New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-01
Contractors Counsel Says
Thompson Committee
Did Not Keep Faith.
BODY GETS UNTIL
JULY | TO FINISH
G. W. Young May Testify To-
day-Moss Gratified at SEN
ate's Extension of Time.

7. Il. Gillespie again yesterday re
fused 10 give up the books OF ms
fathers company showing the record OF
transfers OF money from the New York
Office Of T. A. Gillespie & Co. TO Its
Pittsburgh branch.
The subcommittee OF the Thompson
Committee, which asked for the books,
after listening to discussion between
Perley Morse. the committees account
ant, and Paul ID. Cravath. counsel TO
Mr.. Gillespie. adjourned until to-day,
when the refusal will be submitted 10
the full committee for action.
Mp. Cravath, according 10 members
of the Subcommittee, said the CHIEF
reason for the attitude of Mr.. Gillespie
in refusing TO surrender the books and
papers showing the Pittsburgh trans
actions was the publication of the 81
500 check 10 Lemuel Ely Quigg and the
two letters of 7. a. Gillespie TO his
brother in Pittsburgh. This, he said,
was a breach of faith.
ut is obvious that that isn't the rea-
SON" Mr.. Morse is said to have replied
TO Mr.. Cravath, for since the Quigg
incidert you have permitted this COM
mittee 10 go through all your New York
books and papers. Il is only the Pitts
burgh books and papers that you fear
to let US see
Frank Moss, counsel TO the commit
tee, said that he had heard from the
younger Mr.. Gillespie that his father IL
still sick in Palm Beach and cannot
return 10 New York.
Gillespie's Father Ill.
eve would like to have Mr.. Gillespie,
ST., on the stand very much" said Mr..
Moss. evidently that automobile ac-
cident last fall, which did not seem to
trouble him until the Thompson Com
mittee started to investigate the Ste
VEINS contract, is more serious than most
people are willing to believe"
One man the committee is equally
anxious to hear returned from Palm
Beach yesterday. He is George W
Young, the iinancier, whose testimony
regarding the attempt of Theodore p
Shonts, president of the lnterborough
TO force through the Stevens rJntrac,
led TO the talk abou: $2,OOO,OOO slu:h
fund.
Mr.. Moss said that Mr.. Young would
probably be called TO the stand some
| time to-day.
The counsel 70 the committee wa:
gratifed to lnow that Senator Thomp
/ son was successful in getting an ex
/ tension Of time. Four months, he said
was better than nothing, but he be
! leved with the chairman that an ex
/ tension Of time until January woul,
/ have greater moral effect on SOM
who are now lodging subppnas N dis
tant climes than four months.
II have excellent Information tina
conferences were held in this city las
night in final effort 10 end the com
mittees life on March T." sad Mr.
Moss. in fact, men as far west a
/ Chicago and as far south as Washing
/ ton have been hard at work trying Z
throttle the investigation. ! wired m,
information last night TO Senator
/ Thompson"
Just what his information was be
yond its general character NJ. Mos
would no. say.
Albany. Feb. 29.-The Senate to-day
adopted q resolution extending unti
July / the time in which the Thomp
son committee may investigate tho
/ Public Service commissions. The body
is allowed until January 10. 1917, &c
make its report to the Legislature.
The resolution. as introduced By
Senator George L. Thompson, head OF
q the committee. provided for an un-
qualified extension until January, bu'
Elon K. Brown. majority leader, OF
fered an amendment. which was
adopted by vote OF "a 10 10, limiting
the time IN which the actual work OF
/ investigation might be continued.