The evening world., 1914-02-09
BRADY ATTORNEY
SWEARS He GAVE
MURPHY $4,000
Beardsley Tells at John Doe
Hearing of Handing Over
Money Sulzer Rejected.
NEVER SAW 1T AGAIN.
Testifes That Brady, Just Be-
fore He Died, Spoke of
Its Return.
NEVER SAW 1T AGAIN.

us NCtuIU.
Az former Governor Sulxer IL much
Interested In tho graft investigation
which IL being prosecuted at Albany.
he was not . witness to-day whom
the John Doc hearing was resumed
before Chief Magistrate McAdoo. Col.
Alexander Bacon. Mr.. Sulser's attor.
ney. had Q consultation with District
Attorney whitman before the hear
Ing began and explained Mr.. sulser's
desire to b In Albany. Mr.. sulser
will b . witness at . subsequent
hearing.
Word was also received by Mr..
Whitman from John J. Kennedy.
State Treasurer. who sent his regrets
at having to b absent from to-dsy's
session.
Judge Samuel A. Bsardsly Of Utica,
attorney for the late Anthony N
Brady. was the frst witness called al
this afternoons session. He took his
seat In the Witness chair, gave his
name and his address in Utica. He
gave his address In New York City a
No. SO Wall street.
II want to know what this pro-
cesding IL before I answer any other
questions" he declared. Assistant
District. Attorney Clark explained the
John Doe proceedings.
ApMiTo NJ GAVE MURPHY THAT
oaSy 900.
Did you give esS.oeo to Charles #.
NurpAy In 1877" he was asked.
Eyes, I did." replied Beardsley. but
IL must decline to 70 ON with any
statement unless am directed to an.
swer. :.
statement.
do I understand ! am directed I,
testify by tho Court?" asked Beards
do I understand" Mr.. whitman
asked. "that you refuse to answer !?
| IL direct you to answer the proper
questions OF the District Attorney.
said Magistrate McAdoo. land II 20,
refuse to testify am not sure wha
action ! shall take In your case.
may hold you for such refusal or
may advise the District Attorney t
take you before the Grand Jury.
direct you 70 answer"
Mr.. Beardsley claimed that what
ever contribution he had handed h
Murphy was ~ an attorney At Law
1 q AaN
. privileged communication" MI
alton Of Beardsley proceeded.
TELle HOW Hg GAVE w TIL
Oio CAMPAIGN GIFT.
II did give e:s.000 to Murphy Il
the political campaign OF 1912. firs
called william Sulser on the tele
phone at hts once here In this cit
and offered him q campaign contrt
button Of $4,000. was acting .
an Individual. II was a contribution
from Mr.. Anthony N. Brady-bu
Mr.. Sulssr has already testified abou
1T was a week or ton days befor
Election Day. which fell on Nov.
1912. that I offered II to Mr.. Sulze
He told me he didn't want to take
Charles r. Murphy. took III
monev which was In $1,000 bills. /
Murphy's home In East Seventeent
street ana gave Il to him.
did you ever nee that e?5 on
AGAIN." Mr.. Clark asked.
!, II have no knowledge OF what bi
. came Of that money, but I remembs
! that Mr.. Brady told me a sum
SIS 900 contributed to a campaign ma
: been returned. That's all I kno
r aboL. IT,"
/. suLzER GAVE NO REASON 70
|. ReJgcriNo ".
Il Q. Did Mr.. Sulser give any reas,
= did not. He merely told me he wou
= not take H.: that I'd better give
. quietly to Mr.. Murphy.
q. What did Murphy say when y,
n gave him the money! A. He didn
!" say much. Our conversation was
very short one.
1. Q. He knew where the money can
y from. didn't he? A. Yes, told nj
II was from Anthony N. Brady. IN
d payment was made AZ by an inc
vidual.
The next witness TO take the sta,
was J. Il. Dover. q road contract
VI ocuouccMuy. bie teotIue0 mat
had contributed $500 to the campai,
,f fund on Oct. ~, 1911.
D. John w. Miller Of Miller Bros,
10 roadway construction copartnersh
"a Of Schenectady. testified that he h
IN had twenty or twenty-five miles
~ road repairing to do In the Hugh
administration. which were given
y regular scale. In the Dix regin
" he also had contracts for repaIrif
;" but these were "slow In coming"
Of 1T was hard for US to make the
m up there believe we were Democrat,
n. he added. because we'd done 10 mu
~ work under the Republicans"
= q. Was anything said to you
u 1911 about the attitude of the Admi
" tstration? A. Yes. II was understo
the Democrats should have the pr,
erence.
y Miller testified further that he h
\: bean asked for contribution
e30e IN 06tQbes. isie. but hs oniy "a
y, 80 4, NO. lratagt. 1s-tipft & "a M