New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-27
RYAN DENIES ALL
OF SUFFERS CHARGES
Says His Story Under Oath at
Impeachment Trial Was
True in Every Detail.
HERRICK TOLD OF $4,000
Asserts Deposed Governor
Sent One of His Counsel
to Him in Reference to
Big Contribution.

Allan n. Ryan Tepileu ldst night 10
William Suffers charge that Chief"
Murphy urged him to contribute SIC. 900 to
the Suzer campaign fund. He said that
Sulzer lis not telling the truth"
II have no quarrel with Sulzer," he
went on "and l am in no way interested
in his impeachment or in his quarrel with
Mr.. Murphy. | volunteered no informa-
ton against Sulzer. | was subp9naed to
appear as a witness before the Impeach-
ment Court. and | had to obey the sub
ppna and answer such questions as I
was asked.
81 am informed by Mr. Stanchield, of
counsel for the board of managers in the
impeachment proceedings against Sulzer'
that the managers did not get the infor-
nation about my contribution until after
they had rested their case, and that they
got the information then from Judge Her
rick. Mr.. Suffers counsel, who came 10
Mr.. Stanchheld and told him that Sulzer
was going on the witness stand IN MS
own behalf and would testify about sew
eral contributions that the managers had
no knowledge OF. and among others "A con-
tribution of $1,000 from me, and that Her
rick asked Stanchfeld to agree that when
SuIzer should take the stand he should
he permitted to testify to having re-
ceiycd my contribution. but should not be
forced To give my name to the court
"The managers refused to enter into
this deal, but II was through the making
Of this proposition that the managers
learned Of my contribution.
"uow I came to make the contribution
7 have already testified To under oath'
and II Sulzer thought my version was IN
correct. he had full opportunity TO go OF
the witness stand where | testified ana
,bere DENY II. But ne did not, and the
reason is that | can corroborate every
statement | made"
Not in Murphy's Confidence.
~ know nothing about his alleged
! talks with Murphy in which ne says Mu'
! ply told him to ask for a coh'riou',o''
| am not and never have been III III
Nurpby's confidence. | never salu VI
| evcn suggested to Mr. Murphy or 10 any
/ one else that / was willing 10 mdNe
! contribution to Suffers campaign iuhu
and neither Mr.. Murphy nor any one e'''
| smoke To me directly or indirectly aoou
making such a contribution until Suize'
bi,,seIf appealed to me for help, and con
q "A =
as | would give and to plead so mar
| that | finally told Mr.. McGlohe 10 s"'
Sulzer $1,000 =.
81, was my fathers money. IN n''
! ,hs.,ce from the country I assumed th'
/ resnonsibility for making this contrio"
! ton.
! Of don't know Mr. Delaney, Of whoH
Sr,z.r speaks. but il certainly was no'
DELANEY. or any one else but Sulzer MN
slf who asked me for the money AIN
| be did saw TO me to tell my father, l an
IN. same old. Bill Sulzer says he gave
this $1,000 TO Mr. Delaney, and that De
Ianey gave it to Mr. Murphy. ! kno"
| nothing about this.
| GO much for the contribution Now
about Suffers attempt to get my help t'
have the charges dismissed. Suffers yer
sion of my conversation with nm oNe'
the telephone from Suffern is entl'eN
false When he tries TO make II appear
that ran after him with offers oil heip
and that / suggested what he should ~
and what counsel he should employ-tha
he made no requests OF me and that
did all the suggesting-he lies The rec
ord Of telephone calls Will show that OF
September S he called me from Albany
I was not In town. and he left WORD VIII
Mr. McGlone. and with Mr.. Howard m
soorotar, IN send me word that he wa
| anxious 10 talk to me.