The evening world., 1901-10-17
usion Candidate for
Oi S t ri ct Attorney
Fights Back and
Says the Grand Jury
Will Not Send for
Him-Woman Gives
Him Check for His
Campaign.

VIII Justice William Travsrs ~
rome make public apology for his az
sertion in speech in Carnegie Hall
last night tina. tho Grand Jury OF
this county is "debauchodr"
The Grand Jury demands pubiic
retractton Of the charges made
against that body by tho Justice In
two speeches. one on Tuesday uight.
and one last night.
II It is not forthcoming. they. de.
clare. steps will be taken to have
him prosecuted for contempt Of court.
Justice Jerome when questioned
by an Evening World reporter this
afternoon on the matter said:
II don't think the Grand Jury will
call me. will cross that bridge
when get to 1t. don't care to dis
cuss the subject"
The members OF the October Grand
Jury. regardless OF politics. arc violent-
~ indignant at the aspersion cast upon
their honesty OF purpose by Justice
Jerome. They say that no attacked
them because they refused 70 indict
Capt. Cannon.
When the Grand Jury mot to-day the
attack OF Justice Jerome was the first
matter taken up. After q consolidated
1, was agreed to submit the mattefIto
Judge Mcmahon, who Is presiding In
Par, I. OF tho Cour. OF General Session..
Edward ]. Cudihy. an undertaken at No.
Jas East Fifty-nfth street. foreman
OF the jury. went to Judge AcAahons
chambers and held . long conference
with him. 80
Subject of Judicial InqutPy.
The Grand Jury nled Into court 70
repor, at noon. As Judge Mchfahon
took his seat the members rose In -
body and Foreman Cudihy oeGan Up
talk. Justice McAiahon waved his hand
and Mr.. cudihy became silent Then
the Court addressed tho Grand Jury a.
follows:
THE circumstance which your ecre-
man drew TO my attention to-day. q ths
reuues, OF his colleagues on tAs Grand
Jury, is receiving tho attention not only
OF myself but OF my associates on the
bench OF the Court OF General 6essiooA
In the mean time. request OF you
to pursue the even tenor Of your way
and keep on performing the important
duties committed TO your charge a.
faithfully and as intelligsntly a. you
and your predecessors have dono In the
past
Justice Jerome. in another speech
Tuesday night. criticised ths method
OF drawing Grand Jur!cs. H. told OF
4 Tammany Judge with p.-S lat O
his head and cigar In his mouth %
dsring the name OF J. Harsen Rhoadeo
placed back in the wheel. The next
name drawn. Justice Jerome said. was
that OF saloon.keeper. Michael Aur-
ply.
Did He Refer to Gons
Al the Criminal Courts Building II
Is said that Justice Jerome refers to
Recorder Con. although the Recorder
does not wear plug hat. nor does
he smoke III the Criminal Courts Build
Ing.
Thi. Is the explanation OF the affair
AS given by Judge Foster.
Early last August Recorder Goff drew
the September Grand Jury. One OF the
names drawn was that OF J. Harscn
RhoaGes, II was no; put back IN the
wheel
When the time came to empanel the
Grand Jury /, became my duty TO do H..
The attorney FOR J. lIarsen Rhoades.
who IS also counsel for the United States
Trust Company appeared before NE and
asked that Mr. Rhoades be excused be-
cause he was III and out OF the city.
Upon this representation ! excused Mr.
Rhoades, not without great regret.
That Is the sole basis of the story
told BY Justice jerome In a political