New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-03
"Pav Assessments in Pan
ama?" "NO, Sir" Cries
NY. Canal Witness.
KERBAUGH TO TELL
OF PLACEMENTS" VISITS
Philadelphia Contractor To BE
Questioned To-day on the
Stewart Gaffney Matter.

j. s. Kerbaugh. OF Stewart. Kerbaugh
& shanley. a Philadelphia contracting
firm. will be witness before the speclai
grand jury to-day 10 testify to large CON
tributions which he paid to the Tammany
"bagmen" in 1912. II is understood that
District Attorney Whitman will question
Kerbaugh about the Stewart-Gaffney
matter.
The witnesses name came OUT IN the
campaign speeches OF John a. Hennessy,
Just as did the name of James {. Stewart,
who was asked for $4,000 after the l9lz
election as fair contribution Tor MS
800. 600 barge canal contracts.
Kerbaugh in 1905 gave $1,000 TO "Fingy'
Corners Of Buffalo. Hennessy said the
contractor gave another Sl5.cc0 last fail
which wasn't recorded by the state com
mittee. Just before election lIennessy
charged that Kerbaugh, in return Tor MS
handsome contributions, was using tne
states gravel to make concrete on MS
barge canal work
Attorney General Carmody Will be
witness before the graft grand jury TO-
day I'm the matter of tho alleged mold
up'' OF James c. Stewards barge canal
contracts Other members of the Canal
Board testified last week regarding the
award of one of Stewards bids to the +.
McGovern Company, highest bidders
Colonel George w. Goethalss name was
introduced in the John Doe graft inVesu-
CATION Yesterday. William NJ. Atcninsoh'
of Buffalo. an engineer in the State HIGH
WAYS Department. was testifyln5 10 the
lack of efficiency and honesty IN the
maintenance department of the bureau
Politicians. he said, dominated it, so that
civil service employees were Obliged 10
pay campaign assessments.
where we're you employed before you
worked for the Highways Department.
asked Magistrate McAdoo.
"As assistant engineer in the Pacinc III
vision Of the Panama Canal, Atchihsoii
replied.
MAGISTRATE McAdoo whispered some
thing to Assistant District Attorney Clark
LAS worker under Colonel Goethals,
then. YOU didn't have to pay assessments,
did you?" the magistrate asked
mo, sir!' replied Atkinson, einphdti-
cally.
y Ou WeTen aSheu IOl any ci'"N''
mo. sir. There was no politics uhuer
Colonel Cocktails
More contributions solicited from the
upstate contractors by Everett FoWier' Oh
Kingston, were heard from at the session
Yesterday. Zadoc Bolce, retlfed con-
tractor, testified that the nrst chech
drawn against his firm. Harrison 81 boice'
Of No. 900 Broadway, was for 800 IN favor
of Fowler.
"Why did YOU feel obliged &c pay?'
asked Mr.. Clark.
'I don't know" replied Boicc. showing
some chagrin. Il think now that l was
a fool TO do it.
"Didnt YOU get anything in return
for it,"
Not thing
Boict had contract No. 81 on the aque-
duct for $4,000. being lowest bidder. IN
April, 1912. A day or so after ne got
Fowler came to him and asked nm LOT
contribution lie said his company nao
no labor troubles.
Hubert Z. Arnold, of Arnold & Sherer'
Albany contractors and former ehei-
neer In the Highways Department, tesu-
fled that he always refused 10 pay assess
ments when he was in the department
and didn't contribute TO Fowler when ne
got a road contract in Rensselaer, county
In 1872 Trouble over the gravel speciiica-
ton in the contract, ne said, caused MIN
to throw up the work, and he mas never
been paid for what work he did 40.
Thomas A. Carr, Troy contractor and
a Republican. said John +. Consalus, OF
Albany. asked him for money in 1917, ana
he sent his check for 500 for fear that
they might make trouble Tor MN
Richard Hopkins. another Troy contract
or. said Consalus invited him 10 contrib
ute in 1911. lie gave 500
Thomas =. y. Kennedy. OF Albany was
solicited by Fowler in Syracuse In l9lz
and gave $780, because he was AFRAID
that the Bull Moosers would beat the
Democratic ticket"
The John Doe inquiry will be resumed
pext Friday afternoon.