New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02

sible; the bank has made a record of IT,
Stlwell's story of Murphy's alleged
threats In Delmonico's makes interesting
reading:
Stilwell-Why. l have Murphy where
he threatened me and where he asked me
for money.
Hennessy-was that on The Bronx
County bill?
Stilwell-Yes, he threatened me. but l
fooled him by voting on the negative
side of the proposition.
Hennessy-Was Wagner mixed up IN
that?
Stilwell-Yes. Murphy sent for Omen.
Told him he wanted to see me about The
Bronx county bill. He made arrange
ments to meet me at Il o'clock in Tam
many Hall Just before II o'clock the
telephone rang and with Murphy on the
other end He said: you better not
come TO see me at Tammany Hall; meet
me at Delmonico's; ! will be there l
said: VERY well, / will be over there
SO | went over. He had big room
there. With him were Tom Smith ana
Phil Donohue. I went upstairs, and there
were Smith and Donohue and Murphy
He told Smith and Donohue TO &c, out OF
the room Murphy and / were alone In
the room when they went out. He SAID:
IF YOU don't do this thing ! am going
TO kill you politically. | VIII Kill you
financially. This thing has got to go
through. You've got to stop making
combinations with Senators up there
When Stlwell finished his story OF the
visit to Delmonico he said. Murphy fol-
lowed him. with his agents. to Albany.
and told how he beat Murphy by round
ing up twenty-eight votes when the Bronx
County bill came up for passage.
Here the detectaphone recorded man
called ~" probably Unversagt
U.-What we want is to control these
votes We want 10 get Frawley and
Murphy, and we want to get anybody else
that We can get
stilwell-Why. II ] 90 to and
tell these things. do you suppose they
would convict the Governor? So far as
the Senators are concerned. ] tell you !
could control that impeachment with so
many votes. and ! know IT.
T.-How many Senators AT the present
time can you vouch for In good faith up
there?
SIT will be about six; IT may reach
seven. You know. when the fight came
I'D they held caucus against me and |
had TO 20 at them and drive them 10 the
wall. Jack Fitzgerald told me all about
IL.
U.-Now. Steve the warden said to me
that four men would vote for two
others have do you remember
their names?
81 want to tell you. but / can't do
H. II started to let loose now | may
never have "A chance. | know what +.
has done TO me.
Argument He Hoped TO Use.
You remember what you and
talked about to me indirectly about this!
S-Ir Il was so, / wouldn't swear 10 Il.
! told you so when | made that state
ment | will not go back on a man who
is a friend OF mine / will stay with the
Governor until hell freezes over, but
can't do II. But | will so to them and
say. Senator. here's the situation. | am
placed in the position Now. II you
will vote for the Governor and save the
situation all right! otherwise ] am COINS
TO come out. " Now, II could explain
| but | am not going TO convict any
| Of my friends. I know this: IL | get 70
work they will never impeach the Gov
| ernor.
! Stlwell then said that a messenger. evi
IDENTIFY a state employe. was sent to hin
in Sing Sing by the Tammany crowd anC
/ told him he would be pardoned by Gov
ernor Glynn as soon as Sulzer was i'm
peached.
But am not depending on that" saiC
| Stilwell They want TO keep me In jail
| / know that"