The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-17
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II believe did"
Did you talk about some measure that
had been pending"
Not a bit"
Did YOU ask him for any money"
Il did not. | received "A check
Did yoll get any money al that time
"No"
Where did YOU see hlm?"
In the old quarters in the custom
| House occupied by the Naval Officer of
the Port. Mr.. Snarnev the Naval Ottcer.
was one os the Assembly district leaders
/ in my district
Did you leave the Office with check
of Mr. llldehrand' -"
| Il did not
Nv Hldehrand. will YOU produce that
! check" said Mr.. S:euer. turning TO Mr..
! Hildebrand who sat near 10y NJ the coun-
sci table Mr. HiIdebrand handed II
over. The check was for $3.50. dat ed
I Octoh 81 1908. drawn by Hildebrand
{ on tn" New Amsterdam Bank TO him
self and indorsed by himself, bv Foelker
and hv r. !. Gallivan, Il hotel keeper.
who. Fnelk"r said had cashed the check
/ on December 3
! In reply To questions Mr. Foelker said
/ tina Mr. Ilildebrdnd didn't owe him a
dollar that he had never acted as coun-
sol or performed any other service for
/ Hi!d.hrand. but added that Mr.. Hide
/ brand had asked him 70 vot" against
tn" stree sprlnklIug bill.
. NJ. Foelker looked AT the indorse-
mert and said il looked like his hand
writing Il know ! received check foi
$3.50" slid the witness. Il don't deny
the fact that | received 1851. int not fol
any graft business
/ Didn't you get IL from Hildebrand'-
GoT IT FROM sHARKEy. GAVE IT TO HoBi.Fy
No. I got IT from Robert Sharkey, th'
/ Naval Office. who was the executiv.
member Of one Of the Assembly district,
: in my Senate district. and he SAID il cam'
from hls friend Hildebrand. That's how
II came TO me, ] never asked Hldebrant
, for II. II came 10 me IN a letter from Mr.
! Sharkey
, "lsn'' il q fact that YOU went TO Sharhe,
and said that his friend Hildsbrand ough
/ to come across and isn't IL "A fact tina
Shalkey handed YOU the check in person?
Absolutely false
You observe that the check Is draw
to the order of the maker. said Mr. Steuer
Don't you know that IIildebrand refused
to part with that check unless il woil,
show Your endorsements"
I'm absolute fa'sehood
Mr. Foeser said he turned the checI
over To Alfred T. Hoblev. who ran 70
foelkers seat in in Congress last fal
and didn get there.
Why did YOU turn over check from
ono executive member nf your d,s.ric
TO another executive member"
Il don't know why lust did ii
Mr. foelEer said he had filed his Ger
tifcate of campaign contributions ant
expenses He didn't know whether o
not tho check was included. and said tn
affidavit filed would speak for ifself
If can find Mr. Sharkey's letter i
will throw good deal of light on hov
| happened 20 get the money" he said
"Navhe YOU can tell why a check dra W,
on October 81 was not used until Decem
Der g." said Mr. Steuer
Il think II didn't come until abou
that time That's about the time got il
You didn't need any campaign none,
, IN December and were not receiving
contributions for your campaign in tina
month"
! No
Didn't YOU get it for campaign ex
penses although the csmpa, ,gn was over;
I'm telling YOU the letter will speak 70
itself
You had a bank account and sup
pose Hobley had one Why wasn't th
check put in the bank:-
The reason 40 far a. | am concerned
il that Hoblev met me- on the street on
day and asked me If | had any none,
could let him have | said, 'No'hinj
but this check and he told me TO le
him have that, did so and he got tn
money
The cross examination will cont,nu
fo -Oay