New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Trying to Distract Atten-
ton From Hylan's Past,
He Says
Blames Murphy
For School Riots
Interest in Land Deals and
Jolly" Trip to Europe
Denied

tOrnev Swami In MS speech AT inc nm
sterdam Opera House on Friday night
Nayor Mitchell yesterday characterized
MI ~ the Swami accusations as down
right falsehoods" The Mayor issued
,tstement emphatically denying that
he had had any interest in certain lana
deals with the city, either as Mayor or
president Of the Board Of Aldermen, as
charged by Mr.. Swami, or that ne had
gone TO Europe with ex-senator Will
lam H. Reynolds, and some of the lat
ter's business associates, in Jolly
party
The Mayor declared that Mr.. Muir
phv. leader Of Tammany Hail. was des-
nerately attempting TO distract stten-
ton from Judge Hyian's past He de-
clared that Murphy had melted the
school children Of the city to riot and
had finally pulled the string from
fourteenth Street that led TO the Dis
eric, Attorneys office and had MS
"Usrdv.Nan Swami" rush 70 the rescue
II bis man Hylan. The Mayor asserted
Ina. District Attorney Swami hau nlaue
bis accusations to raise cloud OF dust
i'm which the Murphy candidate eouio
hide. ,o.tor 70
District Attorney Swami yesteIuaS
challenged him to prove in pubic oe
- INV of the accusations he had
,~a6e against him, Reynolds, ano an
rornced that he would sue Dir. swami
for Islander.
Mayor Mitchers Reply
Cd. ,,oy snnear that am lending my
,oif ~ Mr. Murphy's purpose sald tne
49, "bv replying 10 the fantastic
- Of District Attorney swami
trt eince these charges have been pup
liz made. ! desire to SHOW Judge
Uriar the manner in which an olhcla'
Mo has nothing 10 conceal meets aoSu
sstions such as these ,,.o,,+ 70
Nv Swami says that ! once went 10
t,nrone with Senator Reynolds balley
and Grove and an elaborate ehto1I ok
of Senator Reynolds. This is a low
right falsehood, and Mr. swami Kho"'
it as well as !. u,,,~o,o wore
In tbe spring Of 1905 and in the sum
,asr Of l9n. In 1905 | did not Know
Senator REYNOLDS. I had never Iala
svss nnon him. In 1911 Mrs. Mltonel
o1J went 20 Europe alone. Nel'her
Ssrator REYNOLDS. nor Bailey, nor
Cove nor any Of the other people
,a.ndaciouslv mentioned by Mr.. swami
was on the ship, nor did ever see any
such persons from the time ieIt Ne"
York until l returned. NY, INFORM
ton is that Senator keynoloS uIu 49, -
leave the United States tnat suh'ne''
This nails his first falsehood' -.
"Nr Swami second malicious isise-
- -, tLo+ I Ycpresented the KICK
ert Finley Company in the He'll Ga,S
pork condemnation proceeding, anu
cured an award Of Sl,OOO,OOO.
"Tbe fact is that / never Represented
4bsf company in any condemnation
,'roceoding nor did my firm. The rec
80 of my law Office show tnat the
Rickert-Finley Company ceased 10 pS
nv client in the summer OF l9lE, any any
that since that time nelther IN! se -
nor nv Office has represented Z" IL
any legal proceeding. g. .or1d
GThe records which Mr.. swami couIu
have consulted, bad he desired 10 De
truthful. show that the Hen EaCe VI
Jo-oration proceeding. in when the
Gel,i'.' -F;rlev Company was interest
~ ,yss beeun in the Board OF Esh,
80 on Juiv 81, 1918 at which time
,,ss not even member of the boaro
of estimate and Apportionment,. nav nav
;rg been Collector of the Port OF NV
Yo-t since the early part OF june OF
ina" M Swann's third false statement is
49, come change was made IN tne
routing Of a subway eKtehslon 80
Cwoers in the interest OF clients OF
-, law Office and through my lnstru,
mentality. Every one IN the Cty ot
New York knows that my vote was as eaSo
consistently and on every occasion
sg,inst the dual subway contracts
"Nr. Swami also reviewed ana re-
basbed the purchase OF kocKaway
Park. Greenland and tnS 'ei ihinot
vard in South Brooklyn. THIS suoJeet
/. too threadbare for any elaborate
reply. ,uous that Rockaway
ps,k was selected and placed on the
nan sc public park by Tammany
poard ~ Estimate three years beiore
] was elected 20 the board. !,
SHe knows that had nothing to 90
with the price, which was hxed by
Reformation commission, before
which the city was represented by the
Coronation Counsel appointed by
Mayor Gaynor, who was elected on Vhe
Tammany ticket.
SWr Swami knows that Dreamland
was bought as the result OF IeSolu-
ton introduced by Tammany Alderman
Frank l.. Bowling and adopted by
Tammany Board of Aldermen speelnc-
ally requesting the purchase OF Dream
land. The Bowling resolution Wa
adopted before l ever met senator
William II. Reynolds. ~ ,
"Mr. Swan knows also that, lnstesu
OF showing favors 70 Senator hey
nolds. | directed my Corporation Coun.
sci 10 appeal the award Of Sl,Olt,oOO
for Greenland and thus secured IRON
the Appellate Division a reduction OIL
at least $1,000"
In answer to a less detailed state
ment by Mayor Mitchell earlier IN tne
day, District Attorney Swami replieo'
Let him deny, specifically and cate
gorically, line for line, everything
have said, and | will prove specifically
the truth Of everything | have said'
and il he wants me TO | will give hlm
some more | have purposely left OUT
IA consideration for others, who nave
not posed as the embodiment Of ciylc
virtue"
In his letter TO District Attorney
Swami ex-senator Reynolds said:
you have indicted me without a
hearing, and | understand that the
first part Of next week you expect 10
have another indictment against me,
as a final Tammany campaign docu-
ment. Through me, you even made
cowardly attack upon some woman
whom ! do not know. Do you possess
enough courage or manhood 10 meet
me on public platform and state
your facts, giving me an opportunity
o answer them in person?
81 shall Immediately commence pro-