New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-30

He said that he was connected with the
firm of Crossman & Sielcken, the senior
member Of which died last January. On
Oc,ohsr last year. went on Sorenson, he
went "a William Suffers Office at the d.
rection Of Mr.. Crossman. lie had WIN
him twenty-five 500 bills, which ne mana
cd 10 the candidate.
What did Mr.. Sulzer say" aueried ls!-
dor Kresel for the prosecution.
Thank Mr.. Crossman for me" replied
Sorenson, solemnly.
Edward i. O'Dwyer, Judge OF the cry
Court Of New York. swore that on octo-
her 10 ne left check for NO FOR su%c'
in an envelope at the Manhattan 'Iuo'
He never received an acknowleosn'eh'
The check. however, was used, ana iouhu
its way into the stock brokerage once
of Boyer & Griswold.
John +. O'Brien, who sells mix ana
milk products. sent the candidate ch'eh
for $50. with a letter. saying: "hsh YOU
come I'D for reelection two years hehre
hope 10 he able TO contribute asa!h.
This check was deposited by LOUIS a.
sarackv in the Mutual Alliance Trust
Company account.
Arthur L. Fuller. stock proSer'
firm handled the Account No. o"' the"
was called TO testify. The account was
opened on October q Of last year win n
purchase of 100 shares of BIG -Four
stock at so. There was no cash payment
and no margin. On October y aho'ne'
loO-share block Of the same stock was
purchased fC- this account. On that Gay
there was a payment OF sl,Sp ioHo"eu
by another of 81 .0J. both In cash. On
October 2S there was a 500 payment while
on October 81 there was a payment OF
IS. s25. which cleared all Indebtedness ex-
cept 81 81 interest charges. and the STOCK
was delivered. on November 4, just be-
fore election. there was third purchase
OF 100 shares OF Big Four" not on mar
gin. but paid for on November with
s5.512 30 in ash. on November % was the
last transaction In the account, the sale
Of one $1,000 bond OF the ST. Louis g.
Southwestern Railroad. paid for the same
day.
Customers Known by Number.
Fuller admitted that Gray his partner,
had told him whose account this was. but
he was not permitted TO give the infor-
nation. lie said his firm carried many
other accounts in this blind fashion and
Il; was a rather general practice among
! brokerage concerns. He didn't know OF
| any record In the Office showing the iden-
/ !ty of the persons whose stock deals were
| thus conceale1, he said
[ l.
| Brooklyn Office of the firm and a brother
| in-law OF Gray. wanted as a witness by
the prosecution, swore the account was
Suffers. But the answer was not per-
mtted TO stand, for he had no personal
! knowledge. only the say-so OF his broth
er-in-law. Sutton, who had charge OF
the purchase and sales book, told OF ne
delivery Of 200 shares OF big -Four" stock
on October 81 TO Frederick A. Coe. an
employe Of the firms Yonkers Office
/ Coe, in turn, told Of being summoned
from Yonkers 10 Brooklyn to get the
stock and TO deliver It 10 Frederick L.
Colvell. the much-wanted man, who now
Is said 10 be in sanatorium. and who.
according 10 Aaron J. Levy, chairman
OF the board Of impeachment managers,
was sent out OF the state by Governor
Sulzer.
WAS there any reason why you should
be brought from Yonkers TO Brooklyn to
deliver this stock to a man a block away
from he very Office where you got II
FROM asked the prosecutors lawyer.
| "Mr Colwell at one time was a partner
Of Harris & Fuller. and l understood he
did not care for them to know that he
had an account with Fuller e. Gray" re-
| piled Coe.
After having delivered the stock TO Col
well he received $3.50. which he trans
| mitted to his office. Once more, on No
vember 6. lie delivered 100 shares OF the
same big Four stock to Cowell. this
| time at the Home Trust Company, in
1 Brooklyn. lie received therefor S.5l2 10.
| The receipt, which was given to Coe by
! the brokerage firm, and signed by him TO
show that he got the stock for delivery.
bore on it a notation. mo. o." but this
had been struck out and NO. 800" sub
| stituted
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