The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-02
StillWell Demands In
vestigation of Charge
Of ExtortiOn.
NEW SENSATION
IN LEGISLATURE
New York Man Is Accused of
Trying to Force Money From
President of Bank Note Com
pany in Return for Push
ing His Bill Through
Assembly.

attempted eHtortion by George III. keu-
dali, president of the New York Bank
Note Company. Senator stephen j. Still
well, OF New York. to-day refused to
resign at the suggestion of Governor
Sulzer, and demanded thorough in
vestigauon of the charges. The Sen
ate ordered an inquiry. and directed the
Judiciary Committee to report method
of procedure.
Senator Stillwell, who is chairman
OF the Codes Committee. introduced
among other Stock Exchange reform
measures bill designed to relieve the
New York Bank Note Company from
alleged discrimination on the part Of
the New York Stock Exchange, which.
1t is claimed. has refused to list Sc
curities If engraved and printed by
the New York Bank Note Company.
In a telegram to Governor Sulzer.
Kendall alleges that Senator Stillwell
charged him $3.50 for drafting the bill:
that the Senator demanded $500. each
for four members Of the Senate Codes
Committee TO report the bill out of
committee, and that further demand
of $500 was made TO influence the
Assembly Codes Committee to report
the measure.
Refused To Comply.
Kendall says he declined 10 com
ply. and notified the Senator that un-
telegraph the situation to the Cover
nor and every member of the Legisla-
ture.
The Senate bill was reported March
"a and the Assembly bill was reported
about the same time. and is now on the
order OF final passage In the House.
Senator Stillwell decl3re the "en-
tire story is so false and so absurd
that il is scarcely worth replying to-"
Governor SulZer received the tele-
gram from MIR. Kendall last night The
Governor conferred with tho presi-
dent Of the bank note company to-day
and later called Senator stillven TO
the executive chamber and suggested
that he resign Stillwell refused The
Governor tlien took up the matter with
Carmody, to whom he
gave alleged documentary evidence in
the case.
Kendall charges that he was intro
duced by Senator Stillwell to Samuel
Lewis. Jr. of New York, clerk OF the
revision Committee. to whom he was
asked to send the check for $3.50 for
drafting the bill. Kendall alleges Still
we'll divided the check with Lewis.
Lewis was asked to resign to-day bv
Patrick +. McCabe. clerk OF the Senate.
lie refused and was removed accord
ing 10 Mr.. McCabe. Lewis contended
that as a lawyer lie had right 10
draft the Bill and charged $3.50 for
his services. He denied sharing tho
money with Senator Stillweu
Governor Sulzer made public tha
hendaH telegram shortly after noon
to-day. 1t caused sensation at the
Capitol. ,''e
Late this afternoon. Senator Still
wen, having been called to the execu
I'VE cnamoer and confronted by Mr..
n hennali' the Governor suggested that
l.Nu DETER go upstairs and resign"
hendail never opened his mouth"
SAID Senator Stillwell And I said.
Governor. II anything this man has
said would warrant statement ne
that kind from you, II is lie. II is
ue. iou or no one else has a
rlsnt 10 tell me to resign. and I re-
en' suSh statement coming from
you. and I Will not resign"
The Senator declared ne sbou,d ,o
given an opportunity 10 exniair,
that he should be either "vindicataS
or branded one way or the other,
Inc investigation was orderad With
out dissent Win
Sensational Telegram.
Following is the telegram mad n,h
lie by Governor SulZer.
oHer you evidence thar Stil,w.,,
tne '.'an you sent TO draw my Stock
.numanse s... OIL charged ME $3.50 Tor
- i1t introduced
Senate Revision Clerk Lewis and as,-aa ~
me to send check for that amount ~
MN. and they divided proceeds ~
checK. offer YOU evidence that sim
wen wrote me March q to come IN his
once next day. and demanded s5oo
each Tor four Senate committeenen ~
report the bill out of committee
said tnat would do no good unlose
me ame sSenioN committee reported it.
anu ne sald lie would canvass them
next day and send me wire so tnot
would understand how much II wn,,,,,
cost. offer you evidence OF tho
amount, nearly s1,5O0, In his te,esram
deciined his proposition. lie called
me up next day and told me there NO -
nothing doing unless paid Sc. 500 in
advance. ''0o III
II replied ] would telegraph rho
whoie matter TO you and every leeis-
iator unIess ne reported the bill out
In twenty-four hours. He did it. In
der same penalty, ] demanded of hin,
that my bill be reported out of tha
Assembly committee Immediately. ana
II was done In twenty-four hours
j think l ought to let YOU know
anyway. III you want some undocu-
mentary hearsay evidence of the stool.
Exchange using a large amount ~
money to defeat the incorporation hill
am willing TO tell you what StilIweIi
told me. No newspaper has anytbine
OF TINS tSigned)
GEORGE II. KENDALL
President New York Banknota Com
pany."
Senator stillwell. when shown the
Kendall telegram TO Governor SuIzer.
said:
"The fact that Mr.. StilIwelps tele-
gram ends with the words, mo news
paper has anything OF this Is the best /
evidence Of the. reason why Governor
Sulzer and Mr. Kendall bring out this
telegram at this time.
"The hearing on the Stock Exchange