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ssassins corrupt xo-bstweens to DO 50.
The answer continues:
MAYOR NAMES ALDERMEN CON.
cGRNGD.

cGRNep.
ION Information and belief. one of the
was named Curtis. another
BENJAMIN strAus and others Albert J..
Berwin. Charles Buchanan. Abraham
wirtenberg. DIR. william shapero. one
Halprin. Michael Kink. one Bernhardt
and one Cruise. On Information and be-
lief. the Aldermen who pursued this
method were Joseph Schioss. Kenny.
euired applicants to Join q political club
licenses to pay a friend before Owing
his consent: Frederick w. Richter. who
required that . third person be paid q
certain sum before giving his consent
and required q sum for himself before
enewinE. and John J. Mccain. who re-
puired that applicants remove into a
certain assembly district and Join a GER
lain political association and pay dues
as Q condition Of his consent.
Another. Noonan. who refused his
consent unless applicants for licenses
Joined certain political club"
The frat case cited against Curran
follows, the answer reading:
''On Information and belief. prior to
Sept. ., 1919, one Fried attempted 10 open
.. stand at the southeast corner OF Sixth
avenue and Twenty-fifth street. the
plaintiff conducted negotiations with
reference to opening Of said stand
through the medium Of one Mullaney.
and handed q man accompanying Null
laney an application. with his consent
ior the stand In question. the name of
the iiccnsee being left blank. subse-
quenty Fried's name was filled In and
he license issued to him."
Regarding the issuing and renewal
of licenses, the Mayor continues:
Money was paid to Shapero. money
was paid TO Richter. money was paid
10 King. money was demanded by
Herbst. money was paid to Wirtenberg
money was paid TO Moscowitx. money
was paid to volkman and other indi-
riduals. mentioned as go-betweens
we're, In the common acceptance OF tho
term. ward heelers. who could have
10 possible legitimate business rela-
lions with the plaintiff as a member
Of the Board OF Aldermen. or with any
other member Of the board"
The Mayor sets up three defenses.
First he denies each and every ailega-
Lon OF Alderman Curran's complaint as
% Curran'r good name. fame and
standing In the community" except that
se wrote the alleged llbellous letter and
that d. was published In the regular
course OF business: second. the Mayor
yusttfes the contents of his letter be-
cause he regarded what he said as the
truth; and. third. ne sets up a partial
defense In mitigation OF damages, II
there are any. and pleads all the facts
Ia his second answer as a suitable de-
lease.
,aAvoR DECLARES cURRAN WAS
N "uNTRUTHFuL."
Concluding the second defense. the
Mayor declares that the many state
rnents made by Alderman Curran a.
10 what took place In the Mayors office.
,yrior to the Aldermen selecting the
investigating Committee. were IN most
part false. The Mayor charges Mr..
curran caused to be published In
various newspapers. on July u. 1872.
statements with regard to . visit TO
he Mayors office. which were far
rom being truthful" In this interview.
VI. Curran stated he had called on the
Mayor to ask him to call . special meet
ing of the Board 20 investigate the
Police Department. The Mayor quotes
the statement, which attributes to His
Honor the statement that Alderman
Wna oOih8 thhs w
me In my attempts 10 clear up the sit.
uatiou." This statement and the one
attributed TO the Mayor. in which ne
was reported to have stated that the
Aldermen would "stultify themselves
u they undertook such an investiga'
ton" Mr.. 0aynor says. were In fact
false"
The Mayor further chaAees that the
iAldermen sought by such publications
10 give the pubic at large an erroneous
Impression OF the attitude Of the defend
lan." Regarding Mr.. Curran's statement
hat while he was in the Mayors ONCE
,he latter pointed to a basket Of papers
snd stated that he had an afidavtt that
:. member of the Board OF Aldermen
rad taken a 800 bride TO allow q boot
black stand TO be put>up In his district
tho Mayor states:
APFipAviTe BACK Nm UP, MAY
OR SAYS.
"On information and belief this state
uent 10 very far from being the truth
IN that Il did not contain all that wal
sad and In that II neglected to stat,
that the defendant called to the atten
tloa Of the plaintiff nj that time IN,
feet that certain evidence was In tn,
possession OF tho Mayors once reiatinI
10 himself. the plaintiff. and directl!
connected with the licensing OF new
ttands and the like in his district"
Going into his partial defense. mill
cation Of damages. the Mayor give
as the sources Of his information per
tsons OF standing In the various city de
APARTMENTS. good citizens and other per
sons. directly interested In the matter
in hand and the presidents OF organi
zations having a personal interest Il
isuoA matters"
The Mayor further states that h
believed the Information acquired b
him was trustworthy and. ''relyin
thereon. he wrote the letter" Fac
land everys material fact stated In tn
letter. he declares, IL backed by swor
Testimony or verified an,davits or b
reports Of city oficiais. The Mayo
finally states that the letter TO III
Alderman was given out because III
Adermsn had given to the press lett>
addressed TO the Mayor.
Concluding his seventy-two pages I
printed matter, the Mayor says that :"
this writing and publishing. the defep
ant felt that he was performing a publ
duty and that II was his right to answ
IN public way letter written by Il
plaintiff. which bad been made publ
BY the plaintiff"
The Mayor asks that Alderman Gu
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