New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
FIRFNIEN HEART OF CHINATOWN.
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notice in his business transactions, and
that his sister could have more readily
| turned it over to him with the deed un-
! recorded.
The story which appeared yesterday
in one Of the morning papers that
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, had been a frequent visitor at
Driftwood Manor and had attended nu-
merous merry parties" there, was vigor-
ously denied by Mr.. Murphy last night.
A photograph was displayed in the pa
per purporting to be Mr.. Murphy, with
his back turned, in company with Robin
in an automobile.
The Tammany leader issued a state
ment last night in which he said the
story was tissue Of lies" and that he
had demanded. and would insist upon.
formal withdrawal of the false state
ments by the paper. and If his request
was not granted he would refer the mat
ter to his lawyers.
L met Mr. Robin but once" said Mr..
Murphy, ito my knowledge, when he
called on me at Tammany Hall with
delegation to urge the nomination OF
man for Office / never saw Drtftwood
Manor in my life, or any other residence
OF Mr.. Robin. I never heard Of such
place until to-day"
Robin had gone to Mr.. Murphy last
fall with a Brooklyn delegation to urge
the nomination OF former Controller
Metz for Governor, IL was learned. Mr..
Metz said he first met Robin when he
came 10 the Controllers Office two years
ago for a bond In connection with the
South Shore Traction Company.
81 didn't know that Robin was in that
company" said Mr.. Metz "as a man
named Hume appeared before the board
when the franchise was granted. l
thought Robin appeared to be very
decent fellow, and ! facilitated matters
for him in getting his bond. He came
to me afterward in Brooklyn, and said
he and his friends were going to Mr.
Murphy TO suggest me as a candidate
for Governor. l told them that l had
no personal ambition in that line and
was for Mr.. Shepard. l saw Robin
afteward and he said his delegation had
been to Mr. Murphy and that Mr.. Muir
ply told them he was Of open mind on
the subject and had no objection TO me.
Robin invited me to his city house. but
I never went. I was never a guest at
his country place"
Couldn't Find Company Books.
The Public Service Commission re-
Gently started an investigation Of the
South Shore Traction Company, and
when Marvyn Scudder, the public ac-
countanr for the commission, went III
search Of the books of that company
and the Railway, Traction and Construc-
tion Company. through which concern
Robin controlled the former company
he was not able 10 get them.
Certain items which appeared in the
last annual report Of the South Shore
company prompted the commission 10 in
vestigate, it was said. There was an
item of 100000 for construction work
and another for $4,000 ror obtaining
rights of way. 1t was difficult to see
how these expenditures could have been
incurred, it was said, when practically
all the South Shore company built
was a switchback on the plaza OF the
greensboro Bridge. and the rights OF
way required would be over the streets
and roads
The city built the road over the
Greensboro fridge, il was said, and the
company has been operating a shuttle
service across the bridge with a small
number OF second hand cars, the value
OF which is inconsequential. The switch
back was built for the storage Of these