New-York tribune., 1905-11-07
WILL GO TO GRAND JURY
Jerome's Term Long Enough to In
sure Prosecution of Case.

Whatever the result CT this election is shall
be District Attorney for couple of months yet,
and that will be long enough to turn this affair
over to the grand jury" declared District At
torney Jerome last night, in telling OF the dis
covery Of the plates for the misleading circulars.
There is little doubt that this affair constitutes
forgery under the Penal Code, and We'll see the
thing through
II have the name of the man who ordered this
job of the printers. He told them he was one
Baldwin. Maybe he John Doe I think
We'll find out just who he was, though
Another thing which Mr. Jerome intends to
run down if possible is the use to which some
100000 drawn yesterday from the Garfield Ma
tional Bank will be put. This bank has among
| its directors Charles w. Morse the ice King
| bosom friend of ex-Mayor Van Wyck and other
| Tammany Hall men, himself warm Tammany
supporter. According to a story in political cir
cles, 100000 drawn from that bank in the
morning. Late in the afternoon s230,000 more
was drawn out, most Of that, it said, in IS
and 81 bills.
Il at Mr.. Caravans house for dinner"
said the District Attorney in telling Of his dis
covery of the Photographic plates and his ef-
forts to run down the people who ordered them.
when 1 got a telephone message to come right
down TO headquarters, as very important busi-
ness had transpired. 1 came down, and found
here man with these plates He gave all
the Information at his command, which amount
ed to the facts that the Martin B. Brown Com
pany, not doing that kind OF work themselves
contracted with him to make these plates from
which they would do the printing
Right here I want to say that the legal effect
of such instructions is much in doubt It's quite
possible that a ballot double crossed according
TO these instructions would not be invalid as to
the Republican vote. but would be invalid as
vote for me- L have taken the advice of two
eminent lawyers on the subject who hold that
there is much doubt as to whether the ballots
would be invalid. Instructions have been issued
that if such double crossed ballots voted
they shall be marked for identification and held
pending decision as to their validity.
wen, tkis order came to my informant from
the Brown people for these plates. He looked
the thing over, what it meant and he was
an honest and wouldn't stand for it. He
told
= went hotfoot' down to Martin Browns
Nobody was around. l waited and waited and
although the managers and everybody else had
heen expected back, nobody showed up. I did
some teiephonins, ana hnaliy got one OF the
firms representatives on the wire. 1 told him
that no matter whether 1 was reelected or
not l should hold office for couple of months
yet-long enough to take this up with the
grand jury. Then he yielded a little informa-
ton.
Il said supposed his firm had been deceived
having taken the order in good faith supposng
II to come from my supporters. He assured me-
with tears in his voice. that his firm had been
deceived. The people never would have taken
the order if they had suspected it in the least
ne said. They thought It from the Jerome
nominators, although the who ordered the
circulars said that they were to be held at
Browns subject to his orders-not to be sent to
my headquarters or anywhere else. l told him
that this in all probability forgery under
the Penal Code, and that thorough inyestiga-
ton would be made of the whole case.
Il have the name of the man who ordered
these plates. He called himself Baldwin It's
only fair to the Brown people to say that this
man told my informant not to charge these
plates to the Brown people, but they would be
paid for all right. performance like this
shows the absolute desperation to which the
people are reduced who would resort to it,
When the Brown people found that Mr.
Jeromes informant did not intend to execute
the order for the plates, order was sent to
another large firm for similar plates This firm
fatty refused 10 make them. Mr. Jerome re-
fused 10 say who his informant was but it was
said by others that he F. A. Ringler who
owns q large stereotyping plant in BarcIay-st
Mr. Hinsler is q strong Citizens Union man
Orders were issued by the Tammany Hall law
last night at Tammany Hall that the |
election officers should consider as void any
Jerome ballot double crossed after the fashion |
provided for by the false instructions