The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

tween the awarding of contracts and in
creases IN the deposits Of either man.
Tn. scrutiny Of thu transcripts of the
deposits has not been completed. While
nothing has been found yet In Mr.. Muir
phys accounts to show any direct ConncC.
tiop between the awarding VI contracts
and increase Of deposits the inquiry thus
far has shown that about the time that
District Attorney Whitman proved his
~vn'. when In search of evidence of crime,
to subpoena such transcripts there oc-
Cured almos, simultaneously n falling of
in Mr.. Murphy's deposits.
A. the result Of numerous runors Mr
Whitman pursued his inquiry still further.
He tried to go outside the State. lie
wanted Information about the banking
transactions NJ Mr. Murphy in Pennsyi-
yania and New Jersey. lie wrote q"
several banks In New Jersey and f"nnsyl-
vania asking about accounts with thosr
institutions In every case the answer
was that on advice OF COUNCIL the in
formation could not be given.
would Like to search Abroad.
Had Mr.. Whitman the power he would
Nike to 90 still further. He would like,
as the result OF tips" he has received.
10 go into banks In Canada and in Great
Britain Such thing, however is i'm
possible, though there * rumor that
money has been sent abroad and that
bonds have been bough, with cash instead
If checks and sent abroad
The District Attorney. of course. cdn-
not go into the safe deposit vaults
Whether n" got any Information ON that
lire was not divulgcd yesterday.
Thus far Ia Mr.. Whitmans Inquiry Mr.
Gaffneys Way of depositing IN banks in
the last Ave years has been more sug-
gestjve than Mr. Murphys.
District Attorney Whitmans investi-
gators have found astonishing things in
Mr.. Gafneys accounts. AM they are not
finished with their work 10y any means.
They have been going slowly, waiting for
certain returns from banks IN which Mr..
Murphy deposited money, with the aim
IF comparing Mr. Gaffneys deposits with
Mr.. Murphy's deposits. They also want
20 compare deposits made by Mr.. Gaffney
with the dates III the awarding of con-
tracts for the construction Of parts of
the aaueduct and ~ the barge canal
Comparisons thus far have been made
only of Mr. GaffneN's accounts and Of the
granting OF contracts On. of tn. most
surprising thing" words We're used
py A prominent lawyer Scsterday--was
the discovery Of big deposits made by
,iaffney almost simultaneously with tn"
granting Of contracts to firms that wer.
not tn. lowest bidders hut were fourth
and sometimes sixth IN the list from the
lowest bidders Tor such work. Such de-
posts were made. the records show. about
The time that certain contractors paid,
according to their testimony. for the 'eN-
pert advice" IT Mr.. Gaffney
,;annev had his checking account In the
fifth National Bank, founded by the latt
Richard Kelly. The deposits there I'm bills
Nere much larger than the deposits 10y
checks
There were deposits OF $4,000. 10000
$4,000 and even Of t2l."00 by Mr.. Can
uey, IL H. alleged One of the facts
brought out yesterday Was that ON the
next banking day after James q. Tor
coran Il messenger for Patterson Bros.
handed to James q. shaw Of the Clinton
stone Company. as sort Of referee, q
packag. containing sil,.5o on the prom
is. from Mr.. Gaffney that Patterson q
Bros would get the contract. for a Sec
ion OF the aqueduct. Mr.. Gaffhey depos'
tied SCI 900 in the bank.
Testimony already has been presented
10 the Grand Jury by John NJ Murph,
that ,;afrney demanded from the Pt's
burg Arm ; per cent. OF the total amount
OF the contract price as his commission
Tor swinging IN. contract to that con
c.rn Gaffney Is charged with having
represented that not otherwise would Pat
tarson A Bros, the third from the Lowest
bidder get the contract.
John VI. Murphy also told IN, Crane
Tir, that Their. was quarrel over TN
division Of the commission" lie claimed
20 per cent. of the s4l,25o. shaw. hc said
vas selected a. The referee to hold tn
cash shaw admitted that he got IN
package OF money hut dni not remeinbe
to whom H.. gave H.