The sun., 1917-10-16
.CAM0UFLAGE, IS
HYLAN RET0RT
Tammany Nominee Says At
tack on Him Is Cover
for Theft.

SoHu + f1yAN iAtI1il1hHy CAuiudIe IVF
Mayor. stung by the newspaper charges
concerning his past career. told the men,
be-s of the Democratic Club Of the
Twentieth Assembly district, Brooklyn.
at ii55 Bushwick avenue last night that
he had retained Frank Moss TO bring
suit for libel against tho New York
World and any other paper that pub.
llshed the allegations
The Judge was visibly disturbed. His
denial OF the Worlds revelations was
made in a canned" speech. which was
read In an asitated manner. He said:
Before discussing with you tonight
the Issues Of this campaign want to
call your attention TO the latest attempt
to distract US from a discussion Of the
issues. The attempt to hide tho cor
ruption and wrorgdo,ng Of the Mitchell
administration behind the American nag
failed and Mr.. Mitchels supporters now
come forward with a new camoufiage in
attack upon me published in the New
York World to-day.
"PerfectIy Proper Transaction"
I'm their desperation they have taken
perfectly proper business transaction
in which was forced to go to the
courts to collect money due me for pro-
fessional services, and by working these
facts into a tissue Of innuendo and In
sinuation have sought to make 1t appear
that in some way I was connected with
some Of the tranal ctiOns OF Alfred r.
0oslin. a notorious swindler; and that I
was his attorney.
II warned the World before the pub
lication OF this libel that ] would hold
that newspaper responsibie under the
law for any uutruthful and malicious
statements II made about me. also
informed them that I had never acted
AZ attorney for 0oslin and had never
seen the man in my life. Instead Of
being 9oslin's attorney I had occasion
Olcott 4 9ruber.
- Yet tina World printed these RI.
diculous and untrue statements and for
that malicious publication l have al
ready taken steps to bring the World
and every other paper that republished
the statement into court. have re-
tained Frank Moss and instructed him
to bring an action for libel against
those newspapers.
Now just one word as to the motive
which prompts the World to carry Its
antagonism to me and its support OF
Mr.. Mitchell to such a malicious extreme.
Assigns the "MOtive.''
You all know that the New York
Central Railroad is fighting desperately
-.
the West Side and to make freight
yard out of Riverside Park. Its only
hope OF accomplishing that end 1. in the
reelection Of Mr., Mitchell. who is the
ardent servitor OF that railroad and has
done everything In his power to sur
render the property and rights of the
people to the New York Central Rail.
road
"One OF the things We are fighting In
this campaign is to prevent the con.
summation OF such a steal. You may
not recall that Mr.. Ralph Pulitzer mar.
ried the daughter OF Or. w. Seward
Webb. one OF the very large security
holders Of the New York Central Rail.
road. and related to the Vanderbilt,
family.
''You can See that my election will in
terfere with the nice laid plans to lint
the pockets Of the New York Cen.ra
security holders, among whom Mr.
Pulitzer's family Is included at the 'cx
pcnse OF the people OF this city.
Il have no quarrel with Mr.. Pulitzer
for opposing me. but I intend that the
people shall know his motives and
insist that In that opposition he mus
stay within the law"
Accusation Against Ilylan.
1.-THE article In the World 70 which
Judge Hylan referred accused him o
former associations with notorious
Of What is understood to be a series O
accusatory articles the World says Hy
Ian was one of the organizers of the un
successful Black Diamond AUTOMOBILE
Company in 1908 and that n branch o
the company was opened in Hylan's Law
Office at 1923 Gates avenue, Brooklyn
The capital Of the company was $500,
900. OF which Si160 In cash was paid In
Hylan subscribing for 200 shares at s.
a share. According to the Worlds ac
count the directors included Hylan
Charles +. Turner. William Dieter. H
c. Cnderhill Hylan's law partner; ibr
Abraham G. Brewer and A. veede
Brewer. When the company was en-
lArKcQ LIT. brOWeT or ttlCA was mao
president and Hylan secretary. In 100
the headquarters Of the company wer
transferred from Geneva TO Utica an,
Hylan brought suit against it for S5,77
for legal services. assigning the claim
with a smaller one, TO Frank J. Herbert
his law clerk. Turner brought a CLAIM
for Sa.4267s, assigning II to p. T
O'Hara. Hyian's brother-i -in-law. Tn
company then went into bankruptcy, an
Alfred r. Goslln was invited to reor
ganise its affairs. The World says tha
Il Is a matter OF record that the t,iS
ments obtained by Herbert and O'Har
were assigned to Goslin In 1908, Whe
GosIin became a fugitive from justic
Herbert and O'Hara had the court
transfer their claims 10 W. a. TurneI
who In turn transferred them TO F'ranci
=. Bent. the Tammany Alderman In Hy
lan's district. Anidavits filed In n sui
brought by Goslin's mother against Fly
Ian and others are the basis for state
ments made hy the World that Hyla
acted with Turner In placing the affair
Of tho company before ioslin
~ S~nrs far stealing kcet Bs M
MARsHFiElp. Mo, oct. l5.--Claud
Plersol vas found guilty Of kidnappin
Baby Lloyd Keet by II jury at IO:2
o'clock tonight. Tie WAS sentenced I
,nirty-Hve years imprisonment