Show SINGER DENIES ELUSIVE STORY I or OF BLACKMAIL ll John McCormack Says Rumored Payment of Pure Falsehood Affidavit Is Offered NEW W YORK Dec 20 20 RumorS Rumors that John McCormack had paid to blackmailers rs In Boston floston oston after beIng maneuvered ered Into a compromising situation in the CopIE Copley Cop Cop- IE- IE Icy ley Plaza hotel l are arc branded as falsehoods by the singer Tho The tenor revealed today that for tor five years ears the whispered story had been going the rounds rounds so so vague that It could never bo he traced further than that some somebody ody heard from somebody else elso o of the blackmailers' blackmailers I plot At the trial of 0 William J. J Corcoran former district attorney of 0 Middlesex co county nt and others accused accused ac- ac I ac-I I of conspIring to extort i from Victor R P. Searles an ln affidavit referring to tho the story was Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- I I I in evidence Mrs Irs Abraham Levy who admitted admitted admit admit- admit I I ted tell having hl been used by the blackmailers blackmailers blackmailers black black- I mailers to lure Its victims mado made tho the affidavit It She said she had learned of or the story of oC the tho blackmail I of 0 John Juhn McCormick McCormick O as liS the tho Affi affi- Affidavit davit put It through ex a conversation conversa con tion among members of 0 the blackmailing blackmailing black black- mailing gang gL 1 I FIght back You cant can't no not a banshee you ou cant can't see said Mr lr I I McCormack referring to his efforts I to get at the source of ot the rumor I I IMy I. I My friends know that I have ha play played d the game o of life decently I continued Mr 11 McCormack They I know my family life lift has been right I And my public wont won't believe belie this lie He That Tat I know lwow I I 1 h have ha e never ne been blackmailed I he ad added ell I 1 would spend millions for tor defense but n not t one cent for j 1 tribute I |