The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-20

James w Johnson and the Highways
Commission while he was trying to get
his final payment after completing
Herkimer county road in June, 1911. we're
introduced as exhibits. The letters from
the Highways Commission first blamed the
division engineer. then the authorities of
the village of Herkimer and finally the
want OF notice of the acceptance OF the
road II was while these letters were
being written that Mr.. johnson was APP
preached by Richard W. sherman.
~ am a Republican aaid Johnson.
but Mr.. Sherman came to me and asked
mo To- contribute 10 the Democratic state
committee. | told him 7 didn't intend TO
give anything. although | knew con-
tractors were In the habit Of doing So
He told the then that l needn't expect
any accommodations at Albany. and ]
| told him that I hadn't been getting any.
didn't expect 10 and wouldn't contribute
! anyway"
| He said that on March 10. 1912. he
' got two checks from the Highways Com
mission, one for s2,6l,.s3 against the
| State and another for s640.22 against the
village OF Herkimer. A year later. he
said, he got back IA certified check FOR
5000 which he had deposited with the
| Highways Commission to cover possible
\ repairs on his contract. He said he got
| no interest on any OF this money. He also
! declared that his experience had sickened
him and that he sought no more contract
work from the state.
Daniel Z. Mott. in addition to telling
Of the solicitations Of Charles +. Murphy
Jr., said that in 1912 he was summoned
| BY telephone to Syracuse to meet Everett
Fowler and was made to feel that his
failure to respond would b. n serious
, matter.
He said he didn't go and had nc
trouble with his work. except that a hna
payment OF $4,000 was held up for al,
months after the completion OF his worl
and that he got no interest on his money
Lawrence II. McCabe of Spencerpor
testified to meeting Fowler In Rocheste
In 1912 and to sending corporate:
check for 500 to Arthur \. Mclean
The check was rubber stamped. but tn
receipt for the contribution was signed b!
Mr.. Mclean personally.
Joseph r. Ripstein. formerly membe
Of the Julius Friedrich Construction Com
pany, testified that a contribution Of $50
made on October %. 1912. was not au
thorized by the directors of the corpora
ton. This was denial OF Mr. Fried
rick's testimony. Friedrich testified tina
after the contribution had been authorize
by the directors he drew a check and CAV
It 20 Harry W. Rosenblum to pay I
Everett Fowler. who was in Rochester
, the time.
Rosenblum said yesterday that q
/ Friedrick's suggestion he drew Chez
against his own account and made 1t OF
to Arthur 4. Mclean az Fowlers direc
= ton. II. said that Friedrich then rei'r
, bursed him with another check for 800
, drawn against Friedrick's account. Tn
check Rosenbum Endorsed he testified
When the check, which R!pstein said h
had never seen until two weeks aso. whe
his bookkeeper discovered X In the iilei
, | was produced IL was seen that Roser
blum's signature on the back had bee
ALL hut obliterated by the use OF an ac.c
Ex-Gov. Sulzcr will be a witness befor
Chief Magistrate McAdoo tomorrow. an
his testimony will probab bly, take up IN
entir. session. Mr.. Whitman expects NJ
. Sulzer to sign a waiver of immunity an
. TO get from him important testimon
bearing upon III" identity OF the M
= Caffney" who tried to collect $3.50. o"
= from James c. Stewart while the latter
s bid. were pending before TIE State CAM
y Board.
John ~. Murphy. who testified that \
y maid 10 James r. uaffney and Joseph I
e Carroll Ss.999 each for the assistance the
e gave him IN getting certain bituii'h
pavement specified H. highway contract
has been subppnsed to appear before u
Grand Jury this afternoon Tho jury "i
!; continue its investigation OF the paymer
:. Of sac. 900 to James r.. Gaffney FOR expe
advice by Harry u. Hanger the success
, full bidder for acaueduct contract No :