New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-04
Whatever Election Results May
Show, District Attorney Will
Use Hennessy Evidence to
Prosecute-"Cover-
Ups" Is Charge.

and in a tone that seldom grew above
whisper, substantiated his previous
AFFIDAVIT. to the effect that he had seen
n photograph of a check for 1000
made out to his father, the former
police inspector. William w. McLaugh-
lin. and signed by a Mccall.
While his affidavit did not go into
particulars. young Mclaughlin on the
witness stand yesterday swore that II
was his best recollection that the S2l.-
600 check had been signed by John c..
Mccall.
He repeated in substance the matter
contained in his affidavit To the effect
that the S2l 900 was money loaned by
his father TO Edward F.. Mccall at the
time OF his nomination for the Su-
preme Court bench.
Embree Goes on the Stand.
Whitman put Deputy Assistant Dis
trlct Attorney William d. Embree on
the witness stand 10 identify, and put
into the record of the inquiry. the
original records from the Office of the
Secretary OF State Of the campaign
receipts and expenditures OF the DEM
ocratic state committee and the Dem
ocratic county committee in the years
1910 1911 and 1912. signed respective
Is by Arthur 4. Mclean, state treas
urer. and Philip F. Donohue. treasurer
Of the county committee.
This evidence was taken, as Mr.
Whitman afterward explained, to serve
as a basis for the campaign fund In
ouirv which VIII be prosecuted To a
finish. George ~. McGu1rs. of rSyra-
cuse. whom Hennessy quoted as his
chief source Of information in this
campaign fund exposure, Will be an
early witness, and following him the
District Attorney will call James Stew
art. Of James Stewart Inc; H. 5. ker-
haugh and other contractors whose
names were provided by Hennessy as
"sandbagged" contributors.
The District Attorney has planned
out tho inquiry after this fashion: lie
will first complete the taking Of Hen
nessy's story, which. IL is expected. VIII
take up all Of the next session on
Thursday afternoon and quite likely
another day: from that he will WORK
back through the testimony OF Eugene
Wood and George II. Mcclure, the two
men from whom Hennessy says he got
his information: his next step viii be
10 examine each and every contractor
or other contributor named ty Hen
messy and supported by Mcclure. but
not listed I'm the sworn statements OF
campaign receipts filed by Arthur a.
Mclean and Philip f. Donohue.
oo.eetweens Will Be Called.
Developments from that point on MIR.
Whitman was not ready yesterday 10
indicate because the next link in the
chain approaches the go-betweens VINO
collected the money from these con-
tributors, and who. according TO Hen
nessy's information, turned 1t over TO
the state or county Democratic cam
paign funds.
II was pointed out that while under
the corrupt practices act only candi-
dates and treasurers Of political COM
mlttees are held responsible for the
correct and truthful listing OF campaign
contributions. under the statutes with
respect to conspiracy the go-betweeDs
Who handled the money in transit from
the contractor contributors TO the
treasurers whom Hennessy dubbed the
"bagmen," might be included with the
"bagmen" as conspirators under the
law
II Hennessy's story is supported by
the subsequent evidence adduced from
the examination OF Mcclure, Stewart,
Kerbaugh and others, and the unre-
corded campaign receipts are thus
traced to the hands Of the collectors
named hy Hennessy, il Ia not unlikely
that the old method which Whitman
found so eficacious in his police graft
inquiries Of letting off all go-betweens
who provided evidence and corrobora-
ton as TO the guilt Of principals, again
will be brought into play.
While the District Attorney is not in
clined 10 discuss that phase Of the pos
sible development of the case at the
present time, It is understood that he
believes he will have a much better
chance to get to the bottom Of the
campaign fund graft after to-day's
election than he possibly could have be-
fore.
Minor Bosses May Confess.
Men who have discussed the case
with John A. Hennessy have come
away with the impression that many
minor Democratic bosses in upstate
districts whose names have been
brought into the case by Hennessys
sworn testimony would welcome the
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