Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-11
.FRAWLEY TO Be
PUT ON GRILL BY
SUFFERS PROBER
Hennessy Starts Investigation
of irregularities in State
Department" at Albany.
SAYS HE WILL VISIT QUICK
JUSTICE UPON PERJURERS
Witness Disobeys Subpoena on
Ground of Attendance on
Rival Probe.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 11.-Governor
Suffers attempt to offset the Frawley
committees work by an investigation
or his own started auspiciously to-
day John A. Hennessy, the special
commissioner" appointed by the Gov
ernor to investigate irregularities in
any State department" announced
that he would subject Senator James
A. Frawley chairman of the Frawley
committee to a searching examina-
ton
Commissioner Hennessy stated that
1t was his intention to put on the
stand certain witnesses before the
Frawley committee and that if any
evidence of perjury was disclosed he
would procure summary punish
ment."
At the opening of his hearings to-
day Mr. Hennessy read a letter from
Matthew j. Horgan, an employee of
the Frawley committee, declining to
honor a subpoena on the ground that
his time is entirely taken up by the
Frawley committee.
Gets His Certified Record.
Mr.. Hennessy then read what he
called a certified statement, which in
dicated that Horgan had been dis
charged repeatedly from the public
service for drunkenness, had served
several terms in prison, and had been
guilty of perjury in attempting to
screen his prison record when apply
ing for public office.
The brief statement given out by
Governor Suzer last night after a
protracted conference in which he de-
nies having speculated in Wall Street
but admits having made temporary
personal use of some of the campaign
contributions, has stimulated curios-
ity as to what attitude the Governor
will take toward the threatened i'm
peachment proceedings which are ex-
pected as a result of the Frawley
legislative committees preliminary
report to the Legislature tonight.
In view of the Governors firm con-
tention that the present Legislature
has ceased to exist, it is the opinion
of some of his supporters that an ef-
fort will be made to block the pro-
gram of his opponents through some
legal process, notwithstanding the
contrary opinion rendered by Attor-
ney-General Carmody.
May Tie Hands of Judges.
It is pointed out that if the Gov
ernor's attorneys devise any means
of procuring cognizance of this mat
ter by any judicial tribunal, wnat-
ever the finding of such tribunal
might be, the logical outcome would
be to carry the case to the Court of
Appeals, and as the judges of this
court are also made by the consti-
tuition an essential part of the court
of impeachment, 1t would be imprac-
ticable for them to act In this capac-
n judicial nrnPppdinpS vera
finally settled.
Even If thea final adjudication
should be adverse to the Governor 1t
would greatly delay an impeachment
trial. and unless specially expedited
the issue might not be determined be-
fore a new Assembly qualities.
"In view of the fact that the Fraw.
ley committee is about to make it's
report of the investigation it has
been making / am advised that IT,
would be unwiSe for me at this time
to make any detailed statement in
reply to the matters that had been
brought to the attention of that COM
mittee, but having promised that
would furnish the press a statement
in fulfillment of that promise, | make
the following brief reply to the mat
ters that | am informed had been
brought before such committee.
"I deny that | used any campaign
contributions for personal use
81 deny that | speculated in W6h
Street or used money contributed for
campaign purposes to buy stock
either in my own name or otherwise
II never had an account with Full
Ter ta Gray or Boyer & Griswold
Never Heard OF Brokers.
Il never heard of these firms, do
not know the firms testified to before
the Frawley committee until recently
threatened with exposure and the al
legged transactions were brought to
my attention by the Frawley com
mittee.
''The stock matter with Harris
Fuller was not a speculative account
or matter, but loan made upon stock
as collateral which stocks had been
acquired and paid for years peIore
nv nomination for the office OF Gov
ernor and from other sources than
Harris q Fuller
Certain checks given to me Tor
campaign purposes were deposited 10
NV personal account and Thereafter
| paid the amount of said checks TO
NV campaign committee.
In filing my statement OF receipts
and disbursements with the secretary
of state | relied upon Information
furnished me by the persons IN IN
mediate charge of my campaign anu
In whom | had and have the most
explicite confidence, and oeheVe tne
statement furnished by tnem To in7