New-York tribune., 1911-01-12
ASKS YEAR TO TRAIL HYDE
Investigating Committee Seeks
New Lease of Legal Life.
MEANS TO GET HIM ON STAND
City Chamberlain Mystery No
Nearer Solution - Gaynor
Wouldn't Break Silence.

CITY Chamberlain Hyde's absence from
! the city is threatened with a huge addi-
/ ,ion 10 the forty-three days 1t amounted
I 10 last night by the action taken yester
dav by the legislative Investigating COM
mttee. which met and decided to ask the
Legislature for an extension OF its life
for one year
! The chief purpose Of the committee IN
| this request, II Is said. was the desire ~
/ examine New York's long missing City
| Chamberlain az to his part in tho raising
/ or disbursing Of the alleged $500 600 lobby
| fund which the racing interests are cred
/ tied with having contributed 20 defeat the
IAgnew-Ha anti-racing bills In the 1905
Legislature.
Under the Joint resolution by which tho
/ last Legislature created the committee. II
| was called upon to report back 10 the
Legislature mot later than January ! :,
/ 1911" but NJ. Linn Bruce, counsel 70 the
committee. said yesterday that the COM
nittee's life couu be extended in two
wsys-either BY making n commission
| instead Of committee. or by appointing
one Senator and one Assemblyman 70 I'll
| the vacancies left by the retirement Of Sen
stor Brough and Assemblvman Toombs.
II either OF these methods should he
adopted BY the Legislature and the time
| for reporting advanced 70 January Is,
1912. Nr HYDE would have 70 extend his
out-of-town stay for a long period 70
escape answering the questions which the
/ committee has ready for him. James r.
Keene and Harry Payne Whitney are two
others whose names we're mentioned with
I -- nal
monico dinner az which the lobby fund
vas said 10 nave been raised, and so far
neither Of them has been any nearer the
committees subppnss than has the City
I Chamberlain.
No word from the missing Mr.. HYDE
reached his friends or business associates
yesterday and Mayor Gaynor let it he
known that he was not ready 70 say any
thing yet about his absent sppointee.
John V Smith. Hyde's secretary, said
that he had been informed that Mrs Hyde
had left the Roslvn. Long Island. home,
but he could not confirm nor deny the
runor that she had started for st. Angus
tine. Fla. 70 meet he husband
Deputy and Acting Chamberlain Walsh
sent down to the Office Of Controller
Prendergast Yesterday t. list - city de-
posist with banks OF the date Of January
! :. 1911 The changes as compared with
the list Of December 81, 1910. published
/ yesterday morning, are as follows:
Banks.
Columbia. $4,000 Withdrawn.
! Colonial $4,000 deposited.
ungarian-American. s25, 900 Withdrawn,
| leaving 100000 on deposit.
National city. on deposit. Sl1,54o.o3l 98
| National Reserve, S25ooOO Withdrawn.
Nineteenth Ward. S125,O0O Withdrawn.
Public Bank $4,000 Withdrawn.
Trust Companies.
Bankers, 100000 deposited, making de-
posit OF 500 900.
! Guaranty, $500. .oOo deposited, making
deposit OF s9.25o.Ooo
Washington. 5000 deposited making de
/ posit Of Sl27,453 6l
/ Madison, s275,O0O withdrawn.
| The Brooklyn. Queens, Richmond and
/ Bronx banks remained at practically the
same figure as in last weeks report.
TBy Telegraph 20 The Trbun.
! Albany. Jan. ll.-There is only one thing.
legislative leader say. likely 10 prevent a
continuance Of the graft investigation be-
/ yond January Is, and that is Governor
/ Dix's demand for neuromy. II a new COM
mittee is created the investigation would
be under the direction Of a new counsel in
chief 10 succeed VI. Linn Bruce. although
/ the assistant counsel Attorneys BurreU
/ ard Kresel. would probably be retained