New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
M'CALL SAYS MURPHY
NEEDS NO ADVISER
P. S. C. Head Brands as "FOoI-
ish' Report He Has Suppressed
ed CohaIan with Boss.
JUSTICE STILL RETICENT
But Is Expected to Make
Specific Reply to Connolly
Charges soon-Cruik-
shank Again Explains.

Chairman Edward J.. Mccall of the
Public Service Commission branded as
foolish" yesterday the report ne had
superseded Justice Daniel i. Cohalan AS
legal adviser TO Charles ?. Murphy, and
that the ALLEGED charges made against
Justice Cohalan by his former friend and
client. John a. Connolly. had emanated
Indirectly from Tammany Han because Of
a break between the Tammany leader and
Cohalan over the Mccall successorship.
1T is simply foolish 10 say that ] am
Mr.. Murphy's adviser declared Mr.. NJ
Call Mr. Murphy doesn't seem TO stand
i'm need of an adviser. IL IS leader ;
place 10 take the initiative. or he wouldn
be a leader and ] think Mr.. Murphy has
done that remarkably we'll ! have known
Mr.. Murphy for a Ions time. and no one
has had more difficult problems to solve
than he has. He has shown masteriul
leadership in solving them
of course. (Ir. Murphy might occasion
ally ask his friends for advice, while
dining AT Deimonico's or elsewhere, but
as for his having a cabinet or a definite
adviser Is silly talk. | am not his ad-
wiser. / have enough to do as chairman
Of this commission. without taking upon
myself added burdens"
Chairman Mccall said he thought JUS
tice Cohalan should make a statement in
regard TO the Connolly charges and
that Mr.. Cohalan probably would do so.
Justice Cohalan continued his attitude
yesterday Of making no further comment
on the Connolly statements. lie has not
Vet said anything about the allegation by
Connolly that ne received and later re-
turned $3.50. representing % per cent OF
the profits Of COnnolly's concern on city
contracts which were obtained through
Cohalans political influence before he
went on the bench. but the justice prompt
ly denied the published statement OF
Connolly that he had given Cohalan
note for 5000 in consideration Of obtain
ing a political post. 1t is understood
however the justice intends to make a
specific reply 10 all Of Connolly's state
ments within a day or two.
Connolly went into detail! yesterday in
regard 10 the circumstances and condi-
tons under which. he said, he made the
5000 note and gave ii to Mr.. Cohalan.
lie declared specifically that the note was
made on the promise Of his friend Coha-
Ian that he would take care Of him n
a political post. At one point Connolly
stated his lawyer. Albert Is. CruikshanK.
of No. IS Cedar street. who drew the
note. advised him TO give ii to Cohalan If
he felt sure that Cohalan would get him
some position"
MI Cruikshank yesterday took eXcep-
ton 70 Connollys statement in that re-
spect. and repeated emphatically. what he
has said before. that he never knew OF
any other consideration than business
one running with the note.
"Of course il was in my mind, as well
as ConnoIy's mind at the time said Mr..
Cruikshank, that the making OF the note
would pacify MIR Cohalan and re-estao-
lish their friendship and in that degree
influence Mr.. Cohalan to get Connolly
some sort Of a job. There was no under
standing, however. directly or indirectly.
between Mr.. Connolly and me. or between
Mr.. Cohalan and myself. that the promise
Of a job for Connolly went with the note.
! don't know what understanding they
may have had between themselves, but
as far as l was concerned it was merely
a business transaction
Mr.. Cruikshank said If Mr.. Connolly
declared there was no connection between
In. $4,000 note and the $3.50 which Mr..
Cohalan paid back TO Connolly. was
merely splitting hairs on technically