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was working when he was taking the
Regents examination


Regents examination.
ASKED AGAIN ABOUT sosINsKY.
Mr.. Steuer sat down and Assistant
District Attorney Mott questioned foelker
about his acquaintance with Sosinsky.
Foelker said that when he was studying
for the Regents examination Sosinsky
was brought to him by another man. who
said he would be of aid to him
Il hired Sosinsky to tutor me- said
Foelker He did the work and I paid
him for 1t, but it was who took the en-
arm nations"
"Why did you permit Sosinsky to write.
signing your name TO the letter. to Albany
to get your certificate that you had passed
the examinations?'
well. Sosinsky came to me and asked
me If had received my certificate. I
said No He said he was anxious to see
IL had passed. and volunteered to write
and find out. | was touched by his in
terest In me. and l allowed him to write
the letter and sign my name to it"
As to the $3.50 Hildebrand check MIR.
Foelker remembered that when Sharkey
handed it to him the witness told him
that he would be glad to turn over half
the check. He said Sharkey replied that
he didn't need any of it because he had
plenty of money in his district. The ne xt
year. when he was hard pressed for the
leadership and needed money. he wrot Q
the letter offered in evidence. Mr.. Foelker
said.
If you had accepted money as a bribe
would you have gone and had a mort
gage recorded in your name?'
Certainly not" said Mr. Foelker.
After Foelker had testified that he had
talked with his law partner concerning a
conversation the latter had with Mr.
Steuer, counsel for Gardner. MIR. Mott
asked
isn't 1t true that your partner told
you that Mr.. Steuer had told him you
had better not appear as a witness at this
trial."
Mr.. Steuer objected and Mr.. Mott did
not press the question.
After Mr.. Foelker had promised to send
TO Mr.. Steuer his handbook and vouchers
for 1905 he was excused.
FoELKERs SECRETARY CALLED.
John Rayher. who was secretary for
Senator Foeker in 1908. testified that he
was with senator Foelker when he was
called 10 see Gardner on the Albany train
and that Foelker told him something q
when he returned, but this conversation
was not admitted, He was not cross
examined.
Thomas j. Maxwell private detective.
Of as Bedford avenue. Brooklyn. said
that he first knew Gardner when he was
clerk in the Coney Island police court.
and had known him about twelve years.
He also knew Floyd Adams. clerk in the
(,afas avpnup pOlico court.
Maxwell said that while Senator Foel-
ker was ILL., at the time the race bills were
pending, Gardner sent for him 10 come
TO the office. He went there and testified
that Gardner said
Tom. ] want you to go and see Floyd
| Adams. That sucker | got the nomina-
ton for isn't acting right. | want you
to 20 to Adams and tell him TO 60 to Foel-
ker and tell him he can have $685. 900 il he
will vote against the racetrack bills
The Court wouldn't, permit questions
as TO whether Maxwell delivered mes
sage to Adams and what Adams said,
What did you tell Gardner when you
went back" asked Mr.. Mott.
Il told him what Adams said, and he
was tickled TO death
Maxwell said he saw Adams a second
time and that this time he said TO Gard
Adams has been up to sec Foelker
and Adams says for me to go up and
see Foelker"
The witness said that Gardner replied
-Let it go will get some one else"
Floyd Adams was also called as a wit
ness, but he was not permitted 10 state
any conversations. although he said tina,
| he saw Foelker as result Of the MESA ge
from Gardner.
| ELDERS SUMMONS TO GARDNER
When Assistant District Attorney Elder
Of Kings was called in the afternoon he
said he had known Gardner for twelve
or fifteen years. He told how he sent
word TO Henry Goldsmith. of counsel for
Gardner. that he wanted to see Gardner
in March, 1910. in regard to the prose.
cution of indictments for racetrack viola
tons. and Gardner came in response &c
this message. He told Gardner he wanted
| him to tell about racetrack matters in
| Albany and the Use of money there
! and Gardner asked what he wanted tc
know for. Elder replied that Gardner
could understand why, that certain IN.
| Elder wanted the information in preparing
the cases Gardner was assured that he
wasn't wanted as witness and then sale
he didn't know whether he ought to SAY
much about these matters. and Mr. Eide,
| said il would be we'll to do So
THE FIND" AS GARDNER HFARD ABOUT Ir
was:
| Il suppose you know how the money was
got together? don't mind telling yoI
there was a meeting AT Delmonico's : whor
certain men Interested in racing sub
scribed to fund 10 defeat legislation
| They were James Il keene DAVID Nit