The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
ThompsOn's statement.

Senator Thompson aid in his state
m.ut that the committee does not desire
20 complicate the issue which has been
nut up 10 Gov. Whitman n will not.
therefore, forward to him charges
against any other Commissioners until
II. case against Chairman Mccall has
been disposed of. Ills statement says;
"ou Saturday Judge Mccall wrote
the Governor asking for n delay. He
knew when before the committee yester-
DAY that his request was pending but
did not 80 inform the committee This
situation was rather Inconsistent with
As attitude that he was hurried and
dt not want to he disturbed. On Satur'
day the attorney for the Bankers Trust
company was told precisely what the
committee desired ia reference to the
81 shares of the Kings County Elcc-
,rc Light and Power Company stock.
Tie information could have been easily
furnished. No reuues, was made for
any information that was not strictly
material. Judge Mccall. however. def
4i,oly refused to permit such informa-
,.ou to be- disclosed.
This committee will prove h charges
,.ndlug before the Governor. which Jus
lily Jud-" McCslls removal. For that
.-..,bn y" ARE not inclined TO press the
matter o. '.F NfbhS iITNIPcl. '" NV .
Wis, teou.rdiz. the possibility of a hear
l.g on the day fixed. Any further
,,tio.i on our part to obtain these hooks
e.ther througl the Governor or court
.roe lure mignt further tend to delay
he hearing on tna cha'sse now %pvndins.
vi. will not TAX" any action IN view
u - possible further delay.
Puts Bla me On Met all.
~ stated by the chairman yesterday
o JGigc Mccall. We deem II VI duty
0 il, public to see that no Public Ser.
zee Commissioner properly subject 10
ne charges We nuVc made should 70
na!r IN Office any lone man is neces-
AIRY. Judge Mccall takes issue fol
=. gi0- TO light his transactions found
n the bank books prior TO 1918. In an
N.r 2, which this committee states tina,
'-ee. ar, the books which the Judg,
gave nr~rut TO examine, and the fact
pt.y hrUatnc public through his enor'
etor t'e investigation.
'Jut-. Mccil. also foreets that ths
tpKs in question had 10 BIO traced
back rs early a. 1902 to ascertain
ownership. This committee has complete
ors'a.'e IA its right to ascertain fully
,.r Jrlusactions OF n public officer unde
'vg>' CATION, and to that end to ex'
,riue - bank account The hearings
'+'uro 'ao committee will of course con.
nu". but ~ order not to complicat'
' ANY, Way the disposition of the Mccsl
arse- tin committee does not o
u'eid 80 forward charges against any
otler Commissioner until the charge.
'sh"ei Judco Mccall are determined"
bt'id y Ctrvlho, "a handwriting ex-
'ti r'ttu"d by the Thomson commit.
"' p" examine stock certificates and a
'''"r utdc "A part OF the rerord through
A' "Ntm'uatlou of Commissioner Wood
Yer 'lri ,e-trrday that safety ink hac
he h.'d and thut II was impossible
Tell Nlsu tho writing on these docu,
u "e- made The committee ha,
#..,.oI.-I particularly "A bill Of sal. IL
fo"u uf a letter written 10 Com,
','H'rr Wood by John a. Naher un,
f'- ai-' ~ june IL, 1914. This lett@l
'''l'ssI , oU" dollar bill in payment FOL
'9NV" worth Of American Sanltar,
Snrf." Company stock which Wood hac
rar.''rr"d I" Maher.