The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-09
PROBING.
Legislative Graft Commit.
tee Holds Public Session.
WALL STREET COMES FIRST.
Mysterious Books In Montolair Ware
house Are Basis of Today's Inquiry.
Witnesses In Aids Revelations
Are Still Out of Town.

New York, Sept. 7.-Probing into
graft was resumed at IL o'clock this
morning by the legislative committee
appointed to inquire into the rumors
and charges of bribery and other ir-
regularities In connection with past
legislation.
The committee met in the aldermanic
chamber at the city hall, and an inter-
ested crowd gathered to watch the
proceedings.
That mysterious warehouse room
full Of account books which was such
a mystery in Montclair for many
weeks is the basis of the first investi-
cation by the legislative graft commit
tee.
The books were transported to the
headquarters Of the graft committee in
the Liberty tower building and exam
ined by Assistant Counsel Kresel and
his expert accountants.
What Mr.. Kresel has ferreted out
has been reported to NJ. Linn Bruce.
chief counsel; Mr.. Murrell, another as
sistant counsel, and Chairman Merritt
of the committee.
These books, those of the defunct
brokerage firm of Ellingwood & Gun
ningham, were somewhat In evidence
IN the investigation into insurance
matters conducted by Superintendent
of Insurance Hitchcock. 1t was dis
closed that G. Tracy Rogers, who is
supposed to look after traction railway
interests, was a special partner In the
firm of Ellingwood 4 Cunningham.
Mr.. Hitchcock further discovered that
among those who had speculative ac-
counts with Mr.. Rogers firm were
Congressman former State Senator)
George K. Malby of ST. Lawrence, for
mer Senator lothian P. Aids, Louis \.
Goodsell of Orange, known in the SEN
ate as a friend of Lou Bedell, and
James t. Rogers, for several years an
assemblyman from Broome county.
Right in the middle, so to speak, of
Mr.. Hitchcock's investigation he went
to Albany, consulted with Governor
Hughes and then summarily adjourn.
ed his investigation. 1t became known
that the books he had been at work
upon would be turned over to the graft
committee.
The committee intended to begin its
public sessions with continuation of
the inquiry started at Albany in the
Aids trial. Some of the witnesses the
committee wishes to hear ON these sub
jects partly uncovered in the Aids
trial are yet out of town on vacation.
and as Investigator Kresel was ready
to go ahead with the Ellingwood *
Cunningham books that was made the
order for this morning.
Charles II. Houghteling, sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, has visited Lyons.
n. Y, and subpOenaed Harry f. Zim-
merlein to appear before the legisla-
tive investigating committee here on
Sept. IA. In the visit to Mr. thinner
Inns residence he was accompanied by
former Assemblyman Edison w. Hamn.
The Zimmerlin subpoena Is the result
of the astounding revelation made by
Mr. Zimmerlin that he had while at
Albany as legislative agent of the
License Beet Sugar Refining company
some years ago bribed the deceased
Senator John Raines with two pay
. ments of $1,000 each and the deceased
Assemblyman Jean l.. Burnett with
$1,000.
The committee is also, Ii Is said, pre-
pairing to inquire into report that
$4,000 was spent at Albany by race
track interests in fighting antigambling
legislation.