New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-12

that the complaint would, however, tend
Ito corroborate that part of Connolly S
story relating To the alleged Cohalan de-
mard for 80 per cent Of the stock. when
preceded the ''55 per cent of net prohts
proposItIon." Blauvelt finally SUSTAINED
Stanchfeld's objection and excluded the
complaint from the evidence.
Naturally enough. there was no ques-
ton Of Blauvets ruling from the com
mitteemen, who have been displaying
daily the most friendly attitude possible
toward the Cohalan side.
Mr.. Guthrie's bald use Of Cohalan
term Of "blackmaii" and the angle which
he put on the Cohalan submission 10 such
methods, seemed TO sting the justice
perhaps more acutely than any other
point which came up in his examination
Are We 10 understand, Mr.. Justice
CohaIan," Mr. Guthrie asked. from your
testimony. that you entered into this ar
rangcn.ent ard paid this sum OF SSsp %
solely because Of your prominence In poll
tlcs?"
MOI kbitlN ufNdhs' VI H''
Mr. Guthrie. but also because OF the
position this man had taken them JUS
tice Cohalan answered This man p'
this fine had become one of the LEADING
members OF the fusion party, so 10 SPEAK
the reform committee which had been or
ganized. and as he had told me In Marcp'
1909, he was desperate man, was In the
worst kind of financial straits ana was
mr. ,pared TO swear TO anything In order
to recover this money
And YOU felt then that that would PC
of great injury to your party!
Il did, and | do"
Mistake Of His Life.
And YOU we're willing, therefore 10
pay this blackmail in order to hush up
this Charge
II was" The justice hesitated a second.
and then went on slowly. fand / think l
made the greatest mistake ! ever made
in my life: but | think At the same ume
I did what was fair and reasonable. tax
ing into consideration the political sit
uation at the time"
''You realized that it was stain upon
your honor as a man -
Justice Cohalan interrupted with
shout of NO" overriding even the OBJ
lection of his own counsel to the qucs-
tion. and Mr.. Guthrie continued deilo-
orately. "as a man. and as a professional
man. 10 make such a payment, did you
not?"
O ..ection and argument Of counsel, m
,eriec,ed with argument from Assembly
man Cuvillier and other Tammany COM
rnittee members in favor of the objection
interrupted the proceedings for few min
utes I'm the course Of which Mr.. Stanch-
field declared that both committee and
counsel should remember that Justice
CohaIan was being examined by cour7
tesy and not by right" The lawyer went
ON 10 say that Mr. Guthrie had called
the witness 10 the stand in violation OF
"the constitutional rights OF Judge Co.
halan.'
ct desire TO state 70 the committee that
the only constitutional privilege mat Mr.
stanchfeld can possibly be referring 10
,s the constitutional privilege against self
determination" commented Mr.. Guthrie
calmly. but the question was ruled out
by Mr. Blauvelt.
On the vital point Of Cohalans con-
nection with the sudden success OF the
Victor Heating Company in obtaining
cItv contracts. the Cohalan testimony was
as follows:
els II or is it not the fact that you
did do work helping him Connolly 10
obtain contracts for which you say you
we're paid?" asked Mr.. Guthrie.