The evening world., 1913-07-03
SENATORS DEF|ED
BY THE SECRETARY
OF GOV. SULzER
Plat Refusesto Produce Papers
for Frawley Investigating
Committee.
LAWYER DEFIANT, TOO.
Valentine Taylor, Counsel to
Sulzer. Declines to
"Use a Jimmy"

ALDAHSY. July S-oev. suissrs Bee.
sstsry. Chester Q. P1att Gsnsd the
Frsw1sy committee to-day and natiy ~
fused to produce paoses from the Es.
seutivs chamber.
The papsrs dsmsndsd By Chairman
F1wisy wsrs letters ana reports made
70 Gov. suissr By George W. Blake. sps-
aai EHaminss Of State Prisons.
Eugene Lamb Richards. atternsy ~
the committee. made . srsas edo sbout
this end asked n the papers were locked
up In the Governors private once.
Senator Trawisy again commanded
Plat 10 produce the papers. Plat said
he was only . subordinate and could no:
produce papers belonging to the Govern.
o.. He further said the subpoena was
served on him IN the 0ovsrnor's ab.
ssncs and that ne was advised he had
hvs days In which to answer. Attorney
Richards asserted that the Documents
wanted wers public records and some Ut
them had been given out to the press.
Failing to get any satisfaction out Of
Secretary Platt the attorney turned his
attention 70 the Governors legal adviser.
Valentine Taylor. Attorney Richards
demanded TO know II Taylor had not
said some OF the papers wanted we're
looked In the oovsrner's private of,ios
md could only b got 1t with . Jimmy.
Il said nothing Of the Kind" was the
rsOly. II told you thought some Of
the papers might b. In there, ana I
asked you to wait untn the Governor
returned. I said ! didn't sEpsot you
would want me to use . Jimmy"
1T amounts 70 the same thing" com
msntsd Attorney Richards.
After the OVvsrnors counsel wss q.
oused. John b. Wood. vouc. sr clerk In
The Comptrollsrs once. produced Blaks's
commission and idsntihsA vouchers
showing that Blake got - pss day. a..
though the commission said ~ WAs 70
s@vs without compensation.
tAttornsy Richards asserted that there
bad been IN srasure In the nrst voucher,
but Wood ssid he thought Il was 70 cor
rect date. Attorney Richards said the
words erased showVd tAAs Blake got
regular salary.
Attorney Richards read letter from
The Governor to Comptroller 8ohmcr
stating that Blake was employed WITH.
out salary but was allowed - Tor sx-
psnseA
"HAke got the original isttsr Srom the
Comptroller and Drought back another
0><~., >h> 0os,>sur- a lsc-x~- IT, A.. -
e& day and sxpsnsss." said ATTORNEY
Richards.
Wood could not tell anything about Q
voucher showing payment Of t7~ls7 to
Blake on May l. He Identified payments
TO Haks Of $500 Of which the invest.
gator has not accounted for N,bs6N -
yet. Another document was submitted
showing that Blake now had . position
~ clerk 70 he Supsrlntsndsnt Of Prls.
ons ct 1900.
Another tilt occurred with Secretary
Platt. who was recalled and ordarsd 70
produce the Governors letter . the
Comptroller relative to Blake.
II respectfully decline" said Plat.
1T has bsea repeatedly decided. am
advised. that legislative committsa has
no right TO demand any Of the Gov.
srnor's papers from the Executive
Chamber"
For this reason you decline . pro-
ducs the papsrsf" demanded Chairman
Frawley. He then instructed Attorney
Richards TO discover and advise the
inflicted on Secretary Platt
The Governors investigator. 0eorgs
w. Blake. then wss called.
Attorney Richards sought to SHOW thai
Blake was without sxpes1enos - an IN.
vastsAtor. Blake retorted that he wal
Q trained nswspapsr reporter ana had
Cor years besn familiar with tie prisot
system ot/ths stats.
Blake said he had employed a. assist.
ants Wallace b. Hunter. John II. Boxsrt
Roy X. Weller. Henry Leeds ant
| Hunter was "commissary expert,
and was paid 800 . week and 20 foi
expenses h addition to his carfArA
wasn't Mr.. Hunter . manager o
fake circuses and hadn't he been know
40 such for ysarsr' aslnsd Mr.. Rich
ards.
Mr.. Blake didn't know.
Questioned concerning the statemen
In his report that thcre had been
loss Of over 100000 70 ths State "throusl
carelessness and graft' In the construc
ton Of Great Meadow Prison 1t Com
stock. Mr.. Blake declared he was ore
pairing his data on this prison Cor pre-
ssntation q . Washington Count
Grand Jury.
I'VE have started Grand Jury investI
cations In westchester and Cayus
Counties" he declared. land are Ge,
J ting ready for . Grand Jury tnvestI
Estion Of conditions surrounding m
contract letting and construction wor
ct Great Meadow"