The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-07
INQUIRE DENIES THAT HE FUR. WISHED HENNESSY WITH
 cONTRATOR'S LIST
FOR CHAMPAIGN SHAKE DOWN
Acknowledges That he Misrepresent- ed to Hennessy When he Was Not Some Telegrams.

New York, Nov. 6.-George II. Me Guire of Syracuse, denied on the wit ness stand today that he had ever furnished John A. Hennessy, former Governor Sulzer's graft investigator, with d list of construction firms which had been sand bagged" into giving campaign contribWions to Tammany Hall, as testified by Hen messy last week.
 McC'uire. who is a brother of James K Mcclure, former democratic may or of Syracuse. and with him a part ner in the firm of Mcclure and com pany. engaged in bonding construc- ton companies and in liability in- surance. appeared as witness in the John Doe proceedings instituted by District Attorney Whitman to inves- tigate Hennessys charges.
 After Mcclure had sworn that he had never specified to Hennessy a single instance of any construction company engaged in barge canal work having given up campaign funds, he was withdrawn from the stand and Hennessy, taking his place reiterated his statement and added that he could prove it by others.
 Hennessy sad that he had met Me Guire in the latter's room in a hotel in Utica, September F. He pro- duced list of firms which he said Mcclure had named to him as having made contributions. The list was written on stationary of the hotel and Rennessy said he had taken it down in the presence of McGuire.
 Mcclure wanted me to defeat Mur phy." said Hennessy, and said he wanted these revelations made. But he said he did not want it known that he had told me anything on account of the affiliations of his brother"
 District Attorney Whitman cleo tied from Mcclure that his concern had done large business in bonding the contracts of construction firms engaged in the state highway and
 
 after having given $500 to Sulzer as a campaign fund, had at Sulzer's e. quest given $2,500 to Hennessy to en- able the latter to pursue his inyesti- gation to the state highway depart ment after the governors special ap- rropriation had been cut off by the assembly.
 This was in September last after the governors impeachment
 Hennessy in support of his yer sion, produced telegram he receiv- ed october 27 last from Syracuse, which he said he believed had been sent to him by McGuire
 It was signed M and appealed to Hennessy to make a speech against William II. Kelly, democratic leader Of Onondaga county in order to gain votes for the progressive ticket.
 When Everett Fowler came here l91l-I912," the telegram read, he made his headquarters in Kelly's of flee and Kelly helped him hold up and shake down contractors on state works. In the Mclean statement filed with the secretary of state, kel- lys name appeared as putting mp $e,- coo, but he did not put up a cent of his own money. He also monopoliz- ed the road repair work and has q big road contract upon which several important supplementary agreements have been allowed through Peck and Reel. You will know what to say for effect in local city election
 Everett Fowler, who lives in Kings ton N. Y., is the man whom Hen messy said Mcclure had told him was the "hagman' for Tammany Hall in the collection of contributions.
 Mcclure denied he had sent any such telegram to Hennessy. He said he had talked with his brother and friends since Hennessy testified and told them he did not have any such information as Hennessy had testi- fled to.
 Then why did you give the gover' nor $2,500?" asked Mir. Whitman.
 hated to see a good business ad ministration go to smash. There was great governor alone in the exec utiye mansion without friends and lie was about to be tried by the court of impeachment and 1 was sorry for him. He said he needed the money badly and that it was a case of dire necessity"
 The witness admitted he had met