The sun., 1903-02-11
TALE OF PLOT "DO" JEROME
ny MILLING HIN OFF IN 4 ROW
At 4 4. +. L. MEETING.
Plan Revealed In . TenderlOin Hotel Cor
ridOr and Overheard by somebody.
More or Less Reliable. Who Gave
Narnins--Smiles All Around About II.

The latest wonder tale to come out Of
the Criminal Courts Building relates to
an alleged plot to assassinate District
Attorney Jerome or to put il in the words
Of the supposed plotters. to -kill him Of
by timely accident"
A man whose name is withheld, but who
is said to be reliable, reveals this plot This
man called on the district Attorney last
Monday to tell him about a conversation
he had overheard in rather sporty
1enderioin hotel. Two men wcrc talking
in subdued tone in one Of the hotel corri-
dors, according to Mr. Jerome's informant
They did not rotice his approach, his steps
on the thick carpet being noiselcss. And
le.ore they saw him he had time TO over
hear these remarks exchanged:
Il wish that blankety-blank would fall
OIL the Brooklyn Bridge
~Well, Jerome is too wise TO fall on
Something better has to be found
1T can't be done"
Can't Listen! Suppose he goes down
to the Central Federated Union, as they
want him to. and shoots of his mouth
.Hc won't GO there
-Wc'l get him to go there. And I know
some fellows that will he ready for him.
He's such hard-headed blank-bank-
blank that he'll give 'em hell. plain. Then
there'll be a rowan accident will happen
and thcre'll he neither gamblers nor police
there 4 he blamed for it"
There the takers suddenly stopped.
The man who told said that he walked past
the two men without looking at them,
fearing to make them suspect that he had
been listening. A few moments later he
returned along the same corridor to get q
good look at the men, but they had dis
appeared.
District Attorney Jerome refused at first
Yesterday to discuss this tale at all Finally
he admit ted that he had received a warning
Of the kind indicated. He smiled as he
made the admission. Each one OF a dozen
reporters who heard the admission smiled
also.
Officers and prominent delegates Of the
c. F. IT, smiled. even more broadly, When
they were asked about the plot Daniel
s. Jacobs of the Ggarmakers' Union. who
is a trustee Of the c. +. T., said: 1T would
lie impossible for gamblers, no matter how
desperate they were. to carry ont such a
echeme. Mr.. Jerome would come to the
meeting by invitation. would Ike escorted
to The platform. and no matter what his
str { tn es upon labor leaders might he, he
would be received with every courtesy.
He would be escorted to the door when he
left and IL need be the delegates would
themselves rally to his protection. A
meeting Of the G. +. L. would be about the
safest thing he could attend"
Herman Robinson, financial secretary of
the c. F. L.. said Take that yarn with a
grain Of salt.
August Waldinger the sergeant-at-arms.
characte erized the warning Mr.. jerome had
received AS a pipe dream
So said others ard they all expressed
hope that Mr.. jerome would not be scared
out OF carrying out his plan to attend a
&. F. 4. meeting.
A group of men who looked like work.
ingmen = delegation askt d for District At
torney Jerome at the Cr minal Courts
bu lding 81, rday. Th, y were told to
return to-day because he was busy
At last Sundays meeting of the Central
Federated Union Elias Wolf, a Socialist
delegate Of the Cigarmakers' Union, made a
sharp attack on the District Attorney
whom he accused of closing a number Of
private gambling houses. but leaving the
public ones" wide open. He ended by
demanding that the District Attorney APP
pear before the union and explain his policy.
Efforts have long been made by the Central
Federated Union TO get MIR. jerome to ap-
pear at one Of the meetings. Four weeks
ago he had practically promised to do so.
There was some hitch at the last moment
and he did not go.
II is we'll known that Mr.. Jerome has
noticed on a number Of occasions that he
was being shadowed on his late tours
around the city. On such occasions he
ALWAYS carries loaded revolver in his
nut sida coat pockst rcady for Use.