New-York tribune., 1919-04-15
Brady Denies
Knowing of
Bribe' Deal
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not sure. But whoever I talked to,
they gave me the gate"
The committee then asked Burke to
tell Of the Interview Of March with
Thompson at the Republican Club.
Talk With RED Mike"
well" resumed Burke, "Thompson
SAID that four or five days before he
had been to see Red Mike" asked
him who Red Mike was and he said Red
Mike was Mayor Hyian. Thompson
said: Il went in to see him for a mil
ute and he talked to me for four and a
half hours" Then Thompson took a
letter from bag and he said: ~ think
m against the traction companies"
said: What made you change Your
mind ," He said: "1hey won't give me
the figures l want" Then he read the
letter. 1t was drastic on the traction
companies. 1t was q letter addressed
to Mayor Hylan. He said he was going
to give 1t to the press.
Then he read second letter to
John d. Rockefeller, telling him it
would be TO his benefit to get all the
electric light and power companies in
the state, including the Middleport
Gas and Electric Light Company. He
Rockefeller. | said | could get Mr.
Brady to do it."
Did you think your influence with
Mr.. Brady would persuade him to do
it? ?" interrupted Senator Fowler.
81 don't think; ] know
Transit Inquiry Discussed
kesumlng his story, the witness said
the chief proposition advanced at the
March / interview by Senator Thomp-
son was that Thompson would again
like to meet Mr.. Stanchheld. so that
he might try to induce him to persuade
j. Henry Walters. president pro TEN
of the Senate, and Thaddeus c. Sweet,
Speaker of the Assembly, to consent
to an investigation of the financial
New York City. Thompson, Burke
said, declared he wanted to be chair
man.
The impression got" said Burke,
was that the investigation was to be
d superficial one"
After Thompson saw Stanchfield, the
witness said, he talkeo with the latter
about Thompson's visit Stanchfied,
he said. told him that Thompson had
made the suggestion of an investiga-
tion to him.
oOdHcH4lelu, burke sald, tOId MN
Thompson's proposal was impossible
weeks left between then and the date
OF the adjournment Of the Legisla-
tur
ommittee Report Discussed
MIR Thomas. on examination, said he
had known Senator Thompson since the
early part of 1917. ! nanswer to a
question as to the Occasion for his
first call on Thompson, he said:
II called on him at his hotel-at the
Biltmore- at his invitation, in COM
pany with counsel, H. J. Hemmens, to
whom | acted as technical adviser to
look over the page proof of the re-
port of the legislative committee that
had been investigating the Public Ser
vice Commission Of the State This
was about January, 1917"
Did you have an conversation with
Senator Thompson during that period
in which the matter of trust company
in Lockport or Middleport was men
toned ?"
"At no time, never. The first intima-
tlon / had of any such subject was
what ! saw in the public press one
night last week
Did you have any conversation with
iHOLlpoOi al WHICH YOU Sdlu
to him in the grill room Of the Bilt-
more, or any other place; Now, here,
we want to help you, and we under
stand you want TO establish q trust
company in Lockport, and we will fur
nish you the money for it,?
II did not. ! have never had any
conversation with Senator Thompson
about any trust company, nor have
ever had any conversation with any
one else in my life that can remem-
Der Of discussion Of the organization
of trust company"
"Did Senator Thompson at that time,
or any other time, say to you: L do
not want the money. 1t is all mis-
take Forget it, and let's not have any
moro talk about that'?'
ole did not"
cor anything like that, in sub
stance
Nothing approaching it,
"Since that report was cited, have
you seen Mr. Burke?"
eyes, l saw him occasionally, with
less frequency afterward, up to, sup
pose, year ago"
What was the occasion Of your
meeting him"