The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-10
STORY OF WITNESS
CAN'T Be SHAKEN
Savage Cross-Examination Fails
to Bulge Connolly From
Recital.
MAKES BAD IMPRESSION
Admits Fight on Cohalan Is
for Money and
Revenge.
MAKES BAD IMPRESSION

Albany, ~ Y. July s.-Under a saw
age cross examination. which contin-
ued till nearly midnight, John A. Con
molly. the accuser of Justice Daniel +.
Cohalan. stuck to the story he told the
legislative judiciary Committee on his
direct examination. incidentally. he
admitted that he had juggled his
books TO recover money from the JUS
tice; that he had been willing to buy.
and pay for political influence. and
mat the exposure he made OF his rela
lions with Cohalan were inspired by a
dual desire for money and revenge
Plainly, Connolly excited the active
hostility Of most OF the committee
men. But the attack made upon him
by Attorney Stanchfeld for the de-
tense. did not diminish the force of n
single one of his charges
Justice Cohalan was visiblv cheerod
by the assault upon his accuser. and
siniied once or twice In the course OF
me day, thing he has not done since
the investigation began. His lawyers
were delighted with the results of the
"ay' out when they came to count them
up In the evening they found that
aside from smirching Connolly prettv
thoroughly, they had made little reol
headway In the defense OF their client.
Inc points brought out by Connollv's
cross eNamination were in the order
or their Importance.
That he has been placed IN m.
roll of newspaper in return for Inc
exposure he is now making. receiving
S3.ovO a year and Il bonus of s1.OO0
$4,000 in all with duties as rcnttny
agent OF the building occupied by tho
newspaper. He has been employed
since early in January, but has done
no renting business.
mat by advice of his attorney that
ne could recover the money paid TO
Cohalan, as he alleges for political in
Aueace. Connolly sworc that he had
advanced this money as loans. and en-
tered these advances on thu. books
Stanchheld tried to get him TO say he
was willing to lie for money. but wos
not successful
That he with two other men made
4 campaign contribution OF $4,000 to
the Democratic fund of 1906. and :hnt
Connolly went on the note OF Ronort
winthrop Chanler. the Duchess Couu-
~ millionaire. ana onc-timc husband
OF Lima Cavalier, so that Chanler could
get the money to continue In the same
cam paign.
That lie borrowed from his attorney
the 5000 charged for securing the re-
n,
then borrowed more money from the
same lawyer and repaid none Of it,
That he had also got back another
campaign contribution OF 500 after the
campaign was over
Against these facts. which have been
admitted all along by Connolly. was
his statement in the morning that Co
halan had offered to get him "A politi-
cal job In return for his note for So
coo. Cohalan admits the note bur not
the offer. Hc also admits paying the
note back. and on this rests the whole
case of the prosecution
1t was announced by "A Cohalan re-
,ainer tonight that the justice Will
try TO force the bar association to call
Murphy. II the boss is not called he
may be brought up by the defense.
Murphy's name was brought up by
Connolly during the evening. The wit
ness told or tried TO tell OF going to
Murphy To complain of Cohalan's treat
ment or him, and TO try TO get back OIL
Il peace footing. Stanchncld headed
him off, and the story of how the six
irish americans called on the boss to
square Connolly and Cohalan is yet to
lie told.