The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-23
CANFIELD GETS HERE TODAY.
MES on THE CiMPlNIA, WHICH
VAS SIGHTED LAST NIGHT.
Hasn't Told jerome lie Was Coming. but
VIII 60 to Court Immediately on His
Arrival-He's or Age and Responsible.
He Says. and VIII Face the Music.


Arrival-He's OF Age and Responsible.
He Says. and VIII Face the Music.
LONDON, May 22.--It will be of interest to
many New Workers, including District
Attorney Jerome. to learn that, il all has
zone well on the ocean in the past six days,
Richard A, Garfield will arrive in New York
tomorrow morning by the Cunard liner
Campania Mr. Garfield left London as
quietly as he came. a week ago this morning.
He spent the night at the Northwestern
Hotel in Liverpool. His apartments on
the Campania had already been engage d
and he boarded the ship early last Satur-
day morning.
Mr. Garfield says that in returning to
the United States he IL simply following
the custom which has been his for nearly
ten years He has been in the habit Of
coming to London early in December and
returning late in the following May or
June He is doing this year exactly what
he has done in years past. but he is return
ing under somewhat different circumstances.
Before leaving London MIR. Garfield in
structed his attorneys in New York to meet
him on the arrival OF the steamer and to
take him wherever it was necessary to find
out IL he has been indicted for commit ting
any crime. His instructions will be car
Red out, and it may be expected, therefore,
that as soon after the arrival Of the Cam
pana as possible he will present himself
at court and make inquiry If an indictment
has been found against him.
He will then plead to the indictment,
and bail for his appearance at trial will be
offered. Mr. Garfield has been led to be-
lieve. rightly or wrongly, that the District
Attorney will insist that he be held in sky
scrapins bail, and he has provided for such
he will be prepared to furnish bonds for
t500, 900. II such a sum Ia required.
1t was Mr.. Canfield's original intention
to direct his attorneys in New York to
write to Mr.. Jerome, informing him Of the
date Of his return and the steamer on which
he would be a passenger. After thinking
it over, however, he decided that the Dis
trct Attorney would be az likely as not
10 question the good faith Of the informa-
ton and might send detectives to the pier
and make a public arrest. He concluded.
therefore. that he would return as he came.
Mr.. Garfield has discussed his affairs
to a certain extent with some of his
friends here He feels bitterly the state
ments accredited to Mr. Jerome, to the
effect that he (Canfleld) was a fugitive
from justice, and he has called the attention
OF some Of his friends to the fact that. on
the morning of Dec. 8. some Of the New
York papers quoted Mr.. Jerome as saying
that at that time, he had no proof that
Garfield had ever violated any law,
When he read that statement. Mr.. Can
field says. having then practically COM
pleted his plans for his annual trip to
Europe, he asked his attorneys II there
was any reason why he should not follow
those plans. He was informed that there
was none, and therefore he sailed for South
ampton late in December.
Several weeks after he arrived in London,
New York dispatches to the London papers
announced that he had been indicted, On
the day he got this news he cabed to his
attorneys to ask If he should return i'm
mediately. He was informed that neither
ex-Judge Fursman nor Mr. Delahunty had
any official knowledge that an indictment
had been found, and therefore there was
no reason why he should return until he
got ready He was ready on May "A and
he is now on his way back.
Mr. Garfield has spent a quiet but a
pleasant winter.
He has lived at Claridges Hotel, and he
had not been out of the city for day until
week or two before he sailed, when he
accepted the invitation of q friend to visit
the latter's country place and look over
his collection of porcelains and furniture.
For the rest of the time he has spent
many days in the National Gallery and
H.. Dit ;,I> 70 nat
ures and porcelans and furniture, Mr..
Garfield is also greatly interested in old
books and manuscripts He and Mr..
Whistler are great friends, and he has also
many other friends among London artists.
Just before sailing Mr.. Garfield said;
Il love to come to Europe, but ] always
love better to go home, None OF my friends,
OF course. believed Jerome's statement
that would not return to New York, and l
sometimes wonder. II Jerome really made
t he remark, if he really believed it. | have
but one home and it is very dear to me, and
now am going back to it.
II don't know Of course that I have b cen
indicted but purpose finding out just as
soon as I get to New York. II have
been I will take whatever consequences
may follow. am Of full age and respon-
sible for my acts. expect no favors and
shall ask for none"
The Campania was sighted on Fire ISL
and at II o'clock last night and will be at
her pier early this morning
John Delahunty, one Of the Garfield
attorneys. was asked last night II he knew
that Garfield was on his way home He
said:
That's a question could not discuss II
l would so you must excuse me for not
II he is passenger on the
Campania you won't have to wait long to
find out
1t is customary in General Sessions for
under indictment to be arraigned
before the Judge sitting in Part l. Judge
Newburger IL sitting in Part l. at present,
but he has arranged to have Judge
Mcmahon sit for him this morning. There
fore, it will be before Judge Mcmahon
that Garfield will present himself
MINISTER TURNS DETECTIVE.