New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
MAKES PLEA
TO ESCAPE PRISON
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give would not come within the turls-
diction Of New York County.
Mr.. Stanchhcld assured newspaper
men last evening that his client had
nothing to confess involving other
members in the Democratic party, and
any one knowing Mr.. Mclean well
would know that such A thing would
be about the last thing on earth he
would do.
1t was generally believed in the
criminal courts that Mclean would not
shed any light on the identity Of men
higher up who, It is believed, received
the contributions that went unreportcd
in the campaigns Of 1910 and 1912.
Fowler Is Arraiened.
AS soon as the Mclean case was dis
posed Of. Everett p Fowler Of King
ston, the best known Of the upstate
"bagmen" indicted for soliciting the
Dale contribution for the acceptance Of
which Mclean was indicted. was ar
raigned before Justice Davis and plead
ed not guilty 10 a superseding indict-
ment fled by the Supreme Court grand
Jury last week. The new indictment
was for extorting, in 1911, $3.50 from
Seneca p. Hull, a contractor, Of Cort
land.
Fowler was accompanied by Martin
W. Littleton. his attorney. Mr.. Lit
Teton said it was a certainty that Jus
tice Davis would decide against Dis
trict Attorney Whitman in the matter
OF jurisdiction in Fowler's case.
To be prepared for such a decision
Mr.. Whitman went before the grand
jury and obtained the superseding in
dictment, so that if Justice Davis sus
tains a demurrer as TO Jurisdiction the
county may go to the Court of Appeals.
What Is the difference between the
indictment and the superseding indict
ment?" Mr.. Littleton was asked
ITS the difference between tweedle-
dee and tweedledum," he replied, point
ing upward with first one thumb and
| then the other.
Mr.. Littleton was on his way out OF
the building when ne was informed
that Mclean had pleaded guilty. He
returned at once, and found Fowler on
the top floor in the bail department.
| The two were engaged in earnest con-
versation when reporters found them.
Can you say anything as to the con-
nection between the Mclean plea OF
guilty on the Dale indictment and the
Fowler indictment on the same mat
ter?" Mr.. Littleton was asked.
There is absolutely no connection"
he replied.
McLean's Counsel Criticised.
Mr.. Littleton is reported to have ex-
pressed a feeling almost Of contempt at
the action OF Mr.. Stanchf1eld and Mr..
O'Brien in advising their client 10
change his plea. He said conviction
| in the case would have been impossible,
as there was no evidence to show that
Mclean knew the checks were from
corporations. The case OF Fowler, he
said. would be fought on appeal II II
took two years. Opinion in the GRIM
inal Courts Building was that the case
! might not he brought to trial before
that time.
Mr.. Whitman, besides wanting to
know where the unreported Democratic
funds went in 1912 wants to know who
gave Fowler the list of contractors to
be shaken down" and the amounts
they were expected 10 give
When Fowler came from Kingston on
November 10 with ID. A. Cunningham,
District Attorney of Ulster County. 1t
| was understood that he got Mr.. Whit
man on the telephone and said he had
heard Whitman wanted 10 see him.
Mr.. Whitman told Fowler that he
would see him at the Criminal Courts
Building IL Fowler would be ready 10
tell who gave him the list. That was on
n SATURDAY. Cunningham visited Mr..
Whitman. and Whitman told Fowler 10
go back 10 Kingston TO spend Sunday
with his family, apparently confident
,hat Fowler would see him Monday.
Much TO Mr.. Whitman's surprise.