New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
Mr.. WiIlett's Statement.
1iie statement read:

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Mr.. WiIlett's Statement
! lis statement read
! In view of the extraordinary statements
/ made by my associates on the ticket. /
I deem in Justice 10 myself 10 make a plain
/ statement Of my financial affairs during
/ the last month. which is now assumed TO
| ne the foundation FOR THE Standard
| Union attack.
| ! have had occasion 10 borrow from GER
! tain banks the :um of $4,000, and no more.
! within about thirty days. Five thousand
! dollars of this sum was used to take mp a
note of $500 due October %. 1871. On Sep
tember 30. 1911, bought for 5000 from
Louis 7. walters Jr, SiXty-three shares OF
the Automobile Building COMPANY stock
all of which stock. except said SiXty-three
shares. was controlled by Willett d Frost
and the purchase of the stock was there
fore highly desirable. The purchase also
included twenty-four shares Of the Cabinet
Land Company stock. Mr.. Walters stated
that be was in urgent need Of money. and
was more than glad TO get the stock at
the price paid. The other $1,000 was bor
rOwed for the purpose Of spending II.
should that much be needed. during this
campaign. and / have nearly all of it yet.
/ have never i'm ny life paid one dollar
either directly or indirectly. for any nOmi-
nation. and have never earned tainted
dollar.
] was induced By my associates TO cause
/ the arrest Of Mr.. Berri, who. | afterward
personal knowledge of the article could
not be traced 10 him.
Mr.. McCooey presented me for signature
the letter Of withdrawal with Mr..
kctChams signature attached. ! disap-
proved of its terms, but signed it because
the others did 50 and because Mr. Nc
Coocv urgently requested it.
The standardization was guilty of
criminal libel but there was not sufficient
evidence TO connect II personally with Mr..
Peri. / shall give THE Standard Union
an opportunity to prove its libel in court.
Later last night Mr. Willett made
somewhat different statement. I'm which
he admitted that ne had made a cam
paign contribution" When asked about
the note which was said TO have been
discounted by a certain district leader,
Mr. Willett declared that no such note
had ever been i'm the hands Of a district
! leader.
You can make my statement just as
emphatic as possible" said Mr.. W!lett.
Il hove paid no price for my nomina-
ton. and beyond that | will not deny or
affirm anything \ man has a right to
make campaign contribution, and that
/ is what / have done. I am in a highly
nervous condition and | cannot say any
! thing more at this time Next week I
| intend 30 make campaign. and ! will
! then deny in detail the charges Mr. cal
/ iahan has made"
Brinqs IN Mr.. Cassidy.
( Investigation in Queens last night dis
/ closed that Mr. Walters, To whom Mr..
Willett said hc paid money when he was
I in urgent need" is generally looked
upon rs an agent of Mr.. Cassidy. Mr..
; Cassidy and Mr.. Walters are in the real
/ estate business together in the O'Kane
/ Building. at Far Eockaway. on the
morning OF the convention day Mr.. VIII
/ lett. il is stated went To the Bank of
/ Long Island. at Jamaica. and drew out
I $1,000. either on check or on 4 note.
lie then met Mr.. Walters and went with
| him To the judiciary convention, whore
Mr.. Walters acted as secretary and later
nominated Mr.. WIllett.
+ Frederick G. De Witt. District Attor-
ney Of Queens County, when seen al
Elmhurst last night said no grand jury
! was sitting at present i'm Queens. but
( that ne would confer with County Judge
Burt r. Humphrey on Monday, and ii
there was ground on which TO base an
/ investigation into the charges against
Mr.. Willett ne would proceed at once.
william T.. stewart. chairman of the
grievance committee of the Queens Bar
/ Association said last night that h.
would - over THE Standard Union
editorial and Mr. Callahan's statement
and would call meeting of the COM
mittee to consider the conditions pre-
scntcd i'm them early I'm the week. Mon
day. If possible. 1t is said that several
lawyers had complained that they had
been ndmed as indorsing Mr. Willett
when they were opposed 10 his candi-
dacy
Robert II. Elder Assistant District At
torney Of Kings County. said last night
that he would present the matter 10 the
grand jury If he found that it had juris-
dirtion.
Assistant CORPORATION Counsel CalIa-
Ian said in his statement. whi h was adj
dressed To the members uf Democratic
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