The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
HEARST CASE 70 GRAND JURYY
eAYNOR ~ CONSIDERING WHAT
FURrHER ACTION rO FAKE.


Mayor 0aynor would add nothing
yesterday TO the soeech he made a. the
dinner On Thursday night OF the Anao-
ctatsd Press and the American Newupape,
Publishers Association. when he nccuaad
William r. Hearst o9 forgery and lalsifca-
ton Of pubic aScument, bat u wa said
yesterday In the City hsn that the Mayor
N seriously considering Wheths- or not
the natter 10 one that he ought 70 bring
30 tbs attention % the Grand Jury
III, Mayor showed yesterday "a his
friends the voucher calling for the pay
ment 81 Sss.OO0 10 Dan CoAslan and he
also showed photographs copies of IL
which bcr~ the date OF the check Mr.
CchElaa had for two years been serving
in condemnation proceedings and out Of
tho btu he presented he paid for the ser
vices a three assistants.
The hill wAs passed by Mr.. Metz and On
the last day Of the year Il wAs sent over to
Mayor McClellan. but Mr.. Mcclellan. for
reasons that can easily be guessed. know
ing how close were Cohalan and Charles
y. Murphy. refused to approve IL and left
u TO his successor TO take action on Il.
The Cohalan ball was ono in a two foot
high bunch of documents which AcClel-
Ian left the new Mayor TO deal with. and
these on January I were turned over by
Mr.. oAynor to the executive clerk. The
Cohalan voucher was among those coun-
oersigned by this official and IL was never
soen by Mr.. Gaynor.
Com ptroller Prendergast issued this
statement yesterday explaining his en-
parience with the Cohalsn voucher:
Jusa 90 I reached the Com ptroIer's once
on New Years Day Deputy Comptroller
Mathewson told me that Cham berlain Mar
tin had mentioned to him. With the request
that he convey the inform alton 10 me. that
Q warrant IN favor Of Daniel y Cohalan for
ess. co.. had been passed through the comp
trolleF's ofare during the preceding few
daya. and was AZ that time IN the Mayors
once that Mayor Mcclellan. having dis.
covered that the warrant had been signed
BY hts Ofhce had cont for n and stricken
out the signature AFFIXED by the clerk. Mr..
Mathswson said that the suRGestion had
also been made that I should re- all the
warrant from the Mayors once ! told
him thar I would think the matter over.
ana lit,ls later in the morning. during the
reception. l told Mr.. MatAewson that !
hsd come to the conclusion that the warrant
having passed through the Comptrollers
once. u would not he = proper thing for
me TO recall n. thus referring upon toe
action Of my predecessor. unless ther- ~Ss
should not have been paid that the mere
fact that the Warrant Was iE favor NJ NJ.
Cohslan did not constitute any surh reason.
but that ] had made up my mind TO talk
% the Mayor about u.
stis later Chamberlain Martin came
int the once AMI ! toll him what J m
t.atsl 70 do. About O'Clock that day
.aiiei upon the MAYOR with Mr.. Metz and
Borough Presiisnt Steers AMI vas received
ey the Mayor IN HIS private ONCE htsr
Mr Me'1 ana noroeHh ires'ieh, ~tseis
haa eft tne once IenaAshel ana men toli
the Nayor jus whAt J nave oescI'oei
sooNe ne 1sAel me Nhy as'or Mct ,en. ian
.h., 4 al ~, mos "a. rsasoo. Ne ,hsn
s.ksf ma vrhat ina Uarrans r~pressnted
snJ 4 ,oIa mir, ina, nv ,od.rstandknr Waa
80, !, IS. for .er,,,c~. in conn~r,son vtrh
atsoat.i frAo.his- tax cas~. lie then
so to M. Nc mnst Ne very careful
L.ncas oa.asn~ lara. hl,l. IN LAWYER, IN ,he.e
m.,,-,s m. Navoy then s.id. ~ vou
n. 80 ,cla me- shou, thls 4 suppo.. the
was,eT woal4 bnVs gone right through IN
~. ors,n.Fs no.rs. .aid. = presur,.
shat - WA. woulI have happ~nei- he
sh.n s.Dl,~s. IN was y.rv nlrs Of ron 20
$3.50 ~ ~. an me wh.t oaeh, 20 he
49, -, I,p- \ ,ols hin. ira, IN he v.p,.d
- rpsuru the warrant 20 the CompsroIier's
-. 1870 -. - 81 40 ~. !, r.ror,
"a hira vnon 4, Nothinq further traaspired
-~----ss.~ 80. ,n.,,.r un,u a few days
&c. y~esm 4 reoreaen,afive 81 TWg Sr-~
..ll.5 ~ "a. ma aa1 ask.d me N / knew
.,rth.n~ 49,. a Uarrnot in favor Of Mr.
Coksl.a ,hsn ,ol1 him exactly What I
-. .ir..av statei
a. .rtirIa upoo the .Ybteet App-ared IN
Tar sr-r ~. nex, rnornlnr or very soon
,h.raaes.r ana nothtnr more "a. heard
=, 80 aho-,t an. matter unta IN. story
sno.ar.s Al the Arrr,ea. some few weeks
-
.-nus ....... e-.-.
n Im uosn a Wa,, wss .,,,sn
80 - sxsrinS-
S~
The voucher for Mr.. Cohaian reached the
ccmptroIieT once IN the regular course
.. business and wns sent 20 the AUDITING
department. followtng the course that AL
vouchers follow under the Law before they
can bs paid. that ". To Dc audited BY the
Auditor Of Accounts. u being Tor legal
ssrwices. instead % going through the
rsEular auditing bureau IL went - the ls-
and ad3GS=ment division. where eSArntna-
tiona Of this sort Of Clairns sere always
made. After examination Of the claimant
the lav ana adjustment division advised
a reduetion Of about sS .0oo on the claim a.
~ 4 kar S0FrNrflg 10 Waa