New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07
JEROME'S BREEZY TALK.
ENJOYED WESTERN TRIP.
Asks if the De5cey Was One of the
Theatres Closed.

ristflct Attorney Jerome returned 10 his once
Yesterday after a months vacation, spent N a "Trip
through the West and southwest He Is brown ana
saws he .never felt better in his life" BE Is en-
fh,lsastio over his trip even II he didn't see any
CHA monsters or tarantulas and had TO shave his
rnustache down IN New-MeNaco. he did nOt 90
much hunting although there was much game
"a rabbit for every twenty feet OF lana -pecaus'
his object was mainly see the country he roos
mani miles through New-Mexico, up the Ola
,9sr .,-ous,, she FTorfdas around into Chloride
a MINING town thence by stage sixty miles 10
ronglo then home by railroad. He hsd met many
.vpes OF a kind entirely new 20 him WIN nm.
went william Kent a Chicago banker fO1
Games a nephew OF Captain Jack Cra"loiu 0NU
Charlie LEons.
Il didn't read DaDer from the time I'LL W
until yesterday" said Mr.. Jerome. ~,
.Then YOU don't know about the russ III Oi'-
cngog" chorlsed the reporters.
seSo. was there one? Mhatd do put mere
How about advising the Chicago ponce 10 04OO
their prisoners into submission -.
well don't know what reached here O~' We,
hanpened was this: Some OF the boys came aiOunu
70 ask what my impressions OF the vast and "oOAy
West were kind OF lowed that as Ia been 'i,eie
a day. hadn't had much time 10 get deeply IN
,,-essed Then we got talking about roB6,.l 49,,
snd bola-lps and they said the police WeIt a. 49,,
kicling about the rough usage tney COY vi ,,lenty
=. Gums over IN Newly rk and II the thugs olen I
choose to come In peaceapte lS liz. ..;cls Now
~ 4reznrO
YOU take people who are running sIoehu Ni - Iie
y,5fh nisrols shooting up anybody they Ietl IN,
and I don't see why they should receive 90 81
alteration The Chicago police are pIetg 49, miles
lows but infrequent travelled an0 9 ~, "a then
sfere one morning from the AuditorluiI' anu - q
the first policeman ] saw was coiIllis ~ seo+b
saloon IN full uniform. with cigar IN ms -
That's hne body 81 men they We COY St,vsye
snr 10 better the conditions IN chicago - -
RE kind OF men who believe that when tI., , ,
rof SO Ear they have 10 pass resolution aoOGe ~
Er Jerone's face assumed the far away 9tssllg
look n always has when he thinks OF me ,5
fTnion-ssthaf they IN honor bound 10 pus ~.
time and money behind that resolution ano Ht ~
,rnfil the thing they resolutin about las 81
of,f OF the way They've come pretty close 20
forming the Chicago Municipal CounelL uAiiN'
and that must have been gOoo Ola 9oD. - -.
aAnother thing j saw out In Cmoago was lhat
while we seemed consider the Hearst DOOM
thing merely TO tap and let the steam OUT, lhey
took Il seriously. They seem 20 have many pe9ple
who are IN earnest about it, ana II looks as ihey
really thought there was something IN the NhOle
affair"
His own office Mr. Jerome said was in excellent
shape he asked about the gas agitation. also me
action taken by the Coroner. which ne teTIneo
Interesting" He did not know OF the accloent
which killed Mrs CodringtOn and was unWllIlns
discuss any possible action against the Man
haitian AS the theatres. he knew someH hat
about the conditions in Chicago When told that
theatres here had been closed he asked quickly.
was the DeweF closeST' Mr.. Jerome thought
steel curtain w0st in time be substituted for the
'fimsy asbestos Efrar" now In current use