Show STilWELL LETTER NOW IS Is' THE AXIS About bout It Revolves Campaign On Against t Tammany ASKED PARDON FOR EXPOSING BOSS RU RULE E J Con Convict viet Disputes Accuracy of Letter Leiter as Given iven o Out I Iby by Sulzer J JE l ift NEW YORK Oct 29 The The of letter of ofa a a. convict In Sing Sing as aa out yesterday by William Sulzer depo deposed ed governor and present candidate state assembly on the Progressive ticket was wu again today the axis about ut which revolved the controversy y of ot per per- r and invective incident to toN Key Yorks York's mayoralty campaign From Prom his cell in Sing Sing flute ex-flute Senator Stephen Stilwell veU repudiated the correctness of his Ws written application for tor pardon as u made public by Sulzer Ho JIe was wu b backed d up by James M. M Clancy ClaDey warden arden of ot the tho prison Standing b by bj Stilwell b sit but t denying that he be w waa a I a attempting at attempting tempting to shield Tammany CI Clancy 1 promptly wrote out h his re resignation and sent lent It it to the sta state department of ot f prisons Stilwell s letter as given out ont WM wu an application for a pardon in for foran an exposure of ot- ot boss bO 5 rule in in inN N New York City C ty alleged overtures along this this' line were further detailed by John Hennessy campaigner against Tammany He told o of a conference with Stilwell in prison of ot Stilwell's boast that ho bo could put pit pt t M Murphy in Jail tail and could intimidate certain cerbin l leg legislators g gl l latora and swing them in line lor Suber at the impeachment proceed proceed- ings Demanded Pardon First 0 However ac according to Hennessy Stilwell demanded his Ius pardon first and and no terms could be bo agreed on Tho The fact that Hennessy o aven o outlined what took pla place o between en thorn them 1 was 8 ere atod J an as having brought r ugh bout Clancy 1 T r resignation J A Etile state superintendent of ot prisons was WM qu quoted tod aa s follows Mr Clancy told me Monday Monda that I Ithe the statements made by bv Stilwell to Hennessy were mado made with the distinct et understanding and agreement that they should not be used under any circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- until Stilwell was par par- donod It was agreed arced that Mr Hennesy Hen Ben nessy nesy should be a at liberty to use Stilwell's Stil Stil- til- til i wells well's statement when the pardon had i been granted and not before Warden Clancy Chancy told me that he would resign if Honnessy should break his agreement with Stilwell offer to tell what he lie knew long lone rumored but nover never definitely established es ea is contained in a letter ma made e public by b Sulzer last night Letter Lotter Is Quoted letter aJ applying for lor a parlon par par- lon Sulzer continued was brought to him on Au August 17 iT I It was in part II I I have lost my professional position And my business opportunities have hae boen boon destroyed ed of themselves severe aO punishment and therefore with the punishment I have received I believe that hat justice has hat been satisfied ed True True I ha have C been promised ed bv by bythe tho the a agents of the dominant political l power my early release Word was WR s sent nt mo rae before Defore th the tho recent political agitation agi- agi tation that tho the governor would b bo inn inn- poached and m my prompt release would I follow allow There have been other ther promises premises I made prior thereto of this same lame general character at Ier several ral times looking to tho the change e of J my situation Disclosures Promised Without regard to the tho good faith or otherwise of these promises I r desire c to sa say that I do not seek leek a R release by bj such means but be because I believe that justice in my case cage has hns been full fully sat lat Furthermore I 1 promise to further fur ther tho the ends of justice and the cause of tie the people and in every crY way within my power for or the benefit of the tho good and orderly government go of or this state rind and to show to the people the iniquities of the tho present system sY of ho hoes boss s rule whereby th their ir representatives in the 11 legislature re are placed between tho the al alternatives nl- nl I of or political death and destruction de do by b failure to obey the tho political po 10 lo boss or the violation of their obligation to the people otherwise Threatened With Destruction I HI I myself have ha been heen thus threatened with t th po political destruction because I successfully sue suc I fought for a certain measure demanded by bJ tho the people an ami a against I the tho dictation of or the boss bog and ancl 1 t attrib- attrib I tim ray rny rn present position to that th t reason I 1 1 therefore desire to say that I Ire re regard ic- ic gard ard it as its in iii y public duty to expose the venality of those conditions STEPHEN J. J J Tammany's Promise to Stilwell Senator Stilwell refused ll to make a confession con con- last summer r. r so 80 Governor ex-Governor Sulzer Sulzer Sul Sul- SulI I zer was Informed toa today because the this Tammany Tam Tani- many leaders leaders' had n assured HSU red him that Sulzer Sul Sul- zer ei would bo be removed ed from office and then would b pardoned Mr r Sulzer received d this Information toda today In n a letter from the thc He Rev O. O R. R Miller of Alban Albany The he says a One Oric day the latter part of ot la last t June JuneI I J called on on E Senator In the tho Tombs Stilwell raid ald ho lie ought t to squeal on the Tammany senators some of or whom wham ho he honald said Raid had done worse wore thinGS thinG'S than his he lie Tie Insisted that he knew much to tell on other othor Tammany men However before I T left Senator Stilwell said to me Oh I Ishall shall II not squeal squeal yet They atc are goinG to Impeach Sul fr and remove remO him from of office ot of- flee fice 1 mu nil then tim tho chief says MS J will ho o pardoned Uc He e said ld that he had talked with big pic Tammany men latel lately and knew whereof he spoke A day or two later I T told lold Governor Go Sulz Sulzer r what wh had said to mo The emphatically spoke la lIS guilty and nd deserves little consideration he t 1 i |