The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
"GIVER OF 100000"
CALLED BY WHITMAN
kcrbaugh Expected to Tell
story Of Graft at Doe
Inquiry To-day.
NAMED By HENNESSY
Highway Engineer Compares
Work Here With Absence
Of Politics at Panama.

Henry ;. Kerbaugh, who has had aque-
duct contracts aggregating 80, 900, has
been subp9naed TO appear before the
Grand Jury to-day. II is believed that H.
will be- questioned as to his experiences IN
getting contracts and that the District
Attorney expects to draw from him in
formation as interesting as thai recently
obtained from Anthony y. Douglass,
Harry Il. Hanger and those WHO told OF
the payment OF Sil..o0 by Patterson X
Co. OF Piusburg.
Mr.. Kerbaugh WAS first mentioned in
the John Doe inquiry by John y. Hen
messy. on the opening day OF the Inquiry
iienneSsy testified that George II. Nc
CURE of Syracuse. who was in the bust
ness OF bonding equeuuct ana highway
contractors and knew taa contractors in
timately. told him that kerbaugh con-
trlbutcd $4,000 in 19ll and IS, oob IN
1912 10 tho Democratic State Committee.
He also swcrc that MCGUIRE told hin,
Kerbaugh had ss.ooo.ooo in aaueduct
contracts and mad paid 100000 that
went 10 Tammany'
Information has come 20 the District
Attorney that Kerbaug,I told many per-
sons o: hts financial difficulties. II u
probable that George II. Mcclure will be
asked 10 tell now he learned Of K.rbauGi =
contributions in the event that k-rbau ugh
!. II understood that ke' oaughs name
has been connected with tina, of the Shan
ley Norrissey Company and With James
&. Stewart as a liberal contributor to the
Democratic party. Whether MIR Whitman
expects to throw any light on the stewart
episode through kerbaugh's testimony
could not br ascertained
Mr. KerhauRh IL president of three
corporations tha Empire Ergireerir4
Corporation. II. :. Kerhaush Inc, ,,nd the
iNerbs Usn- Enp!lT Company. The offices
OF thssu Organizations are AT Church
STREET.
William VI. Acneson an engineer f.,
charge Of the construction Of highways IL
western New York. tertited to the banCfui
influence 81 politicians or highVa! con
struc..uu yesterday and contrastvd the
conditions hc has found Ia New Yori.
State with those that he encOunt, red dur
ing varied experience Of sin years un-
der Col. Goe, halls IN the Parma Canal.
He said that the letting % contracts
without b.ds could not be- justified Oh any
ground. AS Tor the 3is repair contracts
which Mere let without b!ds by bepu,y
Highways Commissioner FOLEY he called
st an Illustration of the evils o! politics.
M. Acheson said that Commissioner
Carlisle was trying 20 put an end 70
these evils. lie said that although ho
had been a contractor before h became
a division engineer h. had never con-
tributed to II campaign iugd He said
this was probab bly, because he was always
out doing the practical work and the coli
l.ctors paid no attention to him.
YOU worked for sin years under Col.
Cocktails asked Chief Magistrate Me
Adoo.
Yes"
Ard you d'dr', have tn pay any po-
litcal assessments down there"
''Nc. There are no politicians ON the
canal"
Zadoc Boice - Kingston testified that
four days after he ana Louis T. Harrison
got An aqueduct contract Toy SlN4,VrD IN
1919 he was approached ana asked for
g contribution BY Everett Fowler, -Four
DAYS after that, he said. he Sent 4 chcck
TO State Chairman George NJ. Palmer Tor
$500, OF which hts partner paid half