The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-26
TELLS O'GOR.MAN'S STORY.
Senator'S Law Partner Issues state
meut About bag man" Case.

Almuth e. Vandiver. law partner of
Senator O'Gorman. issued last night
statement describing the manner In which
knowledge OF the attempt to hold up
James G. Stewart for sl5".o0O came to
Senator O'GOrman.
His statement makes clear two points
that have already been hinted ~. II was
Mr. Stewart himself VINO went to Charles
r. Murphy and told him of the attempt OF
",;affney" to get the money from nm
while his bids on barge canal work were
pending before the Canal Board. In the
second place the statement rerlfies IN"
Testimony OF Mr.. SulZer that Oiorman
told him OF the attempt made TO sandbas
Stewart.
The statement says that Mr.. stewart
went 10 Murphy on the very day that no
was visited by ",;affney." Mr.. stewart
related the incident for the first time to
Senator OC;orman on the night OF Decem-
her a. when they We're at Il banquet AT
III. Waldorf for Gov elect Sulzer. Mr..
Sulzsr has testified that NJ this banquet
Senator O'Gorman warned him against
appointing James l.. Gaffney Commits
soner Of Highways.
Doesnt Mention James u. GsHneS.
On the following Monday night uc-
cordng to Mr.. Nandiver. Senator otor-
man got permission from Stewart TO lay
his case before Mr. Sulzer and DID 30 IN
Mr.. suffers office at ll1 Bro"nwa! on
December %.
Tn. statement does not mention James
" Carney and is based on the occur
rences 10 which Mr.. stewart has recently
testified" Nor does the statement de-
clare specifically what il was that SEN
ntor oGorman told MIR. Sulzer. 1t says
ne told him what had been told 10 him
BY Mr.. stewart"
The obvious inference is that Mr.. Stew
ort al n'(snrtnan least IA
much as he told chief Magistrate McAdoo
under oath in the John Doe proceedings.
Whatever II was. District Attorney Whit
man was more confident than ever last
night that he would obtain confirmation of
Mr.. suffers story from senator O'Gorman,
II Is declared by Mr.. Nandiver that
Senator O'Gorman never talked with
Charles f. Murphy about this matter. nor
communicated with him in any way con
corning It. The statement implies that
Mr.. Stewart knew Mr.. Murphy. because
II says he went to the Tmamany leader
Immediately and apparently without con
sultng his counsel.
Mr.. Murphy has said that he met Stew
art many years ago, but that he couldn't
say he knew him. Mr.. Vandiver says
that his Information Is that Murphy told
Stewart he knew nothing of the attempt
Of "Gaffney" to hold up Stewart. This
10 the statement of Mr.. Nandiver:
MIR. Vandiver's Statement.
~ want to correct a statement which
appeared In the press this morning "a
the effect that our firm was first retained
10 represent Stewart Bros at the tim,
of tn" occurrences 10 which Mr. Stewart
has recently testified The fact II that
Stewart Bros. have been clients OF our
firm for twelve years.
Senator O'Gorman's attention was first
called To the matter by James &. Stewart
N casual way on the might of Deem
her u. 1912, at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel in New York city after the close
of the SulZer dinner ON the following
Monday the senator obtained Mr.. Stew
arts permission to convey the in
formation TO Mr.. Sulzer. then Governor.
elect. and ON Friday. December p. 1912
the Senator called at Gov. Sulzer'i
office, ll5 broadway, New York city, ant
told the Governor what had been tolt
him by Mr., Stewart.
Furthermore. the Senator never com
municated with Charles +, Murphy con
corning this matter, either directly OF
indirectly. nor did any other member o
our firm. The Senator did not SCI
Mr. Murphy between the time of tn
Syracuse convention, in September. 1917
at which Gov Sulxer was nominated, AM
the Inauguration of President Wilson II
Washington in March. 1918.
"tir client. James G, stewart, called Of
AIR, murphy Immediately after the In
ciden, ~ question and ON the day
occurred. My Information s that NJ,
Murphy told Mr., stewart that he kne,
nothing whatever ahuu, the matter Thre
weeks la,or senator o';"rmuu heard q
III" stewart incident for the first tim,
"Ilc foregoing states senator oUioI
aans entire connection with this matter.