The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-24


He Believed EN- and They We're About
Indicting McDOugall Hawkes-1he
Real Talk with Hermes About Hawks.
Leader Murphy Of Tammany Hall turned
again yesterday to his charge that District
Attorney Jerome had sent word to him
that II he would institute John Doe pro-
ceedings he would have Dock Com
missioner Hawkes. indicted.
Il SEQ that Mr.. Hawkes. and Mr.. Jerome
deny that such evidence exists, said Mr..
Murphy, well. defy Mr.. Jerome to
deny that on three occasions he sent Fritz
Lndinger, the president Of the Liquor
Dealers Association. to me with a message
that II would begin the proceedings, he
had in his possession more than sufficient
evidence to indict Hawkes. for malfeasance
in Office"
Ono Of the persons listening to Mr.. Muir
ply remarked Wasn't that play by Jer-
ONE to got the Tammany nomination for
Mayor?'
Il guess it was," said Mr. Murphy. But
he found that Tammany wasn't going to
be his tool
Fritz Lndinger called DistrictAttornsy
Jerome on the telephone yesterday after
noon and In deeply emotionalizod accents
announced that Charlie Murphy IA going
to make . statement about that business
you and me was mixed up in
The District Attorney. who sometimes
describes Mr.. Lindinger A. my subtly
elephantins saloonkeeper friend" was
nystified, also amused. He asked what
business Lindinger referred to. Fritz
seemed horrorstruok. He said that he
couldn't toll about 1t over tho telephone.
Mr.. Jerome asked him TO call at Rutgers
street. Up to q late hour last night. he
had not called. When the District Attor-
ney found out what the business" was. he
made UP his mind that he needn't sit up
very late waiting for Lindinger.
1t 70 barely possible, said Mr. Jerome
last night, when he was acquainted with the
substance OF the Murphy statement. that
may have told Lindinger, as have told
lots Of other people and will reassert now,
that il anybody had any evidence that
MoDougall Hawkes. was guilty Of crime, !
would try to have him indicted and would
prosecute him. But l do not remember
any such conversation with Lindinger.
Il do remember that he came up to Lake
vile several weeks ago to get me to let up
on my prosecution OF Justice Bolte. Lin
dinger Is related in some way to Bolte. OF
course didn't do az he asked. The nearest
l remember to any reference 10 hawkes.
occurred early in the morning just before
he loft my home to drive to Mllerton to
catch the New York train.
'Hehad got up very early, he was SO afraid
he would miss the train-some three hours
too early. I heard him walking up and
down on the porch and was afraid be had
looked himself out. 30 dressed and went
down. I found him solemnly contem-
plating a hock Of crows that were feeding
on the golf links.
Good morning. Judge. no said. 4
have been making a study about those
hawks out there on the ~rass. What kind
OF hawks are they
4 assured him that they were several
kinds Of hawks. but mostly chicken hawks,
sparrow hawks and fish hawks. OF course,
It wasn't right, but couldn't help being
pleased TO find him 30 much impressed with
the natural wonders Of Lakeville.
Mr.. Jerome last plight learned that Lin
dinger had also industriously whispered
through the Liquor Dealers Association
the unveracious statement that Jerome
was tho real author. Of the famous billings
gate circular which The press agent OF that
association fred at Mayor Low. Mr.
Jerome said that while he never had and
never would use Fritz Lindinger as politi-
cal emissary to Mr.. Murphy or anybody
else, he began to think that Fritz, as an
acquaintance. was rather more expensive
than amusing.