The sun., 1903-04-25
NEV TURN IN ANORY CASE.
JEROME STEPS IN WITH A NEW
"LNYESTJCATIONv BEE.

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WITH His Legal Judgueut-Tsls q .
FSesh Amsry Yarn About - A..
tempt 70 Duy Him on Sent Arsana.
Just e. counsel were about to sum up
In the Arnory- Vreeland libel suit yesterday
Afternoon. before Magistrate Barlow In ths
library OF the Criminal Courts Building.
District Attorney Jerome walked into ~
room. and. addressing the Court. said: Z
| 'nthe Court pleases. q matter was brouGAt
70 my attention during recess which nay
have an important bearing on this oass.
do not say that II viii. but do say that
I must have time TO investigate tho matter
cannot do It this afternoon. because have
already arranged TO be out OF town ovsr
Sunday.
| Notwithstanding my personal wiShss
In the matter, am not certain thsk thsrs
Ia anything Of which can take ce9niznnoo.
Ny personal wish would be TO take up ths
matter, but I shall not let my persoosl
desires interfere with my Judgment - to
the legal proposition. II find that thsrs
is nothing In the matter which has bssn
laid before me. ] shall 90 inform your Honor.
II thero 10. II may DO that your Honor vuuid
like TO take judicial notice Of II before ths
closing Of this case. Thersiors. ask Tor
. reasonable adjournmsnt In order theE ]
may have time to mako saoh iavesusat1oa
| a. may be necessary. -..s..
Il do not think taAt tho mattsr.to which
! refer need delay the closing argumsnts
Of council, which. - understand II, were
to have been mad, tllis Afternoon.'
WELL said DeLancey Nicoll Of oounssi
for Mr.. vreeland. .ths proper time 10 sum
up is when the cass In closed. I am not
particularly desirous Of making . spssch,
anyway. and certainly don't want to make
one In the shape Of . olosing argumsnt
until the Court determines that tho case 10
closed
Amory's attorney found that he. TOO,
would prefer not TO sum up until he had
seen what Mr.. Jerome had up his sleeve.
Magistrate Barlow adjourned the case
until Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
BOOMERANG sENsATIoN. MAYBE.
District Attorney Jerome was asked
afterward II he would add anything
to his statement made in court. He
said he could not say . word at present.
From another source, however. theee
alleged facts were obtained:
Immediately after the adjournment for
luncheon Of the Amory-Vreeland case
Amory. his attorney and q lawyer. Who
Is an old friend Of Mr.. Jerome's. and whose
ONCE IL In William street, went to the Dis-
trict Attorneys ONCE and laid before him
alleged evidence purporting to show that
ono OF the witnesses who testified In the
case on Thursday had committed perjury.
According to the story. . copy Of the
steuogrsphio report Of Q oonverustiou
alleged to have taken place between Mr..
Jsroms's lawyer friend and Amosy, at
the lstter's house. was handed to the Dis
trict Attorney, This report. according
TO tho man who told the story. purported
10 show that the lawyer, at the request
Of representative Of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. offered Amory
. considerable sum Of money for practically
valueless stock In . certain corporation
which Amory holds. Tho inference In
all this -. Of coIrse. that tbs lawyer was
directed to mako the offer on condition
that Amory would bring to an end all Of
his litigation, or threatened litigation.
against the Metropolitan company.
1t is charged BY Amory. according tn
the story, that when . certain Witness
was asked on Thursday II he had ever
sent the lawyer to see Amory the witness
swore that he had not.
II this story refers to the matter to which
District Attorney jerome referred II is
not quite clear how IL could affect the inertia
Of Amory's suit. But II Amory 10 going
into the business Of trying to impeach the
witnesses for the defence, he may get,
according to Mr.. vreeland's attorneys.
all Of that kind OF proceeding he wants
before he has finished.
WHERE AMoRY MADE SLIT.
Mr.. vreeland's lawyers called attsn-
tion to the fact yesterday that Amory
testified several days ego that he never
had advised anybody to sell Metropolitan
stock short. His own letters 70 his friend
Hazard In Paris were produced yesterday
and one OF them, at least, showed that
Amory. in 20 many words. advised Hazard
to 20 short Of the stock. These letters Of
Amory 10 Hazard. In reply TO those Of
Hazard which were introduced in eN-
denoe on Thursday, were one Of the sensa-
tions OF yesterdays proceedings. The Die
trict Attorney provided the other.
At the opening OF court, David FGgu-
son. q World reporter, was called TO tan,
II he could, where his paper got the
Hertle and Teichmann reports. Mr.. Fer
gueou sAid he didn't know, and, after tas-
dtons u usGSs .bo,, ss a sSs %
BCt e~ANAhnSAssA AhSi .n.ossSA eAyHs Wv ~
ports from Amory, Talbot J. Taylor and
J. Coleman Drayton. which attempts failed.
he was excused.
KaRNI AMIGOS ABOUT THAT LRAx.
]. Coleman Drayton, .Amory's seoun-
sellor and friend was than recalled and
Asked about oertain conversations h had
with James r. Keene. ., t
Q. DID you - James r. Keene h January
aat! A. Yes. at his ONCE.
q. How many Interviews did you have
with Keene after Jan. I. le0sf "A. Two.
q. AZ your request or hisl A. Al hiss he
D. Did You taIh about the proposed reestysr
'or the Metropolitan company A. Ne. but
Ss S.s kssp e Do "S @ SS
told hip thought not. and that bekDved
he leak had been 10 the ntsHict Attornsy's
,face told him I would Try TO md cut
Mr. Keene seemed an xious thst nothing
hould be known about the condition Of The
aetfopoiitan company. I was quite -
nsnt 70 keep .mumy. <. You are. aHfs q
rant any ybody TO know what We were don't. i
q. We'll. what happened on your next Mt
o keenef A. told him that had moi. been/
Ible 70 ind out vhere the runors stafte6, spd
sked him n he had any special interest b the