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Vice Chancellor Pitney En-
ragged at Testimony Of
Witnesses in White
Bribery Case.
GRAND JUROR KRIEGER REBUKED
New Charge Sprung in Court
Against the Doctor by
Prosecutor 9. D.
Thompson.


| jury from beginning to end" said Vice
Chancellor Pitney yesterday afternoon in
/ the course Of the investigation of the
| bribery charges against Dr.. George Wal
lace White of West Hoboken, who is
| suing his wife for divorce.
The hearing was full Of sensations. and
mot one of the least Of these was the
severe rebuke to a member of the present
Grand Jury, George Krieger. This man
was once Chief of Police of the Town of
Union and now runs some kind Of agency
in West Hoboken. He is In the pay of
DR.. White to serve subpoenaes. On the
stand his fippant, know-it-all demeanor
has repeatedly annoyed the Court, and
particularly when. in answering simple
question, he persisted in making slur-
ring remarks about witnesses on the other
side. This he was doing yesterday when
sharp rap of the gavel brought him to
g halt.
This man." said the Vice Chancellor.
'is not so astute but that he is trans
parent Your attitude turning squarely
on Krieger) shows your disposition in this
/ case. And from what have seen in you
I know what kind of man you are.
Your conduct is highly improper
Krieger WINGED at this public lesson and
left the stand in much wilted condition.
Not less exciting was the testimony Of
Elias Gilkerson, the young man who
swears money was paid to him, 1t is al
legged, on behalf of DR.. White, to keep
] away He tod the Court that after the
bribery incident was made public, DIR.
White sent for him and offered him $75
to stick to him and that they would
I shove on" David Ross the trouble then
bre wing. DR.. White vehemehtly denied
4 this, and there were SO many counter
denia1s and accusations, all under oath,
( that the Court, with great Indignation,
said it was the worst case he had known.
/ Counselor z. K Ward, of Paterson, who
represents Mrs. White, told what he had
seen on the eventful Monday January IS,
when the bribery was said to have taken
place in the corridor leading to the Chan
Gerry Chambers. He saw Or. White take
! out rolf OF hills and give them TO David
Ross, after an animated conversation
with the doctor. Counselor Ward said he
1 Ross said to Gilkerson:--
This isn't all you're to get but you
mustn't know a thing. You know Julia
Eaton, she'll make 1t all right"
Col. Ward. continuing. said he went ur
to Ross and said to him:-
do you know what you are doing?
can send you. Gilkersoh and DR.. White
! to Jail for this. I saw. you interfering
with witnesses and I am going to tell
Vice Chancellor Pitney, Gilkerson then
became alarmed and told me he would
/ tell the truth. They gave him IS. he said
did Ross mention Julia Eaton? asked
Mr. Charles D. Thompson, acting for the
State
Yes, that woman there, said Colone
| Ward, pointing to where sat the young
woman respondent in a purple waist anc
4 furs With anger flashing in her eyes
she jumped up and almost screamed:
My name is Mrs. Eaton If you please
'Sit down. thundered the Vice Chan
cellor with a whack of the gavel.
A little passage of arms. or rather
/ tongues, took place next between ex-
Judge Robert s. Hudspeth and Colonel
I Ward about the exact words use by
Colonel Ward at the close Of the hea ing
on January 13, Judge Hudspeth maintain
/ ing that Mr.. Ward said to Detective Van
| Beuren. You know as much as 1 do,'
and Colonel Ward denying It.
You said It," said Judge Hudspesh
81 did not roared Co.one. Ward
What with the noise of the You dds
and Il did nots'' and the bass accom-
paniment of the Vice Chancellor's gavel
it was just like silent meeting OF
lsorosis. At last one could hear the Vice
Chancellor SAYING
You are entitled, Judge, to all you car
get out of it. Colonel Ward doesn't care
for it, and If was in his place wouldn't
1 either"
There was another sputter when Fred
erick Schmale was on the stand, He said
that he saw Dr. White take out a big
big roll of bills and give some to that
prince Of sleuths, Spitz, who joined Gi.-
kerson. This corroborated the latter,s
story that Spitz also gave him IS from
the doctor. Then Judge Hudspeth flew
at the witness:-
Haven't you been shadowing me all;
didn't I say in your presence that caves
droppers should have their necks broken
in my face and
That wonderful gavel cut short whai
promised to be interesting Mrs. White
Mrs. Woelcher Marcus Henry and the
young correspondents, Eddie link, gave
testimony Of no particular interest AID
then Gilkerson was recalled.
He said that after the hearing or Janu.
| ary 10 Mrs. Eaton stopped at the place hs
worked, and inviting him into her car.
rage told him that prison was staring
| him in the face If he didn't stick to DR.
White. She. he said, told him to come IL