The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
JEROME IS
 CONFIDENT Hard Work in the Dodge
 Case. MRS. MORSE MAY APPEAR C0rr0borative Evidence Is
 Necessary. Grasd Jary Meets TeAay ana B<yo.S Testimony of AIIessd Per3srer Attorney Keeps Secret
 His Case.
MRS. MORSE MAY APPEAR

New York, Dec. 27.--The develop- ment of the Morse Dodge divorce case was practically at a standstili today. Whether or not the case will be brought before the grand jury tomor- row is a question that District Attor- ney Jerome refused to answer
 Except for Dodge who will be the States chief witness in any criminal prosecution, none of those who ara likely to be involved has been arrest ed.
 The testimony of Dodge, as con- tafned in the long confession he made at police headquarters and later sfgn- ed. will need corroboratfon. Mir. Je-t rome has considerable document4ry evidence, he says. which will contrib ute to this support. He also wants to call number of witnesses and his subpoena servers have been busy gath ering these witnesses
 There was a rumor about the crim- tnal court building today that Mrs. Morse was about to leave Paris for New York to tell Mir. Jerome what she knows about the tangle and to have her actions and position uncov- cred from doubt. Members of the District Attorneys stan pronounced 1t without foundation.
 At the Broadway Central Hotel Charles E. Dodge keeps closely to his room. The District Attorney visited him today. It was said by the Coun- ty detective that Mir. Jerome had come to read Dodge's mall, that privilege having been accorded him by Dodge. MT. Jerome declared when he left Dodge's room that he would make no statement in the case at this time.
 District Attorney Jerome and his as- sistants are working hard to obtain eorroborative evidence in connection with the confession of Charles F. Dodge, who was brought. here from Texas on a charge of perjury which grew out of the Morse Dodge divorce entanglement
 This confession. according to a cur- rent report involves conspiracy on the part Of men well known here to defeat the ends of justice: but the district att torney Is understood to take tho posi- ton that corroboration of the state- ment is a necessity before any court or jury. because Dodge admits that he committed perjury in the case.
 Procuring of this corroborative evt-, dence is one of the most difficult tasks which has ever confronted the public prosecutor. It Is known that in sew eral instances he has found himself face to face with obstacles beyond which he cannot go. On several sides he is beset by the fact that communi- cations between lawyer and his client are privileged. Whet client may have told his attorney. cannot be asked of the lawyer. Documentary evidence of an discriminating nature Is dificult to obtain.
 In spite of the dimculties, MT. Je- rome is confident that he will soon have a complete case against at least three men. and he is hopeful that his Investigations will lead him not only to the instruments of the alleged con spiracy but to the men whose interests made it vitally necessary that the con- spiracy should be carried out as the district attorney believes 1t was planned.
 It Is possible the case will not be presented to the grand jury tomorrow as was at first anticipated.