The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-01
MURPHY ANSWERS SULzER.
TAMMANY BOSS PUBLISHES RE-
PLY TO FORMER GOVERNOR.
He Bitterly Attacks Removed Execu.
tive or Various Grounds, One Be-
ing Rcticence at Trial.

New York, Oct. 27.-CharIes r.
Murphy tonight gave out a long
statement in reply to the charges re-
Gently made by William Sulzer. OF
the accusations uttered by Mr.. Sulzer
in his campaign speeches and in news
paper all but one are denied by the
Tammany Hall leader. The exeep-
ton related to a $4,000 campaign
contribution of Judge Beardsley. Mr..
Sulzer said he rejected this contribu-
ton upon learning that it came from
Anthony n. Brady and that the money
subsequently went to Murphy who, he
declared, had mY no accounting
of it. Murphy sal Aght he received
the money fror Ige Beardsley but
returned it to p Brady the follow
ing day. NJ y /ady died in London
last spring Aral months after the
incidents > toned by Murphy anu
Sulzer. .
Muir An his statement cited that
oulZe ~ not make his charges be-
for court which impeached him.
~ was Mr.. Sulzer afraid to face
the~court and there make his state
ments under oath on the witness
stand?" deman led Murphy. II was
willing to appear; he declined to ap.
pear. Mr.. SUlzer tried to arouse pref
udice by publicly asserting that tho
solemn verdict rendered by the high
est court in the State was due to my
influence. The fact is that the only
one responsible for the disgrace and
downfall of Gov. Sulzer is William
Sulzer himself"
Murphy denied categorically charges
that he offered to pay off Sulzer's
debts; that he met Sulzer at specified
times alleged by Sul3er; that he sug-
gested certain men for heads of State
departments; that he demanded
pledges regarding legislation; that he
sent threat to Sulzer regarding an
appointment of highway commissions
er for James E. Gaffney that it would
be ''Gaffney or war" that he at
tempted 10 influence Suizer in-tne
matter Of appointments to Judiciary
positions; that he threatened to dis
grace Sulzer and wreck his admins
tration; that he ever told Sulzer he
would stand by" Stillwell, former
senator, now in Sing Sing for accept
ing bribe to expedite State legisla-
ton; that he threatened Sulzer with
impeachment if Sulzer did not "call
off" John A. Hennessy, Sulzer's graft
investigator; that he met with advisers
and decided on Suffers removal from
office, and that he ever had received
$4,000 Sulzer said he received was
campaign contribution from Allan
a. Ryan and sent to Murphy.
After refusing the demand of Ed
ward L. Mccall, Tammany Hall can
didate for mayor, that he put in writ
ing his charges against Mccall, John
a. Hennessy, graft investigator for
the deposed governor, tonight again
reiterated at an uptown meeting
many of the statements contained i'm
those charges. The speaker postponed
tonight his promised speech dealing
with his interview with Former Sena.
tor stephen Stillwell, but displayed
a large volume which contained, he
declared, the transcript of Stillwelrs
story as it was told to him in Sing
Sing. The story, it is said, was taken
by means of a telephone device.
I'll tell the Stillwell story tomor-
night" Hennessy asserted.
James ID. McClennand, counsel for
Stillwell, tonight issued a statement
in which he denied that he made
a confession to Hennessy involving
Democratic leaders.