New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-24
A. n. BRADY TEST|F|ES
No Financial Arrangement Be-
tween Witness and Barnes.
HAD LENT LEADER MONEY
Osborne Fails to Get Accounts of
Bender as Chairman of Repub-
lican County Committee.

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Albany. Nov. 22.-Anthony y. Brady, the
well known hnancier. was the principal wit
ness before the Albany investigating COM
nittee to-day. He is president of the Mu-
nicipal Gas Company, which has just en-
tered into contract with the city OF Al
hsny for lighting. and Of which Mayor Nc
Evan and Edward b. Cantinc, Commits
sioner Of Public safety, are directors.
James W. Osborne. clref counsel for the
committee. endeayored 10 show that there
was a financial arrangement between Mr..
Brady, Democrat, and William Barnes, ir.'
chairman ~ the Republican State Commit
tee, but got little or no testimony from the
witness on this subject. The 1nancier de-
ried that he had contributed TO the cam
rsign fund Of Mayor McEwan at the last
election or even TO the Democratic cam
Daign fund
During the early part of the hearing Mr..
Osborne tried in vain TO secure the ac-
count Of H. II. Bender. as treasurer Of the
Albany County Republican Committee in
1905 The custodian Of the account refused
10 surrender his accounts, and was held in
contempt Tie is " y. Sanders. cashier of
tho Albany County Bank, who declared that
in refusing 20 produce the account of Mr..
Bender he was acting under the advice of
The directors 81 the hank. lie said that the
hank would lose business II il were known
that customers accounts were surrendered
under such conditions.
II was brought out that Mr. Bender had
purchased $50 shares of the stock Of the
Municipal Gas Company, and while Mr..
Brady was on the stand an attempt was
made to connect Mr.. Barnes with this trans
action Mr.. Brady was asked If Mr. Barnes
had consulted him about Il. lie replied
that Mr.. Barnes had not, and also that he
was not connected either directly or indi-
roctly with the gas company. Mr.. Brady
said that with the exception Of The Al
hdnv Evening Journal" he is not connected
with any corporation in which the Republi-
can state chairman has an interest. He de
olsreG that he had purchased about thirty
shares Of THE Journal stock at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Barnes, who is the principal
owner Of the paper. The nnancier admitted
that a number of years ago he had lent
money 70 Mr. Barnes when tho latter pur-
chased The Journal" and had received nd
security for 1t.
A. ANiS point = question: OF relevancy OF
the testimony along this line was raised by
Senator Wainwright
Ny claim is that Mr.. Barnes had 10 Dor
row money to buy his paper, and now since
he has gained political power he can loan
money himself" Mr. Osborne said.
We think YOU had better not follow that
up" said Senator Fiero. who was acting
as chairman Of the committee
When Mr. Brady was informed that the
committees expert had testified that AL
bsny was paving about double what it
should for electric lighting he calmly
asked. Has he ever operated plant?
Mr. Osborne tried in vain 20 find out any
one connected with the company who could
tell how the estimate of tho price OF cleo
tricity was arrived AT.
1T Is evident that he does not care 70
tel, and that we can get nothing further
on.that point" Senator Bayne said
The witness however, was not declared
in contempt.
Before Mr Brady was called eight ltal-
fans. living in Van Zsndt street, testified
that on the day before election William
Wheelock. a Republican politician, visited
them and gave them 81 each to vote the
Republican ticket 4 hearty laugh was
caused in the Senate chamber when one
said he voted the Democratic ticket after
getting the money.