The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-29
.ST|LWELL MADE
OFFER TO SULzER
T0EXP0SE ''R|NG"
For Pardon Would Save
Governor From
Removal.
HENNESSY TELLS
OF CONFESSION
Reads Dictaphone Record of SEN
sational Portions of Story Told
in Sing Sing-Renews Accu-
sation That Mccall Paid
for His Supreme Court
Nomination.

New York. October 2s-John A Hen
Messy tonight in his speech at the
Murray Hill Lyceum. read from the
diotaphone record sensational portions
OF Former Senator Stilwells confess
sion TO him made In Sing Sing prison
1t was tho most entbrilling chapter Of
Hennessy's exposures of Tammany
corruptions and Murphy rule.
.Stilwell. convicted in the criminal
courts, as the record read. declared no
had saved himself from conviction In
the Senate by threatening to expose
fellow Senators who had caucused
against him.
1Ic declared that II pardoned he could
rwinE the same club and savo Sulzer
from removal by the high court of
impeachment. lie declined. even in re-
turn for pardon, to give evidence to
the district attorney that would con-
v1ct the seven Senators he named.
Would Not Accept Terms.
Stilwell was not pardoned, Hennessy
said. because he would not accept the
terms offered by Governor Sulzer. The
condition of the pardon offered was
that Stilwcll should 60 to Whitman
and give him the proofs he claimed to
have against one prominent Senator
and one man prominent in Tammany
Hall.
In tho record as read Stilwell told
Hennessy II he ever went back TO Sing
Sing after giving evidence to Whit
man he would be murdered. He de-
manded an unconditional pardon be-
fore no gave evidence against these
two men or moved TO whip seven other
Senator'S into line TO vote against the
removal of SulZer.
In thiatspeech Hennessy also renewed
his accusation that Mccall had paid
for his Supreme Court nomination. He
said there had been dispute over
money matters between Mccall and
Ex-Police Inspector Mclaughlin. and
that Warden Fallon, of the Tombs. was
the referee, who decided that Mccall
william sulzer. the deposed Gov
crnor. to-nigh, replied to Murphy $
statement that the latter returned
Anthony n. Brady's $4,000 campaign
contribution by saying:
MIR. Murphy. you say you returned
IL to Mr. Brady He is dead and can
not call you liar. and besides you and
Brady were not on speaking terms at
the time"
SuIxcr mt Six Rallies. $
Sulzer spoke at six rallies on the
East Side tonight and on all occa :
sions his reception was as remarkable
as II has been since the beginning OF
his whirlwind campaign. AT Two OF
the meetings he held up an unsigneo
circular, written in Yiddish. which he
said was vile attack upon his wife
and charged that Murphy was respon-
s!ble for the circular, which was sent
through the maila to-day.
Stephen j. Stilwell, former State
Senator from New York city. last
eprinE acquitted of brib+ry charges
by the Senate, afterwards convicted by
a Jury and now serving ms sentence
in Sing Sing, appealed to william SUI
xer,s Governor. for a pardon. and OF
fered in return to expose the inner
workings OF Boss Rule" In New York,
whereby representatives. In the l,egis-
Jature are placed between the alterna-
tive of political obstruction by failure
to obey the boss. or the violation OF
their obligations to the people
stllwelrs offer to tell what he knew
is contained in letter made public to-
6ay by William Sulzer. Sulzer Is now
in the thick of fight against Tam
many Hall. In n campaign for election
to the Assembly.
> The offer to turn informer against
Tammany was made by Stiiwell on
August IS, three days after Sulzer had
been impea ched. but weeks prior to his
removal. In the letter to Governor Sui
ger, Stilwell asserted that he had been
told in advance that SulZer was to be
impeached. In reply, SulZer sent Still
we'll word that If he would make con-
fession along the line of his promise,
he (Sulzcr) had no doubt the people
would urge executive clemency in his
behalf.
Explanatory Statement.
Some time in June" Suffers explain
ntory statement goes on. "a well-known
citizen, who knew Stilwcll. visited him
In the Tombs and Stilwill told this man
that he had II direct from the Chief
that Governor Sulzer was to be removed
from office before the 10th of July, and
that just as soon as Governor Sulzer
was out and Glynn was in, the latter
would pardon him; for Stilwell to hold
his tongue and everything would be
all right. The name of this citizen will
be given. IL required"
Stilwelrs letter applying for a par
don SulZer continued, was brought to
him on August II. 1t said in part:
II have lost my professional position
and my business. and opportunities
have been destroyed, of themselves Sc
we're punishment: and, therefore. with
the punishment Ishave received, I be-
licve that justice has been satisfied.
True, I have been promised by the
agents OF the dominant political power
my early release. Word was sent me
before the recent political agitation
that the Governor would be impeachcd
i and my prompt release would follow.
There have been other promises
made prior thereto of this same general
Z character at several times looking to
the change Of my situation.
4 Justice Fully Satisfied.
al without regard to the good faith
fsor otherwise OF those promises, de-
II sire to say that do not seek II release
Z by such means. but because believe
Justice In my case has been fully satis-
4 fled. Furthermore. I promise to fur
ther tho ends OF Justice and tho cause
OF the people In any way within my
! power, and go show the in'quities OF
the present system Of boss rule. where
e by their representatives In the Legis-
lature are placed between the alterna-
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