The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Names of Those Alleged to Have
Put Up Money to Defeat
Race Track Bills.
NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE
SCANDAL BEING AIRED
Effort to Discredit Testimony
of Congressman FOeIker at
Gardner Trial.

NEW YORK. Feb. l7.-Frank j.
Gardner trial on charges of attempt
ing to bribe Otto G. Foelker of Brook
| lyn, while both were members of
the state senate in 1908, began to
cover old ground this afternoon with
the introduction of testimony brought
out before the Merritt graft Investi-
cation committee.
Foelker was again under fire by the
defense. When he left the stand the
state began calling witnesses who
testified to Garduer's alleged attempt
at bribery
The last examined was Robert II.
Elder. assistant district attorney of
Kings county (Brooklyn), whose
original testimony before the graft
committee resulted in Gardner's indict-
ment,
Elder told of Gardncr's coming to
his Office in March, 1910, at his request,
and speaking Of alleged meetings at.
Delmonjco IS of men interested In rae
ing who contributed to fund to de
feat the pending legislation.
Names Repeated.
"He mentioned the names of the
the men, Elder testified, including
James r. Keene. Gene Wood, Harry
Payne Whitney, Charles II. Hyde (the
city, ,chamberla'n), and Mr.. Parsons;
monv about Gardner going 10 Albany
with Hyde and distributing the
@ Doodle fund. - He reiterated his
testimony that several newspaper men
at Albany received money,
Max Steuer. for the defense. on
cross-eXamining the witness, asked him
if he bore HYDE hostility Elder re
81, no.. H. IL .i. a
at the time of the conversation he had
with Gardner there was an Indictment
in the district attorney s office against
Hyde s. brotherin-law, Engimann.
In response to other questions. Elder
said he had made a report to the gov
ernor, but had not referred the matter
to the prosecuting attorneys of either
New York or Albany counties.
Attacked From New Angle.
Congressman Foellter was again
called TO the stand when the trial of
his bribery was resumed today, and the
attack on his credibility was resumed,
Foelker's account of how the alleged
brhe of Sl2 900 was offered him while
returning 10 New York from Albany,
was attacked again from new angle.
"On the train Gardner said to you:
Il will give you $4,000 more than the
other senators are getting didn't he?'
he was asked.
'Yes,' answered Foelker.
"And you did not ask him who the
other senators getting the money
were?''
CIT did not interest me-" declared
the witness.
FoeIker admitted that he had not
considere it his duty 10 report to the
senate or To the district attorney an
attempt TO bribc, for the reason that
he "lacked confederation. -
Right after the vote on the race
track BILL" resumed Mr., Steur, "did
you rot come into funds?'
"No,' shouted Foekler,
Money From Wife's Aunt
The witness identified mortgage
showing that on May IA, 1908, he had
made a loan of 100000. but he cx
planned that the money came out of
the estate of his wife s aunt, Mrs. Will
liam II. Watson. Further testimony
brought out that F'oclker had given $75
TO James Radigan, n partner of Max
Sosinsky, who coached him for his re
gents examination, because Radigan
"told me his Office furniture was mort |
gagged and he owed his stenographer a
month S salary
The witness denied that a man
named James Ray had ever reproarhed !
him with voting for the Hart gnew
bill after he had "bccn literally paid'
by the other side.
On redirect examination Foelkcr
swore that Sosinsky who is now in
prison for impersouating others at re-
gents examinations. had not imper.
sonated him, but had merely coached |
him.
Thomas Maxwell, private detective,
testified that Gardner called him to his !
Office in May, 1906
''Now.' said Gardner. ran the testi |
mony, 81 want you to go over TO see
Floyd Adams. Tell Floyd to 90 up and |
see Foelker and tell him III give him |
$4,000 to vote against the race track |
BILL
Maxwell further swore that he deliv- /
cred the message to Adams. and on
Adams s failure 10 repeat it, went to
see Foelkcr himself
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