New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-29
Threat TO Summon Murphy.

Threat to Summon Murphy.
James C. Garrison. the Sulzer press
agent. was called before the Assembly
Judiciary Committee to-day. and. willie IL
put him on record as refusing 10 give any
evidence 10 substantiate the story that
he gave out last week, that four Assem-
blymen had been bribed 20 vote for Sui
zer's Impeachment, until he could have "A
lawyer 10 protect him before the COM
mittee. he won in the encounter. because
the Judiciary Committees subcommittee
was forced 10 adjourn hurriedly 20 shut
him off when he began 10 talk about
summoning Charles r. Murphy AS a wit
ness
Levy. Wagner and Frawey made three
sensational, though brief. speeches IN
their respective houses. with reference 10
the statements and publications OF Lynn
J. Arnold.
HE has been. / understand" said
Frauley, referring TO Arnold. before the
grand juries In two counties in this state.
TO indict me. In the parlance OF the day.
II he had the goods. ! would be indicted.
] would Ike TO apply the method that
Inwardly feel toward him GLaughterl.
and probably II 1t continues | will do that.
II have listened now for six weeks TO
the statement every twenty-four hours,
'Frawley will be behind the bars ] have
received letters from somebody every day
saying, Don't you dare go to the Capitol,
or you will be killed. All this shooting
stuff or killing stuff don't frighten Fraw-
ley
/. II am going TO apply 20 Mr.. Arnold the
remedy that should be applied TO all men
of his type. 1t Is not TO bring him before
a magistrate. but something else and.
thank God, | am able TO apply that 10
him, and | will"
Senator Wagner announced that he
would seek redress in the courts. adding
that an example should be made Of such
journalistic scallawag."
In the Assembly. Levy. who was at
tackled in Arnold's paper here this morn
ing more bitterly than either Wagner or
Frawley. rose to a question Of personal
privilege, and put upon the Assembly rec
ord his own statement az to the Skene
case. in which Arnold's paper accused him
of accepting money improperly.
Mr. Levy said that recently he was
threatened with exposure If he did not re-
cede from the position he had taken in the
Impeachment Of the Governor 81 paid no
attention to this threat he went on. Il
continued in the discharge OF my public
duty as ] understood IT. Later / learned
that Mr.. Skene had been invited into the
executive Offices at Albany, and that he
there was interviewed by Governor Suzer.
Judge d. Cady Herrick and Mr.. Arnold, OF
The Knickerbocker-P
Block Farmers Bill.
Senator Wende in the Senate. and AS
semblymen Human. Gibbs and Schaap.
in the lower House. effectually blocked
any rush passage Of the bill drawn in re-
Spouse to the message OF acting Governor
Glynn calling for the payment Of S225,oD
to the farmers OF the state whose cattle
have been destroyed by the Department
OF Agriculture. All OF the directors ex-
planned that they had no wish to prevent
the payment Of the money to the farmers,
but they insisted that the measure was
not of such an emergency character as To
Justify any action upon IL under the
doubtful authority" OF the acting Gov
ernor.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee was
especially empowered by resolution
passed to-day to inquire into the charges
that the votes Of four Assemblymen on
the Sulzer Impeachment had been bought
A new subpoena under the terms OF that
resolution was made out and served upon