The sun., 1913-11-12

repeated by Chief Magistrate McAdoo
and then Mcclure answered
ale suggested the names and I told
him didn't know about them
do you know Everett r. Fowlery'
asked Mr. Whitman. reading from the
telegram
II know him by sight"
wise IiaIts Examination.
Mr.. Wise leaned over toward Mr. Whit
man at this point and suggested to him
that inasmuch AS he had been retained
only few hours before it would be fair
TO let him go over Mct;ulres testimony Of
last Thur sday before the inquiry pro.
ceeded. Mr.. Whitman asked Mcclure II
he had retained MIR. Wise and II he had
authorized Mr. Wise to speak for him.
Mcclure answered that hc had.
The District Attorney and Mr. Wise
then talked privately with the Chief
Magistrate and II few minutes later they
retired with McGuire. on his return Mr..
Whitman again talked with the Chief
Magistrate and stepping back announced
that Mr.. Wise had guaranteed tn produce
Mct;uirc In court on Thursday after
noon. The hearing was then adjourned.
II was learned from the District At
torney that McGurc's condition had
weighed strongly In the determination to
give him time to talk matters over
with his counsel At previous con-
ference with the District Attorney
Mcclure had appeared on the verge OF
hysteria and a close watch was kept over
him.
The condition and appearance OF this
witness were sharply contrasted with that
II lg
lobbyist. who preceded him on the stand
Mr. Wood is short and stocky. His
white hair Is close cropped and his big
face and powerful Jaw arc clean shaven
He looked at the reporters and photog-
raphers as he took the stand and his
perpetual blush dccpcncd AS he heard the
click of the cameras.
He gave his name and address and
then was asked what his occupation was.
Il am a law student" he said. joining
in the grin that spread over the face
Of every person in the court room.
Mr. Wood denied the allegation OF
John A. Hennossy that he had said that
Edward f. Mccall got money for his
campaign expenses in 1902 from William
W. Mclaughlin. a former police inspector.
Admits rlunkiu St"rs.
t19 Oenie0 everything tiih' WI fich-
messy said he had told him except that
ne did arrange the meeting between
fudge Mccall and George w. Plunktt.
tho Tnmmany leader In Judge McCals
district, who. Hennessy said. was sore be-
oause Anthony y. Brady and other Albany
men had urged Murphy to nominate
Mccall before they went To see him.
The witness prefaccd this matter by re-
istinx that one of the things Hennessy
talked to him about was the so-called
hyro-electric bill, which was passed by the
Iegislature and vetoed by Gov Sul2er
He said Hennessy told him the bill was
going to pass, and he said that he after
Nard tried various methods to prevent
that He was not registered legislative
agent, he said. but ne owned stock in an
Albany company that would have been az
fected, and for that reason he didn't want
to see the bill passed
Coming to the series OF conversations
with Hennessy concerning Judge Mccall
the witness said Mccall had just been
appointed chairman OF the Public Service
Commission and that they talked OF his
chances for the Mayoralty nomination
Asked what was said. he replied
Nothing can remember. except Hen
messy mentioned the rumor that Judge Nc
Call got his nomination to the supreme
Court bench through the help OF police
inspector"
''Did he mention the name OF the
police Inspector
"Yes."
did he or did you"'
HE did"
"Do you know OF your own knowledge
that an inspector of police or any other
person lent or advanced money to Judge
Mccall to help him get the nomination
to the Supreme Court Justiceship?
II know nothing Of II. and | never told
him l did. All l know is what ! have
seen in the newspapers.
"Did you ever tell anybody that you
had ever heard that Judge Mccall bor-
rowed money from "A police inspector or
anybody else?''
n never did"
nenica HaNlnH lnfOrmn Ion.