The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-03
NOTICE TO ODELL BY JEROME.
If YOU PARDON WELLER OFF
HAND I'LL TRY HIM AGAIN,
And I'll Keep ON Trying Him Until You
Are Sick OF PardiOnins Hlm--New-
bursh Friendships and the Summerficld
Gans-NO syndicate MILLER Pardon?

notified yesterday by Gov Odsll's private
secretary to 60 TO Buffalo at once if he
wanted TO see the Governor in regard
70 the proposed pardoning Of Frank s.
Weller, who swinded persons by inducing
them to buy comparatively worthless
stock 'fthe Horse Shoe Coppe" Mining Com
pGny. He was recently convicted before
Justice Davis IN the Criminal Branch of ae
Supreme Court of grand larceny in the first
degree and sentenced TO a year in State
Prison
Weller, who was a member OF the Union
League Club Of Brooklyn. was one of the
Larry Summcrfeld gang" all of whom
have been convicted except Summerield,
now a fugitive from Justice Weller is a
son Of Allison Y. Weller of Newburgh.
a former Jlsiness partner of Gov. 0dell'r
father On Wrller's trial, Gov Odel!s
brother. Hiram Z Odell. appnarad as
witness 10 Wcllers good character
Mr.. Train LEFT for Buffalo last night,
bearing With him a letter to the Governor
from District Attorney Jerome saying
that the District Attorney assumed that
in regard 10 Weller the Governor would
follow the rules laid down by Gov. Flower
in 1892 In case these rules were not being
observed by those who are making the
application for MIR Wellers pardon Mr.
jerome also assumed that the Governor
would not entertain the proposition
Mr. Train was directed to notify Mr..
jerome at once of the results of his inter-
view with the Governor Mr. Jerome
went to Iakevlle. Conn, Yesterday, and
Mr.. Train will send his message there.
II is assumed in the District Attorneys
Office that the regular course of procedure
is not being followed in this matter The
basis for this assumption is call that was
made on Monday upon Mr. Jerome by
ex-Judge Brown and Prof II ". Harden
of Columbia University. They told Mr..
Jerome that what they wanted to know
was whether Mr.. Jerome would or would
not prosecute Weller on an indictment
on which he has not yet beer tried in case
Gov. Odell should pardon him.
Mr.. Jerome replied that if Weller ls par
doned by Gov, odel after regular pro-
ceedings. in which Justice Davis, before
whom Weller was tried, is consulted. and
the District Attorneys report on the case
against Weller s obtained, he will not try
Weller again.
Il will say to you, frankly said Mr..
Brown, that it is not likely that the Gov
ernor will ask for your presentation of the
case or your opinion, The young mans
father was Gov. Odell's fathers partner,
and we believe that Gov. Cdell will pardon
him out of friendship for his father"
Then tell you,' said Mr.. Jerome. that
II Weller is so pardoned by the Governor
l will try him on the other pending in
dictment. indict him on the other COM
plants and keep trying him until the Gov
ernor is sick Of pardoning him. Further
more, will talk freely with the press con-
corning the matter
Mr., Jeromes callers were somewhat
taken aback by his attitude and went awav.
Yesterday came the hurry call from Gov.
Odell's private secretary to Mr.. Train.
who prosecuted Weller.
The complainant in the case upon which
Weller was convicted was julius FRANKIE,
a broker OF 10 Whitehall street. who dropped
$4,000 to the Summerfield gang in Febru-
airy, 1902, when the gang cleaned up s2e, 900
In the month. Weller was treasurer OF the
Horseshoe Mining Company, and Ignatius
L. Qualey was president. With Larry
Summerfeld, E, H. Clark, alias Carbonnell.
and one Baker Tom,' they did a land
ONCE business in selling stock at very much
more than 1t was worth Qualey has
pleaded guilty, and Baker Tom" and Clark
have been convicted 1t was the part Of
Smnerield, Baker Tom" and Clark to
personate sick engineers" who were SUD-
posed TO own blocks Of stock of the com
pany which they would sell cheap and
which Qualey and Weller would buv at
a high price. FRANKIE bought at So or 80 a
share, but when he went to sell it to Oualev
and Weller they refused to take the stock
George Fl. Effinger. real estate broker. ia
the complainant on the still pending in
d!ctment against Weller Efinger bought
100 shares at so snare from an "engineerr
and got an option on l 500 shares remaining.
Efftnger went to Weller and Qualey with
his 100 shares and they bought the block at
sl45O share and told Effinger to go out and
get the remaining 500 shares. which they
would buy at the same figure. He did,
and then Qualey and Weller refused to
buv
White 4 Major, Union Square umbrella
makers, who lost $4,000, have also lodged
like complaint against Weller, upon which
NJ Indictment has yet been found
While Weller was member of the Cnicn
League Club Of Brooklyn he met ex-Post-
master Francis H. Wilson, who was induced
10 become director of the Horseshoe Cop
per Mining Company, and who received
1000 shares of the company's stock, valued
a 81 a share, which he was to pay for out
Ct the stocks own dividends.
Gov. 0dell has been quoted this week as
saying that he would not do anything for
Syndicate Miller. District Attorney Jerome
prevailed pom Miller to testify against
Bot Ammon by promising that he would
'ryto get the Governor to pardon him or to
commute his sentence, at the least. As
SHtant District Attorney Mott said that he
could hardly believe that the Governor
had announced such a stand in regard to
Miller, who was convicted Of the same
crime as Weller
|ov Ode!l's private physician examined
Miller AZ Sing Sing" said MIR. Mott, land
ordered MIN removed to Dannemora, he
cause he was consumptive. Miller could
not have been made to- testify, and If he is
not rewarded in some measure no convict
VIII help the State in ten years Miller
gave up 100000 more money, and mis- wife
mas lost the allowance made by Ammon.
II nothing is done for Miller he will be perse-
cutel by the other convicts when he returns