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BURNS FEARS
PLOT TO KILL HIM
Detective, Arriving From Eu-
rope, Heavily Guarded
EVIDENCE AGAINST POLITICIAN.

Declares He Is After Big Grafters,
Whom He Regards as Enemies.
suIzer Resents Attacks on Wife.
New York, Oct 30-The hysteria
pervading political circles since ex-
Governor Suler and his chief investiga-
tor, John A. Hennessey, began their
attack on Tammany and Charles F..
Murphy, was increased by rumors that
plot had been discovered to assassi-
nate Detective William J. Burns, to
prevent his revealing evidence that he
has obtained against prominent poll
/ tician.
When Burns landed at Hoboken, N.
j., from the liner Imperater on his ar
rival from Europe he was Immediately
surrounded by bodyguard of eighteen
detectives.
"The chief has received word that
he is to be done away with" said one
of the detectives. The tip came from
reliable source. That's why we met
him.
Burns refused to discuss the warn
ing, but made this significant remark:
Il do not fear assassination at the
hands of dynamiters whom l have
prosecuted. 1 am after the g1afters. I
am after the big fellows. They are the.
men who are making trouble and they
are my enemies"
He refused to comment on reports.
that he had been abroad to get evi.
dence there relating to grating.
Burns began investigating New York,
graft Immediately after the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal. He was retained
jointly by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and
District Attorney Whitman to trail
vice and its relationship to graft. From
this beginning the search spread until
the trail led to "the big fellows" Burns
is said to have in his possession con-
fessions which will create as big SEN
sation as the Suler impeachment an4
it's sequels.
Senator Stillwell refused to make Is
confession last summer, so ex-Govel
nor Sulzer was informed, because tt
Tammany leaders had assured htg
that Sulzer would be removed froz
Office and then Stillwell would be pa1
doned.
Suizer received this information hi
letter from Rev. o. R. Miller, Of
bany. The letter says:
"One day the latter part Of II
June, when in New York city. I cat
half an hours conversation with hiI
I'VE discussed various topics.
wanted meato help him. Stillwell se<
that he ought to squeal on the Tai
many ssarors, come or w1om be 81 5'
had done worse things than he. H4ea
insisted that he knew much to tell o.
other Tammany men. However, bef0re|
l left Senator Stillwell he said to ma:'l
oh, shan't squeal-not yet. They are
going to impeach Sulzer and remove
him from office and then the chief s44el
I'll be pardoned.' He said that he haif]
talked with big Tammany men lately
and knew whereof he spoke.
Coming back to Albany day Or
two later, l called on Governor Sulser
at the executive chamber and mem
toned what Stillwell had said to me-.
uc SofCtuOl SpohS oP ShPA0eASSseS4
saying: 'Stillwell is guilty and he de-
serves little consideration
Sulzer has asked the authorities to
investigate the authorship of a penn
phlet attacking his wife. This pam
phlet, written in Hebrew, was circil-
lated anonymously in the Sixth assem-.
bly, district, where the former governor
is running for assemblyman on the
Progressive ticket.
Jews predominant in this district.
Sulzer had it read when he addressed
a big political meeting. The pamphlet
said Mrs. Sulzer, although q Jewess.
repudiated her faith after her husband
became governor, and on more than
one occasion in Philadelphia Mr.. Sui
ger had introduced her as Presby-
terian. Rabbi Joseph Levinson, Of Al
bany, who read the circular at, the
melting, called it IAN Infamous lie." He
said that Mrs. Sulzer frequently had
attended services at his synagogue.