Show PITTS MAN IS BY i W. W A. A Magee Former Fome Managing Manag Manag- Managing ing Director of Times In Involved In- In voWed d in Scandal I DECLINES ALL DETAILS conJ Says Incident Had No Connection Connection Con Con- With Newspaper Business in lU Any W Way y Pittsburg Nov 1 W. V. W. W A. A Magee who has been named bv by William R R. Hearst aa M one of ot those favored with checks from John D. D Archbold when ho was wag n. n l newspaper publisher in 18 1890 1891 I seen here hore tol today y regarding the tho letter read tead b by Mr Hearst in New ew York last night said Id Certainly I got that money I had forgotten all nil about it until no now non but butI I certainly did get a check cheek about that time from Mr 11 Archbold or someone connected with the Standard Oil company com coin j pany pan and Im I'm not C certain now about the amount of ot remittance I suppose Mr 1 Hearst Is s right In his figures when ho lie says a s 's 1250 You wore publisher of the tho PItts- PItts burg bun Times at that time I lOr was managing manas director of tho the Times then theu At any any event I was as virtually 9 in control of or the paper which was owned principally by my brother the late C. C L L. Magee Mabee but the newspaper not news paper had nothing to do o with this money proposition from tron the tho Standard Oil people Declines to DI Discuss Check i Will you tell for tor what purpose I then the 1 1250 50 was sent you by Mr Archbold 1 No IINo certainly not It was a a. matter of ot private business I was asked todo to todo todo do something in a bu business wa way Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the Standard people at that time and andI andr I r did it The TIll 1 1250 50 was what I got for doing oln this work My newspaper work was not noL in any way connected with this nor nOlO did It interfere with my newspaper net publishing It was never Intended that it should have e anything to do with my new newspaper paper It was not nota a 0 newspaper game g but a straight business s proposition outside altogether I 1 do not see t h why m my name should now bo be brought before the public in this Va way Mr Magee who Is a brother of former loriner State Senator Christopher L Lyman Lyman Ly- Ly man Magee tho the Republican leader lender of Pennsylvania for tor many years ars Is one ono of or the best known men of PIttsburg Since tho death of his brother some years ago his e eyesight has bias failed and tho he Times which thi the mado famous lamous was sold old to and merged with the Gazette now being published pub pub- aa us the Gazette Time |