New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-29
.HENNESSY TELLS Of
ST|LWELL'S TALK
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would rather stay here for twenty
years than go out and tell the truth
and then be sent back"
| Hennessy said that he gave Stilwell
positive assurance that if his story was
true and could be supported by legal
evidence he would never have TO go
back to Sing Sing, but Stlwen insist
ed that he would not take the chance.
and said;
NO, | won't put the proof in Whit
mans hands until get an uncondi-
tional pardon
They talked over that point for sew
1 eral hours. and Hennessy said he in
sisted that Stilwell go to Whitman,
prove his story to Whitmans satisfac-
ton and have Whitman say to the
Governor that he ought to be pardoned.
but Stilwell would not consent to the
terms. Hennessy said he finally OF
fered that if he would go before Whit
man, and Whitman would confirm even
two of the many statements he had
made Stilwel would get his pardon
| but Stilwell would not consent
Reported Failure to SuIzer.
| Hennessy said that he reported to
| the Governor that he had rejected Still
wells proffered evidence, because Still
well would not consent to the terms;
! that he explained how Stilwell had Of
fered to influence certain Senators to
vote I'm Suffers favor. and that finally
he refused to tell the Governor any
thing that Stilwell had told him. in
spite Of the fact that Stilwell had SAID
| that If he could have the pardon ne
would "go the limit; he would put
Murphy in Jail
81 kent faith with Stilwell. and | am
keeping faith. / believe, with him now
but I want TO ask you who came mere
tonight TO hear me, and others, To
read the papers the remainder OF the
| week"
| Before speaking on the Stilwell mat
! ter Hennessy ridiculed Murphys eN-
PLANTATION of the Beardsley contribution
| of $4,000. He said John b. Stanch-
field had advised Murphy how to draw
y, the statement made public on Mon
dav night Hennessy laid on Stanch-
field blame for Murphy's statement
that the So. 600 had been returned to
| Anthony y. Brady. He said that ne
had told one of the assistant district
attorneys during the day that II might
be good to subpoena Judge Beardsley'
Morgan ]. OBrien and Mick" Brady,
executors Of the Brady estate, to find
ont if Mr.. Brady deposited $4,000 in
cash in any of his bank accounts two
DAYS after Beardsley handed the money
to Murphy.
And if Murphy gave Mr. Brady
check" he added, '1et Murphy produce
! that check"
Hennessy repeated his former state
ments as TO the huge contributions OF
| James Stewart and the Barber AS
| phalt Company to the Tammany cam
paign fund, and challenged Murphy to
offer an explanation as to why they
were not included in the sworn state
| ment.
Then Hennessy came 10 the familiar
| ground Of his controversy with Mccall.
and said that he had not the slightest
| doubt that Mccall paid for his judicial
| nomination.
NO Supreme Court judge could be
! nominated in this city since Murphy
1 h1 mn
his nomination" Hennessy said.
As TO his insinuation about McCall's
| dispute with police inspector over the
money which he had borrowed, Hen
messy declared last night that Warden
| FaIlon of the Tombs had been the
referee in that dispute between Nc
| Call and Mclaughlin.
Concerning the interview with Nc
Call in the Public Service Commission
rooms, Hennessy issued this def TO the
| Tammany candidate:
He is "A lawyer. He knows how to
write a libel Let him write a letter
to me tomorrow, let him publish that
in the newspapers, and Jet him put 1t
| in the form of a criminal libel. as
sorting that John j. McNally was in
his office and ! will apply for "A war
| rant the very next moment | can,
and i will show him up. | won't split
any hairs with him. | will prove that
| | was alone with him for an hour
and a quarter. and if he dares to go
on the stand ] will have him convicted
of perjury"