The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-02
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he said. TO Thomas Hassett, sec
rotary TO John A. BenseI, then
state engineer. Hassett. whom
the district attorney Is anxious to
question, has disappeared. Mr..
Whitman has Information that he
sailed for San Domingo at about
the same time that James X.
Mcclure, former mayor OF SYRIA.
euse, now under Indictment, also
sailed south.
Aldrich, who is president Of the
bridgeport Construction company.
said that he had given the money on
Hassett's representation that Charles
Il. Foley. deputy highway commits.
sioner. demanded H. Pay on his con-
tract az that time. he said. had been
held mp nearly four months.
The contract was for a road cost.
ing 100000 II was completed. Al
drich said. in November. 1911. ana
he made numerous efforts during the
following three months TO collect the
$4,000 balance due him.
Called 20 Albany.
on March II, 1919. he said he re-
ceived a telephone call from John r
Consaulus. an Albany contractor. VINO
to-day subsequently, testified that ne
was collector OF Democratic cam
paicn contributions from other con.
tractors. On Consaulus' invitation ne
went to Albany and there saw Has.
sett In the Office OF the state engineer
Hassett took me out I'm the hall. "
testified the witness. "and said. We
think We ought to have something on
this job said: What and he
said that Mr.. Foley thought | ought
to give up 10 per cent. OF $1,000. !
asked him II 81 800 would do and ne
said that would be all right told
him ! would give him the money as
soon as my pay went through"
Aldrich said he received his long
delayed pay on March Is. came 10
New York on March 30 and paid the
$500 in currency 10 Hassett.
Why did you pay him IN cash ?"
asked District Attorney Whitman?
Il thought that was the best way
to transact that sort OF business" re,
piled Aldrich.
The business OF bribIng public OF.
ficlals"
Well. II YOU want TO put # that
way. yes" was the reply.
Aldrich further testified that I'm
1911 he made 5000 campaign con.
tribution 10 the Democratic party
through Consaulus. which was never
reported.
Waived Immunity
Consaulus. who agreed TO waive i'm.
munity before he TOOK The stand. de
veloped a poor memory. when ques
toned concerning his relations with
Aldrich and Hassett
He admitted. however. that he had
made collections from contractors and
forwarded them 10 the Democratic
state committee. but he was unable
To remember their names.
Consaulus. however. furnished the
district attorne yfurthcr evidence as
10 the activities Of Everett p. Fowler
the alleged Tammany "Bagman." now
awaiting trial forextortiou He said
Doe had introduced FoVl Ter 10 state
contractors and that Fowler had
shown him list of such contractors
and told Do imthat he intended 10 get
contributions from them.
Matthew Van Aistyne. another con.
tractor and the defeated candidat,
for mayor Of Albany ON the Demo
cratic ticket az the last election. ties
tined that Ills concern. the ShauEh
messy Construction Company. cor
poratiou. had az the solicitation Of
Fowler and William d. Kelly. Demo
cratic leader of Syracuse. contributed
81 600 20 The Democratic state com
mi'tce iu 1912 Hc had sent 10 tn tho
form Of a draft on Sew York .,
Arthur s Mclean. the Democrat,
stat" treasurer Doc said This con
rihutlon tn" district attorney found
was uurrported
Empsnelied Grand jury.
supreme court grand jury ON
rInolI"d today from a list az mor
chants. bankers and broker viii con
s"no on Thursday and sit during Oh,
progress OF the Investigation to con
.d'r such violations OF tho law "a.
t.c district attorney may unoarth.