The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-29
.GAYNOR DECLARED
TO Be FALS|F|ER
Hearst Papers Say Mayors
Statement Regarding Date
isUntrue
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FORGERY CHARGED
All EDITORS DOOR
18th
New York City Executive Makes
Vituperative Attack on Form
err Rival Candidate at News
paper Mems Banquet.


NEW YORK, April 2s.--Neither
Mayer Gaynor nor W. II. Hearst
saaued aay tning to-day to the former q
aGcusalr n that tf1asN1w York euitor
was r1xpOnEiDle Tor forgery ana
'faislncafion Of d public document" in
conneGti0n with the REPRODUCTION IN
the Hearst newspapers OF cneck for
s4s,O0V paid Daniei r. Cohaian, OF
iammany Han, for legal services
unuer Mayor Mcclellan.
the Hearst newspapers say Mayor
Gaynor told fast mood" in his
statement and point out that the
oneek, while dated December 81, was
actually signed on January 3. They In
sist that the dates were given In the
artitle that accompanied the repro
auction of the cheek.
Mayor Gaynor made particularly
vicious attack on air. Hearst in this
connection at the annual joint ain-
ner OF the Assoclatcu lress and the
American Newspaper Pubnsners' AS
ISOLATION held here last night.
speaking Of the wrongful use or
newspaper criticism ne taxed for a
rev minutes, evidently from his own
experience but without mentioning
names.
1hen he grew more direct.
CITES illustration.
istt me AiuELaIs ~
one thing out OF maa3, saia ne.
AS iate as the firteen OF this month
w. II. fearst printed III MS principal
newspaper mere the fac sumiie OF IA
aratt on the treasury Of this elty for
s4s,uv9 with neaa4nes ana an article
attrtbuting such draft anu the eSpen-
ulture 10 the present mayor. Inc
neaannes ana article assert mat | TX
cd the award ard-aInlniatl anu paid
IL. ana the aratt OF the treasury Is
printed to prove ii. 3ut wnen you HOOK
you perceive thar tho GATE of II -
left blank" Mr.. Gasnor here ex-
ninited the paper. ~ GU see the date
OF 1t at the top In large letters and
figures In sltece1nker il, Ases, which
ls ,efore the present city government
came In eahtlau.d the mayor
'"M men you examine the SAID Original
further you see That IT also pears
PLAINLY the Date when the audited
voucher. which established the ciatm
az legal liability % the city, was
recorded in the comptrotier's office,
namely, "Deeemh ter ~, 1909 This
date Is also omitted in the newspaper
copy as you perceive. In plain
words. two State prison feionies,
namely, forgery and Justification of
a public document, were committed In
editor to wrong the mayor, OF the city
of New York.
Charges classification.
I'm "a day or two afterwards, when
he had heard rumors that members of
the grand jury were taking notice OF
the matter he published as an excuse
that the dates were so faint In the
original draft that the photograph diu
not reproduce them. Now, just look
at this original draft again. The
date at the top. as you see, Is in
larger and mere pronounced letters
ana figures than any other part of
the draft.
II had the draft photographed as "a
test that the dates would take like al.
the rect, and here is the photograph.
You see that shows the dates as plain
ly, to say the least. as any other part
of the draft. But II 1t were true that
Mr.. Hearst's Photographic apparatus
would not reproduce the dates, why
should he print the draft without the
dates Why did he not put them in In
some way? The truth is. ! arm assur-
ed, that the dates were actually cut
out of the plate with a routing ma
chine. An inspection OF the draft as
falsely printed also shows that to be
the case, as you see In respect of tho
date of December 70.
Not Speaking In Bitterness.
Now 1 do not call your attention 10
this low crime because II annoyed or
EN- Uttered me in any way. A public
official has to be patient. The news
papers of this man had done as bad
or worse To me and others. but II was
borne I'm silence. except that / spoke
on the criminal aspect OF such riiings
before the bench and bar al IA din