The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-28
DENIED ALL BUT ONE CHARGE.
And Murphy Explained That One in Re-
ply to Sulzer.

| New York, Oct. 2S.-Charles T. Muir
ply gave out long statement last night
in reply to the charges recently made by
| William Sulzer. OF the accusation ut
tered by Sulzer in his campaign speeches
and in newspapers all but one are denied
by the Tammany Hall leader. The ex-
ception related to the $25,000 campaign
contribution of Judge Beardsley. Sulzer
said he rejected this contribution upon
learning it came from Anthony n.
Brady, and that the money subsequent
ly went to Murphy who, he declared,
had made no accounting OF it, Murphy
said last night he received the money
from Beardsley, but returned it to Mr..
Brady the following day, Mr.. Brady
died in London last spring, several
months after the incident mentioned by
Mr.. Murphy and Sulzer.
Mr.. Murphy in his statement cited
that Sulzer did not make his charges be-
fore the court which impeached him.
"Why was Mr. Sulzer afraid to face the
court and there make his statements
under oath on the witness standf" de-
manded Murphy. Il was willing to APP
pear, He declined to appear.
Mr.. Sulzer tried to arouse prejudice by
publicly asserting that the solemn ver-
dict rendered by the highest court in
the state was due to my influence The
fact is that the only man responsible
for the disgrace and downfall of Gov
ernor Sulzer is William Sulzer himself"
Murphy denied categorically charges
that he offered to pay off Suffers debts
that he met Sulzer at specified times al
legged by Sulzer; that he suggested GER
tain men for heads of state depart
ments; that he demanded pledges re-
garding legislation; that he sent a
threat to Sulzer, regarding an appoint
ment of highway commissioner for
James f. Gaffney, that it would be "Gaff-
ney or war;" that he attempted to in
fiuence Sulzer in the matter of appoint
ments to judiciary positions; that he
threatened to disgrace Sulzer and wreck
his administration; that Edward F. |
Mccall, the Tammany nominee for
mayor ever acted as his emissary TO Sui |
ger; that he prevented the legislature
from making appropriations of the
usual contingency fund; that he ever
told Sulzer he would "stand by" Still |
well, former state senator, now in Sing I
Sing for accepting a bribe to expedite
state legislation; that he threatened |
Sulzer with impeachment if Sulzer did /
not "call OFF, John A. Hennessy, Sulzer's I
graft investigator; that he met with adj
risors and decided on Suffers removal /
from office, and that he ever received
The $4,000 Sulzer said he received as
campaign contribution from Allan A.
Ryan and sent to Murphy.
After acceding to the demand of Ed
ward T. Mccall, Tammany hall candi-
late for mayor, that he put in writing
his charges against Mccall, John i. Hen
lessy, graft investigator for the deposed
governor last night again reiterated at
IN uptown meeting many of the state
nents contained in those charges. The
peaker postponed last night his prom
sed speech dealing with his interview
With former Senator Stephens Stilwell
nut displayed a large volume which
ontained, he declared, the transcript of
story as it was told to him in
ing Sing prison, where the former is
N inmate. The story, it is said, was
AIKEN by means of a telephone device.
I'll tell the Stillwell story tomorrow
light" Hennessy assured the crowd
Before the Hennessy speech last night,
tate Senator James D. McClelland,
ounsel for Stillwell, issued statement
n which he denied that his client had
nade a confession to Hennessy involving
leaders. (,