New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09

ing remarks with regard to these pay
ments without any delay, and related with
the same promptness the approximate
amounts Of total contract price. net profits
and percentages to Cohalan which were
contained in his three statements to the
justice which>were introduced in evi-
dence by letterpress copies, but which
did not include any mention of Cohalans
name.
Mr. Stanchfeld brought out that the
letter book copy of the statement was
surrounded by the edges Of pages which
had been torn out on each side of the
page containing the statement which Con-
molly said was delivered to Cohalan, and
although he objected vigorously to the
introduction of the statement in evidence
Senator Murtaugh overruled him, on the
ground that it was admissible under the
rule of secondary evidence.
Called for $4,000.
Connolly went on to describe his meet
ing with Cohalan in January. 1906, when
they were not so friendly. at which time
he said, Cohalan demanded $500. be-
cause they" had figured out Connollys
possible profits and thought they ought
TO get at least $500.
you've never told me who they are
Connolly testified he said to Cohalan. land
they have no business to try and figure
out my profits"
According to Connolly, Justice Cohalan
told him then that he was going to
Europe that summer and needed all the
money he could get. In the fall Of 1906
Connolly said, ne had contributed $,0o
TO Tammany Hall for campaign pur-
poses, and Cohalan had chided him for
that.
Finally. Connolly said. he wrote Co
halan that there was a matter of 1881
coming to him instead of $4,000. and
that he would concede enough to make 1t
an even $1,000. He wrote this letter on
a Sunday, he said, and made no copy or
IT. but he was allowed TO tell It's con-
tents
Il didn't want to make record OF IT,
the witness explained when questioned
as to his reason for not putting a copy
of ii in his personal file
Mr.. kellogg took Connolly rapidly over
the ground Of the threatened suit against
Justice CohaIan in 1903, when the JUS
tice returned to him under that pres
sure the $500 So which he had been
paid.
The ledger Of the Victor Heating Com
pany, with an account which occupied
about half page cut out Of IT. was put
in as an exhibit on this point.
Describes Final Settlement.
The witness described the proceedings
which led up to the final settlement by
Justice Cohalan including the substitu-
ton OF the amended complaint which
called the various amounts paid to CO.
halan loans rather than commissions
or percentages. and finally the destruc-
ton Of most OF the documentary evil
dence of the earlier transactions between
himself or the Victor Heating Company
and Cohalan
At one point in his testimony Connolly
said that Justice Cohalan had tried to
secure for a third person, Alfred j.
Johnson, an duuillOIldl ~ pei Ntilb vi
pending city contracts aggregating $780,
600. Connolly said that after having
demurred to this additional exaction. II
was agreed 10 at a conference with john
son and Cohalan in the latter's office.
Immediately thereafter, he continued.
Cohaldn conducted him to the office OF
Water Commissioner Oakley. where II
was arranged that he was 10 receive the
contracts.
As a preliminary to the opening of the
trial this morning, Mr.. Stanchfeld pre-
sented for Justice Cohalan his answer
to the charges against him, which con-
sisted OF two short paragraphs setting
forth that 1.-THE respondent denies that
there is any crime, misdemeanor or Of
fence generally or particularly alleged in
the aforesaid charges to which he is or
can be bound by law to make answer.
and that the respondent denied the allie
cations set forth in the charges filed
against him.
Mr.. Kellogg expects to present his evil
dence with respect TO the Connolly note
for $4,000 TO Justice Cohalan. and with
respect 10 the final charge that the JUS
tees published reply TO the Connolly ac-
cusations was untrue and misleading"
within the first hour OF the session to-
morrow morning, when Mr.. Stanchfeld
will take up the cross-examination.