Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-10
SOLONS REITERATE
BRTBE OFFER STORY
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but l did not speak to them.
couldn't. They were too busy. Their
l came to Newark. l went down at !
o'clock and came back at noon. II
had wanted to talk to the assembly.
men would have stayed longer thar
that
Mr. Cavanaugh was reminded that
the attempt at bribery Is alleged to
have followed a luncheon Mayor
Wittpenn had with Assemblyman
John A. Matthews and subsequent
conversation over the telephone.
Il know nothing about either the
luncheon or the conversation, he
replied
Have you seen any of the three
ssemblymen recently?" the reporter
asked.
Discussed Bill with Them.
Certainly l have. have known
them practically all my life. 1 saw
them on the street here. may have
discussed the jury bill with them. |
don't see why anyone can't talk to
his own assemblymen about some
thing that even President Wilson is
interested in"
1t was mentioned that his name
was connected with the affair through
remark that one of the assembly
men dropped.
81 defy anyone of them to make
an affidavit to it. It's a lie Let
Mr.. Fisch come out and say I tried
to offer him bride. l say Mr.. Fisch
because he is mentioned most promi-
nently in that story from Trenton.
Or let anyone else say It and then
see the fireworks"
Mr.. Cavanaugh could not explain
why his name should have been
mixed up in the affair at all. He de-
MED the report that this was his first
trip to Trenton in a year. but he said
it was the first time he had been in
the State House in that time.
Directly outside Mr. Cavanaugh' s
office on the second floor of the Fed
eral building is a bulletin board and
on It is two-foot poster containing
sections from the civil service act and
headed in large red letters: Warn
ing Against Activity in Politics by
Federal officers and Employees. :"
One of the sections reads:
Uncle Sans Prohibition.
"All officers and employees of the
United States, of every description,
serving in or under any of the execu-
tive departments or Independent
government establishments, and
whether so serving in or out Of
Washington are hereby forbidden
either directly or indirectly, individ-
ually or through associations to
solicit an increase in pay, or to in
huence or attempt to influence in
their own interest, any other legisia-
ton whatever. either before Con-
gress or in committee or in any way
save through the heads of depart
ments or independent government es-
Establishments in or under which they
serve, on penalty of dismissal from
the government service"
Prosecutor Louis Hood had not
heard of the alleged attempt at brib-
cry until informed of it by an Eve
ming Star reporter Then he read the
article very carefully and handed
back the paper with the statement
that "the charges are rather indefi-
mite"
will you have the matter inyes-
tigated?" he was asked.
I'VE have a new grand jury COM
ing in next Tuesday, and if it should
develop that the story as sent out
from Trenton is true it will undoubt-
eddy be a subject of grand jury in
vestigation.' was the reply.
Mr.. Hood pointed out that it was
not stated whether the alleged at
tempt at bribery took place in New
ark or in Trenton and said:
IF it develops that the alleged at
tempt took place in Essex county it
a speedy investigation. We cannot
have anything like that taking place
in this county. Until the facts are
more fully developed there is nothing
more I can say on the subject"
Chief Justice May Charge Specially.
The second April grand jury will be
sworn in next Tuesday morning and
will be headed by James e. Bath
gate. If it should develop that the
alleged bribery did take place in Es-
sex county the matter will be I'M
doubtedly made the subject of spe-
cial charge to the jury by Chief JUS
tice william S. Gummere on Tues
day. ..
1t was suggested by one lawyer
that a very fine legal situation might
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