The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-01


know from that number what II will
Codes Committee
Monday" said Kendall. ne sent me
tho following telegram. T1ftssn 10 your
number I knew by that that It was
going TO coat si.soo TO get the bill re.
ported out OF the Assembly Codes and
3, go out Of the Senate. and 1 refused to
pay II. Mr.. Stiiwell called me up tina,
day on the telephone. and ] told him I
would not pay H. said I would think
II over.
HAD OTHERS IN HIS OFFICE LIS.
TENiNo AT PHONE.
81 thought It over. and the next day
called him on the telephone. There are
several telephones In my once. and at
each Of our conversations I had some
Of my ofiicc force listening on the other
telephones to what transplred between
us. One Of these parties knows Senator
Htiiweil and can swear that II was his
voice on the telephone.
I'VE went all over the situation on
the telephone several times. 90 that "
would all soak into the heads OF the
witnesses I had listening. When ]
told Stiliweii 1 would have nothing to
do with bribery. and ] told him that.
unless those biiis were reported out
Of his committee Immediately. ! would
send the Governor telegram, which
I read TO him M follows:
'stiilweii refuses 60 allow my bill
to lie reported out OF the committee
favorably unless I pay $3.50. How
am I to get justice7"
"'Do you think that II the way 10
treat me after all have done for you?"
asked Stilweli OF me. said that
wanted that bill reported at once. and
.f 1t was not. was going to let the
whole think loose.
SAYS sTiLWELL TOLD HIM BILL
HAD BEEN REPORTED.
'tstilwell asked me TO give him untn
o'clock that afternoon. and said he
would call me up. shortly after o'clock
ne called me up and said the bill had
been reported out OF the Senate Codes
Committee. I said I wanted II out Of
the Assembly Committee. lie said he
did not think he could do anything with
that committee. ! said: You have to-
You get Il out of that committee or
will cut loose everything nave got on
you'
''Btilweil asked the to give him until
the next day. The next day he called
me up and said .he would let me know
that evening what he could do. but no
did not believe he could do anything. !
said I would walt until that evening.
That evening he called me up and said
II would be impossible for him TO get
II out that day. but he would get Il out
the next day. Tho Lext morning he
called M up and said he Assembly
Committee had reported the bill out.
~ thought over the matter for q day
or two. and then ! consulted width .
man whose name do not want to
mention here. lie did not know what
70 advise me to do. nut ne took me Ia
! another man. and We consulted to-
gstheP. All Of this happened within
the last two weeks.
LEWIS, HI DEcLAREs, ToLc
STORY TO WAGNER.
"This second man. whose name
have not mentioned, called In Senator
| Wagner. and to him ! told my story
Sam Lewis. the revision clerk OF tn,
Senate. was right across the stree
from where We were at the time. Sen
Rtor Wagner sent over for him and h,
came over. Senator Wagner aske,
him how he came to know me. and h.
told him Senator Stilwell had intro
duced us. Senator Wagner then mad
him tell the whole story---about hov
stiiwell had demanded the $3.50 70
drawing my bill. how the check ha
been made In his name. how he ha
cashed II and given tho proceeds I
Stiiweli. and stiiweli had given hir
back half the money.
To-day I turned over 70 the Attorney
General by 9ov. 6ulser's orders the re
turned check. the kilograms and the tw
letters ] have received from Stilwel
They are In his hands now. and he 1
To take action regarding the matter"
WAGNER DEMANDS DISMISSAL
OF CLERK.
Majority Leader Wagner said he woul
confer with Gov. Sulssr and discus
what action should be taken by tn
Senate.
THE frst intimation I had Of any
thing on this matter" sASd Senate
Wagner. "was on Saturday last. who
, Mr.. Kendall visited my once In Ne,
York and told mo that Mr.. Lswis, a
, employee of the Senate. had drafted
bill for pay. Immediately sent fo
Nr. Lewis and laid Mr.. Kcndalrs befor
him. Mr.. Lewis admitted he had take
$50 for drafting u bill. and claimed
had nothing 10 do with his duties In III
Senate. and that he accepted the fee
.his capacity as lawyer. I told hi
that his position In the Senate disbarre
him from doing any such thing. al
that he must resign his position or
:, would request the Clerk Of the Sena
TO remove him. which request ! maC
y TO the Clerk last night"
:. Patrick u. MoCabe. Clerk Of the Sc
ate. announced late this afternoon tn
= Lewis had severed his connection Wi
y that body. Senator Wagner said Lew
declared that he had accepted the 81
as an attorneys fee.
= senator sulwell introduced the bill r
| gu. ring the Incorporation OF the Sto,