New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-24
O'GORMAN in TALK
WITH WHITMAN
Continued from first page.

ence from 1890 until $3.50 in the after
noon" said Whitman last night. we
talked about many things which can't
discuss now. II is probable that the
Senator will testify in the John Doe
Investigation some time next week
perhaps tho latter part, but not until
Ex-Governor Sulzer and James c. stew
art have testified again"
Stewart will testify again before
Magistrate McAdoo on Wednesday.
| When he was on the stand week ago
Yesterday he told the entire story OF
the attempt to hold him up for the
$4,000 political contribution oy
man named James L. Gaffney. He was
unable, however, TO identify the man
as James T. Gaffney, Of Tammany
| Hall friend OF Charles F. Murphy. lie
will be asked again, next Wednesday,
whether, after Gaffney called at his
office. No. 80 Church street, in Decem-
Der. 1912 to demand the $4,000 he
did not visit Charles f. Murphy.
He will be asked whether he did not
read the riot act" to Murphy and tell
! him that he would not stand for that
! kind of poitics'-that if Murphy did
not call off Gaffney and stop trying to
blackjack" him he would expose him.
Stewart will also be asked II Murphy
did not try to "sidestep" responsibility
for sending Gaffney to his office. He
will be asked to tell whether he told
Murphy that he knew Gaffney would
not have come to him for the $4,000
! If Murphy hadn't sent him.
Sulzer testified that Senator O'Gor-
man told him that Murphy called
Stewart a "tightwad" on this occasion.
Stewart will be asked TO corroborate
that.
Last Thursday Charles L. Murphy
made a sweeping denial OF Suffers
charge that Senator O'Gorman had peen
to see him. He said he had seen the
Senator but once since Sulzer was elect
ed. and that was in Washington during
the Inauguration, in the Shoreham HOTEL
on March s. Senator O'Gorman said
Yesterday that Mr.. Murphy was right
| when he said he had seen him OH only
those two occasions.
Murphy said he knew Stewart, but
hadn't seen him in several years. When
asked II Stewart was a "tightwad" Mr..
Murphy glanced at the newspapers he
had been referring to during his inter-
| view and said:
We'll. according TO these, he's pretty
generous"
John II. Delaney. named by Sulzer as
the bearer of Murphy's message. III
you'll quit, we'll quit" delivered during
the impeachment trial, came 10 town
from Albany yesterday morning. When
seen yesterday he said:
I've consulted with friends to-day and
learned that Mr.. SulZer is to appear
again before the grand jury. L prefer
TO wait until he has finished his story
before I say anything-unless, Of course,
District Attorney Whitman wants 10
call me before that time. I'm ready and
willing TO tell all I know before the
John Doe investigation or the grand jury
| and I'll willingly sign any waiver OF I'M
munity or anything else"
The special grand jury will resume in
vestigatlon next Thursday of an alleged
exaction Of Sil 80 from Patterson & Co.,
| OF Pittsburgh. by James Il. Gaffney. as
| the price to he paid for Aqueduct Contract
No. 90. known as the Bull HIP job.
| According to the testimony OF the Pat
terson brothers and John NJ. Murphy be-
fore the grand jury. It is said that the
payment was not for expert advice" TO
clear them Of labor troubles. but was an
| assessment for "the organization"
II Is said that s., 900 Of the Assessment"
went to Gaffney, 5000 to another Tam
many politician $4,000 to a 'Tammany
officeholder" and $4,000 to one big Tam
many man."
The money, It is said, was paid in 'one-
dollar Bills taken from the Duquesne Ma
tional Bank, OF Pittsburgh, by James w.
Patterson, sr, director and president OF
the contracting firm, and carried by
| James G.. Corcoran, a Pittsburgh con-
tractor and trusty messenger, under his
pillow I'm a Pullman sleeper to New York
on the night of March Is. 1909.
| II was handed to James c. Shaw. of the
Clinton Point Stone Company. at No. lis
Broadway, the designated stakeholder"
| selected by Gaffney, John NJ. Murphy and
j. W. Patterson, jr., and placed In the
Shaw strong box in the Carnegie Safe
| Deposit vaults on March 16.
The next day. it is said, 1t went into the
/ hands OF James L. Gaffney. Murphy, who
! is not related to Charles F. Murphy, has
told the grand jury OF the arrangement
with Gaffney for the sale of the contract.
The Pattersons were the highest bidders
for 1874, 9i2 30; the next lowest bidders
were Snare & Triest. OF New York, for
| $500. III 80. The lowest bid was by the
bravo Construction Company, OF Pitts
burgh. for S7Ss,424.
| The Board OF Water Supply at the time
consisted of John A. Bensel. present State
Engineer. Charles n. Chadwick and
| Charles A. Shaw. Thomas lIasset now
under indictment for attempted grand
larceny. was secretary 10 the board. Com
missioner Chadwick is still on the board
Here's his explanation OF the award:
THE bid OF the bravo Contracting Com
pany. OF Pittsburgh, was so low as to pre-
clude the possibility OF their carrying out
the specifications. This was pointed out
| 10 the contractors by the board. and they
readily conceded IL and withdrew.
/ THAT left Snare & Triest. the New
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