The evening world., 1913-11-24

" W oSRo1Oo yOurv0us 2oo
least TN take from you 10 q, 1000.
told him he was BARRING mp the
wrong tree"
=. Did he have your name down
on list for that amount A. Yes. a
sort OF list.
The witness said Fowler expressed
Willingness 10 90 back With only s..
as representing his tMurray'S subscrip.
ton.
q You had two state road contra cts
at hand. didn't you? A. Yes. one fo-
$4,000 and one for sieo.oeo
q. Did he speak Of your contracts
4. Yee. in a general sor, OF way. tot
him when ] got a contract I expected
10 do II right and 20 be done riGht oy.
To that he said that no matter whether
] gave the u 900 or not ia have 10 do
right by my contract. After that we
compromised for $500 and I gave aim
my check for that amount on oct. 20.
1911.
q. No yeu hzow that this oon-
tr1but1eA has never bssn accounted
fer n Albaayf 4 10. dat"
Murray said Fowler saw him again In
1911 and asked for 500 more.
Y. Did he say I'm going to give thie
my personal attention from now on7"
4. Yes. he did.
GIVES FOWLER A SECOND
CHECK FOR $500.
Then MIR. Murray testified that he
gave q check for $500 to Fowler 70,
the second time on Oct. IS. 1912. II
was made payable 20 Arthur A. Nc
Lean. The hrst had been drawn to
the order Of Norman T. Mack. Mr.
Murray saAd that he he'd complained
that money due him on his contracts
had been held up. Fowler then said
he'd give that matter his personal
attention also.
Il told him." said the witness. ~
had every reason to believe that folks
VINO didn't put up got hotter treatmen
than those who did. because SsO.OO due
me was held up from January I till
March I. His reply was that I'd hear
from him when ne got back from Al
bany. but I never did"
Murray was followed on the stand
by Henry G. Schroeder Of Rochester.
President OF the schroeder-IIicks Com
pany. contractors.
He testified that a man who said he
rel esented the Democratic State Com
mittee came 10 see him and asked him
fer q contribution Of ei.OcO.
"He had . paper" declared the wit
neas. which was q ietterhead OF tho
Democratic state Committee and he
asked me for 3l.oO0. ! said ia give els.
that I couldn't give any more lie said
we won't take any such sum from
man holding q $4,000 contract But T
finally got him TO take the Si3.'
COMPELLED TO BUY OIL PROM
BARBER COMPANY.
The witness testified further that
owing TO the demand OF the specifica-
tions he was compelled to take his or
dsrs for asphalt from tho Union OH
Company Of California and give them
10 the Barber Asphalt Company. The
specification OF natural solid asphalt
was what made this imperative
Schroeder said he rad obtained six
contracts In the last four
years. These we're road contracts and
he had much trouble over them, a. no
was often held up four or five weeks In
the competitive bidding.
@. Did you know II was q crime TO
solicit campaign contributions from .
corporation? A. No, 7 never knaw there
was such law. ] gave my Si5 willing
". -,
Arthur B. Chamberlain OF No, East
Fc.ty-sscond street, New York. an as
phAlt broker. was the third witpess.
NJ. whitman sought TO ~ HON the
watnsss that he was associated In bust.
meas with q man nitned licLovd, for
meriy connected WIKI sstaes'6 the de-
J partmsnts At Albany. but Chamberlain
said his relationship was purely one
% friendship.
HINT At Perjury IN QUESTION
ABOUT PHONE TALK.
Then the District-Attorney asked the
witness II. on the i2th Of November
last. he called up the ONCE OF the
Union OIL Company and talked with
u man there named George Barrett.
q. DiA you ~ 70 him. ~ hsvs
rssslveA . subposAa - appear N
SA1s JeAn Doe hearing. bat when
IgUt Aev1 tAsss WIN b All right,
because I woAV remember any.
:. tAAAS. n George l9eouirs had done
the same thing he would not now
~ In he treahis which he - n.
Ms trobls wAs that he tslksd too
nseA, bat VIII remember very 1T
tlsr 4. a1A not say that. no
ar.
q. You unasrstana the penalty
Sos perjury. DO you not1 a. Yes.
q. Ara yst yea Say you haA no
sueh eonvsrsstaont 4. had no
suaA talk.
Mr.. Whitman then took Chamberlain
TO the matter OF an alleged telephone
conversation yesterday between him
and Fillmore Condit at the iatter's home
In Caldwell. y. J.
Q. Did you say to Mr.. Condit; I'VE
understand that you are going to be
called to testify against James X. Nc
0uire. We want to warn you to be very
careful what you say. You must no,
ssy that the $500 was to be given AZ q
campaign contribution to the Demo.
cratic party. because that was not said.
and we want TO remind you that We
have your typewritten statement In re.
gard to this matter, wAioh you gave Us
last August We are arranging things
at Albany 20 that your products win be
accAntah Now you tRaAA - A9ht N nd