Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-01
NO Conf ESS|ON BY
Still WELL IN BLACK
BOOK OF HENNESSY
Detectagraph Record DisiOinted
Story of Effort to Close
Deal for Pardon.
ONLY HEARSAY EVIDENCE
&, AT JOHN DOE TRIAL
Charges and DeniaIs Continue
to Mark Bitterest of New
York Campaigns.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The little
black book" from which John A. Hen
Messy quoted an alleged confession OF
Stephen j. Stilwell convicted State
senator in Sing Sing prision, was
made public today The book reveals
no confession. 1t simply is the record
of bal fencing between the Sulzer
inves igator and the convict who
sought a pardon.
The publication OF this record, fol-
lowing the admission by Hennessy
Yesterday that the charges of graft
ing which he has made during the
mayoralty campaign were based on
hearsay evidence, has done much TO
break the force of the charges.
Edward F. Mccall, the Democratic
candidate against whom the shafts of
Hennessy were directed, has de-
manded that the grand jury indict his
aecuser on the charge of perjury.
Mccall Denies Charges.
Speaking at nineteen meetings last
night Mr.. Mccall denied every accu-
sation which had been made by the
Sulzer lieutenant at tho John Doe
proceedings held earlier in the day
before Chief Magistrate McAdoo.
Answering the charge that he had
been a party to the impeachment OF
he had never attended any conference
at which the matter was discussed
This Is the story of the BLACK Book
as reported by the detectagraph
planted by the Burns Detective Agen-
cy in Sing Sing prison to record the
dramatic secret conference between
John A. Hennessy representing Gov
ernor Sulzer and ex-senator Stilwell.
For hours the negotiations ran on
IN fhp VyardonpG 0ff1op with rfopOp-
rapher as an eavesdropper-Stilw
suspicious, evasive, cunning, fearful
OF betrayal; Hennessy, at times purr-
ing assurance, balancing the free
dom of the convict--a pardon-with
disclosures which If corroborated,
would permit the governor to chal-
lenge Impeachment.
Insisted ON Pardon First.
But the desperate Stilwell was deaf
to Hennessy's pleadings for a full
confession. A pardon first, he insist
ed, was the only condition. He pic
tured the horrors of a return to Sing
Sing If the pardon was conditional
and he was unable to find the cor
2 xoboration necessary to convict. Hen-
kiessy, shrewd, wary of accepting
without the power of realizing upon
the bargain and of sending the convict
back IL he failed to fulfill his promise,
p refused to yield.
And Stilwell did not confess. He
vaguely referred to alleged graft in
the Legislature, to the payment of
large sums, brought in the name of
Murphy, Frawley and others, but
insisted upon release before he would
attempt to supply the proofs.
Report Is DISCOUNTED.
And the negotiations were dropped
The report of the detectagraph is
broken and disjointed, this being ex-
plained partially by the noise of pass
Ing trains. But as a dramatic docu-
ment the report is in itself interesting
as showing the desperate verbal duel
between two keen men, and as illu-
fninatng behind the scenes. work in
c. injection with the impeachment.
Promised AHidavit.
Stilwell is quoted as having said
smong other things:
'Hennessy-You mean you want
the pardon before you make the af-
: fidavit?"
Stilwell--I will give you the affi-
davit or anything, but can't go be-
fore the grand jury. i will go the
limit. | will prevent them from vot-
ing against the Governor. will put
Murphy in Jail, and Frawley there,
too but l must protect myself,
that you can get Frawley. am
pretty sure you can impeach Murphy,
but there is no question about Fraw-
ley; but ] can't see my way clear.
can't do it in justice to myself. [
know what it means: no one knows
better than / do If the pardon is
not there I've got to come back; there
Is no use talking, | can't do it even
if I've got to serve the limit and take
-I,., I-tl
have 1t handed to me.
Here the ex-senator continued to
demand his pardon first. The record
goes on:
Wanted to sect" Murphy.
"If / was outside this minute /
would do it, whether | gain anything
by it or not. [ would get Murphy IL
1t was the last thing I did before I
died. / have reasons for doing it.
God, my mind has almost left me-
Hennessy-"Why is it a man like
Murphy can move these things for
years and years and nobdy knows
it?"
Stilwell-"Because the fellows that
know it generally are afraid to come
out Where did Murphy get all his
money FROM. He is rolling in money
he never had an Office"
Hennessy-"What is there about
Frawley getting some money from
some brewery"
Stilwell--'T can prove that. He
will always take money on these
things. Each one of them got $4,000
year from the brewery association
interests"
District Attorney Whitman has in
his possession today an afilda Wit made
by William w. Mclaughlin, jr, eldest
!. son of former Police Inspector W. W.
Mclaughlin. which intimates his
rather loaned Edward j.. Mccall $21.-
800 in 1902, when Mr., Mccall was
seeking a Supreme Court nomination.
Tells of Loan 10 Mccall.
Young Mclaughlin swears he saw
photograph of the 1000 check
siven in repaying the loan, and that
1t was on the New York Life Insur-
ance Company. He declares his father
had great difficulty in getting
his money back, and did not obtain
it until 1908, and after many inter-
views with Justice Mccall. Young
Mclaughlin said he frequently had
heard his father say he loaned the
money in cash to Mr.. Mccall, the lat
TO pay for his nomination to the Su-
preme Court.
" For more than two hours last night
" ung Mclaughlin was questioned by
Il ,istrict Attorney Whitman at the
~ tter's home in East Twenty-sixth
street. The prosecutor got much ad-
difional information besides that con-
tained in the affidavit, and said to-
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