The evening world., 1913-12-11
new INDICTMENTS
AGAINST M'LEAN
ANOE.P.FOWlER
Bills superseding Those Here
tofore Found Handed in
by Grand Jury.
BESKlN BACK ON STAND.
Latest Hennessy Witness Re-
news Story About the
Higher-Up Grafters.
BESKlN BACK ON STAND.

IN order 10 strengthen tho cases he
has prepared against Everett r. row-
Ter. . Kingston lawyer under Andlct-
ment FOR cxtortlng campaign contribu-
lions from upstate contractors, and Ar
thur Mclean, Treasurer OF tho Demo-
cratic state Committee. under indict-
ment for accepting contributions rom
Dislrlct-Attorney Whit
man had the Grand Jury hand down
to-day superssdins indictments aGainst
those defendants. There are two SUI
perscding indictments against Mclean
and one against Fowler.
After turning IN the supersedins An
dfctments to Justice Davis In tho Su-
preme Court m Grand Jury resumed
IL inquiry into me sHaht charges. The
PRINCIPAL witness this afternoon was
Samuel Besksn Of Bsacon. n. Y, a
contractor who. according to John a.
Hennsssy. has the Information which
will lead the District-Attorncy directly
to the man higher up in the matter
OF tho collection OF hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars Of graft from ocn-
tractors on the state highways and
the barge canal.
JOHN A. MASON CALLED A. A
WITNESS.
John A. Mason. Secretary OF the
Democratic State Committee. was
another witness before the Grand Jury
this afternoon. lie was called to
identify the signatures Of George N.
Palmer, Chairman. and Arthur Mclean,
Treasurer Of tho committee, Endorsed
on a check for 800 drawn TO the order
Of the COMMITTEES on July 10. 1917. by
Dudley r.. Van Writ Of the Flood-Var
Writ Construction Company. This wal
q check on the funds Of the corporation
and may lead TO the indictment Of
Palmer for accepting a corporation con
tribution.
Col. James Hamilton. formerly room
mate Of Thomas Hassett. conndsntia
adviser to state Engineer Bensei. va
also called before the Grand Jury. Thi
indicated that tho Grand Jury Ia no
through nvestigating the charge tina
Hassett demanded and obtained $3.50
from a contractor named Aldrich a.
fec for putting through q bill Of I'll.
900 held by Aldrich against tho Stat
for road work.
HUNT FOR MAN WITH YELLOW
STREAK.
Tho Man with the Yellow streak
this 10 the man whom District-Attor
ney whitman IL after In his inrestiEa
ton into tho '..ssndbaEgins'' Of up-Stat
contractors engaged In highway an
barge ca lai work. Once this man ha
disclose: ',e himself the rf' will be p'.'
Because he. perhaps In tho hope o
saving himself. will he the ono (
come across with all that Mr.. whit
man desires to know as to the disposi
ton Of funds solicited and colle,te
FOR campaign PURPOSES" but not ia
cluded In any list recorded with tn
Secretary Of State OF New York.
And In his search for this Man WIT
the Yellow streak. tho District Attornt
has adopted a novel plan. u Ia no
one that involves no much the tcstinon
Of any one witness or of any group G
witnesses who have been or arc to b
called In tho hearings before Chic
MAGISTRATE McAdoo.
The plan II one founded upon I'll
axe-old provsrb that continual drippin
OF water will wear away q stone. Nevs
for a moment u this Investigation +
be relaxed. Witnesses are TO be Gale
} by tho SCORE and day after day tn