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Show CONGER BITTER III ATTACK 0 ALLDS Declares That Senator He Accuses Ac-cuses "Did What He Was Paid to Do." 1 ALBANY, X. Y March 17. Another vitriolic attack by Senator Conger upon Seuator Allds marked the closing hours of the senate bribery investigation this afternoon. The legislator from Gtoton showed his spirit was unbroken by the tension of tho last six weeks, when his counsel recalled him as a witness and dueslionod him about the letter he-wrotc lo Allds in May, 1001. shortly after Conger Con-ger nllogos Allds "heltl up" the bridge companies for a ?1000 bribe. On the fact of it tills letter expresses the most friendly relations between the writer and the man he accuses and concluded con-cluded with the apparently affectionate tribute: "1 knew we could rely upon Jo Allds." When Conger was asUec by this phrase he replied "He (Allds) did whats do." - "I know he was golti legislature." explained l was not, and wanted 1 will. I feared he mist thing again." When Allds' attorney, asked him: ' Did you hi promotion of other prlval the bridge interests?" $ quickly: v "That's hard to say. what they were going Jot ! Conger's brief testltnoi I otherwise monotonous do. I clpally to the evldcnco; ports. These witncsscs.'i solutely the nsscrtlon of. ploved by Allds, who (It "boodle" check stub had; by additions made nlne original writing. ,i The senate engaged In.a just before adjournment Osborne again attempted deuce the letter from H Machinery company uIbb proposition to "pool' ban corns. The "prosecution connect Allds P-tter becat in ibis company and ta acted as its attorney. 1 finally decided to subra to Ihe senate next Tueg r |