New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-28
$7l Worth of Celebration
Found in Committees
BiltmOre Bill.
HOTALING ALSO GOT
CHECKS FROM HOTEL
Will Face Grand Jury To-day
Senator. Doomed for Cover
nor, Says Unfortunate"

Two items found among the Biltmoro
Hotel expense bills Of the Thompson
committee gave District Attorney
Swami satisfaction yesterday. One was
a bill for New Years eve party that
cost S7l. At the District Attorneys
Office it was said that this bill. CON
tracted twenty-seven days ago. was paid
five days ago by Senator Thompson's
secretary.
The second item was an entry show
ing that Charles Hotaling, sergeant at
arms of the Senate, had received two
checks made payable to him personally
about year ago from the Biltmore
Hotel.
The District Attorneys Office said
IL was in possession of statements
from an employe of the hotel that Ho-
falling received these checks In return
for a check for $1,000 made payable to
him by the State Controller.
ave will have these checks that
Hotaling received Traced tomorrow"
said an official at the District Attor-
ney's Office. Hotaling, when seen last
night. gave this explanation:
81 received the check for 81 900 from
the State Controller for expenses for
the committee. gave it to the Bilt-
more Hotel people and had it cashed
ard the money credited TO me there, or
it is possible that deposited the
checks they gave me TO my account in
Albany. as | usually do. 1t is not the
only check for 1000 I received from
the State Controller. have received
similar amounts from time to time TO
defray immediate expenses of members
and employees Of the committee. That
IS my duty. That particular check that
il worrying the District Attorneys Of
flee | accounted for to the State Con-
troller as ] did for every other check
I ever received"
one very noticeable fact connected
with the Grand Jury investigation Of
sence Of William Hartman Black, As
sistant District Attorney. In his place
was Assistant District Attorney John
T. Dooling.
Whether the exposure Of Blacks re-
lations with transit supply corpora
ton, which the Thompson Committee
is investigating, or the fact that he
was q campaign manager Of Edward
f. Mccall. who was ousted by the
Thompson Committee. had anything 20
do with his elimination from the grand
jury proceedings could not be learned.
Again last night, as on two previous
nights this week. il was said at the
District Attorneys Office that an in
dictment would be found against Ho-
falling for prorating the Biltmore bill,
according 20 the practise Of legislative
committees for years. Judge Swami
said that the grand jury had investi-
gated all the records.
Hotaling called with Job L. Hedges
on District Attorney Swami yesterday
at the latter's request. He came there
too late TO appear before the grand
jury, but this he will probably do to-
day. Mr.. Hedges said Hotaiing told
his story to the District Attorney.
Senator Thompson spoke az a lunch
con of the Civic Club in Brooklyn yes
terday. Thomas +. Clark, president
OF q sale deposit vault company, IN
moving a vote for thanks to Senator
Thompson, started a boom for him for
Governor.
at is unfortunate such a suggestion,
though kindly meant, should have been
made said Senator Thompson. 81
have no hallucinations on that subject.
If were nominated ! would not ac-
cept, for ! do not feel | am equipped
for .ba offcc Of Governor don Z
want anything 70 divert attention from
the serious work we are doing"
The committee will meet this morn,
ing at the New York County Lawyers
Club. From now on the committee will
IL dailv until It's work rs cOmpleted.