New-York tribune., 1922-03-04

Iccuser Says
charge Is Error
,,.u,facturer Now Asserts
''ua ',u'arnhv's Co-Leader Not
".n Who Received Co.
'"r %s' settlement of Strike
Picture in Paper
id of Meeting to Ac-
a ",,, Money Is Made
:, RuiIding Secretary

sa,,m P. Kcnnealy, former alder
IL eo-leader with Charles F.
= the 10th Assembly District,
=. ,,1ictmcn, on charges of extor-
,onncctiou with building trades
: victim Of mistaken iden-
gu ..ard;ne TO an affidavit by Saul
.n 90 of Long Island City, filed
sa.lr' 70, " the criminal branch Of the
';s''lls s':aEr,an says that when he saw
9s, 9.sI,,,,s nicture in newspaper on
st1n's,,' s,y II ne became aware for the
:. s''.e. 80 that he had testified against
- ..,nsc .,,ar man. and that Kenneally
=. NOT guilty Of the ofenses charged.
~ .... ..s' sscused Of having eXtorted S3,-
- .. .a- ~ ealing off a strike in Long ISL
~ =, r, S,.v. and was indicted. it is said
'rs Ia @ On the strength Of testimony
.srs zen by Blickman.
pobtrt P. Brindell, president of the
,i;Ss;ss ';y Trades Council Of New York
o,.r -. vas indicted with kennea!ly.
oi:., o,:.,~sn is manufacturer in Long
! II.C I.lsrd CITY. He says in his affidavit:
yN arn or about February I. 1929, tes-
I'D before the grand jury to having
.,s;' ..s ronev to call off strike on a
..si;no was interested in in 1920.
Z. , Fsbuary II, 1929. the day after |
'..;sed The New York World pub
.L...s1 L picture of William ?. Ken
'grr ..sl;r That is not the picture of the
~ ~, y;,b whom had dealings. Neither
!, attorney General in charge Of this
.,.tsr before the grand jury or at any
...sy time. nor any one else ask me to
isvr;be the individual to whom | gave
ssney.
Now Who Got the Money
y VAS asked If ! recalled whether
-. initials OF the man to whom |
.srded the money were w. T.. aud
ststed did not know. ] heard the
,,~s Of this man but once. His given
.,rs , was rot mentioned. The man to
I'm gave the money was between
,,l,r.sve and forty years old. Weighed
.,ss. . $50 to 100 pounds. had dark hair,
nv complexion and thin face"
Hickman SAYS that he was asked to
-,ts the affidavit in the interests Of
-sti,e because it is apparent that
..r is no likeness between the mar
\ > rave tie money and the picture
4 10 sso says that he saw the man only
NE, the dav he gave him the money
md since that time has had no oppor-
i -,r;tv to see him for the purpose o1
d.rtiscation. Hickman says he is
d tonyrced that he would recognize the
q asn /; confronted by MIN.
E An aAdavit Of Roswell \. Tompkins
q 4 AL West 15lst Street, secretary OF
& he New York Building Trades Council
3 also vas appended to the papers flee
4 ,y Kenneally's counsel in support O.
4 40 application for permission to in
( pct the grand jury minutes.
q Tompkins stated that he had neve
q stfed at any time that he saw Blick
j -,l and Kenneally together
Statement by Pfeiffer
4 timothy n. pfeifrer, Special Deput,
q Attorney General, gave ovt the follow
Il lg statement regarding the case las
u hight:
II The thing want TO make clear i
II his This matter was brought to tn
n s.tertion Of the Attorney General b,
Ii The grand jury itself. a grand juro
'A tod il to Robert Appleton, who told j
to ne. The complainant's original ap
IA uarance at this Office was vountar,
ID aid not upon subpoena. Blickman the
Id appeared before the grand jury on tw
I# eparste occasions. The matter Of til
lE IDENTITY Of William 7. Kenneally, for
Id neF vlce-chairman Of the Board of Al
s& teinen and delegate of the Steam
IN ''le's Helpers Association. as the MAJ
32 concerning whom Blickman testitie
sE was never IN the slightest doubt.
III Moreover. if there were not som
IN phases Of the case as yet not disclose
n . rAnar would have reported TO m
I'll lnc alleged error immediate y.
a Nace his appearance before tn
III grand Jury Hickman has given no in
N ,n'sllcn to me or any one else in tn
N 'Horney Generals Office that he en-
81 s''alns any doubt as to Kenneally
M Il is most significant that Blicl
nsa affidavit states that only a pit
q N's he saw is not likeness of tn
q asT TO whom he paid graft.
Apparently Mr.. Kenneally though
u D., unwlse to present himself bcfor
81 ''Nkman in person.
s. Inc Attorney General purposes
3 70 10 the bottom Of this matter in
q mealasely and will utilize every leglt
Y mae available means to learn the CT,
'sms'ances under which Blickman
madc" =