The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-22
Asked $500 to Have Bill Re.
ported to Legislature His
Company Wanted.
$4,000 FOR THE SENATE.
ST. 500 for the Assembly,
Popp, Needed as a Wit
ness, Disappears.

George II. Kendall. President Of the
New York Bank Note Company, re-
psatsd in detail 70 the jury to-day his
allegation that Senator Stephen J. Still
well Of the Bronx demanded $500 for
reporting . bill relating to the printing
Of securities dealt in on the New York
Stock Exchange out OF the Codes Com.
mittss Of the Senate and the Assembly.
Documentary evidence to support Ken
daii's story was submitted for the
record.
Kendall. recalled on direct examine
tion. said he received . letter from
stiiwsli on March n asking him to call
at stiiwell's law Office. He called on
March ~ and stiiwsll demanded $4,000
for getting the bill giving Kendalrs
company . chance to print the secOri-
ties for the Stock Exchange out Of the
Senate Codes Committee.
-Four Of the members want 800
EACH" Stiiwen 70 reported to have said.
Then there was some talk about thu
Assembly Codes Committee and Still
well said he would send Kendall a
telegram containing . number" which
would indicate the amount Of bride
money necessary TO influence that COM
.mittee. On March = Kendall got .
telegram from Aibanv signed ''Stilwell"
stating Fifteen 10 the correct number"
Kendall says this telegram was . de-
mand that he nay N,5oo
n..-
dali. Stliweil got up from the prisoners
seat At the table Of council for the de-
tense and strolled out into the court
room, shaking hands with friends and
gossiping about one thing and another.
~ 10 customary In the Senate Chamber
In Albany. He had been circulating
about for some time when Justice Sea-
bury happened TO notice that he was
not In the place set aside for prisoners
on trial
Justice Ssabury summoned q court
ofiicer who hurried to the side Of Sen
stor McClslland of Stilwelrs counsel.
Senator MoClslland motioned to Stllwsll
who came to the counsel table where
he was advised that he was on trial
and that the ethics Of the proceedings
0i0 uOS 0OIsutS Oh uib 8IuUtiuB 8OObbs
He remained In his seat after that.
Or. Kendall. after telling Of the re-
ceipt OF the telegram which he con-
strued a. q demand for $500. went into
Q telephone conversation he had with
stilwsll on March Is. Sulwell was In
Albany. Mr.. Kendall In his once In
Sixth avenue.
KENDALL TELLS OF his THREAT
OVER PHONE.
"VIce.president Fields OF our COM
pany was ct one phone. was in my
private ONCE. and the stenographer was
on another phone" said Kendall. 80
after the stenographer made the con-
neetions and recognised Stilwelrs
voice, I said to him: 'Stilwell. I have
been thinking this matter over. and
I have come to the conclusion not to
stand for you holding me up. have
talked the matter over with several
people, and here 10 what I am going
to d. You can take your choice about
reporting your bill out Of your COM
mittes inside Of twenty.four hours II
you want, or II you do not want to do
II, or you now say that you won't do
II, I am going to send this telegram
am going to read you to the Cover.
nor. every member Of the Assembly. and
every member OF the Senate. You can
take the choice Of what you want Il
do, report this bill out inside Of twenty.
four hours or I will let this telegram
60"
Mr.. Kendall then told from memor,
what he said was practically the con
tents Of the telegram no threatened 4
send.
'Stiiwsii refuses to report our bill
out Of codes Committee unless we pa,
him $50 each for four OF his Senator
and $500 for the Assembly Commits
on Codes. ! have already paid $3.50 70
drawing bills. What shall do to &c
| 3usticef
".tssnsd) GEORGE H. KENDALL
GIN March 81 the witness said no 70
Gel ed . letter from Stilweil which con
tained this passage: when wrot
you there were fifteen members on tn
Assembly Codes Committee made
mistake. There are only thirteen Nom
berA."
This said Mr.. Kendall, 1T sesarde
a. an attempt to establish an alb, q
II we're. II was an attempt to sxplai
away that Fifteen 10 the numbe
communication which was In effect
notice to me that I would have to pa
$3.50 to get my bill out OF the Assembl
Codes Committee. Immediately SCI
a telegram 90 Gov. Sulser telling hill
how ] had been held up for ESQ, an
how an attempt had been made to 3
1850 more from me-
Robert N. Moore Of Stilwelrs counss
subjected Mr.. Kendall to searchin
cross-examination. The main facts
the testimony were not affected by Il
Questioning Of MIR. Moore. but mar
discrepancies between the testimon
given on direct examination ana Il
testimony given by Mr.. Kendall to Il
state Senate were established. ~
Moore devoted considerable time TO 4
; attempt 70 show that while Kendall
memory was accurate on all points CO,
corning teiep' one conversations ~
other talks with Stilwsli It was vel
bad on other points not % closely q
ISOLATED with the accusations
JoaA u. Poop, clerk OF the Sena