New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
COULD NOT PROVE GUILT.
Central Federated Union Committee
Reports on Jerome's Charges.

The report of the Central Federated ohlon
graft committee, appointed TO see Dls1ii0'
Attorney Jerome at his house and get the names
Of alleged corrupt labor leaders which ne PROM
ised TO give. was read at yesterdays meeting Oh
+,,a Central Federated Union. The report is evil
IDENTIFY intended to show that Mr.. Jerome failed
RI prove his charges, but appears to make
nractical admission. when construed literally
that Mr. Jerome had evidence of the guilt OF
,oion official but could not convict him, through
the pusilla nimity Of witness The report WHICH
was adopted. follows:
We held an interview of four hours with Mr
Jerome his residence on IuesGay 9'eig d r. fr
e1ce TO the statements made by MIN 11 ned1re % t ne
meeting Of your honorable body on Marcd dstai,ed "a
partcnlar Mr. Jerome MADE to Us baye 9e'Is1en been
made to him since his incumbency in ONCE, ana ana
e%eciaIjv called cur attention 10 the suspicious
crcumsta nces which ma en- nions in the building
trades cases ne said ne cGu9 nneT had been
Pad to have grievances calied Oft rb put tRaT Ton
Vas impossible to obtain evidence WHICH "ouIu
conJ,jct anv individual of extortion: ,,,o
t. another case Mr.. Jerome produced cohcIusive
evidence OF {ae e of q contractor who refused to
appear witness on the adEce OF haEned If E NJ
] GonvlceiG refred particularly the three business
agents who have been inu6'GH he declined to men
tfn, anv names he was confident that ne 1I,ss
the patIIt pts Who We're responsible for all the de-
beToheTv of the labor movement whlch mao RECENT
ly occuIIeu' ...or,a1, maintained that his atti
- had been misrepresented IN lhP pres, CO.
tuoe - r,e1er asserted that 1.-The tabor noVtlsH
=! orr1n The origin OF the statement
- birn was interpolated remarks mace III Ho I
70 a I'm ~ a speech on another subject-relnarks IN N
inb he language was not fully weighed wi,l en-
are indefinite in their character, 2nd wticn ny - ne
,e5 no reason to expect would De selec'eo oS '
sdnJ daTyI Mr. Jerome was positive In ms orlioll mo-,
v. ne-+aIo contractors and business aeths &C..
LnaL I,,ItI- of gross offences, he presented I"
been gail no evidence established the ge
- ~, norticular business agent: ana IN tIe m go,
OF aIy ,ree men now under Indictment we IIuI 1i
VI oIsSar them innocent until such Ilnne a. 20
. a. a-+ah1ished Your committee mas Iea I- ~
mat IN at least one or tne cfSeH , a,a,+
, Ts+rrt Attorneys calendar the buSine bis
M tLe coiiectrg back wages que IHeliDet +oI1oyrs.
We Van Committee therefore nnGs a. Roso1s
union iour +ba business agents or other ofhciaIs
nSerraOized ebor Of New-York not oIfrtton one rT
OF o IN the courts of any form o. @ -
80 of the Information irnraIttz -
hv the District Attorney rs
e.isr anv one in describing LABOR fePi
as corrupt - .pa IN bor movement. chaI-
1hat tno 4ba Central Federated Union trezsH
Iengg1 ~ attorney TO suostantlate Ie bs va
ne lie so widely spread through me psderca IN
charges Sa;rad 70 bring forward any e'ioe"oo -
-. ,.sefe those charges. .h.+ IN +he CON
eo,,yoittee further beneves ihdt ~ h., +ha
r. svistence that is now pelns nina +ions
test ior ctors against the large gi oar,
smaller 70 control the build1ng oPeI5.
that ers 80 c,v efforts will undoubteuS - ~.
tions OF 1,nIo1s IN the interests OF
to use Inc arties end therefore tne seIect
cohteiiiui "a IN adrnonishfng the unions ts1a "a
1etis yust ,,,bo bave been trfed anu Ioui. a,.rt
Only men wthia wiz position Of business agent