The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-28
4 POLITICIL G-ILE
Tho Csse of Gale and Murphy The Aibsnde
Honorable Made bS Gale.

Nj L. H. Gale a wcll-kuown Tammany
politician, fools very sore over The charge that
he loaned $1,000 20 owen MURPHY, and that
shortly aiterward the latter controlled for tIale
Tic votes nrttt sArS 10 max nm member OF the
State Central 'ommiu@e, IN opposition 20 the
R,nly interest Mr.. Gale Yesterday searched
vigorously for tine man that " gave that lice
away H. he said His quest led him 10 French =
barroom, where he wis loinlI by Alderman
Hall. Coroner Flanagan. and several minor
puliticurs. Champagne flowed freely And
soon Mr Gale WIS hurting vigorous anatnemns
AZ some absent foe. and his auditors were drink
ing in his words without demur. ana OCCASION
ally with approving winks aud mods. After the
0purth or fifth botle the Gale party suddenly
became quieter. and defiant looks We're eX-
changed with three thirsty mon. uf whom Alder
man Reilly WAS the centre. standing at tho
further end OF tie bar Soon Mr., Reilly his
up To- Nj. GA.e and said; Now, what have you
got Ia say 10 me -
than Gale, but the latter Traced himself mp. and
in defiant voice. said Some one told tie re-
porters that, owen Murphy borrowed .t2.5oo
from me. and that. on the strength of 1t. | went
into the State Committee; did you give it
a w%aSSS" 10, sono - r,o,o, T., ,,o A.,
uict, said Mr.. Reilly. cooly.
The story is a lie from beginning to end"
Gale fairly shouted
man. You may get trrped up. 1t was told to
me by a man | believe. Perhaps oven your
brother may have had a hand n T."
wildly. Brother or no brother. the man who
said il lied. The man who repeated il was
liar, and circulated the story with the malicious
purpose of inJuring me.
Do you mean to declare your brother liarf"
Mr.. Reilly inquired conte mptuously,x
" | expressly included him when said that
the man that invented and the man who circu-
lated ii wore liars. and did II with intent 10 in
Wei, I've this to say" said the ex-Alder-
man; " I've known your brother for some time
and always knew him 10 be a man. It's more
than I've known you. You've never been part
Reilly evidently expected these words to pro-
duce blows. for he hrared himself for the onset
The bystunders thought the same for they sud
denly closed in SO that blows would have been
impossible had they been attempted In the
noise Of the shpfin! feet the reporter lost Gales
response. but the succeeding lull was broken by
Alderman Hall. I'm u small man. he
screamed. by want / understood that en-
would circulate such rumor is lar. and II
make good my words here or elsewhere"
Coroner Flanagan interposed as neacemaker.
citerous. I'm man. and l We been injured 10y
Immigration IN th9t same row. Il nave Il out
iugly to assure himself that he would be SECURE
ly held If he began hostiliiics
m man, too. said Coroner Flanagan.
" You're all making fools OF yourselves. There
are reporters here. and you IL have Ia keep quiet
and settle this matter with less noise, he con-
tinucd addressing his remarks directly. TO Al
dcrman Hal WHO subsidized al once under the
implied menace: Meanwhile. eA-Alderman
Reilly and Mr. Gale were endeayoring TO come
10 an unucFHlduNlNP.
Il did not tell the story to the reporters said
the eN- Alicrman.
That's an | wanted 10 hear YOU say: your
more peaccably. You said You were told the
story. II II would not violate confidence, will
you tell me VINO was your informantW
II was not todd me- in confidence. that | re-
momb,r," said Reilly, but won't tell you"
Wei said Nj Gale, don't think that 5
friendly OF you. If you had been injured by a
malicious story, andI knew who had repeated
it, think would tell You. But. at any rate |
can ten you that Owen Murphy never borrowed
81 500, or any other number of dollars from
me Tho only money transaction that ever took
place between ms was a 800 bet, which was duly
paid. Let's all take drink
Tho Tammany solons ranged themselves in
front Of the bar. and the discussion was lost in
TIE popping OF champagne corks.