The evening world., 1913-12-08
Former Mayor of Syracuse
Hints Of Revelations About
the Asphalt War.
NEW BAGMAN EVIDENCE.
Whitman Expects Important
Developments at the
John Doe Hearing.

James Il. Mcguire. who 10 under In
dictment for soliciting a 5000 campaign
contribution for the Democratic State
COMMITTEES from the Union Oil Com
pany. . California corpofation. surrsn.
dered himself in the Criminal Branch Of
the supreme Court at noon to-day. Jus.
ties Davis fixed ball At u 800. which Vas
promptly furnished.
Mr.. Mc0uirs. through his counsel.
fsador Kresel. put In . plea Of not
guilty and the Court granted counse,
untM Dec. a to interpose such motions
AZ the defense may go At 10 make. The
indictment will be attacked from the
start. John b. stanchfisid. who 10 out
Of the city. will act a. counsel for
Mo0uirs ~ well a. for Arthur Mclean,
treasurer Of the Democratic STATE Com.
mittee. who u under Indictment for
accepting campaign contributions from
corporations
INQUIRE CALLS INDICTMENT A
FRAMG.UP.
Beyond saying that his indictment 10
a 'frame-up." Mr.. Mcclure would ADA
nothing to the lengthy statement he
gave out At his homo In New Rochel 10
last night. In which ne made Q genera
denial. He said that after he has had
an opportunity TO consult with Mr..
stanchfeld he might have. something
70 make public about the xctive war.
fare that 70 being waRed between As
phAlt and oil companies for shares Of
the Immense appropriations that have
been made for upstate highway and
barge canal work.
Mr.. Mc1uirs returned on Saturday
from Santo Domingo. whore no had been
figuring on some mad contracts. He
met Thomas Hassett who 10 CHARGED
with holding up . PouGhksspsis con.
tractor for $500. In the West Indies and
Hasseu came back with him - far 40
Key West.
A Mr. Mo0uirs was leaving the Grim.
inal Courts Building this afternoon he
was urged TO mako some statement
about the specific ofYsnss mentioned IN
the inAictmsnt-that Of soliciting cam.
paiSn funds from = corporation. After
. little elaboration he said
Anybody familiar with my record
should know how ridiculous such q
charge 10. In the last twenty years a.
. member OF finance ana executive COM
m!ttees OF the Democratic party In this
state l have collected for my party In
State and national campaigns upward
OF 100000 You can rest assured that
with all this experience few mon In tho
country would know better than I not
to approach a corporation for . CO m.
paisn contribution"
WHITMAN EXPECTS IMPORTANT
JOHN DOE TEsTiMoNv.
Important developments In the John
Doe inquiry ~ TO the payment Of graf,
by contractors on the State HiEhw
and Barge Canal are promised for to.
morrow when the inquiry 10 resumed be.
fore Chief Magistrate McAdoo.
II was reported that District Attorney
Whitman had received new insorma Ion
tending to prove tie charge that many
Of tho campaign contributions collected
by bSsmen. although ackno wlsdSed from
Democratic State headquarters. were mol
accounted for In the Ming Of the list Of
campaign contributions. As required b,
law. at Albany. Many of these contri
buttons. % It 10 alleged. have beer
traced.
District-Attornsy whitman refused I,
say anything except that Tomorrow
session before Magistrate AcAdoo Ia tn
John Doe INJURY promiass to be vsrI
interesting"