Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-29


The Stilwell letter. as given out, is in
orie1 an application for a pardon in re-
turn for an exposure Of boss rule" in
New York city. Stilwell's alleged over
lures along this line were further de-
| tailed by John Hennessy, campaigner
against Tammany. He told of a con-
ference with Stilwell in prison, of Still
wells boast that he could put Murphy
IN JAIL. and could intimidate certain leg
+! islators and swing them in line for Sui
Ger at the impeao hment proceedings.
however, according to Hennessy, Still.
| Well demanded his pardon first and nc
terms could be agreed upon. The fac,
that Hennessy even outlined what took
place between them was credited To-Day
| as having brought about Warden Clancy
resignation. John H. Riley, state super
intendent OF prisons, was quoted as
| follows:
Warden Clancy's Position.
Mr.. Clancy tod me Monday that the
statements made by Stilwell to Hennessy
| We're made with the distinct understand
| ing and agreement this they should no
| be used under any circumstances unit.
| Stilwell was pardoned. 1t was agree,
that Mr.. Hennessy should be at liber )
/ to use Stilweifs statement when the par
don had been granted and not before
| Warden Clancy told me that he woul.
resign If Henne sy should break HI.
| agreement with Stilwell."
| Following the sending in of the resigna
! ton Clancy gave as his reason that h,
wished to avoid wrong construction
| being placed on his silence regarding ths
! reputed confession of former Senator
| Stilweil. Clancy said his refusal to dis
| cuss the matter might be interpreted ir
some qua. tiers as a desire to befrienG
Tammany Hall.
Says "Chief" Promised Pardon.
Senator Stilwell refused to make a
confession last summer, SO ex-Gov. Sui
ger was informed today. because the
Tammany leaders had assured him that
Sulzer would be removed from office and
| then Stilwell would be -pardoned. Mr.
Sulzer received this information today
In letter from the Rev. O. R Miller
OF Albany. The letter Gays: if<f5fy
| .'One day the latter part of last June
| when In New York city L called on Sena-
tor Stilwell IN the tombs and had hall
| an hours conversation with him.
We. discussed various topics. He
wanted me to help him. Stilwe.l said
! senators, some of whom. he said, had
done worse things than he. He insisted
that he knew much to tell on other Tam.
many men. However. before I left, Sena.
tor Stilwe!l he said to me, oh. l sham
squeal-not yet. They are going to i'm
peach SulZer and remove him from office
and then the chief says I'll be pardoned.
He said that he had talked with big
Tammany men lately and knew whereof
he spoke.
Coming back to Albany day or two
later. l called on Gov. Sulzer at the ex
| ecutive chamber and mentioned wha
| Stilweil had said to me. The governor
spoke up emphatically, 'St.lwell is guilty
and deserves little consideration
Hennessy Reads Excerpts.
John A. Hennessy last night read ex.
cerpts from his copy of the interview h.
had in Sing Sing with former Senator
| Stilwell. That he did not make dis
closures he had promised, was due, h.
said to the statement accredited to Still.
well that this interview was confidential
Among the auditors interest centered
in Stilwelrs account Of how he came ts
be exonerated by the senate on the
bribery charge. According to Hennessy
St.lwell said he had swung several sena
| tors to his side by demanding that they
stick to him. He offered to use the
same kind of persuasion to prevent Gov
| Suffers cow .ction, Hennessy said. and
guaranteed it would be successful if h S
| condit .ons were accepted by Hennessy
and the governor.
| Asked It for Public.
| HenneSsy began by explaining that he
went to see Stilwell with a proposition
from the then governor, Sulzer, that Still.
well would be given an unconditional
pardon If he would turn his knowledge
Of conditions at Albany to public account
make his disclosures to District At.
torney Whitman. These terms Stilwell
refused. Hennessy declared. saying hi
was afraid of Whitman. Hennessy
quoted Stilweli as saying: 81 am afra d
| that If / ever went down there and gave
this evidence that Whitman would re-
turn me to Sing Sing while he was try.
ing the case. If l ever came back
| would tie murdered and / would rather
stay. here for twenty-five years than &c
out and tell the truth and then come
| back
| Hennessy said Stilwell demanded an
unconditional pardon, land then he said
to me: Now / have told you the name o.
one senator and have told you the nam.
of the other fellow, and have tod you
that have the goods on them. and there
is no chance for them to escape
Offered Votes for Sulzer.
Then Hennessy declared that Stilwel
said. ''Hennessy. il you carry this out and
give me the unconditional pardon, while
won't tell anything on those fellows
| they are friends Of mine-I VIII put every.
thing against them IN the form of ann
davits, and If you let me out l will make
them vote for the governor just as
made them vote for me-"
/ Hennessy told StiIweli, he declared, thai
II Swivel would go to the district at
| torney's Office with me ana do q rea
pubic service by telling what he had told
me, and which he could prove m respect
to one very important senator ana one
very important private citizen. that he
would get his unconditional. pardon then
IRRESPECTIVE OF what he might do with
those other seven senator's Inat he sug
gesled could control IN the mater OF the
governors trial.
Now, / don't want to read much Of
this" Hennessy said, referring to Still
wells interview, but I told you about
the fact that he offered to deliver 50
many senators to the governor
".How many senator's at the present
time can you vouch for In good faith VI
there?' Hennessy asked Stilwell, he said