New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-09
Man High in Tammany May
Be Involved in $5O,0O0,-
900 Road Bond Issue.
CONTRACTOR TO BARE
DEAL TO-DAY, IT'S SAID
Six Men Under Subpoena to
Testify-McGrire, Out in ST 500
Bail, Denies Charges.

James h Mcclure. former Mayor Of
Syracuse and for ten years the agent OF
me Barber Asphalt Paving Company at
Albany. was ar-aigned before Justice
Davis in the Criminal Branch Of the Su-
preme Court yesterday under the indiot-
ment charging him with soliciting cam
paign funds from corporation.
Is!dov Kresel entered a plea Of not
guilty for him, and will it is understood,
be one Of his counsel. with John B.
Stanchfeld, when he comes 10 trial.
Six upstate contractors VIII be under
subpoena to testify at the John Doe in
curry before Chief Magistrate McAdoo
this afternoon, and while both District
Attorney Whitman and Assistant District
Attorney John Is. Clarl; declined to out
line what they expected. the rumor was
mistakenly circulated yesterday that one
o. the six witnesses to-day would involve
a Tammany politician higher Up than
any yet named in the inquiry in the cam
paign fund graft and that the story of
this witness would centre around the
Tammany acceleration Of the S50,0oOooO
bond issue for good roads.
The grand jury will meet tomorrow
afternoon and will finish up the case of
Thomas Hassett before proceeding with
any Of the John Doe evidence to be
brought out to-day. Up 10 the present
time, il was said yesterday. the grand
Jury and the District Attorney have been
on sort of general fishing expedition.
Beginning tomorrow. however. the in
Quiry will be pointed specifically along
these lines. looking toward indictments
under the following heads:
"Extortion, conspiracy, perjury, viola
tion Of the general corporation law lar
ceny and technical forgery in improper
returns on official records"
Fillmore Condit. New York manager Of
the Union Oil Company Of California.
whose evidence was largely responsible
for the indictment of James X. Mcguire.
said yesterday that he mad gone over Nc
Cures statement published yesterday.
carefully and he was satisfied that the
case against Mcguire would be proved.
when the Mcclure trial comes said
Mr.. Condit. everybody will know what
he knows now about who is telling the
truth. ] am perfectly content to wait for
the trial to justify all l have said My
statements will be corroborated by addi-
tional evidence and we will prove COM
pletely everything I have said
c. B. Warner, of the Warner-Qunlan
Asphalt Company, was asked about Nc
Cures charge that his company had tried
10 sell asphalt oil TO the state at u cents
n gallon which he sold TO private con-
tractors for cents.
There. is nothing 10 that" said Mr.
nf tot =
will be shown up in their true light when
We get through. I have nothing TO say
against Mcclure or his brother person
ally. Our charges are against the High
way Department and particularly against
Commissioner Carlisle and Mr. Hennessy.
We have always been on good terms with
Mcclure: and while he may have hurt
us, we have never tried TO get back at
him and don't intend to-
When Mcclure was arraigned Yesterday
Justice Davis fixed his bail at $500, TAX
ing into consideration, he said. that Nc
CURE had returned from Santo Domingo
20 face trial.
Mcclure himself did not appear TO be
in any way depressed at his situation,
and repeated his former statement that
the charge against him was simply a
"frame-up" by his enemies.
Il did nave a conversation with Con-
dit" he said, but it was nothing like the
one that he testified TO at the John Doe
inquiry. l solicited no contribution from
the Union Oil Company. no matter what
Condit says TO the contrary, and 1t is only
q matter Of time before l will be vindi-
Gated.
AS a member Of financial and executive