New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Boss Never Reported
Expenses, Judiciary Del
cgate Tells Court.
"RUMOR OF DEFICIT"
ALWAYS ACCEPTED
Prisoner. Cool and Smiling, Re-
lates Part He Played in
Suspected Primary.

Budding politicians and embryo
bosses-and the crowded Brooklyn
courtroom must have held many sucn-
obtained several pointers yesterday
from Curly Joe" Cassidy, who took
the witness stand to deny that he had
sold a judiciary nomination b. William
Willett For example:
When YOU 60 through primary
you've got TO he ready for any emer-
gency," said he. Why. I've known
of times when a bet Of 500 or $500 or
81. .OOO would change the whole aspect
Of affairs"
why didn't you put Gideon's money
i'm the bank" asked District Attorney
Cropsey i'm reference to $1,000 cam
pagn contribution.
Well" said the fallen dictator OF
Queens. II was never afraid OF carry
ing money around with me. In fact,
I'd feel lonesome without a roll in my
pocket" He had already testified that
in addition to this contribution he had
drawn from the bank, as the nucleus
of his roll" 81. 100 in 500 bills, in
case II should he needed for any pur-
pose during the primary as well as
500 in bills of small denomination Tor
incidental expenses"
Then, in addition, on primary DAY
September %, 1911, the chief" checked
out a deposit of $500 made by ms
brother the day before in the Long
Island CITY branch of the Corn EX-
change Bank, the larger part OF Whlch
he distributed in allotments Of 30 ana
$50 among the election districts OF the
assembly districts in his dominion.
But in all, this primary campaign only
cost him about $4,000. he said, which
left his rolf not only unimpaired but
considera bly, improved.
How many thousands did you nave
in your pocket after you had spent the
81. .OOO?" asked the District Attorney.
Il don't remember"
Did YOU have as much as S2,Wo|
Possibly
AS much as $4,000?
II don't believe So
Did YOU have as much as S3,Ocr.
II may have had 5000
when the primaries were over why
didn't you put il in the bank
We'll. when the primary's over 1t
generally takes a couple Of days TO get
away from it and TO talk to people
about it, Then it wasn't necessary for
me to deposit it
The District Attorney did not ask the
hoss what finally became Of this hand
some residue. though he did ascertain
that loan Of s2.5Oo which Cassidy
Lad said made up a part OF the s5.lOO,
had been reduced by only $500. John
G.. kcnnahan, publisher OF The Long
Island Farmer which obtained about
$4,000 worth of advertising a year
through Cassidy's influence. made this
loan. Cassidy has offered TO pay il in
tull. he said but Kennahan has told
him TO keep it a while longer, that he
might need il for some other purpose.
Earlier in the afternoon Robert II.
Elder. counsel for Cassidy, had put
Luke keenan,. a former Assemblyman
and State Senator. on the stand. kee-
nan was cne Of the delegates 10 the
judiciary convention on october D,
1911. who. at Cassidys behest. helped
10 nominate William Willett for the Su
rrome Court He was also one Of tn.
contributors 10 the primary campaign
OF that yoar-to the extent Of $500,
which he gave 10 Cassidy-and a mem
Der OF the Democratic County Commit
t@c in Queens.
WHY did YOU give IT to Cassidy"
asked Cropsey.
Because he was the chairman Of the
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