The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-23
TO SHOW DONOHUE'S
PULL IN AID GETTING
Suit In Supreme Court Will Dis
close How He Used His
Political Prestige.
WORKED on THE REFEREES
"Treasurer Of Tammany Hall"
on His Card Said to Have
Great Influence.
WORKED on THE REFEREES

hue. treasurer OF Tammany Hall and
faithful attendant upon Charles +. Mu.-
rhy. used his political prestige to helh !
his pocketbook will oe laid bate this week ,
in the Supreme Court before Justice Phil !
bin.
The value OF his control over the ad- |
vertising at the disposal Of referees ao-
pointed by some judges will be a partic.
ular point involved: /: his ability to use the
political organization. the district lead
ers and other officers to obtain the adver-
tising and then his further power to have
that advertising 20 to certain publca-
tions will be another; the fear OF men
who desired references Of a certain class
to 30 contrary to his wishes. the unan.
swerable argument Of the bare title
Treasurer Of Tammany Hail. on the
card OF Donohue. the advertising So
licitor. will all be exploited II the court
holds that such points are relevant
1t IL no new thing for Donohue. treas
urer- r-advertising agent. to have publicity
and official scrutiny. As far back as
1911 six lawyers appeared before the
grievance committee OF the Bar Associa-
tior empowered to investigate irregulari-
been referees appointed by Justices who
were elected on Tammany tickets and
their advertising in foreclosure proceed
inss had gone to Donohue. The referees
we're alleged to have charged advertising
commissions for themselves independent
Of the solicitor. They were reprimandeI
and the practice later was censured by
Justices Of the court.
Decision Expected SOOs.
Donohues name is mentioned in testi.
mony taken by the grievance committee
OF the Bar Association in proceedings In
s;ituted against Timothy Murray. q law
yer. The papers In this case are now
In the possession Of the justices Of tho
appellate Division. who are expected to
/ fand down . decision very soon Dono-
liue and Murray were IN he same office
.. $50 Broadway and th..e was u paper
will, the high sounding title Of the
Tric Summons. This published legal adj
vertisinG. that which Donohue had OBJ.
tained among others. The contention was
that this was a paper edited and distrib-
uted only for the purpose OF charging
for this legs, advertising: that II was
without adequate circulation. without rat
ing in the post office and edited in a
transformed stable In Fifty-first street.
The DOnohue piers and the Donohue
bathing beach have all been mentioned
from time to time.
| The case In which the defence intlma ties
advertising practices will be set up is the
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DENIM against the Lawyers Advertising
Company for $3.50. alleged to be
due them on a contract entered into be-
tween them on December 81. 1907. That
Ia their percentage OF the gross receipts
which they assert is due for their efforts
as advertising solicitors Certain phases
Of the case have been before referees
and once it went up to the Appellate
Division. but i has never been tried OH
its merits. Now Samuel Thorne. Jr coun-
sci for the defendant, has insisted that
II he tried. and has served notice that any
further attempts at delay will be- op-
lposed.
DENIM. one OF the complainants. was a,
the time the contract was made clerk IN
the law office Of Paul l.. Herman, and
the oeiehoah's nave a"eHeo that ne was
only dummy Tor kiernan kiernan
once counsel FOR the Lawyers Advertising
Company. Will be witness IN the case
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