New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-04
immunity Will Not Be Offered.

While District Attorney Whitman has
announced that eventually every contrib
utor named by Hennessy as an unlisted
"giver' will be subppnaed. as well as
any of the listed contributors who desire
TO explain their gifts. it is understood that
this invitation will not extend to the
political powers who 30 peculiarly ap-
pear In practically every statement as
the contributors who apparently rush 10
the front in the last few days OF each
campaign.
on the Mccall judicial campaign as
sessment matter Mr. Whitman proceeded
Yesterday with searching examination
OF young Mclaughlin, the son OF the
police inspector who, according To Hen
nessys story, lent the money 10 Mccall.
The District Attorney had intended TO
have Eugene ID. Wood as "A witness yes
terday, as Wood was the man named by
Hennessy as the source Of his informa-
ton on that phase Of the inquiry.
Whitman's process servers. however,
were unable 10 find Wood either at his
home, No. 200 West 10th street, or at the
Hoffman House, where he Is usually 10
be found Mr. Whitman learned last
night that Wood maintains legal resi-
dence in Albany, and dispatches from
that city said that Woods sister there
expected him to come home 10 vote.
Wood probably will he a witness next
week, as Hennessys story Is expected
! to take up the time at the remaining
sessions this week, beginning Thursday
afternoon.
Meanwhile whitman took up the Nc
Laughlin case yesterday, and after nuch
! effort succeeded in getting from young
! MCLAUGHLIN a substantial corroboratlon
Of the story set forth in his afldaVl''
MCLAUGHLIN was extremely nervous when
he went on the witness stand, and for
long time he would not even venture to
make the statements that he had already
sw orn 10 and had published In his am
| davit.
| lie explained first his connection WIN
Justice Mccall as a court attendant from
June /, 1907, until February IL. 1919. and
said that his father. the former police in
spector, had made the arrangements for
him 10 get the job.
Judge Mccall rang up the house and
said for me to come down and sign my
appointment," said young Mclaughlin
81 had known him for some years. / had
seen him when he came to our house, fire.
ouently, and knew him well"
MCLAUGHLIN described how he came 10
make the affidavit. and said that 1t had
not been suggested to him by any one
"I went to the Office OF The World Of
nv own voltion," he said. ION October
81, and made the affidavit there | was
not offered any money for it, and | did
rot ask for any. but ! had previously
offered II to The Evening Mail They
| listened to my story, gave me SOS, and
said they would give me 500 II they
printed IT, but they didn't print 1t. I
also went 10 fusion headquarters They
wrote out an affidavit there, but after
they had shaped it UP they destroyed 1t
and said they wouldn't use IT,"
Took Him to Whitman's Office.
He said that "The World" had given
him s. for expenses, and after he signed
the affidavit they took him to Mr. Whit
man. where the District Attorney asked
him to verify the affidavit in his presence.
! '1nere WAS HO pIO1illst OI any money,
or any gift" he said, from the District
Attorney"-this in answer to a question
/ from Mr.. Whitman.
| Whitman led him then 10 questions
about his physical and mental condition.
In the course of answering which young
Mclaughlin explained that he had been
permanently crippled from birth by hip
disease. and that while he was court
attendant, under Justice Mccall he had
been away from work for seven weeks.
! in which time he was patient at DIR.
Bulls sanatorium. undergoing an opera
| ton for mastoidtis.
Are you addicted 10 any drug. or do
you drink intoxicating liquors." asked
Judge McAdoo
| mo. SIR" Mclaughlin answered.
, The only other time he was patient