The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
MURPHY REPLIES To
CHARGES MADE BY
WILLIAM SULzER
Every Accusation But One
Denied-Asks Why Sui
zer Did Not Testify
i'm Trial

New York, October 27.-Charles Il. Muir
ply gave out a long statement tonight
in reply to the charges recently made
by William Sulzer. OF the accusations
uttered by Sulzer in his campaign
speeches In all newspapers all but one
are denied by the Tammany hall leader.
The exception related to a $25, 900 cam
paign contribution of Judge Beardsley.
Sulzer said he rejected this contribution
upon learning that it came from Antony
n. Brady and that the money subse-
quently went to Murphy who he declared
had made no accounting of 1t. Murphy
said tonight 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 incidents mentioned by Murphy and
Sulzer.
Murphy in his statement cited that Sui
zer did not make his charges before the
court which impeached him. "why was
Mr.. Sulzer afraid to face the court and
there make his statements under oath
on the witness stand?' demanded Muir
ply.
"eiS Willis " tlpptdi. lie uNcil1lGu
to appear. Mr., Sulzer tried to arouse
prejudice by publicly asserting that the
solemn verdict rendered by the highest
court In the state was due to my influ-
ence. The fact is that the only one re-
sponsible for the disgrace and downfall
of Governor Sulzer is William Sulzer
himself"
Denies Charges
Murphy denied categorically charges
that he offered to pay off Suzer's debts:
that he met Suzer at specified times
alleged by Sulzer that he suggested GER
tain men for heads of state departments;
that he demanded pledges regarding leg
islation; that he sent threat to Sui
zer, regarding an appointment of highway
commissioner fof James Il. Gafrney that
Ii would be "Gaffney or war;" that he
attempted to influence Sulzer in the mat
ter of appointments to judiciary positions:
that he threatened to disgrace gulzer and
wreck his administration; that he erer
told Sulzer he would stand by Sti;well.
former senator now in Sing Sing for ac-
cepting bribe to expedite state legisa-
tion that he threatened Suizer with i'm
peachment IL Sulzer did not "call orr
John A. Hennessy. Sulzers graft investi-
gator; that he met with advisors and de-
cided on Sulzer's removal from office:
that he ever received the $4,000 Sulzer said
he received for campaign contribution
from Allan A. Ryan and sent toA1urphy.
Speech Postponed
After acceding to the demand of Ed
ward Il. Mccall Tammany Hall candi-
date for mayor. that he put in writing
his charges against Mccall. John A. Hem
messy, graft investigator for the deposed
governor tonight again reiterated at an
uptown meeting many of the statements
contained In those charges. The speaker
postponed tonight his promised speech
dealing with his interview with former
Senator stephen Stilwell, but displayed a
large volume, which contained he de-
clared, the transcript of Stilwelrs Aory
as IT was told to him In Sing Sing prison
The story, it is said. was taken by means
of a telephone device.
"Ill tell the StilwelI story tomorrow
night Hennessy assured the crowd
James ID. McClelland, counsel for Still
We'll, issued a statement tonight in which
he denied that his client had made a con-
fession to Hennessy involving democratic
leaders.
In his statement tonight Hennessy de-
clared that sulzer was offered the next
United States senatorship from New YorlS
on behalf of Tammany Hall if lie would
yield to Tammany while governor Sui
zer was told. said Hennessy that Tam
many was willing to agree to this al
though Tammany would not trust him
again as governor"