| Show Whole le Truth Yet YetTo YetTo To Be Published CONGER MAY HA HAVE V TO TELL TELLMan Man Who Brought the Bribery Charges Against Members of the New N ew York Legislature Is Holding Back Testimony COMMITTEE MEMBERS DIGGING AT THE ROOT No Effort to 10 Be Spared in Bringing Out All AU the Facts in Connection With the Alleged System of Blackmailing NAMES BEING WITHHELD Albany N Y Feb IS The Senates in investigation Investigation Investigation of the Conger bribery brIber charges was adjourned adjourn today with a question un unsettled Unsettled settled that ma rua may vitally affect the intro introduction of further evidence when sea ses s are resumed next Tuesday This Tills question was whether Senator Ben I Conger can be forced force to tell what he Knows about the final disposition of the this I 4 tu that he lie says sas was given to Assem Assemblyman blyman Jean L Burnett In 1001 as aa part I I of the alleged price of immunity for the bridge companies from strike legisla legislation legislation tion lion Although they th directed their client to answer when lie he was told to reveal the names on the other two envelopes yester ester dav ilay da and the day before Congers counsel today objected to the effort to drag from him any more names The End Not in Sight The argument made it clear that the legislature confidently expects further investigation of the legislative le scandal The legislative bribery scandal so far faras faras faras as the bridge companies are concerned was definitely put up to the Republican party te today day in the closing of Senator i Congers cross examination Conger made I it clear that the contribution he made to I Ithe the Republican campaign fund in 1902 was was for the purpose of buying protection for forthe forthe forthe the bridge interests Furthermore he de declared dared the bridge companies ies made no contribution to the Democratic state cam campaign campaign campaign fund Conger fon r voiced a new charge against when hen he accused him of trying to hold lip bij th tJ the bridge bri b e companies again in 19 11 the th present pr frit ent highway hi law Jaw was being drafted by the committee of which Allds AlMs was chairman Stuck to His Charges Several senators Con Conger Conger Conger ger in an attempt to lessen the time damaging effect of his recent allegation against Speaker Nixon Ixon and all Assemblyman Bur Burnett Burnett Burnett nett but Conger stuck to his charges On direct Conger Congor said he wanted it understood that he cast castrio no rio reflections on any an legislators whose names had appeared in his hits testimony ex cx except except Allds Nixon and Burnett During the general discussion just be before before before fore the Senate adjourned Attorney Lit Littleton Littleton Littleton took full responsibility for the time de defense defense defense in disclosing the names of Nixon Ixon and Burnett The Th delivery deliver of he contended constitutes the entire story stor If there Is Isone isone Isone one man living outside of the respondent I Allds who can be named as having haing ac accepted accepted money we propose to summon him hint here Then rhen he referred scornfully to the idea I that all the guilty but Allds were sup sUII I posed to be dead The two important questions were put to Senator Conger Couger during his today toda They The were Who Vho shared with the time late hate Jean J an L Bar Barnett Barnett Barnett nett the which Conger says Burnett received receded from Hiram G Moe oe on April 23 1 1910 1110 10 And nd who made the demand for protection money which the bridge companies refused in 1905 1005 Answers Disappointing Congers answers were disappointing so I far as further revelations were concerned The witness said his brother Frank gave him bun instructions regarding the distribution distribution distribution tion of ot the into the three packages Senator Conger Insisted that he knew know nothing about how the 1000 lOO was to be divided The witness could not give details re regarding regarding regarding garding the alleged demand for that came caine to the bridge companies from front Alban Albany in 1905 1005 All he could recall was that such a demand was made Lewis K Eo Carr asked Conger why he announce in the assembly that an attempt had b been en n made to blackmail the bridge companies I think it would do any aimy good goodhe goodhe he replied Conger declared that he had hail mentioned his charges against Allds to two sena senators senators senatore tors tore just before the insurgents held heM tl their meeting m ting He said he did not give his information to tho th Republican caucus but disclosed it at the insurgent con conference conference ference feren C |
