The sun., 1919-05-03

reserved the letter that had been in IT,
Let me see the letter." asked Burke
inc letter was not produced. and
Burke finally admitted the envelope was
addressed by his son.
torney.
1T is crooked" added Burke. They
must have gone into the sewer to get
tnat envelope. I don't know whether
you have been IN my room or not"
Perish, the thought" returned Mr..
Perish nothine" said Burke. you
nave a letter addressed to me. Where
did you get it?'
launches of Medina.
Then Mr.. Moss sprung another sur
PRISE asking Burke " he ever wrote a
note during his examination two weeks
ago or at its close saying:
We'll, II In over. I can frankly say
that this has been the hardest days
work ! ever did. Things did not break
very well and Medinas lunches were
not very prominent. but for all that.
without his course. would not have
got much OF anything"
| Let me look at that. demanded
Burke.
wait a minute" said Mr.. Moss.
kind?"
II don't know anybody in Medina"
| Previously Mr. Moss had asked him
II he knew where Medina was and he
replied: Medina? Where In Medina 20
The secret of the note still remains
| with Mr.. Moss, for he failed to bring
out anything more about II.
Another thing Burke remembered to-
DAY was a conversation he had with
Senator Thompson. during when he saiI
the Senator told him that Charles c.
Lockwood. Senator from Brooklyn, was
ready to vote for ratification of the pro-
hibition amendment in the Constitution
In case the vets won Senator Abelee
| away from the dry side
He N ready to do the Foelker act
ana come In on crutches," Burke said
Thompson told him. Senator Lockwood
was Ill at the time. Burke also said
Thompson told him Mr.. Anderson of the
Ant-Saloon League was getting money
from the grape Juice men.
| thompson. Burke says boasted III
had Walters (the Republican leade,
who opposed prohibition) licked to q
| frazzle, and had something in his throat
he could not get out with pitchfork"
Didn't Know Clancy IL Dead.
| Burke testified that Senator Thomp.
son asked him to arrange with Samue
| Beardsley for an extension of the life o.
| the Thompson committee Of 1917, ant
| asserted he did II through James Clan
| cey. formerly warden OF Sing Sing. No
| only once. but three times were exten
sions of the Public Service Commission
committee arranged after he had seeI
Clancy. Burke testified.
"Of course you know Mr.. Clancy q
Il ~ A,sA
| marked Mr. Moss.
| Dead! Why I was talking to him o,
broadway only few days ago." replied
| Burke. He was not able to fx the tim.
that he had this talk.
Burke produced roll of letters which
| he swore were Recommendations as II
his character from "the most reputabl,
men in the State" and he tossed then
In the centre of the table.
He also had a letter of introduction
from +. Norton Goddard, now dead, Il
John F. Clark. formerly District Attor
ney of Kings. referring to Burke as q
man you can trust implicitly. q maj
| who is absolutely reliable"
Burke testified that during the las
| four years the only means Of LIVELIHOOD
he has had is his work In connection
| with the Federal Signal Company, from
whom he collects Is per cent. of tn,
amount of the contracts he gets bu
doesn't bother" with premiums ON tn,
| small sales
Burke was asked several question.
about not living with his wife or sup
porting his children, and about suit
against him for the payment Of none,
| he promised his wife. and whether hi
didn't lie tp the New York Water BOARD
about his wife being on the point Of
death in Rochester. He then refused
point blank to answer, any more ques
| tons by Mr. Moss or the COMMITTEES con.
| corning his wife or their relations.
Burke said he knew all the big New
| York men who have been brought int
the case long before he knew Senator
Thompson. and admitted that he gave
| them reports of activities Of the PublIa
Service Investigating Committee. but in
sisted he did 1t at the suggestion Of
J Senator Thompson
Gov. Smiths name also was brought
into the record. Burke testifying that on,
day while he was talking with Georg,
| w. Morgan. legislative agent for the In
terborough, the Governor came past anC
said, Hello. Dick. what are you doing
hereT
Mr.. Moss asked Burke II he had {
good memory.
Pretty good" he answered.
That Loan for Thompson,
He was asked why he told the com
mittee he asked John B. Stanchheid and
Samuel Beardsley for a loan Of SIS, 90,
for Senator Thompson.
IT thought talked with Mr.. Stanch
field about it," said Mr.. Burke.
you told tho committee you got tina
out of the back OF your head sale
Mr.. Moss. rs that the repository o
your fables?"
Counsel for Burke objected and W:
sustained.
Burke said Thompson was trying t,
sell" the public service bill.
You thought thers was to be som,
graft?"
Not at all. But I knew my service.
would be recognized" said Burke. addinl
that he expected some contracts for hi
work, and that Thompson tried TO sell
something TO Brady Shonts and Nj
Beardsley, but they were not buying.
You thought Senator Thompson hat
the idea of graft in his headT asket
Mr.. Moss.
idea is not the proper word" sait
Burke.
Pursuing this line OF questioning, Mr.
Moss and the witness had another clac!
In which Chairman Burlingame of thu
Judiciary Comrrittee interfered. causing
Mr.. Moss TO exclsim:
There Is one man around this tabl'
not afraid of this witness"
Placed No Bets for Sullivan.
Ibid you ever place bets for Tin
Sullivan on the race tracks?" asked Mr.