Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-27
Former Governor Says Tam
many Chief Did Not Give
Back or Account for $685.
900 to Anthony N, Brady,
CAMPAIGN MONEY IN
NAMES OF DUN MIES
Funds Alleged to Have Ap-
peared as Given by Men
'0ther Than Real Donorsi
Conflicting Testimony

New ork Feb 2G.--Charles r.
Murphy leader Of Tammany hall. did
not give back the $4,000 campaign
contribution Of the late Anthony ~
Brady In 1912, as Murphy said he
did, according TO sworn testimony to-
day Of William sulzer deposed gov
cinor of New York.
Suzer, witness for the second
time at the John Doe inquiry into pos
litical graft, testified that Murphy had
told him that he turned the $25,000
over TO the democratic state commit
tee lie added that Murphy also said
he had fixed it, SO thar it would be
reported In the committees list Of
campaign contributions under the
name of a dummy II is the $4,000
which Sulzer says was first offered to
him ana which he refused TO accept.
Murphy In recent statement, said
he had given the money back to
Brady He probably will he called TO
Toll his story under oath.
Entirely Different Transaction.
Suzer conceded today that Murphy
had given the sum OF $4,000 back to
Brady, according to Su2er. TO com
promise a suit for $4,000 which he
said Brady had brought against Mur-
ply
Murphy sent j. Sergeant Cram to
see Brady ana get him to call off the
suit Sulzer said Brady was an
ery and would not listen to Cram. lie
said Murphy had sworn falsely i'm his
answer to the suit and that he had
better come across with the money or
he would press the suit and expose
him
Murphy on the advice Of Samuel A.
Beardsey, Bradys attorney Finally
went TO see Brady himself. Sulzer
SAID, and Brady compromised for
$25.00O
Brady made him "A present of $15.-
GOO the witness added. The sum
mons and complaint in this suit, If
they are not destroyed, would make
interesting reading"
story OF Ryan's $4,000.
Snl2er also testified coneernlng the
$4,000 contribution which Allan 4.
Ryan, son Of Thomas r. Ryan the IL
rancler asserted at the witness i'm
parchment trial he gave To Sulzer and
which never was reported In Sulzcr's
list Of contributions The witness said
he gave 1t 10 John H. Delaney. nov
head Of the state bureau of efficiency
and economy and that Delaney told
him he had given il 70 Murphy. This
was another contribution. which he
said, Murphy told him would be- listed
under the name Of dummy lie also
declared that Delaney had kopt for
MS own campaign expenses $4,000
which he (Sulzer1 had given To INN
10 help out the democratic state
committee.
"Yonll find lot of dummies on
that list put An by the democratic state
committee continued the witness
"a lot of men who wouldn't give ST.
600 to save the democratic party from
the damnation bow-wows.7 He mann
ed among these alleged dummies
Thomas II McAyoy. Tammanv leader
of Harlem, and George Washington
Piunkitt another Tammany leader
Denies suffers Statement.
McAvoy, called as the next witness,
denied that he had ever given one
dollar 10 the democratic party that
was not my own money"
u gave from s2.50O 20 $4,000 every
year he said, In accordance as to
how was fixed and my own interest
IN the campaign"
Plunkitt who Also WAS 10 have been
called, failed to respond 10 his sub-
poena. Another witness was william
J. sullivan. secretary 60 James A.
Farrell president of the United States
Steel corporation He testified that
In 1912 IN the request of Farrell he
gave S2.500 in cash ont Of Farreii's
personal funds To- Arthur s. Mclean.
treasurer of the democratic state COM
mittec. lie produced a receipt made
out To himself and signed by Mclean.
How did you happen to have the
receipt made out in your name instead
of Farrelrs?" the witness was asked.
1T was my own idea sullivan
said Il knew that Mr. Farrell was
the only democrat in the steel organ.
izatiQn and thought that ne would
prefer not to have his name appear.
He was quite exercised over IL aud
told me that there was no reason why
ii should not be in his name but he