New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-07
'STODDARD BACKS UP
. HENNESSY CRAFT STORY
Admits He Handled $4,000 of
Private Fund to Keep
Inquiry Going.
Statement FROM SULZER
Says Mcclure Gave $3.50 to
Him the Day After Nomination
-Reiterates Delaney Got
Allan Ryan's $4,000.

Comments on the testimony adduced
Yesterday at the John Doe inquiry into
Tammany graft came from various quar-
tiers last night, the greater part Of it
bearing out the story told by John A.
Hennessy on the stand. Among those
who gave out statements were Assembly
man-elect William Sulzer and Henry L.
Stoddard TO whom Mr.. Hennessy said he
sent the funds collected for the contin-
uance Of his investigations. Mr. Sulzer
said:
George n. Mcclure gave me $3.50 the
day after | was nominated for Governor
not $500 and this sum was part Of
the 5000 gave to John n. Delaney the
first part of October, 1912, to pay for the
printing of the Democratic State Com
mirtee, but Delaney kept this money and
has never denied it, This 5000 embraced
the first money received as a candi-
date, and about which so much has been
said.
Subsequently 1 gave Delaney the s10,-
900 Allan Ryan sent to me. and Delaney
gave this money to Murphy Mr.. Muir
ply told me afterward that he had re-
ceived ii. The detectaphone proved II.
Was SwindIed, Says SuIzer.
THE testimony on my trial showed that
I received about $4,000 as donations and
contributions during the time l was a
candidate for Governor. OF this amount,
$1,000 went 10 Delaney and Murphy, as
| have indicated, and the other $1,000
went to the Sulzer Campaign Committee,
Of which Delaney, Sarecky, Horgan and
others were members. Instead of making
money as a candidate for Governor lost
money. and besides I was swindled right
and left by men I trusted and who be-
trayed me. So much for that.
When the Legislature refused to give
me the usual appropriation for the inves-
legations / began to uncover millions OF
dollars OF graft throughout the state; the
expenses, of course, had to be borne by
citizens interested in the good work.
Several OF my friends, at my suggestion,
gave my investigator. Mr.. Hennessy,
money to pay for this work-McGuire
among them-and so far as that Is con-
cerned I gave Mr.. Hennessy $500 out OF
my own pocket. These people were really
lending money to the state to pay the
legitimate expenses OF these important
investigations-the results OF which speak
for themselves.
mo doubt the state will reimburse
these people at the proper time. II these
investigations had not been stopped by
the grafters and their political friends
our work for honest government would
now be far advanced. My removal from
the Governorship was decreed when l re-
fused to call of Hennessy."
Confederation by Stoddard.
Mr. Stoddard acknowledged last night
that he acted as treasurer for fund col
lected through private subscriptions for
the purpose OF continuing the canal In
vestigations, threatened with failure on
account OF the Legislatures failure to
vote Sulzer a contingent fund.
Mr.. Hennessy called me over the tele-
phone one day" Mr. Stoddard remarked,
for a fund raised TO continue his inves-
LEGATIONS. / agreed 10 do so. and re-
ceived at various times sums amounting
In all 10 about $1,000.
IT recall Mr.. Schiffs contribution Of
81 900. and Mr.. Peabody's and Mr.. Os-
borne's, which. think, amounted TO 500
and 500 also received contribution OF
s. 90 from Governor Sulzer. McGuire's
name l do not remember directly, but II
Mr.. Hennessy said he contributed 1t Is
doubtless correct. / received no money
from George w. Perkins"
Mr.. Stoddard said that he remembered
the Schiff, Peabody and Osborne contri-
buttons because they came in checks
which he had to indorse Mcguire made
his contribution in the form of bills, &C
cording to his testimony, and Hernessy
said that he sent 1t 10 this city 10 be de-
posted to his account In a local bank
II paid out the $4,000 on vouchers sent
me by Mr. Hennessy," added Mr.. Stod-
dard. Ito detectives, engineers and others
employed in the investigations. have all
the bills. The committee can have them
when they are wanted
(By Telegraph TO The Tribune.l
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6.-The officials OF