The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-08
WHITMAN EXPECTS
TOF|ND SENDER
Of m" TELEGRAM
Two Of His Assistant District.
Attorneys Collecting Evil
dence in Syracuse.
TEXT OF TELEGRAM.
Disclosures Looked for at
Resumption of John Doe In
quiry Next Tuesday.

District Attorney whitman has lost no
limo IN his pursuit OF the famous NJ
telegram to John 4. Hennessy which
electrified the last session Of the John
Doe proceedings before Chief MaSiStrato
McAdoo. Two OF Mr.. whhman's stan.
Assistant District Attorncys John X.
Clark and william Embree. are to-day
IN Syracuse. the city from which the
telegram was sent. searching out the
facts In relation to the circumstances o<
It's fiNng. II " repotred that they have
traced the message 90 Its source and
that more than one bomb Is likely 70 Do
exploded when the proceedings are res
sumci next Tuesday afternoon.
Tho original OF the telegram, whloh
was typewritten and taken to the tel
cgraph once by n boy. has been placed
In tho hands Of two Assistan. District.
Attorneys by tho telegraph company.
And when the hearing OF Tuesday
comes up II Is not at all unlikely that
tn. messenger and the telegraph clerks
and operators IN the syracuse once
will he In the John Doe room under
subpoena as witnesses.
HERE IS THE WORDING or THE
TELEGRAM SIGNED M"
The telegram In question. which Mr.
Urnnessy placed before Mr.. whitman
last Thursday. Is as follows;
Reed $50 p. NJ. No. 70 West 18th
Street
Syracuse Depot. Oct. 81.
! John A. ucnnesay. care Fusion Cam
paign Committee. Lenox Casino:
Election here looks close because
OF big Bull Moose vote. Important
YOU mako In speech tonight refer
cnce TO william II. Kelly Demo
| cratic leader Of OnondaEN When
Everett Fowler came here In 1911
and 1872 he made his headquarters
| in Ke,ly's office. and Kelly helped
| him hold up and shake down con-
tractors on State work. In the Nc
/, Loan statement flied with Secretary
OF Stat. Kelly's name appeared a.
putting up 5000 but no didn't pur
| up eight cents of his own money.
He also monopollxed the mad repair
! work. and has big road contract
upon which several important SUP
| Elemental agreements have been a.
| lowed through Peck and Reel. Local
papers will copy what you aay In
| speech. You Will know what to say.
For effect In local city election.
should be done Immediately. y.
When George II. Mcclure. . brother
| Of q former Mayor Of Syracuse auA
representative of q bonding compsn&
which stands sponsor for most Of the
big contracting Arms engaged in Stats
work. was on tho stand he denied hav>
Ing been the author OF this telegram
hut Mr.. Hennessy stated positively thee
Mcclure had sent II to him. siAce Mo-
Guire was the only person. he said. IN
Syracuse who would telegraph him.
However,, no amount of questioning
served to shake In the least the stead
fastness of Mr.. McGuirss statements
| In reference to the message.
LOOK TO TELEGRAPH CLERK 10
DISCLOSE NAME OF "M."
But on Tuesday the testimony q tAG
| telegraph clerk will In all probability
disclose the name OF the sender. -, -
least, something definite about him.
Mr.. Whitman. who II laid up With Q
bad cold IN his home. No. 81 AAAisoo
| avenue. Is understood 20 fsei little con.
Germ over the reported threats he has
received relative TO the continuance a
The John Doe hearings. and his personal
peril II he does no. Whenever . case
OF this kind arises there are any mum,
Der OF crunks who embrace the oppors
tunlty 10 write threatening letters 70
tho prosecuting officers and no doubt
Mr.. Whitman feels about thess - he
feels about others he has reosivs1 durs
ing the conduct OF his ofios.