The evening world., 1913-05-21
ST|LWELl'S TRIAL
ON; DEFENSE HOLDS
He REFUSED BR|BE
Questions Put to TaleSmen In.
dictate That as Probable
Contention.
HE PLEADS POVERTY"
But Investigation Shows Sen
atOr Owns Real Estate and
Two Autos.
HE PLEADS POVERTY"

Tie trial Of STATE senator Stephen J.
stiiwell a the Bronx. under Indictment
for bribery. was begun to-day before
Justice .ssabusy In the Criminal Branch
OF the supreme Court. The Senator 10
charged With soliciting . bride from
George Il. Ksadsll Pressdeat Of the
New York Bank Mote Company.
Mr. Kendall. at the suggestion Of
Gov. sulxsr. asked Senator stiiwsii TO
introauce . bill last February which
would prevent the Amsrican Bank
Nets Company from maintaining the
cselusivs right 70 esgrave securities
DEALT In On the New York Stock lex
cinnse. II In alleged the Senator ~.
acted $3.50 fee for drawing the bill
this amount being paid to q clerk In
tn, Senate-and also demanded $500
for his services In u wing the bill .e-
pasted out Of the Codes Committee OF
the ssnass. Of which he vas . ss.n-
Der. and the Codes Committee OF the
Assembly.
ter he asked etilwsil to resign. Tho
Senator refused and the Senate held An
investigation. exonsrating Senator Still
, we'll by . majority OF . few votes
Then the Governor called on District.
Attorney whitnan for acties and the
Indictment resulted.
orilWGll PLGAoa "PovgRTv."
GUT oWNo TWO AVroo.
The Distriet-Aetornsy t9ok psrsenal
charge % the prosecution to-day. He
WAS aiAsa ~ Assistant Distr!ct-Attos-
~ NolG Rsesst y. Moore and william
= nyruss Of Albany. APPEARED -
counssl Tor Senator 0tilwsl Senator
James Moclsliana. who IVES assigned
70 the dsfsass ~ ~ court wssk $50
on Stiiwsii's plsa Of poverty. was not
present lt Was stated hs 70 III at hia
home.
~ 70 stiiwsirs D,sa se eovsrty. the
Distriat-Attorusy has discovered the
accuses senator sWas ten lots In he
1ronx and two automseiiss. II Stil.
we'll soss on he stand he win b CUES.
toned - 70 his RESOURCES
The Arss talssman called to-day was
Joseph ChapnaA, IN Insurance. broker
Of No = Cedar street. and the Gues-
items asked him BY the District-Attor.
neg ana counsel for the dcfenss indl-
Gated the recent deelsion OF the Appel
late Division IN the Eyds case IL n hava
some effect In the trial The Appellate
Division held that Joseph q. Robin. who
was sah BY the prosecution to have
bclbed City Chamberlain Hyds. Was %
aceomplios.
NAV CONTEND oR,sG WAS o..
PGRGo AND RGfuogo.
Eviieutiy the asssnss 10 20 sndeavoI
TO prove that. In lev. Kendall vas IN
acccmpllcs Of stiiwslL Another line Of
defense revealed BY questions put BY
Mr.. Moore 70 that Kendall offered Stu.
veil a brshs and stllwsll refused Il
accsp; II.
Nr. Chapman vas accepted by thu
prosecution. but the lawyers for th'
dsfsnse. after . concultatIon with thstI
client. who v lawyer. rejected him
rhsn Henry c. Rogers. vice-presldsnt O
. coal company at No. Broadway. VA
examined and accepted - the foreman
OF the Jury. One Of the questions asks'
him BY the cefenss Was:
III Il should be brought out In tn
testimony that this bride vas offers
to the dsfeadant and refused. woul
It convict him for listening to III
offer OF Q bribs?'
-Four additional Jurors were obtainc
d6ring the morning session. They wer
Horatio 3. krans. y publisher. Of No.
West Eiyhty-fourth streets John Hutch
inson IT,. y Manufacturer. OF No. v
West One Hundred and Sixteenth stree
william u. Dent. an agent. Of No. J
West Ninsty-ninth strest. and James
vsader. q retired merchant. Of No. y
West One Hundred ana Second street
During the noon rscsss the ave juror
wsre In the custody of baili6s. Thi
served ~ notice that the jury 10 to Q
locked up during the trial.
The prospect OF being locked U
throughout the trial made talesmen war
IN the aftern IN session. and their a
tempts to avoid service on the jur
brought delay TO the proceedings. \
hour WAS required to get the sixth juro
Frederick W. Becker. . merchant. ,
No. 1915 DAILY avenue, the Bronx.