New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
HENNESSY ISSUES NEW
CHALLENGE TO M'CALL
Will Put Charges in Writing in
Any Form He Likes and
Sign Them.
HAS INCREASED B0DYGUARD
Dares Tammany Candidate to
Appear Before McAdoo and
Deny Conference in Pub
: lie Service Office.

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John A. Hennessy used the John Doe
inquiry into the contents OF 1.-The little
black book" as a sort of verbal shillelah
to swing over the head Of Edward +. Nc
Call at two crowded meetings In Brook
Ign last night. The Tammany batter
challenged Mr.. Mccall to appear at the
inquiry and deny, under oath, the charges
which have been made against him by
Hennessy.
He mentioned in particular the charge
of the conference in the Public Service
Commission office. The speaker read
letter, which, he said, was from merh-
Der Of that commission, in which the
writer stated that ii was true that Hen
messy had met Mccall in the office OF
the Public Service board and had held
long conference with the former judge.
Another challenge which Hennessy
hurled at the Tammany candidate was
that he should meet him this afternoon
and draw up the charges made by the
Sulzer investigator in any form which he
desired to give basis for legal action.
Mr.. Hennessy said he would sign this
document.
The perambulating firebrand of fusion
told his audience that rumors which had
come TO him this week had caused him
to increase his personal bodyguard from
two to five.
A letter which the speaker said had
been given to him by a policeman was
read In it the Tammany organization
made an appeal for contribution. Ac-
cordng to Hennessy it was signed by
John T. Smith, William *. Walsh, George
Schultz and George w. Stake. lie said
that similar letters had been received by
all fremen and policemen.
More Dares to Mccall
Hennessy denied that Judge Mccall had
sent two men to him In an effort to get
him to put his charges into writing. he
challenged the Tamamay candidate Tor
Mayor ~ make this charge under oath.
After MAT challenges came thick and
fast.
81 had a meeting. which I shall relate
to YOU, a little while ago with Judge Nc
Call for an hour and quarter in his
room in the Public Service Commission,
said Mr.. Hennessy. We'll, Mccall de-
MED that he had challenged me to put
it in writing. | did put ii In writing, but
he said the way / wrote II was not libel
lous. | tell Judge Edward Mccall now
that ] will let him write all those things.
He is lawyer and knows how. ] VIII
meet him tomorrow at any time he
pleases. and he need not notify me- Let
him notify the newspaper offices, and they
will notify me, and | will meet him and
| will sign all those charges which he
alleges ] am running away from.
well, he may say that is not court
proceeding. He is right; he is right. lie
has il within his power now to do this
thing at least He probably cannot be
elected, but he can show his community,
greater New York, whether ! am what
he alleges / am: and IL / am. II is his
duty as good citizen, whether victory
comes or defeat comes to him, 10 show
the people that | am a conspirator, and,
az he says a liar. And ] suggest to
Judge Mccall that he go TO the John Doe
proceedings on next Monday afternoon;
that he dare testify under oath that
was not in his office alone with him for
more than an hour All | want Judge
Mccall TO do is 10 go on the stand and
testify to that under oath. and will
prove from inside his Office and from out
side his office that he is a perjurer. II he
does that