The evening world., 1913-05-26
Justice Denies, However, Paper
Was Price Of Getting
political Job"
PART OF AN OLD DEAL
Connolly Tells Of City Jobs on
Which He Split Profits
With MMphy's Friend.

Supreme Court Justice Daniel =. Co.
halAn has sivsn out . statement deny.
lng the charge OF John A. Connolly
that the Justice enacted . note for s~.eos
from Connolly on April 3. 1911. - the
price Of political Job. The Justice sur.
rendered the note last Thursdsy on Dc.
mAnd Of Lyman z. Warren. connoiiy's
lawyer, Who said that unless II was
done suit would bs brought within forty.
eight hours. The justices statement %
- foilews:
After I received the letter that Mr..
Warren wrote ma the sense q which
perfectly understood. decided 70 return
10 Mr.. Warren. ~ the attorney for .
former friend and client Q promissory
note which vas Of no pscuniary value
70 me. because I aid not expect the note
70 BE- paid and accepted Il only - an
admission by Connolly that statements
he had previously made we're vnsounded.
When returned the note and Connolly .
amdavit to Mr.. Warren said to Mr.
Warren that the statement contained In
Mr.. warrsn's letter to me and there I'M
puted TO Connolly. that this note was
given upon . promise to procure posi-.
ton for Cuanoliy, Was false and with.
out any foundation whatever.
II told NJ. Warren that there never
had been . moment after receiving the
| note when ! would not wilhAsly have
returned IT, since the note and anidavit
had simply meant to me the admission
BY Connolly that 10 did owe me money.
ana owed II certainly. and that prior
statements Of bis to the contrary had
bssn made without justification. OF
eourss. the SUGGESTION that the note wss
given by Connolly ~ . consideration for
any promise by me to SEEK Or obtain
position for him. public Of privets. 10
utterly tales. and II ID 90 contemplate
that Do not care TO notiss u further"
cAvo hG HAD 70 DIVIDE
| PROFITS WITH coHALAN.
Connolly aaA Justice Cohaian formerly
4
Tammsny. Connolly charges thaA dur
Ing iSol. iSos and LION. In the early part
Of Mayor Moclsllan's arst term. Co
italian. then . practising lawyer. used
HE political !nflusncs 70 set city con.
trscts for the Victor Heating Company,
demanding and obtaining therefor sS POI
cent Of ne net pronts Of wosk thus %
cured. Connolly was heed Of the heat
Ing company. During the years men.
toned Cthalan received a. his share
I0.o0.A according TO Connolly. but d
the cad Of isoe they fell out becauss
Cohslan claimed that tl.1co more val
Cue him. The Victor Heating Compzn,
then lost out on city oPatrsots
In January. lSoD. CoAn0lly Gays. "a,
situation became 10 aggravated that ~
consulted Alfred B. Cruikshank. q law
yer. and Cruikshank made demans
on Coha,an for the oAe0ASS Before mi
was done. however. six friends Of C,s
molly called on Charles =. Murphy 4
complain Of Cohaisn's treatment o
Connolly. but Murphy didn't seem l.
think much Of their charges.
NE foilowins day. however. Connoli
says he saw Murphy ct TAMmany Hall
: and Murphy told him: John. 70 dow
: and 80 Dan at bis ONCE I've put
right up to him and told him to civ
} you back your money" Connolly say
. he dh not 20. but shout = week iats
had CohAlan served With papers In
= su!t for the money. Connolly says tn,
{ On May q Cohs,An offered to pay th
!. entire amount. provided hs was pre-
. tsctsd with IN amended complain. |
. which II would b stated that the vi,te
J. company had merely loaned and "a
3 vancsd various sums TO Cohalan. III
, money Wa then paid over In Cohalan
once 70 M. Cruikshaak.
. There vas aftsrward Q rseonciitatio,
. asoosetag - Conaoliy. and he works
, for Cohalan when the latter wAs
4 candidate Tor United states Senator III
b vas promised he "woulA bs taken Col
u o."
Connolly says that about March
Uii, which was before CohAlan hi
sscsndsd the bench. he went to Cohals
and asked him for some sort OF polite
. lob, and Cohalan promised to get II &
aim on condition that Connolly deliv
|. to Nan hts nete for e.ooo. which he "a.
y cohalan DESCRIBED ~ "that money tn
lies between VI You know had to
out and borrow that money to pay "
back"
: Connolly says he gave his note Z
70 April 6. 1911, due In four months al
. With It signed an afndavit OF sstopp'
10 whica prscludsd any defense He new
N GOT any Job. however. and In the "a
.. lowing June Cohalan wac appointed
ID the bench. and In the fall was elect
or for the full term Of fourteen year
Or Connolly says the reason he had h
70 lawyer. M warren asmsna the ratu
n Of the note lest week under threat
Y. . Suit wAs thst hs wes afraiA u On
e thiaG happsnsA 70 the Justice the no