New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-27
Justice Refuses to Comment
Further at This Time on
Charges" Made by
Connolly.
P0STP0NES TRIP ABROAD
But Gives Illness OF His Chill
dren as Reason for Change
in Plans-hll Those Men
toned in Case Main
tain Silence.

tain Silence.
AS far as Justice Daniel +. Cohalan'
e the supreme Court. is concerned. the
alleged charges made by John A. Com
roIIv his former friend and client. AS
printed In a morning raper Yesterday.
that Connolly secured city contracts
for the Victor Heating Company, Con-
uollys concern. through the political
influence Of Mr.. Cohalan before he be-
came a justice. and shared the profits
q such contracts with him. will 90
unanswered for the present When
seen at his home. at No. % East 94,h
street. last night. Justice Cohalan said:
II have nothing further TO say in
regard 10 this matter at the present
time. and have absolutely no further
comment to make upon the subject
Justice Cohalan issued a statement
Sunday night. in which he denied that
a $4,000 note of Connollys which he
held and had returned 10 Connollys
lawyer. Lyman T. Warren. had been
made in consideration Of his obtaining
Connolly a political post
Connoly's Further Charges"
Connolly made further charges" as
published under his name Yesterday.
that in 1904 1905 and 1905, when CO.
halan was a rising power in Tammany
Hall. he secured thousands Of dollars
worth Of contracts for his company
from the Bureau Of Public Buildings
and the Department of Water Supply,
Gas and Electricity through the polit
zeal influence Of Mr.. Cohalan. and paid
the latter 50 per cent Of the profits,
aggregatins 1920 i'm all. according to
an agreement he had with Cohalan.
There was a decided reluctance yes
terday on the part Of other persons
prominently mentioned in Connoly's
alleged statements 10 discuss the mat
ter. Mr.. Warren declined to comment.
saying II was not his place to discuss
matters relating to differences between
his client and Justice Cohalan.
Alfred b. Cruikshank. Of No. 43
Connolly in giving the note for $4,000
and the accompanying estoppel affidavit
10 Mr.. COhalan said that he would not
have made his statement Of Sunday
night denying that he knew Of any
promise Of appointment or political
ACKNOWLEDGMENT running with the note
unless the imputatiOn had been made
that he might have advised his client
at the time to make a note for such a
purpose.
Il understand that 1t was purely q
BUSINESS transaction said Mr.. Cruik-
shank, land that the note represented
a money debt that Mr.. Connolly owed
Mr.. Cohalan. There is nothing incon-
sistent in the letter which I wrote TO
Mr.. Connolly in November, 1912, which
was published yesterday, telling Of my
visit to Justice Cohalan to ask him 10
favor Connolly with an appointment
and the statement l made in regard to
the $1,000 note.
The two had no connection, as far
as | know. and the statements are
easily reconciled. unless they are pur-
posely construed otherwise. never
asked a Supreme Court justice for
anything for myself, nor for any one
else. except that once, and l did that
reluctantly. as my letter shows"
Judge ]. Bennett Southland, Of Put
nam County. whom Connolly mentioned
in his alleged statement as one of the
stockholders Of the Victor Heating
Company with whom he conferred n
regard to the first offer Mr.. COhalan
made. as Connolly says, to obtain city
contracts for a half interest in the
business. was asked in regard 10 that
particular part Of the Connolly state
ment over the telephone last night.
Judge Southland declined to comment
further than TO say:
Resigned Many Years Ago.
81 resigned as director of that COM
pany a great many years ago. and that
is all l care 10 say about it,"
While none OF the officers Of the
grievance committee of the local Bar
Association or the State Bar Associa-
ton would comment Yesterday upon
the possibility Of investigating the
Connolly charges against justice
Cohalan. il was learned that no formal
charges had been submitted TO either
committee which would warrant action
on their part. Such charges might be
filed with either committee. although IL
is believed that the local association
would be the most likely one TO be
called upon to make an inquiry. In
view of the fact that none Of the allie
cations affected Justice Cohalan's rec
ord since he has been upon the bench
there was some speculation yesterday
as 10 what procedure might be invoked
10 examine the charges and dispose Of
them legally.
II was pointed out that in the case
Of Justice Warren r. Hooker. of the
supreme Court, against whom accusa-
lions were made Of furthering the APP
plications Of certain officeseekers the
matter was placed in the hands OF
the State Bar Association for investi-
cation by the jamestown Bar Associa-
ton. The case was taken to the Legis-