The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-09

for confirmation? We will pay your way out of town. I will pay your way out of town; three hundred dol lars will pay your way out of town The Senator further stated that John A. Judge also put out the hand like that Gndicating,)' The report continues that when again asked to state at the same hearing what Judge said the Senator said: Cant you ab- sent yourself from the Senate Cham Der the day of CadweI1's eonfTmat ton that his name comes up for confir- nation? We will pay your way out of town? Give you $500 to be absent that day"
 At a hearing on March 2Oth the re- port says the Senator was recalled and that after his previous testimony was read to him stated that Judge didn't say 1T nor We that he said nothing about his paying the three hundred; that he did not say T will pay you three hundred At this hearing the Senator said his impress sion was that what Judge said was Cant you be absent? Won't three hundred pay your way to be absent that day? Wouldn't three hundred dollars pay your way out of town to be absent that day? Couldn't be absent from the Senate Chamber the day that CadwelPs name was com ing up flor confirmation?' He asked me if three hundred dollars would not pay my way to be absent that day. wouldn't three hundred pay you to be absent that day that CadWells name would come in?' He asked me if three hundred dollars would pay my way to be out of town that day. ''
 s@The record also shows that the Senate Messenger, who cOrrOborated the Senator in respect to parts of the conversation at both Waterbury ana Hartford, on February '12th, when re- t1 erfxy f11n the substance, if he could not re- member the exact words stated on Feb, 18th that he overheard John A. Judge say, Tt will pay you, John, if you will be absent the day CadWelPs name comes into the Senate for con frnation And he put up three fling CTS like that (i1lustrating). It will be worth three hundred dollars out of town, and I couldn't get any more
 Subsequently the record shows. during the same sitting of the com mittee. being inquired of as to Wheth- CT the conversation about the $500 was just as inference that he drew or a statement that he heard, the messenger answered Tt was a state ment that I heard; something about The had his hand up like that, (w1t- ness holds up three fingers), that all I could get; the tout of town could get; that is all I could get out of it: because of me standing he kind of saw me and he kind of let up; covered up his words:'
 e'On being recalled on March 2oth and interrogated further in conse- ouence of obvious variance in the tes- timony. the record shows that the messenger denied that he heard Judge say anything about it would pay of that he heard Judge say Tt will pay you, John,' Being asked if Judge said anything to Senator Hurley about Tt paying him. themessenger answered as follows: Yes. He, He,- three hundred-no; I didn't catch anything like that at aIl-' The mes senser also denied that he heard anything about dollars He said that he did not hear John A. Judge mention the words, Tt will be worth He said he was sure he did not hear John A. Judge say It will be worth nor Tt will pay you, John He also said he had no recollection of saying in his previous testimony that John A Judge said either, Tt will pay you, John,' or Tt will be worth He stated also that perhaps he did not get quite as near as he could get at the time he gave the conversation between them; and on being read the record of his previous testimony on the subject, claimed it did not cor rectIy represent what he stated