New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-10
Judge BeardsIcy Swears He
Turned 1t Over to "Chief"
in $1,000 Bills.
BALKED ON STAND:
FORCED TO TESTIFY
Admits He Didn't Get Receipt for
Money Sulzer Shurned-"BOss
Took II. That's AL"

many Hall. took $4,000 Or Anthony y.
Brady's money that William SuIzer
v ouldn't acccpt vas told yesterday un-
der oath for the first time by former
Judge Samuel \. Beardsley in the John
Doc graft inquiry. Judge Bcsrdsley'
the Democratic boss" Of Oneida Coun-
Is. as Brady's lawyer, tried to deliver
tho money TO Sulzer. But SulZer told
him he had better give it to Murphy
80 Bcardsley said he handed it to MUIR
ply i'm denomina tons Of $1,000. got no
recent for it aud never saw it again.
Bcardsley said that Brady, just be
fore ne died. told him that he had
made several contributions. and one
of them came back TO him. BeardslcN
was witness for Sulzer in the i'm
peachment trial. but was not permit
ted to tell the story on the stand.
The accusations made just before
tho last city election by John ~ Hen
messy that Murphy took the money
without giving a receipt for II and
without reporting it goaded Murphy
into admitting publicly that he got H.
but returned it to Brady without even
counting it," Brady was dead when
Murphy offered this explanation
BesrdsIey Ball<s on Stand.
BeardsIev took the stand yesterday
with the air Of man Who didn't know
what was going 10 happen AS soon
as he was sworn he demanded an ex-
planation as 20 the proceedings. Then
when Assistant District Attorney Clark
began to question him about handing
the money to Murphy the witness said
his testimony was privileged, and re-
fused TO answer.
District Attorney Whitman Jumped
IN and told Beardsley that he couid
not claim privilege. The witness be-
gan, TO explain how he came TO go 70
Murphy. bat he didn't want what he
said 70 go into the record.
you're under oath. Judge Boards
lev" said Whitman.
u demand ruling from the court on
this" cried the witness.
Chief Magistrate McAdoo directed
Beardsley 10 answer questions or else
go before the grand jury. Things went
smoothly after that.
The contribution, Beardsley said was
from Mr.. Brady, the traction man, as
an individual and was for Sulzer TO use
a he saw fl. After writing 10 Sulzer
that he would send the $4,000 to Al
banv Beardsley said Sul2er called hlm
on the telephone from Albany and told
him TO give II TO Murphy.
Reardsley then said he went 70 Mur-
phv's homo and gave him the money.
"Did YOU ever see the money again.
asked Mr.. Clark.
Not to my knowledge.
why do YOU qualify your answer in
that wsy?"
II mean I do not remember seeing II
arain-of course, 1t is possible some OF
the bills might have passed through
my hands without my knowledge
do you mean YOU didn't keep rec
ord of the numbers on the bills?'
That's It,
Says Murphy Took the Money.
Beardsley said he never discussed
the contribution with phil Donohue,
treasurer OF the county organization, or
with Arthur Mclean, state campaign
treasurer.
Did Mr. Brady know that Sulzer
told YOU TO give the $4,000 TO Mr..
Murphy"
He did"
Did he ever tell YOU that the money
came back 10 him.
He told me that $3.50 Of his con
tributions was returned. lie didn't say
It was the one that went TO Murphy"
What was the conversation you had
with Mr.. Murphy" asked Magistrate
McAdoo.
II told him | had been asked by Mr..
Suzer 10 give him this money. He ac-
cepted it: that was all
"A very short conversation" re-
marked the magistrate.
VERY" the witness replied drlly.
District Attorney Whitman was
asked whether he intended to call
Charles +. Murphy in view Of Beard
sey's testimony.
II prefer not to say Just now he
replied.
Not Fishing" Says McAdoo.
MAGISTRATE McAdoo. at the close Of
the hearing. said he had read in the
public prints that the graft inyestiga-
tion had developed into fishing ex-
petition
Nothing could he further from the
truth" he said. The facts sworn to
before me in the information warrant
ed the taking OF all the testimony
which is now on the record. The case
OF Mr. Beardsley to-day is exactly in
point"
The magistrate said persons who
were aSgricVed at anything which he