The sun., 1903-01-07
JEROME NET IN WALL STREET
BROKER AND ROOM TRADER IN
CANFIELD SECRET INQUIRY.

CANFIELD SECRET INQUIRY.
Broker Had 20 Produce CanNeid's Ac-
oount-Both Had Been In His Place
--nucklin Up - Beth Accused and Wit,
ness-Lppert In the Enemy's Camp
The Sun found out yesterday who the
high-hatted witnesses were who gave testi.
mony In secret in the matter Of Richard
A. Garfield on Saturday. One was the
senior member Of firm Of bankers and
brokers whose offices are not far from
Exchange place and who have been Mr..
Canfield's brokers for several years; an
other was a well-known room trader, the
father -in-law Of Count In whom b takes
particular pride and the third was Al
officer Of an uptown bank In which Mr..
Garfield has an account.
The broker was served with . duoee
tecum subpoena. under which he was COM
manded to produce before Justice Wyatt
all books and papers which would show
what business his firm had transacted for
Garfield. He consulted Mr.. Garfield q
attorneys and asked what he should do.
He was told to obey the subp9na to the
letter and did SO.
When he took the stand. two letters
which he had brought with him we're shown
to him and he was asked to explain them.
He said they were orders from Garfield
to buy or sell stocks.
HApsEEN ROULETTE WHEEL IN cANHIKLD's.
He was then asked II he'd ever been In
Canfield's and he replied that he'd been
there many times.
Ever see any gambling there''
Il never did
Ever see any gambling paraphernalia
there?"
-On one occasion, l believe I saw a rou-
lette wheel
The room trader was asked similar ques-
tions about the gambling in Canfield's and
i, is reported he also said he'd never seen
any gambling in Canfeld's.
The hank official testified that Garfield
had an account in his bank. He was ques-
toned about the process of collection OF a
certain check for $3.50 drawn to the order
OF bearer or cash by a citizen OF the State
OF New Jersey. The bank officer could
not enlehten the District Attorney and he
was excused.
BUCKLIN IN DoUBLE ROLE.
The secret inquiry Was continued yes
terday morning and afternoon for brief
moned and asked IL Garfield had; among
other hank accounts, one in the Bank Of
the Metropolis. Bucklin said yes, and he
was asked who drew thechecks against the
account and who signed them.
Il draw most of them was the answer.
.and sign all of them as attorney for Mr..
Garfield.
fourth street,
There are
Are they paid by check or in cash''
.In cash.
When Bucklin came out he said:
y don't know much about law. but It
seems 10 me that I'm gettin' q sort OF a
rough deal ! come here to be examined
on the charge Of committin' a crime. There
amt anything doin' on that to-day, 40 the
District Attorney snaps me up To testify
against the man by whom as charged I'm
employed to commit crimes. And the
Judge who hears one case hears the other
Seems to me it's pAyin' both ends against
the middle They don't do things that
way down East where I came from
LPPERr IN THE ENEMY's CAMP.
In the afternoon the open examination
Of Samuel Hitchings. alias samuel Smith,
charged with being an agent OF the alleged
gambling house AT 81 West Thirt hird
street came UP before Justice Wyatt. Buck
lin's open examination having been put
over to Monday. Gov. Black produced
of Sleuth jacobs, that he was in the house
and laved on Nov. 20. The witnesses
were Hhchings. William H. Lppert. who.
/, came out. was discharged on Monday
from the job of assistant secretary OF the
Citizens Union: Ralph Hartman, a sales
man for Acker, Merrill 4 Condit, and John
NJ Roddy, a decorator Of interiors.
Ijppert was the first witness for the de
fence He testified that he been relieved
OF his job with the titizerh' Union a.
O'Clock on Monday night. He told Of his
Philadelphia and said that before he did
newspaper work he had practisei medicine
in Philadelphia. Jacobs had sworn that
Iippert had given him the money TO gamble
in Burbridge's and in Canfeld's and also
paid his salary Upper, swore Yesterday
thing.
By Mr. Black-were you subp1naed 70
testify here yesterday in some proceedings
against one Lou lndlum.
The Assist ant District Ntorney-I object.
Mr.. Biack~I want to show up. IL the Court
|ntimida,ins witnesses. which i. no. only
lnprofe..ional. but falls little short OF being
The District Attorney-we withdraw the
Lipp-rt went on TO tell that he was brought
10 the District Attorneys Office on Monday
after having been served with subj 0na
20 testify in some proceedings against |
Lou Ludlum. When he got there jerome
aid he " warted 20 talk TO him and then told |
1im, in substance, that il he knew any |
hing about Jacobs that was crooked he |
should have told the District Attorney.
By Mr.. Jerome-I.ippert, didn't tell YOU |
hat II Jacobs had done anything wrong.
ven though II was against a gambler, I'D 4
,ro ,ecuta him and I wanted to know about |
I, A That waS about what YOU said
q Did you tell a man named Oppenheim |
hat when YOU began with the Citizens Union \
rou were green: that YOU knew more now. |
md that had YOU known as much In the be-
ginning as you do now you'd have made a
air deal with Jacobs and given him his share,
1 I-I-wsll not that exactly. l think | |
old Qppenheim wanted to settle with Jacobs
/, i DID I'D you give ''sD " s D ago
o What for? A. There was $40 for dis
,uI-@s and $50 which he charge for overtime
sork and $50 which ! can't explain without
eeine the CITIZENS Union book They'll |
,xplain the whole thing
r Gov Black Well what became Of the
.udlum proceedings, A. When the District
lttorney got through talking TO me he said
here wouldn't he any more Ludlum pro-
weddings Just then.
HitchinRs, Harman and Roddy testified |
hat Jacobs was not In the room where he /