New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-12
WHOM DID COHALAN SERVE?
Was 1t a Party or Tammany and
Himself? "The World" Asks.

Under the heading, "Will They save
Him." THE New York World" In an
editorial discusses this morning the
charges by John 4. Connolly against JUS
ticc Cohalan. II says:
Not to save himself but TO save Tam
many: not 10 get. graft for himself and
conceal the fact. but. In faithful defence
OF Charles f. Murphy. tc submit TO black
mail-this is Justice CoEalan's explanation
OF the spirit that moved him in his rela
tions with John A. Connolly.
"Of course, he does not boldly say Tam
many and he does not boldly say Murphy
He says that ne offered himself as a sac
rihce TO the party" To save an important
election. But the party Is Tammany. and
Tammsny is Murphy. Cohalan had no
other party.
More TO the point than anything con-
tanned In this apology is the admission
by Justice Cohalan Of the truth Of prac-
tically everything charged against him
by Connolly. Called TO the stand In spite
tf himself by Mr.. Guthrie. representing
the Bar Association. he entered VIVA;
may well be regarded as a plea OF guilt
Innocent men accused as he has been do
not as a rule have TO be forced by the
prosecution 20 take the stand.
was Cohalan serving party or was
he serving Tammany and himself when
he compelled Connolly to pay him SIS per
cent Of the profits Of the Victor Heating
Company for city contracts. when ne
refunded the money on the order OF Muir
ply. who did not approve OF 'grafting
on our own people. when he settled
COnnolly's lawsuit ny compelling him 70
change the complaint 20 make IL appear
that the money in dispute between them
Was not graft but a loan, and when hs
later forced Connolly TO give him note
for the refunded money on promise &c
get him a political job? II there was
blackmail I'm these transactions, who was
the blackmailer?
Answers TO such questions NAV prom.
erly be left TO the people OF New York
who know Tammany, who know Murph,
and who know the power that Tammany
Yields over men like Cohalan. They will
find nothing in the record as here dis
closed that conflicts In any manner with
the notorious practices OF Tammany Hall
Cohalan was Tammany in action,
There is no great difference between
Tonnoly's complaint and Cohalan's con.
fession. They are agreed upon the graf
payments. They are in practical accort
upon the restitution that was made. diff.
fering only as TO the reasons that i'm.
PEELED IL. They are agreed as to wha
followed. differing only as to the motives
that actuated them. They are agreed a.
10 Tammany, except that one had re-
belled while the other remained loyal
rs anything palmer than that this was
a characteristic Tammany deal and that
in the quarrel and exposure that follow cd
we are TO find its only novelty?
Justice Cohalans confession therefor,
presents nothing new except a plea In eX-
tenuatlon which is likely to be very Sc
riously considered-in 18th street. lie IS
said by one OF his Tammany associates
TO have grated on one Of our own peo-
Pile, but he paid back the money on com.
pulsion and he tried desperately to keeI
the matter secret In order to save Tam.
many and Murphy.
"Will Tammany and Murphy, as repre-.
scented by the majority OF the Joint leg.
islative committee. now save him."