New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-12
Fears Whitewash Talk.

Among the Tammany legislators there
is an element-typifed by "Christy' Sulli-
van. who voted in favor OF lothian p
Allds-which on principle refuses to vote
20 expel anybody from public office. II
Tammanv were not striving 10 be so extra
special good that element undoubtedly
would be much larger just now, as most
of Stilwell's fellow Democrats would Ike
10 give him the benefit of the doubt. But
everybody in the Senate. Stilwcl as much
as any one knows that Tammany doesn |
want TO enter the municipal campaign
With the handicap Of even an accusation
OF having whitewashed him.
Stilwen's defence to-day wasn't impress
siye. II consisted Of the defendants testi-
mouv. that Of Samuel Lewis. jr.. who by
his own testimony. stood revealed either
IS a perjurer in giving that testimony or
q liar on another occasion when he WASH I
under oath. and that Of Stilwells stem
ogranber who is a sister-n-law Of Still
Wells brother.
All Of IT, pieced together was dehlal
Or the Kendall charges that SulWeh trled
10 extort $500 from him for favorable
action on a bill TO end the Stock EN-
,hange's discrimination against the New
York Bank Note Company. and actually
t,oL half Of Lewis fee for drafting that
bill In no important detail ala the
sesrrnative testimony Of Stilwelfs side
prove that it was impossible the charges
could he true and events could nave nap
rened az the Kendall side affirmed. Nor
did the cross-examination Of the Stil"ei'
side shake the Kendall Witnesses IN any
important matter.
Edgar NJ. Wilson. the chief Of the stu
well staff. scared Miss Ethel Allen Ken
daus stenocrapher. almost into a iaint
vesterdav bv insinuating that Kendall
bad triod IN get her TO give favorable
testimony. Wilson talked 10 her Of nm
munitv" and discriminating herself. u
was learned tonight that the Attorney
Generals STAFF had been informed una |
this was a plant" on Wilson's part ana
that he himself had boosted OF Wrllhs
memorandum which he tried TO make II
appear was found where she had Deeh
sitting. and which he showed to her WINE
she was on the witness stand
Tho SulweH side never cameo IT.
Charles l. Bailey. the Albany aheh's''
whom they had in court taking oopious
notes. with the supposed purpose oil DaoA-
ins I'D Wilson'S frequent references ~
Kendalrs alleged unsoundness OF NINA
Lewis Caught in Trap
The most important evidence taken TO-
DAY was not Sulwell's, but mat OF LEV ~
who was revision clerk OF lhe
until Senator Wagner had nm dlsi''isSe,'
because Of his drafting henoal pH''
Lewis sworc nobody but himseH So' any
- the money for the work and INSISTED
he had n perfect right to take a lee TOT
n. lie went on 10 make many pro'eS'd
lions Of innocence and virtue.
Pressed IS 10 why he took ms 'one'
Lewis finally blurted out he "dio" INV
Kendairs tone and air Of mys'eIA'
showed him. he said. he was 'deai'hs
with n perverted mind
Well YOU did the work for this per-
verted mind. and took a $50 checK IRON,
this perverted mind. didn't you q"'' '''
Mr. Carmody, poiniedly.
Then suddenly he asked II Assei'iU''
man Cuvilller hadn't gHe on a pan o1"u
FOR the witness several months ago ""e'
he was arrested i'm the Harlem poH-e
court Lewis shouted that he had heN0'
been arrested. but admitted that cha' {
Of some nature had been brought asa''S
him then. and that Cuvillier had rehde'eo
him a service.
moment later, though he squlH'
Mr. Carmcdy made him admit tha' ~
Senator Wagner's office. in the pressh'
u Wagner. Kendall and Deputy ~
Clerk Prendergast. he had admI''eo s'
ing stlwell half OF the 500 fee. ne H'I''
no explanation OF the discrepancy W.
tween this admission and his sworn 'eS
timony that he hadn't split the lee w
sulwell. Wilson. Stilwebs lawyer NV.
10 pass off the admissions to W's"ef az
loose declarations. ,,-
Lewis testified that he gave the s.'
check 10 Edmund J.. Marion the cic'
OF the hotel where he lived IN TINS CITY
and drew out the proceeds III sums "
tO. SO and ylOo the first week ana 'h'