The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-01
NO MONEY PAID, SAYS MURPHY
STORl THiT TANU4Ni NALL
COT $40, ,OOO rs "iIL ROT"
YES. He VIII Testify Any Time That He IL
wanted Investigation Of Judiciary
Nominations scandal shifted TO
Queens whitmsn's once wili Help.

Charles +. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall said yesterday that the talk that
he had had ANYTHING to do with the noml-
nation of William Willett for the Supreme
Court bench in Queens or that any part
Of the siO,ODo that IL supposed to have
something to do with the nomination
reached Tammany Hall was "all rot
Mr. Murphy rarely talks to reporters
for publication. but he broke his rule
yesterday when he asked the newspaper
men to quote him IA saving that not only
was no money left AZ Tammany Hall
on October or any other day as con-
tribution to the organizations campaign
fund in return for the nomination Of Mr.
Willett but that he had not even been
asked whether or not Mr.. Willett's nomi-
nat ion woul Id he approved 10y him.
Il did not discuss with anybody the
question Of max ing nominations in Brook
lyn or Queens" Mr. Murphy said. That
was a matter for those counties to decide,
and no one came over here to ask my
advice concerning the nominations. All
! this talk of money being passed in Tam
many Hall is untrue, | do not know
Mr. Willett or anv of the other men
whose names have been mento oned as
being concerned in this alleged trans
action. Nor do | know Mr.. callahan
or Mr.. ketcham. the other candidates
on the judicial ticket. and | never dis
cussed the nominations Of these men with
any one"
1T Is truc that about ten DAYS before
the conventions | talked with Joseph
Cassidy in Taminany Hall but not a word
was said by him TO mo as TO the probable
judiciary candidates, and / did not ask
him who the candidates might he. because
| did not want to have anything to say
on the situation in Brooklyn
Il have just had shown 10 mo "A story ir
an afternoon paper that some one
think it is either the District Attorne,
over in Brooklyn or the District Attorney
herc-wants TO subpoena me. There is nc
need to issue a subpoena All that il
needed is a message TO let me know wher
and where am wanted and will responc
without any legal formalities. From nov
until election day shall be here in Tam
many Hall every day. so that there can b'
no trouble in reaching me. | rathe
think. however, that shall not be called
II is merely one Of those political moves
that happen IN every campaign in al
attempt To dtscr.dlt the Dem ocrati,
party"
Investigation OF the complaint brough
before District Attorney Whitman in thi
county was shifted yesterday out Of tn,
county and the direct handling of MIR
Whitman and was taken over to Queen
to be directed there before a Suprem,
Court Judge by District Attorney Fred
erick G.. De Witt of that county. Dis
trict Attorney Whitman came to this dc
cision for the reason that he is convinced
that tue more serious OF tne crimes allege'
were committed in QGccns md becaus'
the people Of Queens and Kings are tn
most directly affected The allegations
that OF October 9 Sl0.tSo was handed owe
at Tammany Hall. followed the next da,
by the nomination Of W.llett. 60 10 th'
court in Queens with tho rest.
Assistant District ATTORNEY De Ford
as head OF the election fraud inv esti gn TIM
burenn of the New York oifiCe examined
a number Of witnesses yesterday at tn
Criminal Courts Building and will assis
the Queens attorney in pushing the Ca Sc
Meier Steinbgink, attorney for William
Barri Of the Siur ddrd Union. who pre-
sentsd the original evidence for the com
plant, will also asSi,i. The investigation
before a Justice Of the Supreme Cour
sitting as "A Magistrate In Queens vii
open on Thursday. The Justice has no
been decided on. although il was said tina
II might be either Justice Scudder or jus
tic. Crane. Fifteen Justices ore now tin,
in Brooklyn and none is sitting in Queens
said Mr. De Witt. The determinai iiol
TO ship the case to Queens wTs reache,
after conference between the two Dis
trict Attorneys. Mr. De Ford and Meie
Steinbrink in the late afternoon.
Joseph Cassidy. leader OF the Queen
Democrats. and Leader McCooey. tn
Brooklyn Democratic boss. did not put il
an appearance before Mr.. DE Ford yester
day in answer to subpPnas. although
was said at McCooey's headquarters il
Brooklyn that he had gone over to tn
Criminal Courts Building TO answer
, Mr. De Ford said that the two wiilet
brothers had not been subp9naed.
The three main witnesses that ap
peared before him, said MIR, DE Ford
were Ellis Weston. paying teller Of IN
Bank OF Long Island at Jamsica, iron
which Callahan said Willett drew 5000
on the day OF his nomination Cashie
Stanley of the National Bank O! Fo
Rockaway and ex-Aldermau William /.
Hyland. contractor and real estat
dealer now living in The Bronx. Jane
Hicks. campaign maragcr for Willet
|, had been summoned, James Hicks al
peared in answer. but he was Farme
Hicks. about 20 years old and whi-Lerec
not Politician Hicks n. went back I
the farm uppuestioned
One OF the big witnesses who are YER
much wanted in the case. said Mr.. d.
Ford. started two davs ago on an aut
: trip lea wing word that he ives to he cr
> OF from all efforts Of Telegraph, post c
. subpoena TO reach him. Tho Assistsr
District Attorney refused to say who b
, was.
II was said that there Is evidence
hand TO account for SIC, 900 OF the s37 81
that has been mentioned but that tracin
the rest has not yet produced all the ev
dence necessary.
Clarence j. Shesrn said yesterday thi
the complaint in this matter had not bee
A laid before the District Attorney at h
: initiative or that OF the independent
League. He had only talked over Il
= matter in a casual way with Mr.. DE Fol
= and Judge Rosalsky on the previous ds
b and knew nothing OF the case from h
) own knowledge.
This is the statement given out by NJ
: Whitman yesterday afternoon:
An investigation OF the complaint mac
to me that certain persons had conspirs
to promote and secure the nominate
I OF william Willett 10 the Supreme ben,
Q by the payment OF money therefor and b,
paid such moneys has convinced me tn
: most Of the acts constituting the aileg,
offence were committed In the county
Queens
The peopls OF the counties OF KINGS al