New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
JEROME HALTS HEARING.
has NEUv INFORM4TION.
Refuses to Disclose Important En-
dence-NicoH Confident.


counsel on both sides were ready 20 begin their
arguments when District Attorney Jerome
asked for delay in closing the case Mr.. jerome
said 20 Magistrate Barlow:
Something Of Importance in connection with
this case has been brought to my notice during
recess. ] am not prepared at this time 10 say
what il is or TO present It. should Ike you
70 appoint some day next week TO hear me in
this matter
Then YOU don't want Mr Nicoll or Mr.. Os-
borne 10 sum I'D now7' asked Magistrate Bar
low.
They can do so II they please" answered Mr.
Jerome but 1 want time consider what 1
shall do in the case. think it would be ad-
visable for the lawyers TO postpone their argu-
ments"
~Au right" said Magistrate Barlow: 1.-The ex-
animation stands adjourned until April % at
10 a m"
After the adjournment Mr.. Jerome declined TO
discuss the purport of the new information he
had received regarding Metropolitan affairs. He
left his office early in the afternoon and went to
HIS summer home at I.akeviIle, Conn. where he
is expected TO stay over Sunday.
During the recess yesterday Mr.. Jerome had a
talk with James W. Osborne. of counsel for
Amory. and Mr Osborne gave to Mr. Jerome all
the information in his possession to support the
charges against the Metropolitan Street Rail-
several months ego. Mr.. Osborne has desired to
smplify the An1ory charges. These charges led
the District Attorney to begin an investigation
OF the Metropolitan management, and he en-
ployed Arthur W. TeeIe, an expert accountant
TO make examination OF the company's books
Mr. Teele began the examination several weeks
ago. and Il was sur1nised yesterday afternoon,
that he had made a report to Mr.. Jerome which
has an important bearing the Amory libel
1Tv land was
that Mr.. Jerome desired more time to examine
Mr.. Teeles report in connection with the in
formation he had received from Mr.. Osborne
Mr.. Osborne said that he had turned over TO
Mr.. Jerome all the information in his possess
sion. and had called the attention Of Mr.. Jerome
particularly TO the testimony of William II.
Page, IT. who was q witness Thursday. Mr..
Page said Amory had asked him to intercede
with Mr.. whitney get Anory a place in the
Metropolitan management at the time the
Metropolitan took over the Third Avenue Rail
road Company. Mr Page said he went to Mr..
vreeIand instead Of TO Mr.. Whitney, and Mr..
Vreeland said the suggestion did not interest
him in view OF Amory's record Amory went on
the stand again yesterday and denied that he
had such a conversation with Mr.. Page as Mr..
Page testified about
Mr.. Amory also denied that he had started re-
ports in Wall Street about Metropolitan de-
counsel, said the making OF the charges to the
District Attorney that there was defalcation
was part Of the plot TO start the rumors.
Not defalcation." broke in Mr.. Osborne II
was stealing and ne had right as citizen to
MAKE that complaint
Well stealing If you like: it's the same as
defalcation," replied Mr.. Nicoll-
While It was admitted that Amory MADE the
charges. Mr.. Osborne said. outsiders knew about
T1,n IN
day Mr. Amory had complained to Mr Schur-
man that the charges had leaked out through
the District Attorneys Office.
Mr. Osborne called Mr.. jerome to the witness
stand to explain that Mr.. Jerome had been over
heard talking in a restaurant about the charges
but Nr Nicolrs objection stopped the explana-
ton.
Nine letters which had been sent by Amory
to William A. Hazard in Paris between Janu-
srv 4 and March of this year were placed In
evidence They referred TO the efforts which
Mr. Aroorv was making to start a suit to have
the METROPOLITAN placed in the hands of re-
ceiver and to the delays imposed by the law
yers On January 20 Amory wrote in part:
A. YOU will no doubt be in receipt of this letter
before the event comes of, l send you anoInsr Gni
fise company This gives US three code words. one
Of whieh we 1onoan aGe mo- Street Railway Company
Thornton. Manhattan Elevatea haliroao a, OoiA
panv: Coal, MelropoHlda CeCullAleo SoiiP"N'-
Six days later he wrote;
The matter IS absolutely certain TO occur-prob-
ably the latest hy the middle Of February ::
! see no objection going short even at the
present moment
Later letters spoke Of unavoidable delays and
Of reports which had started through leaks"
David Ferguson, a World" reporter. was a
witness at the hearing. and testified that he had
talked with Amcry about the report of Mr..
JTert1e the accountant The witness said Arnory
Was not anxious TO have the Hertle report pub
iished-
] Coleman Drayton was recalled for eXaml-
nation by Mr. Nicoll about conversations be-
tween Mr. Drayton and James r. Keene about
which Amory had testified
DO you know J. r. Keene2" asked Mr.. Nicou
Yes" answered the witness
Odd YOU see him in January last? A--Yes; at
his Office No. 80 BrOad-st
o-Not at the waldorf-Astoris? A--No
o-Amory testified that you saw Keene there7
A-Yes: but he mistaken. That was in 1862
O-When Mr.. Keene for you to have a talk
with him did conversation concern Metropon-
tan affairs? Alt did
O-Was * about Metropolitan stock? No.
o-was 1t about sending out rumors reports7
A-No: we We're anxious that such reports should
he kept as secret possible.
had got out2 Ale did, and told him 7 supposed
That they had leaked out through the District At
torney's office.
vear-cnce in January and again on February 25.
Mr.. Nicol said after the adjournment: After
hearing all the testimony I firmly con-
vinced that have the for Mr. |
vreeland The article complained OF by Amory |
was fully Jurtfed by the evidence"