Show ANOTHER LEGISLATOR WHO COINED MONEY ON THE SIDE New Trail Uncovered in the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Insurance Scandal by Mr Hotchkiss t New York April 6 William H Hotchkiss state superintendent of insurance books of Ellingwood Cunningham a brokerage firm which failed in 1904 uncovered uncover ed today a new trail on the acceleration acceleration tion of insurance legislation at the brief session of the fire insurance in inquiry inquiry inquiry today He discovered that substantial sums according to the records of this tills concern had been accredited to various members of the legislature be between between between tween 1900 and 1904 at times when bills affecting New llew York transportation tion companies were up for consideration at Albany The only legislator whose name he disclosed however was that of louis Bedell formerly as assemblyman assemblyman assemblyman from front Goshen James W Cunningham former mern mem member ber her of ot the brokerage firm was the I only witness s of the day da On the advice I of or counsel he declined to produce the i full accounts of the company compan but he I turned over to Mr Ir Hotchkiss accounts sufficient to throw Bedells name into the limelight They showed that Tracy Rogers for former former former mer silent member of or toe tee firm and re reputed reputed reputed legislative agent of certain transportation interests several severn severe I years ago had placed money to the former credit on the firms books Rogers who Uio lives at Bingham Binghamton ton N Y Is being sought by subpoena na flu servers server The records re showed that when the firm failed in 1904 Bedell was vas as in its debt more than Cunningham tes testified testified titled that in so far as he knew the obligation had never been discharged Under date of f May 1 1901 there was an entry on un the firms books labelled cash al account The witness said that was ViuS Bedells account Two days after atler this record showed that Rogers placed a check for 2500 to Bedells account while in that same month shares of ot New York transportation tran stock were sold for him himat himat himat at On April 23 1901 the day da the tile legis legislature legislature lature adjourned some one as Mr r Hotchkiss put it deposited with the firm of Bedells credit Other en entries entries tries showed many payments to and withdrawals from Bedells count account a up to 1904 when the firm failed His ac nc account account count however appeared to relate wholly to the transportation matters and had nothing no hing to do with insurance Records of 01 the legislature show that on March 16 1900 Senator Louis F FG Goodsell G introduced a bill conferring a n valuable franchise on the New York Electric Vehicle company compan since taken over by the Securities company It was put through both houses under suspension of the rules Mr Bedell according to record made the necessary motion In the house on n which the bill was finally passed In that branch |