South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-28
MURPHY At LAST
BREAKS SILENCE
Leader of Tammany Denies
Charges Made by SuIzer -
Says He Got Brady Contribu-
ton But Returned il.

NEW YORK, Oct 2S-Charles F.
Murphy gave out long statement on
Monday night In reply to the charges
recently made by VIM. SulZer. OF the
accusations uttered by Sulzer in his
campaign speeches and in newspapers
all but one are denied by the Tamma-
ny hall leader. The exception related
to a $4,000 campaign contribution of
Judge Beardsley. Sulzer said he re-
jected this contribution upon learning
that IT came from Anthony n. Brady
and that the money subsequently went
to Murphy, who, he declared had
made no accounting of il. Murphy
said Monday night he received the
money from Beardslsy but returned il
TO Mr.. Brady the following day. Mr..
Brady died in London last spring, sew
eral months after the incidents men
toned by Murphy and Sulzer.
Murphy in his statement cited that
Sulzer did not make his charges be-
fore the court which impeached him.
why was Mr.. Sulzer afraid to face
the court and there make his state
ments under oath on the witness
stand?" demanded Murphy. Il am
willing to appear. He declined 70 ap-
prejudice by publicly asserting that
the solemn verdict rendered by the
highest court in the state was due to
my influence. The ract is that the
only man responsible for the disgrace
and downfall of Gov. Sulzer is
William Sulzer himself"
Makes Denials.
Murphy denied categorieally the
charges that he offered to pay off
Suffers debts; that he met SulZer at
specified times alleged by Sulzer;
that he suggested certain men for
heads of state departments; that he
demanded pledges regarding legisla-
ton; that he sent a threat to Sulzer,
regarding an appointment Of highway
commission for James E. Gaffney
that it would be "Gaffey or war"
that he attempted to influence Sulzer
in the matter OF appointments to
judiciary positions; that he threaten
ed TO disgrace Sulzer and wreck his
administration; that he ever told Sui
ger he would stand by" Stilwell, for
mer state senator, now in Sing Sing
for accepting a bride TO expedite state
legislation; that he threatened Sulzer
with impeachment If Sulzer did not
call off, John A. Hennessy, Suffers
graft investigator; that he met with
advisors and decided on Suffers re-
moval from office, and that he ever
received the $4,000 Sulzer said he
received as a campaign contribution
from Allan A. Ryan and sent TO Muir
ply.
After acceding TO the demands of
Edward Z. Mccall, Tammany hall
candidate for mayor, that he put in
writing his charges against Mccall.
John A. HenneSSy, graft investigor
for the deposed governor Monday
again reiterated at an uptown meeting
many of the statements contained in
those charges.
The speaker postponed Monday
| night his promised speech dealing
with his interview with Henry Ste
| phen Stilwell, but displayed a large
volume which contained, he declared
/ the transcript of Stilwell's story as
II was told TO him in Sing Sing prison
| The story, 1t is said, was taken by
means of a telephone device. I'll
tell the Stilwell story Tuesday night.
Hennessy assured the crowd.
James ID. McClelland. counsel fol
| Stilwell, issued a statement Monday
night in which he denied that his
| client had made a confession to Hen
messy involving democratic leaders.