The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19

that Senator Thompson did not know
the Mayor and the Police Commits
sioner knew. and he hesitated to let them
tell the facts on the witness stand In
public until hc first had an idea of what
they would say The result was a series
of incidents through most Of the day that
approached the burleeque.
The situation did not come to a head
until the Mayor. on behalf Of Commits
sioner Woods. presented an ultimatuin
to Senator Thompson and retired to his
office in the City Hall to let the commit
tee think 1t over. The committee had
been thinking IL over then from long
before II O'Clock in the morning. but for
reasons which the Senator chose to keep
10 himself he refused to say why he
preferred to delay the public testimony
OF the Mayor and the Police COMMITS
sioncr.
The days developments began before
the Senator left the Biltmore Hotel.
COMMISSIONS Woods. following the pub
LEGATION yesterday morning OF the fact
that he had given orders to tap the wires
leading into the Seymour offices. when
presumably there was nothing going on
in those offices but commercial trans
actions in which the Morgan Arm was In
terested Indirectly. called upon senator
Thompson TO permit him to take the
stand and Justify his act.
Senator Thompson promised to let the
COMMISSIONS take the stand. and both
Of them came down TO the hearing room
in the Municipal Building. Before the
session began the COMMISSIONS gave
waiting reporters an idea of what he
was going to say. whether what he pro-
posed to say reached the Senator's ears
or not Senator Thompson then decided
to call an executive session and hear the
COMMISSIONS In private. They went
over some OF the preliminary ground. but
the chairman apparently got nowhere"
The Commissioned said he would come
hack at 40. prepared to testify. but
Senator Thompson said he could say
nothing.
Meeting Room Packed.
The meeting room was packed when
the afternoon session was scheduled to
proceed. because the Mayor gave out a
testy statement in the morning In which
10 did not hesitate to call some one a
damned liar" and to speak rather forcl-
bly, about traitors to the country.
Senator Thompson again conferred with
his committee. Then he announced h a
COMMISSIONS Woods would not be called
upon In the afternoon. 1t was about 2
o'cloc when he took his chair to open
the session.
As " the incident had been staged
with dramatic precision. at just that
Mayor Mitchell strobe into the
with Commissioner Woods and
Lamar Hardy. Corporation Counsel. The
mayor was SMILING ana dcbonair lie
held under his arm a large brown port
folio marked Telephone investigation
for the Mayor" He walked around the
counsel table 10 senator Thompson and
TAXED 10 nm
As ne was coming up IN the elevator
a rev minutes earlier a reporter told
MIN mat commissioner woods would not
oe called 10 !he stand durins the AFTER
noon Inc Mayor anger was patent IN
MS race
III Commissioner Woods IL not called
th!s Afternoon sald the Mayor. III
issue a statement mat VIII tear THIS
"noie tn'ng "lue open
ne to'd senator thompson the same
,nlns; perhaps III more words tnan ABOVE
wv lne uPsnot OF II was mat the Mayor,
ny Scnn"nIss'onef' RANK MOSS, the COM
.nie,ees COUNSEL ana Lamar Hardy re-
urea 10 the room behind
eoseu uoo.s' me room ouAzed with ex-
.,sen'ehl tnat was no, AZ an suppressed.
e'",vtenee lasteu mar an nour OF
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"e out ahu saiu ne mad gwen the com-
nv an "ppor'uH''! 10 'hihH over ~hat
"s """ e"'"'
""s"T 'e"" HIS views.
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ator Thoynnaor 90 ,r,ina 80 ,,,,.s
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