New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Fxpose of Tammany's
Methods Expected
TO Result
DEAL WITH LABOR
HEADS is CHARGED
District Attorney in New
Denial Accuses
Delehanty
c...-rnr Whitman decided last night

c,vsrnor whitman decided last night
q. ;,vsstieste the charges made by
metric, Attorney Swami by Judge Del
..,r.v This means that Mr.. Swami
..-,o,sllv must appear before the Gov
.-ror or A referee appointed by him
en-, answer the accusation that he was
-,,ltv Of misconduct in Office by try
inc 10 ouash indictments against twen-
....iybt union labor leaders by making
fraudulent representations to the Court
or General Sessions That the inves-
fgaton will lead into Tsmmany'S in
nor circle was the prediction Of those
s,rii,sr with the case Among those
r,nson.d FOR referee in the case are
CHARLES Z. Hughes and former Chiei
judge willard Bartlett.
The asst time a Governor TINS state
entertain 5 cnargs Of misconduct IN
npst Z District Attorney Of
v rs County was in 1900, when
s.rrs r.r, sled with Colonel Rooss-
,e.t IAN governor, against Asa Bird
crunet. The charges result IN his
ssmo-s ron ofiee.
ASKS Court 10 Investigate
swan! issued a statement last
irb. a IN he asked the judges Of
rss sssrt oi which Judge Delshanty
asa ra5sf until midnight, to make
nor arr .stigstion. In IL specific
ssar rsdo Of some of Judge Dele
r. 4rTes, but what many regard
ne r1ost serious secusStion-thst
Hs fuis g as witnesses in the cases
IRE ast ed ned by any one from
'as d. sep 2ttorney's Office, although
he nt cf rney msde a statement
.t Bse. -sssst they Wers-is not an
sFs5ed
hr swan his letter made a coun-
ter cdargs seoiu7t Judge Delehanty, se-
,asirg bin Of accepting a $500 a month
nansr tsn Tom Devine, whom Mr..
Swami casrc cterized as a professional
ecrdsnsg iuring Pts incumbency in
eacc 70 is Judge Delehanty re-
n'-a ha. hs mad looked after the legal
ssig. 81 ne Richard Carvel Company,
hrm Engaged In building a $4,000 900
ne ~ 5sy, but had given up
ms rork eben le accepted the judge
s'io. DsvsEs. az independent Demo
'fat. sas member OF this company.
ihst sCsHsatu "a Of Mr.. Swami is de-
dscig mglicious. and is the best pos
Ols evidence ~ the desperation to
which he Is driven said Judge Dele
hanty.
Iammsny Deal Charged
L was predicted yesterday by those
IN position 10 know that the invest-
gaton Of Judge Delehsnty's charges
would involve several prominent lead
'rs Of Tammsny Hall 1t also was said
hat efforts would be made 10 show that
here vas prediction deal between
lammsny Hall and the accused labor
leaders 10 oussh the indictments pend
ing against them and the men they
we're accused Of hiring to attack non
Union men, on condition that they
would swing the labor vote they con
ircllsd TO Tammany Hall in the cam
pagn which resulted in the election OF
Nr Swami.
Al the accused labor leaders are
hgh officials OF the Internationsl
ladies' Garment Workers Union, with
. membership Of 100000 in this city
alone. Rumor around the Criminal
Courts Building for some time has
been that District Attorney Swami had
enlisted the support Of certain labor
ltadsrs in his campaign next fall
Perkins To Be Witness
One OF the important witnesses
sgsinst District Attorney Swami will
Dc Charles A. Perkins, his predecessor
M ofice and his opponent in the cam
nalgn of 1915. Mr.. Perkins said yes
's'day that the evidence against the
men Mr.. Swami sought TO have turned
out was sufficient to establish their
quit beyond a reasonable doubt.
Another witness against Mr.. Swami
vii be Lucisn S. Breckenridge, who Is
primarily responsible for the charges
ned with Governor Whitman. Mr..
breckenridge, who was retained by Mr..
swami 10 prepare the cases against the
iaoor laders for trial said last night
mat ne resigned his job when he came
70 realize that he was being used as
,,,oak' for disreputable political trick.
ne said he was being used as "a re
spectacle Republican tool TO do Tam
manyS dirty work.