New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-29
HENNESSY GIVES FACTS
TO WHITMAN ASSISTANT
Spends Two Hours in the CrlmI-'
nal Courts BuiIding-J. J.
Martin with Him.
EXPOSE TAMMANY SECRETS
Murphy's ne-Time Co-Leader
Aids Fusion's Firebrand--
Sen. Frawley Joins Ranks
of the Lie Fingers.

II is probable that John \. Hennessy'
who has been cIdgelling Tammany nan
and its manipulators from the rostrum'
will apnear later i'm the week before Chief
Magistrate McAdoo as the principal wilt
ness I'm John Doe proceedings Inc hrs'
step toward District Attorney whitman
object of determining whether Hennessy
has evidence that crime or crimes nave
been committed was taken yesterday
when Hennessy appeared before John h
Clark, Assistant District Attorney, In re-
spouse to a subpoena.
Mr. Hennessy was in the Criminal
Courts Building for more than an hour
With MN was James J. Martin, once as
sistant leader Of Tammany Hall. Mr. Hen
messy was very hoarse and spoke In low
tone. A stenographer was present to take
down what he and Martin had TO say.
Nothing to say" said Mr.. Hennessy as
he left
Mr. Clark said that II District Attorney
Whitman returned to-day the whole mat
ter would he laid before him. and until
then nothing would be made public. 1t
was learned. however. that Mr.. Hennessy
would return to-day at o'clock and 1t
was believed subpenas were issued for
other witnesses.
The fact that the District Attorney
would take at least two DAYS for his pre-
liminary examination before either dis
cardng the case or presenting II to a
magistrate WAS taken to mean that really
valuable evidence was submitted and that
ri ha
presence Of several witnesses. would he
made before placing the evidence In Chief
Magistrate McAdoo's hands.
Senator James j. Frawley. whose name
was brought into Hen lessy's story Mon
day night as one who was secretly at
outs with Charles +. Murphy, yesterday
said that when Hennessy quoted him as
saying Murphy had hundreds of enemies
in the organization" he was quoting him
self. Hem assy. and not Frawley.
"Henncssy was in a group OF men in
front OF the Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany
on the night before the final vote in the
Impeachment trial was taken" said
Frawley. "and there was some talk OF
the city campaign. Hennessy said he was
n Tammany Hall Democrat. but not a
Murphy man. and that Murphy had plenty
Of enemies In the organization.
He went on TO say that he thought the
organization would be beaten in the city
campaign. ! said thought the organiza-
ton vote would be solid for the Demo
cratic ticket. and that was all that was
said. never made any Of the statements
credited TO me by Hennessy.'
Senator Robert +. Wagner. acting Lieu
tenant Governor. to whom Hennessy re-
ferred In his Monday night speech as "a
dirty little rat" said he had no comment
10 make. except TO say that he was sorry
Henncssy could do nothing more than de-
scend TO "vituperation and billingsgate."
Charles II. Unversagt. president Of the
Standard Finance Company. OF No lO3
Park avenue. mentioned by William Sui
ger. in his Stilwell speech. as one who
could verify the statement. condemned
Sulzer unsparingly for giving out such a
statement.
He not only imperils Stlwelrs life. be-
cause those thugs up there might kill him
II they thought he was squealer, "
said Unversag,. but he makes II impos-
sible for Governor Glynn to pardon Still
well
Clancy called me up last night and
said there never was any detectaphone or
dictagraph in the prison as asserted by
Hennessy"