New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21

or the story that was shut out by the
Court OF Impeachment"
1 am glad you asked that Take tho
case OF Judge Samuel Beardsley. OF Utica
who vent on the witness stand. but
whose evidence was ruled out by the
court During the campaign last fall
JUDGE BEARDSLEY CAME TO ME-
AND OFFERED Me $500 IN CASH
IN BEHALF OF ANTHONY n. BRADY.
l TOLD JUDGE BEARDSLEY that
appreciated the generosity Of the offer
but that I COULD NOT TAKE THE
MONEY. Mr.. Brady had great interests
which might be affected by legislation
and | felt that IL took the SS.0o from
him II might embarrass me afterward'
should any of Mr. Brady's matters come
UP for my official action, one way or the
other Judge Bearisley agreed with my
view
JUDGE BEARDSLEY THEN TOOK
THE $4,000 TO MR. MURPHY. MR.
MURPHY HAS NEVER MADE ANY
ACCOUNTING OF THAT MONEY IN
ANY FILED STATEMENT OF CAM
PAIGN RECEIPTS, so FAR AS
KNOW
1T is fact. as / was prepared 10
prove in the Court OF Impeachment 10y
evidence ike Judge Beardsley's. that
declined 10 accept more than 10000 or
fered to me in cash during the campaign
and at that time | was desperately Ill
debt and was borrowing money.
But when the court refused to allow
the Beardsey evidence &c be given, that
CLOSED THE DOOR TO THE INDIE
PUTABLE PROOF I had 10 ofer 10
show bow unlikely it was that a man
who had declined cash contributions OF
more than 10000. offered In sums as
large as $4,000. would Improperly convert
TO his own use the comparatively peuS
contributions upon which the Murphy
agents in the prosecution laid such great
stress.
1.-THE Beardsley incident is sample OF
the testimony that was ready to be gwen
in my behalf and which my counsel strus'
gled I'm vain to have admitted. The mo-
ment any trail that led up to Murphy was
opened I'd by my counsel the Murphy
lawyers fought like tieers-or' ra'hei'
like dogs-to close II, and they succeeoeo'
.'It Is true that have been condemned
and removed from office. But | appear
from the Murphy Court of Impeachment
a,d tho merely nominal charges on which
| was tried TO the greater ana hisHe.
court OF public opinion, before which
here present the true and only reasons
for my impeachment and removal
"Do not forget that twenty'seven OF
IN. m.n who voted me guilty voted Still
we'll innocent
New Charges Sprung at Moment OF
Judgment.
81 will not dwell on the proceeding un-
precedented in the English-speaklhs
world. Of dragging a public official 10 trial
on matters committed before his term OF
office began, or on the cunning and des'
perate device OF sprlnelne suddenly ana
without notice to the defendant. entirely
new charoes during the course OF the trial
and almost at the very moment OF juoa'
ment.
Il do not speak Of any of the consutu-
tional questions. The venerable presloihs
Judge Of the Impeachment Court mas
called public attention to that SIDE OF 'he
case. I do not ask for any consideration
for me personally.
al ask the people of the state them
selves TO consider the facts In their own
Interest.
with Mr.. Murphy triumphant no Gov
ernor can ever assume office without real.
IzIno that his head may fall into tne
basket II he dares to Withstand tne WIN
OF the Chief The attitude OF Mr. Mur
ply is meant TO serve as precedent 10
all who may follow me. ,.,uo.to,,
"My condemnation at the lnstlEatIoI
OF the Chief of Tammany Hall VIII be
warning for all time TO men In PUBIC
office that they serve the people AT thei,
peril; a warning to every pubic ornciai
who might presume to set hlmseit UP pc
tween band OF plundering criminals anu
the taxpayers they despoil.
IL do not ask the people to CONSIDER III!
rights or my interests But l 90 uost
earnestly beg that they will consider tnelr
own rights and their own interests ior
both are i'm deadly jeopardy. -,
"a Governor of the State OF New YORK
has been lmpeached and removed from
office at the command OF the Chlet pe-
cause he dared TO stand against the foree
OF corruption and for the rights OF the
people themselves. H..
LAS for myself ] feel that am JUST
beginning the most important part OF my
! life"