The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13

ment regarding alleged under-va1uat- stion of irnportsf''
 ''I don't know.
 Sidney L. B1umenthal, who has a silk smill in Shelton, sent $250 through MT! Kpp, the witness said. Tn re- tpIyt to questions he said there was no lIetters of explanations accompanying tthe checks s"They were personal checks?''
 f"That's the only kind I accepted-''
 Did you reject any 7''
 .aThen personal checks were all that kwere sent in ?''
 You .knew it was against the law flor congregations to eontrfbutef"
 rhepe ers was a contributlon of s25o from w. c. Bryant of Bridgeport, which, Mr.s wheeler said, was collect ed .sby onef of the Bridgeport gentle men,
 MT Kfpp's name again appeared for $1O0, and witness said he was the same MT. Kipp previously referred to as connected with the Salts Textile GO.
 Witness couldn't tell about a check for $2OO from H. Albert Phillips, of Bridgeport, other than it had come through MT. Rhodes, of the Salts Tex tile co
 A cheek for a similar amount from E. M Bassick. of Bridgeport, had arr rived from the same source. he said.
 Richard MuIlerss nazne appeared as handing over $150 to the committee- MT. Wheeler said he was a Norwalk silk manufacturer and that he had re- ceiyed the contrd button personally.
 The sum of $150 came from WY1- Ham H. Farrell, of Bridgeport, MT. Rhodes, of the Salts Textile Com pany. getting the contribution, the witness said He said MT. Farrell Is brother of the president of the sssteeI trust
 A little further down ,tlae list, MT. Cummings reached the name of ..Richard Muller, S15o-'
 .aThis is thes second time his name has appeared: Did he contribute twice ?''
 ssYess'
 How did that come about 7,'
 'sWen, he is interested in two en- terprises a silk mill and a lace mill surnise there was a contributions in behalf of each of theee interests 9
 What do you mean by thab2"
 sI mean that his sinterest in two en- terprises prompted him to g1vetih be- half of each.s'
 MT. Wheeler didn't know who got S1oO from ". w. Skiddy, president of the Stamford Manufacturers as sociattoH, but he thought 1t might have been Milton Fedsenden, who is one9of MT. Hifi.s counsel
 MT. Rhodes. of the Salts Textile Co, gave $500, according tos the re- port and Hugh kL. Copper made a sec ond contribution of s1oo-
 Asked about O.. G Jennings, whc came through with $8O0s MT. Wheel butor.
 DO you know where he votes ol what his business is z'' TT don't know. z
 MT. Cummings took up each tten I separately and asked about the con ished, he started on new tack ''Did you know a man named Asht who was collecting for the fund 2, s.Yes He worked only a day o1 two in Danbury.'' Don't you know that he collected funds in New York2"
 sIssdo not l wasn't he the owner Of the Fri angle building where the big fire ia l tality occurred in New York"
 aI think SO" I < .sHow did he come to be interested 1 fnstt1e campafgn?t' I ..I don't know unless because 1t wa. I that he admired MT. Hi1L,'
 ssDid Mr. Hin know this none. T was being collected 2"
 s.Oh, yes I tried to see him daiE and keep him informed. z
 Then. what the committee did hal his approval ?'' .sYess'
 ..Did you consult with other, candi 4 dates about the expenditure of thi fund 2"
 only with MT Roraback and MI Hill
 I MT. wheeler said he the disburse 1nents of $6.4 to various towns 0 \ the county was made by committe !. vote in report of members from taos towns
 Just before the close of the session sl Mir Cummings asked if MT. Hill hadn' turned over any money to the com rnittee.
 Not a dollar that I recall" va the answer