New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-16
Judge Denies He Was At
torney for Swindler in
Auto Company Deal
Declares He'll Sue
On Libel Charge
Mitchell Asks if Boss Held
Secret Club, as in Sui
zer's Case

denied Yesterday the accusation maze
m The World" that he had been an
associate OF Alfred K. Goslin, no.
torious swindler. in litigation involving
the disposition Of the assets OF the
Black Diamond Automobile Company
At the Democratic Club OF the 2Oth
Assembly District. Brooklyn. Judge
Hvlan announced that he had retained
Frank Moss with the intention Of be
ginning libel suit against The
World"
The accusation. however. suggested
10 Msyor Mitchell several questions TO
put 70 Charles F. Murphy. and he took
advantage OF a meeting Of newly or
canized City Democracy club to pro
pound them. lie wanted 20 know. he
eaid. whether Murphy was IN posses
sion Of the details concerning Judge
Hylan's activities IN connection WIN
the Black Diamond Automobile Oom-
rany when ne nominated Judge hyIah'
and If so. whether he intended 70 use
hat information Hs club on prayer
Evlan should his candidate be elected.
csse Of plain Bill" Sulzer, whom Tam.
manv irnpeached when its knowledge OF
bis mast career failed 10 control MN
IS Governor.
Nitohers Pertinent Points
In peeches at his night meetings
Mayor Mitchell said: -,
ii called upon Mr.. Hearst and Nj
Murphy 70 explain the reasons Mnlon
led 10 their selection OF John r hylSh
.or Mayor of New York. me heHt
Nsvor OF New York will have voice
in the disposition Of more than TWO
hundred million dollars year OF pup
Tic money. In the four years OF MS
.erm his word may prove a deciaIhg
actor in the disposition Of nearly a
bill;op dollars. Until this morning all
hat the public knew Of the man "nom
Mr. Murphy and Mir. Hearst have thus
bonored was that he had served term
as A police magistrate In Kings County
and had been elected m 1918 10 the
County Court OF Kings County.
at is certain that Mr.. Murphy and
Mr. Hearst did not select Judge hylan
Tor Mayor because Of his knowledge OF
municipal government We must look
elsewhere for their reason FOR lntrust-
ing tho most important public once IN
his citv 10 the mute who heads their
ticket. So far as Mr.. Hearsts reasons
are concerned. ! am confident tnat pc
fore this campaign Is over the puoHc
viii have d complete understanding.
The public has already observed
hat one OF the men managing MI
Wyjan's campaign Is a brother-in-law
Of Jeremiah OIeary. The public
knows that the anti-American press OF
this city is receiving Tammany cleo
lion advertising and is supporting
Judge Hylsu II sees that every dis
oval element in this city is arrayed
olidly behind the Hearst candidate.
There must be a reason for the
uanimity of this support and before
election i am confident that the public
ill fully understand why Mr. Hearst
lected John T. Hylan for Mayor
There Must BE Reason
Mr. Murphy must have some better
reason 10 offer for the nomination
which ne has inflicted upon loyal mem
Ders Of his party than the fact that his
candidate can secure the support or
he disloyal ] call upon Mr.. Murphy
@ make those reasons public. HIS
reasons cannot lie in Mr. Hylan's pub
lie record They must exist In some
peculiar private qualification Of his
protege
His reason cannot be Judge Hy-
ANS ability 20 win votes or the stump,
because Judge Hylan. like his proto-
type. the burrowing mole. spends most
~ his time not on the stump, but IN
he hole under the stump. His rea-
sons cannot lie in Judge Hylan's abil-
~ 10 stand out in the open and dis
cuss the issues. because Judge Hyian
consistently refuses to expose himself
or TO answer questions.
"Snce. therefore, there is nothing
n Judge Hylan's public record or IN
his ability as campaigner TO lead 70
his selection by Mr.. Murphy. the lead
or Of Tammany Hall must have some
personal. private reason, unknown 10
The public. for his selection Of Mr.
Hylan.
Questions for Mr. Murphy
II ask Mr. Murphy whether at the
zine he nominated him for Mayor he
had knowledge of the private career
Of Judge Hylan ask him whether
he knew anything Of the facts dis
closed in a newspaper story this morn
ing.
~ ask him whether he knew that
the man whom he nominated Tor Mayor
was the sort OF man which that story
indicates Judge lIylan 10 be ask
him If he knew that Judge Hylan was
he sort of man who would imperil a
company which he himself had organ
,zed and in which he had sold stock.
81 ask him II be knew that John F
Hylan had sued this company for al
'eged legal services. acting through d
clerk in his own employ and then, as
attorney for the company, permitted
judgment ~ his own action against his
own company 20 be taken by default
ask Mr. Murphy ( he knew that the
judgments thus obtained by Judge Hy-
ian were assigned % Alfred r. Goslin
Il notorious bucketshop swindler. who
mad been convicted and had served
terms m prison f3r forgery and con-
epiracv before his connection with
Judge Hylan's enterprise.
IL ask Nh Murphy whether he con.
sidered Judge Hylan. WHO is thus re-
ported 90 have miSrepreScnted the
stockholders in q company which Hylar
himself organized. 80 20 represent five
million people in their Public affairs
In the light of the disclosures made
this morning. Mr. Murphy must eN
plain. as well as Mr. Hylan
THE public remembers that Gov
ernor Sulzer was impeacned by Ir
Murphy after the club which Murphy
held over his head had proved ineifec'
tive ask Mr. Murphy whether ne was
ignorant Of JudGt Hyian's past, on
whether he knew OF IT, and intended "a
use il a. q club should Judge llylan be.
come Mayor and prove disobedien;''
Judge Hylan's Speech