The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-15
GAFFNEY And MURPHY AGAIN.
SECOND CHARGE or MISDE-
MEANOR TO BE MADE.
Leader Murphy said 20 He Preparing
Another Statement--Open Inquiry To
BE Resisted II IL Involves SUM
niOninS lnsteau M SubpRnaing.

Whether Special Sessions Justice Mayer
returns from his vacation before the 10th
OF the present month or not, in order to
render decision in the case against Alder
man James f.. Gaffney and John J. Murphy,
charged with having leased n pier from
the city while they were members Of the
Municipal Assembly in 1901. it has been
decided by the District Attorney to make
Immediately second charge against them
Of similar nature, this latest charge TO
he based upon the leasing of the pier ut
the foot of West SeVenty-ninth street to
the New York Contracting and Trucking
Company, of which they were officers.
The charge will he brought probably
on Friday or Saturday, or, if not then,
early next week The defendants will inn
mediately be arraigned before City
Magistrate. not Justice Mayer, and the
usual procedure in a case of misdemeanor
will be followed before the statute OF liml-
tGtions begins to run on the 10Th
Although Charles F. Nurphy's applica-
tion to have the investigation into the old
Dock Board an open one does not come up
for argument unit. July q, it was learned
yesterday that the District Attorney will
oppose the application absolutely if it is
proposed to make the proceedings one in
which witnesses will be procured by SUM
monses. member Of the District Attor-
ney's STAFF had this to say on the subject
yesterday:
Apparently Murphy's application Is
made at the suggestion Of lawyers. who see
in it an opportunity to substitute the sum
mons for the subpoena. Az 1t is now, we
can secure the attendance of witnesses.
whether they want to come and testify or
not. Let us make the proceeding an open
one and the first thing that will be done
will be to have witnesses summoned in
stead of subp9naed. How many do you
suppose will attend the hearings them
None. Of course. And what can we do to
make them attend2 Absolutely nothing
Murphy's friends, from whom we expect TO
get the beSt information that we will get,
can sit back and laugh at our summonses
We cannot punish them for ignoring
summons. We have no idea Of letting
anybody steal a march on us like that
We propose to continue the subppnas and
to march Mr.. Murphv's friends here ono
by one and make them answer our ques-
lions"
There we're very few echoes yesterday
from the charges and counter charges
made i'll the statements of Leader Murphy
Dock Commissioner Hawkes.. Alderman
Herbert Parsons and George X. Manchester
Mr.. Manchester gave out stat ement ycster-
day morning in which he said that it was pure
rot to say that the much talked OF cement
contract had anything to do with Hawkes. .
defeat as district leader of the Twenty
fifth Assembly district. Mr.. Manchester
minated that Commissioner Hawkes. found
fault with the cement sent by the Eureka
company only after it had been In his pos
session for several months, and after he
lHawkes, had been left OUT of the dele
CATION from his district 20 the State con-
vention.
THE cement WIS delivered in May"
said Mr. Nj nchester "There was no ques-
ton about il for five mont hs nd ten ID Us.
In September Mr.. Hawkes. was left off the
State Delegation A month later he re-
jccted our cement"
Mr. Hawkes. declined to discuss this state
ment yesterday beyond 81 wing that il WI g
not suhsts inflated by the IL cts. He re-
ferred reporters to Assista mt Engineer
Cha ndler Da Wis. who 81 id that he discov-
cred the shortage in the Eureka cement
on July Is, and notified MIR. M nchester
of il then, AT thet time Commissioner
IIa wkes was in Europe, where he remained
until Aug. rs. The statements Of Mr..
Manchester and Mr.. Davis conflict, the
former alleging that no complt int was
ma de about the cement sent by his COM
pan until October.
Commissioner Hawkes., il was said yes
terday, is prept ring fresh bros dside 10
hurl at Lea der Murphy. He is mi king Il
comparison Of dock leg ses under the Muir
ply Meyer-Cr; m Dock Board with those
made by him. He says the figures will
sterile some folks.
Mr.. Murphy. too. il WIS said Yesterday,
Ia preps ring not her str IL ment, TO be M de
public late this week. Mr.. Murphy friends
say his next statement will be a hard one
for Mr.. Hawkes. to answer.