Show ALFRED HENRY LEWIS i NAMED IN THAW CASE T Tangle angle of Charges Concerning Alleged Bribe Offer Grows Out of Inquiry Alban Albany X X V. V Feb Feh Governor I Governor Go Sulzer's committee of ot inquiry learn learned d today through Horace A. A Hoffman Hottman a a. representative of ot Harry Iv l. Thaw that William 1 F. F the committees committee's former former former for for- mer secretary was recommended by Alfred Henry Benr Lewis wl to perform a mission mission mission mis mis- sion for Thaw In Hoffman Hottman testified testified tes tes- that at Lewiss Lewis's request t he made out a n check for payable parable to Clark for expenses Hoffman Hottman said ald It was wa understood that a prop was wan t to to- como come before the me meeting of oC the state bar association I lion tion to limit the tho number of ot habeas corpus proceedings that l might be taken Thaw wanted I Lewis ls t to JO go to UtIca a. a to g get t certain letters on the subject sub sub- tram from Mrs Thaw That and amid others Into the public print but bUl Lewis Lewia recOmmended recommended recommended mended Clark Out of an m Inquiry Into IntoE charges that Clark used Governor Go name without authority In an attempt to liberate Thaw Thaw- hn line has grown rown a tan tangle lc of charges and c counter charges r cha s concernIng concerning concerning concern concern- ing an nit offer ocr o or of a bribe of OOOO which Dr John W W. Russell who 0 yesterday resigned a ax as superintendent Of or Mattea- Mattea wan hospital says saY was wai offered him b by John X Anhut 4 a Now New York lawyer lawer Hoffman told lo toda today of or having ha rn- rn from Thaw Tiia and of or I us s delivery dell to Anhut The witness said he lie had n n. n never nel ver el heard thu the governors governor's name name- used meet In lii connection with the it- it at attempts tempts to fre tree free Thaw and that no mone money ever ver had b been en paid Dr In Tim Thaws Thaw's ws w's b behalf haJ r so O far as at he ho knew Had you Oll an any l knowledge gc nr Information information Inor- Inor mation matlon or suspicion that the tho you ou gave save Jo fo o Anhut was to be used for purposes of or bribery asked the c com committees committee's n m coun counsel elI el I 1 had not replied Hoffman Hortman Subpoena servers had been searching unsuccessfully for Hoffman Hottman for tor several soy sev eral da days He lie walked Into the committed corn corn- tI ro room m this ar afternoon told the time committee e he lie understood they were looking for Cor him and took tool the stand stant He lie had hall been In Philadelphia he lie s said ld The committee expects to ex examine Alfred Allred hour Henry Lewis on Monday |