribute the blame.
The name heard today was that
of Jean Burnett, once assembIyman
from Ontario county. He died in Al
bany in the legislative session in
1907.
The story Of Conger and Moe. told
last week, is that the $4,000 sent 10
Albany by the American Bridge com
pany on April %, 1901. was divided into
three envelopes. Aids. they say, got
the first envelope containing 81 900, The
second envelope held $4,000 and the third
$1,000
If the words spoken by Couger on the
stand today are true this third en-
Yelope was given to Burnett.
Senator CUngeF's assertion that tho
Republican state committee got a con-
trlbutiou from the bridge company
executive protection fund" in 1902 has
only strengthened the determine ton Of
the Republican leaders here 20 extend
the bribery investigation without OsJay.
In whatever way the circumstances
Of the contribution during the chair
manship Of Colonel @. W Dunn Of
BinghamtOn may be explained, the par
tY leaders here seem TO realize that z
would be suicidal TO attempt TO stife in
vestiga ton.
Senator COngers ordeal before the
senate committee of the whole was not
over when his charges against Senator
JOtham p. Aids was taken up today.
The Aids charges, however, have Su
but sunk from public attention I'm ne
flood Of more important revelations.
The senate is now expected TO hurry
the Aids inquiry to its close and then
proceed to an investigation along Tie
lines Of Conger's testimony.
When the senate committee OF the
whole began work today, Senator New
comb called up his resolution Of yes
terday providing that the senate take
up at the close Of the present inquiry
the investigation Of legislative cOrrup-
ton so far as the bridge companies
might be concerned.
A motion by Senator Crazy that it be
laid on the table where it could be
called 10 at any time, was carried.
Check Identified.
On taking the stand, Senator Conger
identified a check Of the GrOtcn Bridge
company, and was turned over to Aids
for CrOss-examinatiOn. He
was questioned by Lewis L. Carr Of AL
bauy
Mr.. Carr developed the fact that the
Conger family during the last ten years
had controlled or possessed 8. heavy in
terest in several GrOtOn enterprises. In
several Of these Hiram G. Moe had held
stock
The witness said he was vice presi-
dent Of the GTOt0n Bridge company, and
his brother, JAY COnger, was its presi-
dent. The stOck-S100. 010-was con-
tTOlled now by the COnger family.
The Groton Bridge company is the
member of the bridge builders COM
bine which Couger testified yesterday
handled the sO-called legislative cor
ruption fund raised by the bridge peo-
pie in 1903.