New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-16

1T was IlduS pretty pam W hI' O"'N'
that he would forfeit his liberty for
some time to come if he chose the for
mer course.
Will Surrender Tomorrow.
Fowler was not under arrest when
he reached New York. Mr.. Whitmans
detective. Joe" Russo. arrived in
Kingston with a bench warrant for
his arrest about the time Fowler, with
his counsel, was boarding a train
bound for Manhattan. While Cunning
ham was comforting with Mr.. Whit
man Judge Grain was sitting in his
chambers at the Criminal Courts walt
ing to admit Fowler to bail, when. ~
was said. was ready. At 12:3O p. m.
William d. Embree, Assistant District
Attorney, who was waiting to arraign
Fowler, announced he had received
word by telephone that Fowler would
not surrender himself until tomorrow.
AS result of Mr.. Whitman's talk
with Cunningham Fowler was allowed
to return TO Kingston to spend to-day
with his family, with the understand
| ing he will come back in time TO pre-
sent himself either before Judge cram
or the District Attorney at IL O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning. The District AL
torney feels very confident that Fowler
will occupy one Of the easy chairs III
| his private office at that hour.
The following facts were estaphsheu
when Cunningham left Mr. whitman
yesterday:
That Fowler's political ambitions lea
him to take charge of holding up 'he
! highway contractors in syracuse
Rochester and Buffalo; that he estap-
ushed headquarters in each OF these
districts, and that he sent out 'he
printed notices calling on the DIVISION
engineers TO summon the contractors 10
| meet him in his headquarters, Where
| they were TO turn over the money
| either in cash or in checks.
It was one OF these printed notices
that was received by Seneca +. Hull
Of Cortland. whose contributor OF
| $3.50 TO Fowler formed the OASIS Oh
! Fowler's indictment.
| If was established the contractors
were told that it would be Impossible
| for them TO get any more awards II
they did not come across. Those VINO
| Maid were told they could have the in
snactors changed in their districts II
the inspectors weren't satisfactory.
! Changing inspectors. it was poin.ed
out. didn't mean that any of them
would be dropped. 1t meant merely a
| transfer" 1t was shown that con-
! tractors whose awards were pending
were informed that their bids would be
revoked if they did not pay.
"Bagmen" Meetings Held Here.
II is known that John n. Carlisle,
Duncan w. Peck, John A. Bensel and
| c. Gordon Reel were present at one or
| the conclaves of contractors at place
| designated by Fowler. In this regard
| il was learned that the "bagmen' held
| other meetings in New York City.
| Particulars concerning one Of these
meetings are known, but District At
tornev Whitman declined last night to
talk about it.
1t is also known that other meetings
upstate were attended by Norman E.
Mack, Reel. Fowler, William II. Kelley
and others.
Norman +. Mack remained yesterday
in his room at the Hotel Knicker-
booker, where he has been quartered
since Friday evening. He was plainly
worried over the developments since
his arrival. He declared that he had
never seen the check for $50 which
Is. p. Hull had made payable TO him
on October 81, last.
MY Endorsement is there, so, OF
course, | must have seen 1t, but 1t
came to me in the regular way that all
contributions came and i never paid
any particular attention to 1t, and
give you my word that don't remem-
Der a thing about IT. / never had any,
thing whatever to do with Mr.. Nc
Leans statement. That was the treas
urers duty, and one in which / as
chairman was not in any way con-
icerned," said Mr.. Mack.