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Show WITNESS MOST REPEAT STORY Contractor Recalled in John Doe Inquiry of Campaign Contributions. BIG BRIBERY FUND District Attorney to Plunge Deep into Tammany's Dark Political Schemes. New York, N Y , Dec. 10 D. E. Van Wirt, contractor of Hudson Falls. N Y 'as subpoenaed to appear bo-fore bo-fore the grand jury today to repeat his testimony given at the John Doe Inquiry yesterday, that he had given giv-en a check for $500 In Mav last to George M. Palmer, chairman of the Democratic state committee as a con trlbutlon from Van Wlrl s firm, a cor poratlon It Is unlawful for a cor. poratlon to make a political contribution contrib-ution and District Attorney Whitman senVs Palmer's Indictment for a misdemeanor. Testimony taken so far has revealed reveal-ed that about ?25.000 was contributed hv rn n fri.'lArn t ri .u urium.rniic congressmen con-gressmen funds and not reported. Mr Whitman said today thst he expected to uncover $100,fiQ0 before he had finished Before taking up the Palmer affair today. It was expected that the grand jury would resume consideration of the case of Thomas ?:assett, formerly of the state engineer's office, accused of accepting $1500 from a contractor to expedite a payment for state work. The district attorney will then plunge into one of the most important import-ant phases of the investigation yet brought to light the testimony of j John W Murphy, a dealer In paving materials, that he split a $11,000 commission com-mission with James E Gaffney, close associate of Charts F. Murphy, leader lead-er of Tammany Hal), and Joseph D Carroll, formerly Tammany treasurer, In return for their Influence with state officials. Carroll is dead. Gaffney Is the man over whom William Sulzer said he and Charles F. Murphy spilt because Sulzer would not appoint Gaffney commissioner of highways. |