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<ontlnuetl from pate 1
' not sure. But whoever I talked to,
they gave me the gate."
The committee then asked Burke to
tell of the interview of March with
Thompson at the Republican Club.
Talk With "Red Mike"
"Wei!," resumed Burke. "Thompson
said that four or five days before he
had been to see Red Mike." 1 asked
him who Red Mike was and he said Red
.Mike was Mayor Hylan. Thompson
suid: "I went in to see him for a min?
ute and he talked to me for four and a
half ho/urs." Then Thompson took a
letter from a bag and he said: "I think
I'm against the traction companies." I
said: "What made you change your
mind"" He said: "They won't give me
the figures 1 want." Then he read the
letter. It was drastic on the tract lor
companies. It was a letter addressed
to Mayor Hylan. He said he was going
to give it to the press.
''Then he read a second letter to
?John D. Rockefeller, telling him it
would be to his benefit to get all the
electric light and power companies in
the state, including the Middleport
das and Electric Light Company. He
asked me if I could introduce him to
Rockefeller. I said 1 could get Mr.
1 Brady to do it."
"Did you thirii; your influence with
Mr. Brady would persuade him to do
it?" interrupted Senato? Fowler,
"I don't think; I know."
Transit Inquiry Discussed
Resuming his story, the witness said
the chief preposition advanced at, the
' March 1 interview by Senator Thomp?
son was that Thompson would again
like to meet Mr. Stanchfield, so that
he might try to induce him to persuade
J. Henry Walters, president pro tern
, of the Senate, and Thaddeus C. Sweet,
Speaker of the Assembly, to consent
, to an investigation of the financial
condition of the transit companies in
New York City. Thompson, Burke
said, declared he wanted to be chair?
man.
"The impression /ot." said Burke,
"was that the investigation was to be
a superficial one."
After Thompson saw Stanchfield, the
witness said, he talke? with the latter
about Thompson's visit. Stanchfield,
he said, told him that Thompson had
' made the suggestion of an investiga?
te n t o h i m.
Stanchfield, Burke said, told him
j Thompson's proposal was impossible
because there were only five or six
weeks left between then and the date
adjournment of the Legisla
ommittee Report Discussed
Mr. Thomas, on examination, said he
had . nown Senator Thompson since the
early part of 1917. I nanswer to a
question as to the ?occasion for his
first call on Thompson, he said:
"I ca led on him at his hotel?at the
Biltmore at his invitation, in Com?
pany with counsel, H. J. Hemmens, to
whom 1 acted as technical adviser to
look ? ver the page proof of the re?
port of the legislative committee that
, had been investigating the Public Ser?
vice Commission of the State. This
was about January, 1917."
"Did you have an conversation with
Senator Thompson during that period
. in which the matter of a trust, company
| in Lockport or Middleport was men?
tioned ?"
"At no time, never. The first intima?
tion I had of any such subject was
what I saw in the. public pre.-, one
night last week."
"Did yon have any conversation with
Senator Thompson in which you said
to him in the grill room of the Bi't
-. re, or any other place: 'Now, here,
we want t>> help you, and we .n : r
stand you want to establish a trust
company in Lockport, and we will fur?
nish you the money for it".'"
"I did not. I have never had any
conversation with Senator Thompson
about any trust company, nor have I
over had any conversation with any
one eise in my life that I can remem?
ber of discussion of the organization
of a trust company."
"Did Senator Thompson at that time,
or any other time, say to you: '1 do
not want the money. It is all a mis
? : rgel it, ai d let's not have any
...
??!!?? did i ot."
"Ot anything like that, in sub
e."
"Nothing approaching it."
?'Since that report was cited, have
you seen Mr. Burke?"
"Yes, I saw him occasionally, with
1 less frequency afterward, up to, I sup?
pose, a year ago "
"What was the occasion of your
meeting him."
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"Burke sometimes brought the page
proofs of these papers to us."
"Did he tell you where he got them?"
"Erom the office of the committee, at
the Liitmore."
"That was before the report of the
committee was presented, wasn't it?"
"And then following with the Public
Service Commission bill amendments to
the Public Service Commission law."
"Burke also brought those papers to i
you, copies of them?"
"Yes, at times. Sometimes we got
them there, sometimes we would meet
him there, see him there, but he was
[ not a visitor to my office."
Met Burke in Albany
"You ray that after the commission's
' report had been presen*ed, which, as
? you now think, was some time in Feb?
ruary, 1917, did you see Mr. Burke
' after that?"
"Yes, during the time lhat we were
discussing the amendments to the
Public Service Commission law."
"That was while the Legislature was
in session in that year?''
, "Yes."
'What was the occasion of your in?
terview with Mr. Burke in regard to |
this Public Service Commission law?"
"I don't want you to have the im
; pression that 1 was having any inter?
views with Mr. Burke."
"Did he tell you whom he represented
those times he came to see you?"
"Xo; it was my impression in the be?
ginning he was one of the employes of
the cc mmittee."
Senator Biack."Why did Senator
Thompson want your people to see the
page proof, if he did?"
"He told me it was his purpose to
let the corporations interested see the
proofs."
"When it camp to draftinpr the bill
that grew out of this report, did you
1 see the proof of the bill?"
"Yes."
"Who sent that to you?"
"Well, it came from Senator Thomp?
son."
The Chairman?"Did you talk with
Senator Thompson about that?"
"Oh. yes."
Burke Tells of His Labors
The witness was excused and Burke
was recalled to enable him to make
some unimportant corrections in his
testimony of Saturday. After be did
this?he was on his feet--he insisted
on going into the history, or part of it,
of his life for nearly a quarter of a
century back.
While the members of the com?
mittee were trying to silence Burke,
? who insisted on continuing his story,
he cried :
"Just a word more. My fourth of?
ficial position was vrfth the Thompson
, committee which investigated the
1 traction situation in New York City."
? Every one sat up. Burke was allowed
? to continue :
"I went to work with the committee
at the request of Senator Thompson.
1 worked in conjunction with Senator
Thompson for a year and a half and
he said that I served him faithfully."
Senator Knight asked, "What was the
arrangement about? I was on that com?
mittee and I would like to know."
"The arrangement was this: Thomp?
son said to me. 'Now, Burke, yours is
a special account; you are not an ordi?
nary man in these investigations, a?
has been determined by your past rec?
ord. I will put in a bill to the commit
tee and I would see yen paid. I have
never asked him about it since.'"
"Was your bill ever submitted?"
"No, sir. it was not."
"Did vou ever submit any bill to i
him?"
"No, sir."
Brad) Is Examined
The examination of Burke was sus?
pended that Mr. Brady might be heard.
He said that he lived at. 'Ill Stati
Street, Albany, and had a New York
, city home at 989 Fifth Avenue. He .
I said he was chairman of the Board of
' Directors of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran?
sit Company, and was president of tiie
, New York Edison Company, the Brook- '
lyn Edison Company and held office
in the Consolidated Cas Company and
in other fight and power companies.
He said that he met Thompson twice, ;
j once at his Fifth Avenue home, and on
a prior occasion at his office, at 54
Wall Street.
'How were the interviews brought
about?" asked Mr. Cheney.
"At Senator Thompson's request. He
requested one of our attorneys. Judge
Beardsley, to brir.^ him in."
""What was the occasion of his
? visit ?"
"None that I could see. He only
wanted to meet me."
"On any pending legislation?"
"No. He aid I e ? ai ted tnc to see
that he was not h? black as he was1
painted. We ? hook hand.-'- and spoke
two or three iinute< and he left. 'This
was some nu ths ago."
"Whei did u ? ? I sec him ?"
Traction Situation Discussed
"< Mi Ma re i 1. al * he request of
? Burke. Senator Thompson came with
i Burke to my home. Senator Thomp
son started in on a general scheme j
i for the development of state water |
, power and so forth. Then there was .
! some talk of the general traction sit- j
: uation and I toid him that we couldn't ;
. go on indefinitely giving 7 cents' worth I
of service for 5 cents. He asked me !
for some figures. I sent? some to him. j
They were Indicative figures?not con
i elusive."
Mr. Burke was recoiled to the stand. :
The second tinterview the witness said
he arranged for Senator Thompson with
Mr. Stanchfield was on February 6 of
this. year.
"Senator Thompson," explained Burke.
"told mo thai he wanted to destroy
some letters that were in part of the
records of the committee, and he said
he did not want to destroy them in my
presence, and he did not want them
given to me, bul he said he would de?
stroy them if somebody could make the
arrangements whereby he was positive
that Mr, Shouts knew that the destruc?
tion of the letters took place."
"Did Senator Thompson tell you what.
the general purpost of the letters was?"
The witness said they related to the
Shouts' family affairs.
When Burke was excused, Senator
Thompson made a voluntary statement
to the committee He said the letters
Burke referred to were memoranda
written by Perley Morse, who was ac?
countant to the committee, as the re?
sult of an interview with Mrs. Shonts
and the Duchess de Chaulnes.
"The matter was one involving only
the domestic affairs of Mr. Shonts,"
said Senator Thompson, "matters I
known to the counsel to the committee
and which I destroyed. That, is all I
will say now. But when J retake the
stand I will explain liurke's interest
in the papers."
An adjournment was taken until 2
o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
Democrats in Fil i blister
Seek to Hold Up State Senate j
for Arrival of Absentees
ALBANY, April M.?The Democrats!
in the Senate tonight started a filibust- ;
er. This parliamentary attempt to \
delay a pending question was deter?
mined on when the majority leader,
J. Henry Walters, tried to jam through
a resolution to adjourn Saturday.
Walters decided to force tho question
when it was discovered that Senators
Sutherland, Lynch and Miller, of New
York city, were absent. The object
of the filibuster is to hold up bnsineas
until the absentees reach here.
Mies Planten Enpogf?l
Announcement has boon made of tho
engagement of Miss Gertrude Planton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H, Rolfr
Planten, of 207 Carl ton Avenue, Brook?
lyn, to Laird Curtis? Dirmrnore, son of
Mr. and Mr?. Thomas II. Dinsmoro, of
887 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn. Miss
Planten Is a granddaughter of John
Kutger Planten, who for forty soar?
was Consul General of the Nether?
lands in New York.
Note to "Precious"
Opens New Phase
Of Wilkins Case
Physician Accused of Mur?
dering Wife Denies Writ?
ing Letter Sent Here as
Evidence in Divorce Case
MINE?LA, Long Island, April 14.?
Investigation of the marital ventures
of Dr. Walter R. W?kins was begr?n
yesterday. Dr. Wilkins is now in the
county jail charged with the murder
of his wife, ?Tulia, who, he declares
was killed by burglars.
The authorities of N'apa City, Cal.
have forwarded papers to District At?
torney Weeks including a copy of .
? .
. divorce decree obtained December 26,
1889. by Grace L. Mansfield, declared
by the doctor to have been his first
wife.
The documents include - letter al?
leged to have been written by Dr.
Wilkins to the corespondent
identity is not revealed. The '. tter j
read in part :
"My dear, precious one, if you only |
knew what a night of wakefulm
have had. I have been thinking of my
dear darling one ai! night mg. My
God, I just thought at one time that :'
I could be by your ride and plac ?
arms around you that 1 wouid . .?? gi ?
the world. I wolu .- I
the next hour if necessary as a just
? punishment. I don't believe you will
I ever know just how your loving b
: yearned and wished for h;s sweet girl.
"I wouldn't go through I
days and weeks again for any 8 i I
, of money. My heart will jump for joy i
? the moment there is a prospect of
: ting the hour when I shall be with you. j
' Does my precious one fully realize how
very dear she is to me and how pre- l
1 ciously, tenderly she is loved by her ,
Walter? Walter just idolizes every ! it
of vom. Those precious kisses T am
just famishing for. I.will hug her to
death the minute I lay my hands on her.
.-- . ?we test kisses for you.
ring thoughts. I am.
your heartsick boy, Walter."
Dr. W ?kins declared the letter was a
? hen a ski : ab< at it yes^ti r laj
: "; never wrote it, md ! don't
know where it came from. I have been
marri three t mes. My first wife
was M Grace Mansfield. She de?
fined to cor.w with me to New York
when I had an offer a.s house physician
it Randa 's 1 1, and shi : I ained a
divorce after 1 left California. We
never had any tr<ruble when we were
married. It was the first marriage
for bot!-: r f us."
Contractors Ordered to Speed
Work on New Subway Yards
The Public Service Commission yes?
terday sent a .-harp note to the
is J. Buckley Construction Com
pany to hurry up its contract work on
the new yare- for the extorsion sub?
way at 180th Street and at 239th Street.
The first named job incolves $269,000
:.- : the other $872.000fl Each is about
80 per cent completed.
Mrs. Joseph H. Hoadley
Found Dead From (?as
Wife of Lawyer Asphyxiated in
Her Bed?Death Accidental,
Say Family and Police
Not until an undertaker reported
the ease to th? medica] exan
office last night did it become known
that Mrs. Fiinnie C. Hoadley. forty-two
years old. of IS East Eigl
Street, was found dead in her room
yesterday morning at 11 o'clocl. S
... : died during the night from in?
haling illuminating gas tl
from an open jet in a chandelier. Ti.e
police say her death was an accident.
Her husband is Joseph II. Hoadley, of
the law firm of Hoadiey, Lauter.
Johnson, of 22 William Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoadley usually me*, at
the breakfast table each morning, and
when she failed to appear at th<
time yesterday Mr. Hoadiey
Japan?-- to inform her that
The i
::...<.; ?. i in se to his
knocks at the d ioed an
.; the door,
found Mrs. Hoad t i bed.
Swatin Purchases Ryan Estate
District Attorney Swan:; has pur
! ' rs. Ida
M. Ryan, late wife of Thomas Fortune
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"A woman
should stick by
her man"
That was the stern creed Jean Blake
read in the eyes of the twelve jury?
men. And Jean, on the witness
stand, was about to declare her
husband a forger. Either that, or
her mother a perjurer.
This charming, fragile, well-bred
woman's struggle between heart
and conscience is the theme of an
intensely gripping story by Mar?
garet Busbee Shipp.
The first instalment of "Cross
Currents" in the May Companion
opens with this quietly dramatic
court-scene?a tense situation
which is maintained throughout the
story. The second half will appear
next month.
Each sold the same
play to a different
manager
He wrote a play and then went to
war. She found his play in an old
trunk, and wishing to help him, sold
it to a manager. He came back
without her knowing it, and sold
the same play to a rival manager.
There you have a situation for a
very good short story, and a very
good short story the author has
made of it. The title is "His the
Glory." It is in the May Companion.
Gowning Graduates
Of course your daughter will be the
most attractive girl on the platform,
but you know how much depends
on her costume.
The outfits described by Miss
Gould in the May Companion are
typical of Woman's Home Com?
panion fashions?they are smart
but not conspicuous.
"May I borrow
your phone?"
Everyone will sympathize with the
Companion reader whose phone is
borrowed by everyone in the neigh?
borhood. How to get rid of the
annoyance without offending any?
body is the problem.
The solution told by a woman in
the May Companion, is more in the
way of a warning against the easy
acquiescence that encourages such
imposition.
And "settle down" on a good serial
novel?
And come to a most interesting part;
and suddenly read?
"Continued next month"?
isn't it disappointing?
And when you do it month after
month?
Isn't it hard to keep the story fresh in
your mind?
Most women think so. That is why
the Woman's Home Companion put
into effect the serial novel innovation of
publishing?
Book-length novels in two long parts?
Each complete in just two issues. No
long waiting from one month to the next
for seven or eight months to read the
newest and best books. Begin one this
month?-finish it next month.
Six book-length novels a year?deliv?
ered to you so fast and so promptly
that you never have a chance to lose
interest in one until it is finished?and
a new one begins.
"Cross Currents", Margaret Busbee
Shipp's remarkable new story begins in
the May Companion?and ends in June.
The Woman's Home Companion gives
its readers what they want?-not what
the editor or someone else thinks they
ought to want.
A "Butterfly"
in an office
That's che way Anne Hqpderson
felt?and looked?when she took
an office girl's job after her husband
had gone away, and left her to
provide for herself.
And that's the way you find her
in the second half of "His Wife's
Job," a remarkable new novel by
Grace Sartwell Mason.
You follow her life, narrow and
selfish at first, then broadening,
until her big chance comes. The
May Companion lets you right into
the swing of the story.
"Shrink the material"
?that's the way it starts, and it
continues with just such hints as
save trouble later on.
It is the first one of a new senes
on the art of dressmaking, and
young women everywhere will
appreciate the detailed instructions,
they're clear and simply told. O
women may find suggestions new
to them.
Is it ever right
to tell a lie?
Ruth Comfort Mitchell, speaking as
"jane," tells a delightful stoi .
the May Woman's I
panion. It is hard to describe the
charm, spirit and humor of this
story. The plot turns on that per?
ennial controversy, is it ever .
to tell a lie to give comfort and
peace to one who is dyin?:?
But the plot is not important.
Read this story for the delightful
way in which it is told.
"Face powder
is like gun powder!
if it is not watched it may do more
damage than good" says Miss Gould
in the May Companion; and she
discusses at length and most inter?
estingly this matter of powdering,
when and where to do it?and par?
ticularly, when and where not to
do it.
The "Good Looks" Department
is just another evidence of the
Companion's sincere desire to be of
personal service to its readers.
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