The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-02

In two interviews and a formal state
nent tho District Attorney inado clear
yesterday his purpose to treat Mr.. Dele
hRnty's outburst as the act OF an am
bilious and venceful politician. bent on
stirring up a pretty political rumpus on
the edge OF the city and county cam
psgns.
Some Of his sentences were: This is
q political tight and | accept IL az such.
I'm in it 20 stay just as long as you
(this to the newspaper mem will pub
nsh what | say. Before | am through
will show that Delehanty not only is not
ft to father these charges. but that he IL
rot III to receive the Republican nomina-
tlOn for District Attorney or hold pub
lie office of any kind in this city. and
] say tins advisedly. ] do not fear the
consequences and have not even retained
counsel"
Mr.. Swami also said that for at least
two months Lucian =. Breckenridge, for
merly Assistant District Attorney, VINO
resigned As special counsel In charge OF
the labor cases in March last after tell
irC MIR. Swami that the proposed dis
position of them was an outrage on
deccncy. has been going to Albany to
solicit the Governors aid in n movement
against the District Attorney.
Stan Takes I'p Fight.
Although Mr.. Swami has as he says,
not engaged counsel. there was no scar
city Of lawyers working in his behalf
in the Criminal Courts Building yestcr-
day. Forsaking their New Years mer-
rymaking, the members of his official
staff came charging In from their house
parties and their holiday fun to heII
their chief gather ammunition to fire al
Mr., Delehanty in immediate lombard
ment and to examine the papers In the
almost forgotten labor cases" which
have suddenly assumed such deadly i'm
portance.
Gray haired John T. Dooiing. Mr.
Swann's chief aid, second only to the
District Attorney as an object OF Mr.
Delehanty's attack, was there. with hin
were Leslie ]. Tompkins, Edward Wen
the young deputy assistant who handled
the labor cases after Mr.. Breckinrds'
resigned and who signed the recommen
ditlon asking Judge Grain to discharge
their bail although previously eight o
them had offered TO plead guilty: Jane
fr smith, prosecutor of white slavers,
Alexander |. Rorke. James Donohuc
Francis y. NnuCuso, Richard Murph.
and other assistants and deputies Ant
with them was Alfred j. Tslley, who u
hn' ON Mr.. swans stan, but Is "A mem
'er %. Tdmmany's law committee. bll
hgnr" in THE hall" and at various time
an dSpirant for the Democratic nomina
Non for District Attorney.
These men toiled all day in the DIS
r."t Attorneys private office around
'atle with tho documents bearing o
tho labor cases before them: likewis
court records showing the activities @
Mr. Delehanty before he became Judg'
which were examined with espec!a
,'S mess. Stenographers were keI
busy.
swami Dcfers one Answer.
~ G:l5 o'clock last evening NJ
SN"rn joined his staff. Reporters VIII
NStl that in none of the interviews {
'lAtemcnts ur to date had Mr.. Swan
mentioned the most 80, ious charge mad
ny Mr. Dtl"hanty. namely. that the wi
itss'S in the labor cases had not beG
A'mincd or sounded by the District \
'lU"y or his rnen. although thororR
lu,estigdtion Of these cases had bee
reported to Judg" Grain, told VI
S"ann's secretary that they would III
to ask him about this phase OF the ma
ter.
Between 6 and o'clock the reportc
were called into the District Attorney
reception room there Mr.. swami ga
fs,, l.Ll