The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-12
B ALLEGED DEMAND
ANOTHER SPECIMEN OF NEW JOUR
yhLISTIC IMAGINh TION

Grand Jurors Ever Heard OF tho ALLEGED
Memorial. and There Was No FURRY In
Feilows's Omce-Bohm's story or UnEer.
The older of the two products Of the new
journalism in this city printed n long story yes
torday morning, the substance of which was
that Now York branches OF certain labor or
CARNATIONS had demanded of tho Board of
Commissioners OF Grand Jurors that organized
labor be recognized In the makeup Of all future
| Grand Juries by adding to the present Grand
Jury list the names OF n number Of members OF
labor organizations. The article stated fur
ther that the demand had been made
through IA memorial addressed TO tho Board and
placed in the hnnds of the Boards Secretary.
Major William Plimley. who Is COMMISSIONS
Of Jurors. The memorial formed n part OF tho
article, and was said to have been drawn up by
an "eminent lawyer, who had been retained to
sec that the labor organizations get representa-
| ton on the lists" 1t was also stated that Major
Piimley had held n long consultation with AS
sistant District Attorney George Gordon Battle
in reference to the matter, but that neither
would discuss the subject for publication.
Tho article In the main was considerably more
accurate than most Of the alleged news that APP
pears in the columns of the paper in question.
There was q glimmer of truth in 1t. but only .
a slimmer. Tho Board Of Commissioner Of Ju-
rors IL composed OF the Mayor. Chief Justice
Van Brunt and Justice Ingraham of tho
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,
Recorder Coz. and City Judge Cowinc.
Inquiry of each member of the Board
Yesterday brought out the fact that
neither individually nor as q Board
had they even heard OF such n memorial. Major
Plimloy said tina: he had received no such me.
mortal. had never seen or heard of 1t, and had
not. therefore. been in consultation with Mr..
Battle regarding 1t. Major Pllmley said that
he called upon MIR. Battle on Tuesday, but the
call was in reference to business of n private
nature. Mr. Battle corroborated Majo: Plimlcy
and added that he himself knew nothing of
such q memorial. Acting District Attorney
Vernon NJ. Davis said that nothing was known
about the matter in the District Attorneys Office.
so much for another World fake. II may.
however, be Of interest to mention. In passing.
that the newer product of the new journalism
was so we'll pleased with the effort of its rival in
taxing that It rewrote the story from the al
legged facts given in the World, and published
the whole thing In its afternoon edition yester-
day.
As q matter of fact. there is no general de-
mand on the part Of organized labor to have a
personal representation on the New York Grand
Jury. In tho ranks OF organized labor in this
city there are men of a high order Of intelli-
gence who are law.ab;ding, law-venerating
citizens. and they believe that tho Grand
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their duties as honorable men. So. at least.
Labor Federation. yesterday. In conversation
with a sun reporter. After thus defining the
position OF organized labor. so far rs his own
organization is concerned. Mr.. Bohm told this
story.
the e, employ OF I the Sew YORK and Harlem Rail.
road Company. had been killed in the company's
f Fsdsfs,i yards scs tp Ha5le ,n M The B Sfn5rA laid d" tSe
facts in. connection with the mans death
Of the road indicted Tor criminal neg
ligenca in not providing thctr cars with
men who work, on and about them. That:
Bohm says. was last July. Abou: the middle Of
Dor Federation. received a letter from pennty
Assistant District Attorney Henry w. GpEer,
pr w : Il to % ,he s sspand j 5nry and md that that s bod G had
failed to indict.
some surprise was EXPRESSED by members Of
and some complained that It was impossible for
srrayed against him. These compistnts came
from only a few of the member and little Mt
, .ion. r Sas P 4ese he ,hs sne w sn4s Of ihs Mr. eFf unses.
however, and according to Bohm this Is what
hs Agsnstlv M sf5sr B9 I 4se s 5 ye af. Dagger. com.
Grand Jury in Rosedale's case. he told some
an amo me %i@"eFS that %t OUT # S arsaniasd Labor %S
wanted 20 have the Grand Jury take
IL pIOItI- toiisiici htioh VI ~ hN,Hi
capital and labor were on opposite sides. we
should do something to secure a personal repre-
thing. | am told. TO Michael Kelly. secretary "
District Association 40. Knights NJ Labor. When
we asked him what we should do. he told us
that we should send a petition to the Board Of
Commissioners of Grand Jurors. or some such
be put on the Grand Jury list. and that with
such petition we should send a list Of names.
members Of the organization. from which we
should demand that a certain number of grand
jurors lie selected.
us. You know he's connected with what. | he
lieye. is called the American Law Advice As
ISOLATION; which Zoe: legal work and furnishes
our own petition II We thought It worth while.
Mr.; Kelly's organization did. though. ge. unccr
Of the matter until Nov. ). when l received the
following letter from Mr.. Cnger:
Incorporated.
WE'LL W W uy vnrs :Trsr sssrai.ry.
NEW YORK. Nov, s. 1895.
"a East Fourth Street. n. Y.c-
NY DEAR SIR; notice by last nlght,s Mrs yon are
tn Ba'iy N;s: had az editorial which woaia Se
memo agT i% wh iS ae Is now 'n IN ,S n nonGSt ~ IN, i"F K RGr'H Is
Of Labor. and which may serve as a basis for action
P!.nse lie, me- know what you are doing aeon. the
send Your memorial Very truly S;GIS SSsr W, usorn,
fF'f F'h'
I'VE concluded. ~ continued Mr.. BONN. that
II the Knights OF Labor. by Cnger's advice.
were going To send n memoria to somebody we
might ms well do the same thing, inst to he in the
swim. We prepared. however. to draw up our
own memorial, and accordingly one was drawn
up and sent on Nov. q TO the District Attorneys
office. l suppose Mr.. Keily's memoriai was sent
to the same place. From the fact that none OF
tho Commissioner OF Jurors knows anything
about either memorial. | suppose Nj. Unger
has both Of them in he possess,on."
No one elise in the District Attorneys office
knows anything about tho memorials. Mr..
Unger says lie doesn't know anything. about
them. When seen by n SUH man yesterday nf-
trrnoon. he said:
why do YOU come To ME about this? How
should ! know anything about IL?
A those said to know something about
the alleged memorials have been seen and no
one has any knowledge OF them. II WAS thought,
Mr.. Ungcr, that you might possibly throw some
light on the subject" said the reporter. do
you know where the alleged memorials aref'
WHY. ! suppose they are with the Secretary
of one OF the Board Of Commissioner OF Jurors
or with some member OF the BOARD. There's
whore they should be-" responded Mr.. Unger.
1T is said that an eminent lawyer drew ND
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