New-York tribune., 1922-06-13
Inquiry Admits
Strong's Talk
To Reporters
Witness Tells Assembly
Committee Justice Re
ferred to Thompson. bu,
Asked Nothing BE Said
.'John Doe" Evidence In
Robert l.. Bacon Testiies
Jurist Hinted at Interest
ing Road Contract Probe

Investigation Of charges preferred
.r;,H supreme Court Justice Gelah
Strong De- the Nassau County Bat
,uoeiation was resumed yesterday IN
4, ehambers Of the Bar Association. a.
u.. Forty fourth street. by ths
...e;si committee OF the Assembly ap-
,.,n.ed for that purptse.
Justice strong is alleged 20 have
-. unfair and oppressive 10 lawcets
.urts and jurors and 10 have acted
.,,-ai'y in causing seizures % persons
,,5 papers by state troopers and in
,rsue,irg a John Doe" investigation
a., December and January into e. :
,.hiee, Of road contracts let in Nassau
cn,tv. Hc is also accused OF making
,-,roper charges 20 the grand jury.
ne Assembly committee, which will
,.,s,; 10 tho 1928 Legislature. consists
,fTdmurd d. jerks. Of Broome County
,,,rnan. George Rowe. Of Erie: Z. f
cole. Of Steubcn. Walter W. wcstall
wss,ehestcr. and George y. Jesse. OF
N,u York Republicans. and Maurice
p'oek. of New York, and Joseph Y. Nc
K,e. Of Bronx Democrats.
Defense Objection Overruled
Argumen. over the scope Of the in
sg.rv occupied tho greater part OF yes
,srd5v's session. During the exam ma
80, o. Joseph A. Rooney. OF Richmond
nm. L. D.. official court stenographer
sor the Second Judicial District. Mas
au County. by Harry &. Perkins, Of
Blrshsmton. who, with Clark II. Tim
ntrman. Of Buffalo. and Isaac K.
0eand. for the Nassau County Bar
ASSOCIATION. . counsel for the commit
,,,. concerning the transcription Of
evidence offered by Charles X. Davey
II the "John Doe" proceedings. former
senator Edgar Bracket and former
Lieutenant Governor Edward Schoeneck,
counsel Tor Justricc Strong, objected
70 this line OF questioning. They de-
uanded that tho investigation confine
Itself % the specific charges presented
10 the legislature. Of which, they de-
elared. the matter under discussion was
not part.
If.er preesdents had been offered by
Senator Bracket from the Hooker and
Suls.r impeachment cases. Chairman
jerks overruied the objection, reading
from the paragraph Of the charges,
stating that Justice Strong had issued
subpRnas wro0rfuliy and had also COM
ri'ted other acts beside those set
forth. but OF which the Nassau County
Bar Association had been unable to get
esia because u could not call witnesses.
Robert L. Bacon First Witness
Robert L. Bacon. OF Westbury, L. l..
rr Of Robert Bacon, Secretary Of
Si.e under President Roosevelt and
Fg Ambassador 70 France, was the
fn witness called. Hc testified that
y had worked for Justice Strong in
"A 1920 campaign and that later the
iusiice had told him that he was going
70 80 in Nassau County and might
conduct an investigation o. certain
road contracts that might make things
Interesting for certain politicians. par-
tirulariy In uempstead Township. M
Bacon said he could not remember any
names being mentioned IN this con-
reetion.
Regarding the taking Of evidence IN
the John Doe" proceedings, Rooney
VINO Was the next witness. said that
ne transcribed only the portions Of II
that be was instructed TO b. Justice
strong and Neil II. Nandewster, coun-
sci for the Nassau County Association
Who was conducting the examination
The evidence he gave 70 Nandewater
who gave him a check signed by th'
Nassau County Association for II, ant