Show I PAID THE BILLS Y OF LEG LEGISLATORS I StATOR S 1 The New york liquor Dealers Raised a Slush Fund REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY i iSOME 4 SOME INCRIMINATING TESTIMONY MONY GIVEN Ii Albany N Y T Jan grand jut jury of New York county recently I investigated charges that a corruption fund had beer been raised b by the Xe New York I State Liquor Dealers association for the purpose of Influencing excise leg I In Its presentment of the matter the land jUr Jury stated that while the evidence adducEd d did not warrant the action by the New York county I prosecuting It disclosed actions of certain members ot of the stAte legis legislature legislature lature whIch should be brought to the I attention of that bOdY Today Speaker Nixon laid a copy of the presentment I before the assembly Ir In the evidence accompanyIng the presentment It ap al rears that Fritz Lindinger president nt of the association and other witnesses told of r raining a fund or of arid and how some of If It was spent Several wit witnesses wItnesses nesses testified that the special corn com committee of tiL th association had spent sev cal thousand dollars donars entertaining senators and assemblymen at a hotel I in Albany Had Bad Their Bills Paid I Another a agent ent of the association told I ot of paying the bills of assemblymen at hotels md and houses of ill III repute stud and also large bills for Cor Chairman Plank of the assembly excise commis commission ston sion and members of the excise corn com In both houses are alleged to have hae been the principal ones who re received attention The testimony showed that was set apart for forthe forthe the separate purpose e or of Influencing the state excise department William Hal Halpin Halpin pin themi chairman ot of the executive committee of the New York City Re Republican publican committee was approached and offered money for campaign pun pur purposes poses provided certain restraints upon I quor dealers were removed The jury jur minutes show no record or of army any prom promIses lass received from Chairman Halpin Referred to Accused Men Nen MenThe The report was referred to the excise committee of oC which Mr Plank Ian k JB s chair chairman chairman man Mr Plank later Idel said that he bad rever met the committee from the liquor dealers assoc association laUon b appoint appointment meat ment or rec entertainments or fe fa roes on from th them m mN The presentment N proved prod a great dl p to those expecting a I t exposure ut of lc legislative aUve corruption The only fact own wn le Is that upward of was raised and thAt ome or the was sport In the th or of legislators lo loIt It Is not alleged or shown that tha lc legisla legislative tiVE or official actIon of any anT kind ro no suited |