Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
JEROME TRIUMPHEDI
Senators Attack New. York's
 District Attorney.
GAMBLERS MUST HUNT TALL GRASS
MaIby Said Gamblers Did Not Play Fadr Game, Thief Was Proper Title For Them--Marshal
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 Scored Bracket. F ALBANY, N. r., March 23.-The Je rome witness bill, so called, introduced by Senator Bowling at the behest oi District Attorney Jerome of New York with intent to abrogate the privilege of persons who have participated ir gambling, which the law makes fel ony, of refusing to testify on the plea that such testimony would tend to de grade or incriminate them, has been passed by the senate after nearly five hours of the most sensational debate of the present session.
 The vote was: Yeas, 27; nays, 20 The bill as passed is ill the original form to take effect immediately. The proposed amendments designed to de fer the operation of the act until Sept l and to declare it inapplicable to any pending case or proceedings were de feated.
 The closing debate on the bill, which gives the courts the right to force per sons who have entered gambling houses to testify against the proprie- tors thereof, was marked by the bitter est attacks on District Attorney Je- rome Of New York, who is the father of the bill. MT. Jerome wants witness es against Richard Garfield, the noted alleged gambling house keeper, and he has openly asserted that he particular ly desired to find out what Reginald Vanderbilt and Jesse Lewisohn knew al Ta rsHn A !, ,,s, of the Canfield case MT. Jerome at- tempted to make Lewisohn testify, but the court of appeals decided that Lew isohn need not testify if he didn't want to.
 Senator Elsberg briefly recited the history of the Lewisohn case before the court of appeals and drew a vivid picture of the abuses which might arise under the proposed law. He characterized it as both vicious and unconstitutional
 Senator Bracket finally withdrew his original amendments and substi- tuted one providing that, while the act should take effect immediately, 1t should apply to no pending case.
 Senator Malby, while disclaiming any concern with Mir. Jerome, spoke ill fa- vor of the bill. He said that at Can fields and other gambling houses a man had mo show" whatever for his money; that the term gambler" was elevating as applied to such, whereas Sthief" was the proper word.
 Senator Malby said he could see no reason why the bill should not be made to take effect immediately"
 ''This bill if passed said Senator Grady, twill apply to all cases, all witnesses and all district attorneys. and the intent to make it applicable to. the case of Richard Canfleld or Regi- nald Vanderbilt has nothing to do with the matter at all This bill is threat against the fundamental rights of Che jndividual''
 Senator Malby said he wasn't sitting up at nights worrying about the rights of any witness who had been particf- patirg in the crime of gambling.
 Senator E. R. Brown referred to the case of Reginald Vanderbilt, "a young man twenty-one years old," and asked how Senator Malby would feel if he were his own son or the son of a broth CT senator.
 In terms not unlike those of Senator Bracket, MT. Jerome was denounced by Senator E. R. Brown. He further said that MT. Jerome was anxious on with that of the Vanderbilt family.
 Senator Marshall, on the other hand, scored Senator Bracket for his alleg- ed relations with Garfield. He said the senator had consumed an hour in an attempt to prove himself an honest man.
 Senator Raines was accused by Sena- tor Bracket of standing under the ac- cusation of having accepted bribe and refusing to sue for libel on the ground that he was too poor, while he has since lost thousands in bucket shops.
 Senator Raines accused Senator Bracket of carrying advocacy for his client, Canfeld. into the senate cham Der and went back inro the history of Gale Mitchell, who killed himself on the doorstep of Senator Brackett's of flee in the Saratoga town hall. Alto gether it was one of the most enjoy able of the sessions from the stand point of a spectator and listener inter- ested in the workings of statesman ship as they are exemplifed in the leg islature of the great state of New York.
 The vote was then taken on the that the bill should take effect immediately, but should not ap- ply to any pending case.
 The amendment was lost by vote of 16 to 31. The main question was then put to vote and the bill passed.
 No One Was Hurt.
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