Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-29
SAYS TAMMANY
GAVE STILWELL
PARDON PROMISE
Clergyman Declares Senator,
in TOmbs, Told Him Why He
Didn't "Squeal."
SAYS JAILED MAN TOLD
HIM SULzER WAS DOOMED
Albany Divine Writes TO For
ner Executive About Al
legged Statement.

NEW YORK. Oct Ex-senator Still
well refused 10 make a confession
last summer. so Ex-Governor Sufzer
was Informed today. because the
Tammany leaders had assured him
that Sulzer would be removed from
Office and then Stilwell would be par
doned.
Mr.. Sulzer received this information
today in letter from Rev. o. r. Mill
Ter. of Albany The letter says:
'One day the latter part of last
June. when in New York city. ! called
on Senator Stilwel in the Tombs and
had half an hours conversation with
him.
we discussed various topics He
wanted me to help him Stilwell said
that he ought 10 soueal on the Tam
many senators. some OF whom he said
had done worse things than he. He
insisted that he knew much to tell
on other Tammany men. However.
before / left Senator Stilwell he said
TO me. oh. I shan't squeal-not yet.
They are going to impeach Sulzer and
remove him from Office. and then the
chief says I'll be pardoned.' He said
that he had talked with big Tam
many men lately and knew whereof
he spoke.
SAYS He Told sulxer.
Coming back to Albany day or
two later. I called on Governor Sui
ger at the executive chamber and
mentioned what Stilwell had said to
me The governor spoke up emphat-
ically: 'Stilwell is guilty and deserves
little consideration
Col. William NJ. ATnory. who was
mentioned by Sulzer as one of those
present when Stilwell wrote his ap-
plication for pardon TO the then gov
ernor, was quoted today as saying
that the letter ede public by
Sulzer yesterday in the exact
form in which it was originally writ
ten. According TO this letter Stilwell
wrote Il have been promised by the
agents of the dominant political pow
er as early release.
le application for pardon. writ
ter. 10y Stilwell to Governor Sulzer.
Col Amory is quoted as saying to-
day, "a part Of which ] saw him
sign, is the same letter. word for word,
which 4 5 been made public by Gov
ernor Sulzer
says Hennessy Broke Faith.
Amory sides with Warden Clanes
in saying that Hennessy had beer
guilty of a breach of faith in max
! ing his story about Stilwell public.
/ He declared further that it wa:
agreed that If Sulzer refused the par
/ don the Governor would return thf
applicat tion to StilwelL Suizer, how
ever. did not return the application.
81 wish to repeat as emphatically as
possible that Stilwell made no confes-
sion and that he is not squealer,
concluded the statement; but he hao
the goods on certain senators, some oi
whom were his warm friends, and ht
was able to deliver their votes in the
Impeachment trial
The letter of convict in Sing Sing
as given out yesterday by Sulzer was
again TODAY the axis about which re-
volved the heated controversy of per-
sonality and invective incident tc
New Yorks mayoralty campaign.
From MS cell in Sing Sing ex-Statt
Senator Stephen ]. Stilwell repudiateo
the correctness of his written appli-
cation for pardon as made public by
+ SulZer. He was backed up by James
/ N. Clancy. warden of the prison
Standing by StilwelL but denying thai
i he was attempting to shield ram
many, Clancy promptly wrote out MS
i resignation and sent 1t to the State
/ department of prisons.
+ The Stilwell letter, as gwen out
/ was in brief an application for
I pardon in return for an exposure OF
! s'boss rule in New York city. Stll-
wells alleged overtures along tins
/ line were further detailed by Johr
+ Hennessy. campaigner against Tam
many. He told of a conference witf
Stilwell in prison, of Stilwells s boas
that he could put Murphy IN lalI
+ ana could intmidate certain legisla'
+ tors and swing them in line for Sulzel
at the impeachment proceedings
f However. according to Hennessy
Stilwel demanded his pardon hrs
and no terms could be agreed upon
t The fact that Hennessy even out
lined what took place between then
was credited today as havt : brought
about Warden Claney's resignation
John 3. Riley. State superlrtednt o
prisons. was quoted as follows;
Mr. Clancy told me Monday ina
the statements made by Stiiweli q
Hennessy were made with the dis
/ tinct understanding and agreemen
that they should not be used undel
any circumstances until Stilwell Wal
/ pardoned. 1t was agreed that MT
Hennessv should be at liberty TO u.s.
Stilwen's statement when the pardol
had been granted and not before.
warden Clancy told me that h'
would resign if Hennessy should
break his agreement with Stilwell.