The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-20
Grand JURY HEARS MURPHY.
MORE SUBPENAS ISSUED FOR
CANDIDATE-WITNESSES,
Tan many Boss Gives His Occupation a.
Spectator n the Jury TItters lie
Moss Personally Escorts Him -RosaIsky
Denies Paying Hearst Men Money.


Charles F. Murphy, who gave his occu-
patton as "s~peculator,' told the Grand
Jury yesterday that he made a reckless
statement when he said that he supposed
the Independence League had got money
from Judge Otto A. Rosalsky. nominated
on the leagues ticket. In part, however,
Mr.. Murphy stuck to his guns on his state
ment that representatives OF the Inde-
pendence League had demanded money as
a consideration for forcing thar candidates
out of the race for Congress and Senate.
As a result Of what Mr.. Murphy told the
Grand Jury concerning Independence
League men demanding money from
Tammany as a consideration for with
drawing their candidates from the race,
coupled with some information gathered
bv Mr.. Jerome, a number Of subposnas
were issued yesterday afternoon for wit
ne,ses to appear before the Grand Jury
next Tuesday, when the investigation will
be continued.
So.sa of the men who will be brought
into the investigation are William Aston
Chanler. who Is a member Of Tammany
Halls campaign committee and a brother
Of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, candidate
for Governor; Congressman
Joseph A. Goulden, who is the Tammany
candidate for reelection in the Eighteenth
district; Joseph Prendergast. former Tam
many leader of the old Fifth Assembly
district and now associate leader of the
Twepty-hfth: Alderman Reginald Doull,
Charles V. Fornes and L. l.. Allen, Sub
psnas were also issued for some minor
witnesses.
MIR. Murphy ven to the Criminal Courts
Building in his automobile. He was &C.
com panied by MagistI ate Joe Moss. Moss
saw Mr., Murphy safely in an elevator,
had the elevator rushed up to the Grand
Jury floor and hustled Mr.. Murphy through
the crowd to a room adjoining the Grand
jury chamber.
II was remarked by the crowd that came
10 look at the Tammany Hall leader that il
was the first time in the history OF the build
ing that a Grand Jury witness had the
escort Of a City Magistrate. Magistrate
Moss was nailed 70 Mr.. Murphy's side at
all times, except when Mr.. Murphy was in
the Grand Jury room. The Grand Jury
has a rule that a witness cannot have coun-
rel. When Mr.. Murphy got through with
uS DuNtfIech VII INC SEhuu Jury NdklH-
trate Moss and John J. Murphy got an
elevator all to themselves, except for a
snapshot artist. He at a picture.
Mr.. Murphy's session with the Grand
Jury was not a long one. District Attorney
Jerome, conducted the examination and
started right out by asking Mr. Murphy
what his business was. Mr.. Murphy paused
DO I have 70 answer that?' he asked.
puzzled.
In his sweetest manner Mr.. Jerome said
that it was customary when a witness was
called before the Grand Jury to ask the
question, and il was also customary for the
witness to answer it, There was another
pause.
I'm a SPECTATOR" said Mr.. Murphy
without batting an eye. There came a
litter from the Grand Jurors. IA was
the only time Mr.. Murphy seemed a little
EMBARRASSED. For the rest OF his examina-
ton he was at his ease.
Then Mr.. Jerome asked about Mr.. Muir
phys statement relative to Judge Rosalsky
PAYING money to the Independence Lea que.
Mr.. Murphy admitted that he had made
II. He added that he had no information.
directly or indirectly, to that effect and
the statement was based wholly on gossip
or rlmor.
Wasn't that a reckless statement 10 make
about a judicial candidate" asked Foreman
Freed Of the Grand Jury.
Il think il was, = said Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy said he had been quoted in
correctly on one thing. He had not sald
that there had been any attempt at a money
deal on the Assembly candidates, but he
had spoken Of the Congress and Senate
candidates. His information, he said, came
from what he considered reliable sources.
Then he gave what information he had.
None Of il, il Ia understood, he professed
TO have got at first hand.
As the crowd made a lane for Mr.. Murphy
> TO get to the elevator Francis E. Shober, a
Hearst lieutenant and Tammany candidate
for Congress in the Seventeenth district,
went into the Grand Jury room. He was
quoted as having said he knew of . case
where a Tammany man had asked a Hearst
opponent to withdraw from the field.
When he came out OF the Grand Jury
room he said that he had told the Grand
Jury all that he knew. He said he had not
made the statements credited to him and
that he knew very little that would be Of
value to the Grand Jury. W. L. R~athbone,
a lawyer in Clarence j. Shearn's Office,
was next questioned. He is said to have
been asked about letters written 10 Inde-
pendenoe League men by Tammany candi-
dates asking them TO withdraw or TO stop
getting up nominating petitions.
When these witnesses had been examined
Assistant District Attorney Garvan left
the Grand jury room and went to Part l.
Of General Sessions, where Judge ROsalsky
was sitting. Judge ROsalsky suspended
q trial that was going on and went without
taking OF his robes to the Grand jury room.
II took him only a few minutes to say en-
phatically that he had never been APP
preached for a contribution and that he
mad never voluntarily made one to the
Independence League. II was said after
ward that when Judge Rosalsky got through
the Grand Jurors ~applanded him. When
they reported the result Of their days
work TO Judge Rosalsky later in the day
many OF them smiled at him
shortly before the Grand Jury adjourned
ior the day Congressman Goulden and Mr..
Frendergast came to the building. but they
were a little too late. They we're resub-
penaed for Tuesday. Before he left Mr..
PrenderOaat aaid that ha had told Mr.