New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
GAYN0R SAYS HUH,
STORY OF MORTGAGE.
Former Justice Offers No
Explanation.

With one of his stereotyped "Huhs r'
Judge William j. Gaynor Democratic can
dldate for Mayor, brushed aside yesterday
the storm of reporters questions raised by
the publication exclusively in The Tribune
of the facts and papers showing that he had
held mortgage on property of the Brgh-
ton Beach Racing Association at the very
time that he was announcing his decision
in the now famous golf ball case"
AS told in The Tribune yesterday, Judge
Gaynor had a mortgage on property of the
racing association from March 81, 1906,
until after the time when he had decided to
be a candidate for Mayor Then, on July
Z, 1909, he signed satisfaction of the mort
gage of SG,250 and an acknowledgment that
it was paid. "a
At his home No. 20 Eighth avenue,
Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon. the candl-
date refused to be seen by a representative
of The Tribune, and when a request was
sent in to him through his secretary, that
he give some explanation of how or why he
loaned the money to the Brighton Beach
Racing Association at that time. the word
returned from Judge Gaynor was:
81 have nothing to say"
The mortgage had been made to the
Racing Association by E. B. Core on Janu-
airy 9, 1906 and assigned to Judge Gaynor
March 81. 1906. In the original paper it
is stated that the mortgage was given to
secure part OF the purchase price of the
premises conveyed to Core by Edyth G..
Bakelaar, and in the assignment to Judge
Gaynor the Brighton Beach Racing Asso-
citation appoints and constitutes him, Judge
Gaynor, Its true and lawful attorney, ir-
revocable in it's name"
Friends of the Democratic candidate
throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn were
astounded yesterday when they learned
that he had held such mortgage at the
very time when he was making his decision
in the golf ball case" which was brought
TO public notice by Robert II. Elder, AS
sistant District Attorney OF Kings County
and without exception, when questioned
yesterday in regard to the mortgage, they
responded with a question instead of an
answer:
What does the judge say? How does he
explain it?''
The satisfaction of the mortgage executed
on July 7, 19O9 was filed in the office of the
Register of Kings County on July 16, 1903.
a short time before Judge Gaynor started
for his European trip.
Charles H. Hyde, counsel and campaign
manager for Judge Gaynor, said last night
that Judge Gaynor had never lent the
Brighton Beach Racing Association any
money. He acknowledged, however, that
Judge Gaynor might have purchased a
mortgage that the association mad received
in some of its real estate transactions
L recall the property that is described
In the mortgage" said Mr.. Hyde 1T is
part of a large tract that the association
bought in 1905 from Desmond Dunno and
later sold to Michael l.. Mclaughlin. the
Brooklyn real estate Spectator, or one of
his many companies.
1t is probable that Z. B. Core bought
some of the land from McLaushIin. and
that Edyth G. Bakelaar, mentioned as the
seller, was one of his dummies and that
the mortgage was made out to the Brigh-
ton Beach Racing Association in order To
pay 1t In part for the land sold to Nc
Laughin. The association needed money
ana sold most of its mortgages. They were
perfectly good mortgages, and there was
no reason why Judge Gaynor should not
nave bought some of them If he had
money to invest l do not know that he
bought more than one, but there rniqhr
have been others
MI HYDE said that the land was moi
part or that used for the racetrack nroner
cut was in Coney Island avenue north
of the track 4'oi III
Inc Tribune is absolutely right" said
"llham NJ. Wins Yesterday in COMMENTING
on the exclusive story about the ,nortooe,a
which had been assigned to Judge CaIno-
by the Brighton Beach Racing Association
nave personally investigated the matter
ana know that all the facts are correct
mere cannot possibly be any denial"
when asked whether this was the nroof
which he had promised to produce regard
Ing Mr.. Gaynor's racetrack connections
Mr.. Wins admitted that It was one of his
proofs.
What The Tribune has shown" he
added, and what will be shown will nut
the judge in position where he must
eXcupate himself"