New-York tribune., 1903-03-12


published was his han6fwork.
The report which 10 summarized at consider
sbae length In 'sThe World" specifies many In
taneeS running IS far back as 1884. Of alleged
trrexuIar1ties. omissions Of items Of liabilities
ana apparent everztatenent Of assets. Mr..
Hertles seventh and final finding is as follows:
That l. esss g ve @ = *. eGPsss sSS es
hwsy cSnpeSs vii Ss hSsSHseex x nSar fe co
panys books and records.
AZ sooe ss District Attorney Jerome reached
his once In ths Criminal Court Building yes
terday morning he was asked concerning the
published story. 'T have seen the story" was
the reply. but viii absolutely refuse to dis
cuss It ia any way. There is no use asking me
questions about II, because will not discuss II
Later Delaney NicolI. of counsel OF the Met
ropolitan Street Railway Company. had half
hours conference with Nr. Jerome. When MT
NicoI left the District Attorneys cfice he was
asked IL Mr. Jerome had taken up the matter
OF the charges against the railway company.
and he replied:
"He has"
"wIl you tell the name Of the complainant
and the name OF the person who employed John
c. EertIe, the accountant was asked.
''I will have to refer you to Mr. jerome" Mr.
Nicoll answered.
Mr. Jerome was seen a few minutes later and
S2iQ IQ8G the ma1Ief n6S0eQ COubIOSIdUiS a.
teution before he could make 8 statement and
that he expected to make such a statement at
o'clock In the afternoon. He added that the
matter needed extreme care and that whatever
was said. even then. would be the subject OF
considerable criticism and scrutiny.
Asked IL Mr. Nicon had offered to turn over
TO him the books Of the company, Mr.. Jerome
refused to answer.
Subsequently the District Attorney announced
that he would not make any statement In the
course OF the day.
SAYS THEY NEVER SAW THE BOOKS.
Paul D. Cravath, of Guthrie, Cravath Hen
derson. denied positively that john C. Hertle
and Max Teichmann, the accountants who have
been examining the finances Of the Metropoh-
tain Street Railway" had ever seen the books OF
the company. Further, ne said that the figures
given had been garbled" THE figures" added
Mr. Cravath. were taken from the quar-
terry reports and the annual reports OF
the road to the State Railroad Com
mission. Any ore can go to Albany and by
paying his money get copies OF these reports.
Then, each company makes very brief report
TO the Stock Exchange where its securities are
listed ANY broker would have one Of those
reports The experts took their figures from
those reports necessarily incomplete. More than
that, those figures were garbled with a pur-
pose so we who can't all understand bookkeep-
ing can't plainly see their meaning
According to the published story, Mr.. Hertle
was hrst employed last spring to probe the
Metropoltans financial secrets, and his labors
resulted in such astonishing find" that ne
declined 10 certify to the correctness OF his fig
ures until after they had been gone over by an
experienced corporation lawyer, z. B. Whit
ney being retained, whose report sustained Mr.
IiertIe" Mr.. Whitney said yesterday that he had
been consulted last summer about "a proposed
investigation" but he would tell nothing about
it. or those who had consulted him.
was W. n. Amory your client?" he was
asked.
II can't tell" he answered. THAT rests be-
tween my client and myself. 1 can't disclose
that"
Mr.. PHILBIN's INVESTIGATION.
Another investigation, entirely distinct from
the District Attorneys. is being made Eugene
A. Philbin ex-District Attorney, admitted yes
.ersay that he Was .examining some papers
in the interests Of clients" who. he said, were
stockholders of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company He refused to tell anything about
his clients further than that they were inter-
ested in the street railway and had retained
him about week ago. 'W. n. Amory,' ne an
swered the reporter, ''is not one os my Clients
although Mr.. Amory has given me considera-
bic information My investigation is quite sep
arate from Mr.. Jerome9s- 1t will be continued
whether his is or not, and without regard to
his findings I shall continue to work until
caa report to my clients what they desire to
know"
viii you consult with MI Jerome, or give
him the information you discover"
That depends on my clients. II they Wisn
will tell the District Attorney whatever 1
find. Ny investigation, however, is for per-
sons interested in the company who wish to in
yestigste certain things and there is no reason
for taking the public into their confidence"
Anderson, Pendleton & Anderson, attorneys
for L & s. worgnser and other stockholders OF
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, who
are opposing the Interurban company lease, is
sued the following statement yesterday:
Our clients desire us to say they are not in any
way responsible or Connected with, directly or ind-
reS5y b SosE ne Words Of this m morning relating
70 The Street RsTay RAJ tns
Rswsy cEPsny and anything Which f
ts brought set aside the lease TO the Interurban
Pe yzg Ss esa sanoe the vsas Of the etro
DsR st 1sS Sqm3snx mat they not
only are not associated Tt but smPnahSSIy @ H ds 1b
company or It's securities.
It is the belief of Wall Street that the Metro
po1itan interests, against whom such serious
charges Of maladrninistration have been circu-
lated. for Long tim as Street rumor, will take
the most energetic steps to discover the persons
tnstigztng the Etories and the persons associated
with Amory In his long crusade against the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
RUMoRs OF ARRESTS.
Late yesterday afternoon rumors were
circulated in Wall Street that there would
be arrests made fn connection with the
charges against the Metropolitan. Delaney